Straight outta high school, straight outta the cage that NCEA has put us “secondary school artists” in. Coming from a school in East Auckland with 350 kids in our year, there were 20 kids in our art class, three of us ended up going to art school. That is, only 0.8%...
I know, I know, from the title, you might be thinking: engineers in kayaks, 19-year-old students building tents, and roasting marshmallows, fully grown dudes riding ponies. Let me assure you that it was not that kind of camp. In fact, the technical name for it was...
“You lot are always on holidays”, “do you even get any work done”, “just wait till you are in the real world”. All statements I have heard my whole life from unfortunate souls who are in full-time employment whilst I’m living the ‘best days of my life’ in the...
Waka Ama: the best decision I made as a first year Uni student The general consensus between student advisors and Uni staff is that the best way to enjoy the full university experience is to join a student group. Whether it be the desert club, public policies society,...
Moving into the halls of residence can be super stressful, especially if you are moving far away from home into a new city. For me, there was less stress involved because I’m technically only moving an hour away from home, and so far I haven’t been super...
As promised by yours truly in the video above – the ending audio of which keeps being removed from the video when I upload it, but which would’ve just contained an “and I’ll catch you next time – bye!” – here’s a more logistical...
Hello, remember me? Probably not. After writing for The Inside Word back in 2017, then contributing to their Instagram last year, I am back and ready to do it ALL over again. This time I write to you as not only a third year student, but a Resident Advisor for a first...
Hello, What’s your name? … It is nice to meet you, my name is Cal, I’m the RA for Floor 8 UHT. What do you study? … Oh Biomed? That’s intense, yeah you should definitely stick with that plan to stay up until 3am every night...
