Not So Chill After All? The Reality for Alternatively Dressed Students
New Zealand is known for its laid-back Kiwi attitude, but does that acceptance extend to everyone? Jacob Sanson speaks to UC’s Gothsoc about the judgement, harassment and challenges faced by alternatively dressed students in Christchurch and beyond.
Christchurch Mystery: Anonymous Artists Hide "Produce Monsters" in Local Supermarkets.
What if your weekly supermarket shop turned into a treasure hunt? Christchurch's anonymous artist duo behind Produmon are hiding handcrafted monster sculptures on supermarket shelves, blending street art, nostalgia and collectible gaming into one unique community experience.
Home, Nostalgia, and Spiritual Values
A reflective piece on moments of nostalgia describing those moments in which we try to recapture safety, coziness, connection, and peace, the feeling of home.
Disability, Solidarity, and What Community Looks Like
A reflective piece on living with disability in a university environment, highlighting how accessibility, kindness, and responsive systems shape inclusion. It explores barriers in physical and social spaces while emphasizing the importance of community, support services, and everyday acts of hospitality in enabling disabled students and staff to thrive.
Different Families, Different Futures – A Look into Cultural Expectations
Driving around Christchurch, it’s hard not to notice the growing number of retirement villages. It raises an interesting question about how different cultures care for their elderly and structure family life. From Western independence to Asian collective values, expectations around family, education and success vary widely across the world.
Graffiti is “a political protest that has gone on for at least 50 years… one of the most enduring acts of protest.” It’s true.
Think about it. What was the last message you read on a toilet wall?
Bicultural to Te Tiriti Competencies: Is the Culture ready?
UC proudly calls itself Aotearoa’s first Tiriti-based university, a place where partnership with mana whenua is built into the institution’s DNA. But as 2026 approaches, UC is preparing to move from BiCC to a new model - Te Tiriti Competencies – leaving some wondering whether the change will be more than just a box-ticking exercise.
Is the student population more susceptible to gambling?
Betting among uni students ranges from football and horse racing, to the dogs and online gambling sites. While some youth bet spontaneously for money when they need it, others have developed unique strategies to help them make profit.
There is no right way to say goodbye: Moving with grief
Death is universal - the way we say goodbye isn’t. We don’t talk about it much, and when it inevitably arrives, we improvise.
