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Coming of Age in the Anthropocene
By Lucy Wormald (she/her) It is winter here in Auckland. My room is frosty in the mornings. Rain comes down in droves. You can wear...
Lucy Wormald
Aug 8, 20213 min read


Fairy Got No Time For This!
Julie the Fairy is tired of people cheating on assignments, sometimes without knowing it. She's here to teach you a thing or two, even if...
Debate Magazine
Jul 26, 20211 min read

Bullshit Operations Specialist: your corporate dreams are bullshit.
Could there be anything more demoralising than having to wake up in the morning five out of seven days of one’s adult life to perform...
Alana McConnell
Jul 25, 20218 min read


A Love Letter to Alain de Botton
By Alana McConnell (she/her), illustrated by Yi Jong (she/her) Like many of us who grew up in a family with two seemingly happy parents,...
Alana McConnell
Jul 11, 20218 min read


Consumed
By Lucy Wormald (she/her) Culture and Lifestyle Writer, Lucy Wormald, reflects on losing herself to an all-consuming relationship, and...
Lucy Wormald
Jul 11, 20214 min read


Tremors
By Lucy Wormald (she/her) Lucy explores the ever evolving relationship with her mum as she enters adulthood. My mum and I are close. As...
Lucy Wormald
Jul 11, 20214 min read


Swipe Left for Bad Taste
By Alana McConnell (she/her) | Illustration by Yi Jong (she/her) Feature writer Alana McConnell explores the role music plays in our...
Alana McConnell
May 31, 20217 min read

Centrepoint: Albany’s Lost Cult
By Alana McConnell (she/her) Feature Writer | Illustration by Yi Jong (she/her) c/w sexual abuse Alana McConnell talks with two former...
Alana McConnell
May 18, 20218 min read


Finding Sexual Liberation via The Strip Club
By Dani Weaver (she/her) Contributor | Illustration by Yi Jong Kia Ora lovelies! I’m Dani, a first year comms student (who isn’t?) and...
Dani Weaver
Apr 11, 20216 min read

Being Bad Never Felt So Good - Can BDSM be good for your health?
Debate’s feature writer, Alana McConnell (she/her) explores why people that practice BDSM may be more pathologically healthy than those...
Alana McConnell
Apr 11, 20217 min read


But words will never hurt me?
By Lucy Wormald (she/her) | Illustration by Yi Jong Lifestyle and Culture Editor CW: Sexual Assault Language is brimming with floating...
Lucy Wormald
Apr 11, 20214 min read

The Acceptability of Harassment in Hospitality
By Alana McConnell Feature Writer | Illustration by Yi Jong The hospitality industry is one that has long operated with an open secret, a...
Alana McConnell
Mar 14, 20217 min read

O-Week Drug Testing: What’s AUT doing?
Over the summer, pill testing at New Zealand’s festivals was made legal after the Labour government rushed legislation through...
Alana McConnell
Mar 2, 20217 min read
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