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by Matt Critton

Everyone likes to be comfortable, wherever that may be.

Throughout our lives we have all found our own niches and over time we have become accustomed to and dependent on them.

Whether this is the basement of your parent’s house, the town you grew up in, or in my case, surrounded by those people whom I have spent the better part of my life with. Read more

by Vy Wen
The annual Islamic fasting month reached an end last Saturday.

But most foreign students from Malaysia here in New Zealand were not privileged to celebrate with their families back home.

The end of Ramadan also marks the biggest celebration for all Muslims worldwide, Hari Raya Aidilfitri (“Fasting Day Celebration”). Usually celebrated amongst family members and friends, Hari Raya Aidilfitri is a day of togetherness, a time to reconcile and renew relationships with others. Read more

by Angela Beswick

At 2 o’clock this Thursday afternoon I will be sitting in my last class EVER in the Bachelor of Communication Studies.

Scary thought, next week is the beginning of the next chapter of my life.

As long as we manage to pass all of our final assignments, by March next year we will all be graduates! Read more

by Justin Henehan

Prison is dangerous for Jamie Lockett, alleged terrorist and self-described vicous, dangerous commando in training.

Lockett was badly beaten in Mt Eden prsion while on remand for firearms offences and as the police try to convince the solicitor general to use the new fangled suppression of terrorism legislation on him.

It seems criminals don’t take kindly to people who declare war on New Zealand. Read more

by Bex Appleton

It’s official!

After years of speculation and rumors, the original members of The Spice Girls are in fact reuniting.

One of Britain’s biggest ever global success stories has reunited for the first time since they split nine years ago, and announced a worldwide tour that will get underway this December. Read more

by Shawn Ashley

It’s been three years since Los Angeles punk rock band Say Anything has released an album.

So when fans of the band found out that they had been working on a new album due to come out in October of 2007 they were excited.

October is now here, and the album is out. How would the album compare to the band’s previous releases? Read more

by Daniel Satherley

In this day and age, it’s not uncommon for employers to do background checks on potential employees - that’s why job-hunters agree to supply references and acquiesce to police checks, right?

Increasingly however, employers are turning to the internet, using search engines and social networking sites to get a wider, less biased look at their new recruits.

But what happens when it all goes horribly wrong? Read more

by Shawn Ashley

When most people hear oink they think of a pig.

But for about 180,000 people OiNK had a completely different meaning.

OiNK was one of the world’s largest illegal music file sharing websites. Read more

by Pinky Khanna

In the early 1900s there was a large gap between the different countries around the globe.

And of course there was dominance of the English, who ruled over many colonies like Africa and India.

England, the United States and many other western nations were looking ahead and were developing new abilities of success during and post-war periods. Read more