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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 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 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 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

by Jaheb Barnett

Everyone loves getting something for nothing.

But even when you’re getting something for nothing, there’s still the need to rate which something for nothings are better for us.

Loyalty programs are all too common, but which really give you a good deal? Read more

by Vy Wen

Hair grows back darker and thicker after it has been shaved

False. Chinese families have long practiced this tradition on the new born babies.

I remember being shaved and bathed in brandy by grandma when I was a only a few months old. This she said was to make my hair grow thick, black and shiny. Well, my hair is thick, black and shiny alright. Could it be a mere coincidence? Read more

by Daniel Satherley

Anyone who’s been following CityBeat closely will know I’m no fan of organised religion.

This doesn’t mean I don’t like to find out more about each faith - on the contrary.

The more I learn, the less each makes sense, and the closer I feel to achieving some kind of agnostic nirvana. Read more

by Michele Coelho

“Guns don’t kill people, people do.”

If that’s really true then the US should probably change the phrase to “Guns don’t kill people, kids do.”

The latest shooting in an American high school should instigate debate, not only about their national gun policy but also their problematic youth. Read more

by Rochelle Grace

I don’t know about you, but most people I talk to are either planning to move or are moving over to Aussie.

I can’t say too much because I am one of these people, but what’s so wrong with New Zealand?

I decided to discover why Australia seems to be the place to go. Read more

by Geraldine Roper

I know – you’re thinking, ‘Not another piece about the All Blacks’. But I just can’t help myself.

If it makes it any better, this isn’t another cheap stab about how they are the most consistent team in the world, yet they can’t win the one thing that matters.

No, this is about Doug Howlett and his supposed disgrace. Read more