Issue 4 Current articles Torture Torture: Can we justify it? Some of you may be aware of the philosophical question that asks if you had a time machine and could go back to when Hitler was a gurgling, smiling, innocent baby, would you stomp on his skull there and then?     Although an event like this is unlikely to happen, it raises the moral point that has confounded humans for centuries: does the end justify the means?     Pop quiz hotshot: a terrorist has been captured and he knows the whereabouts of an armed nuclear wea ... Read More >> The Unseen Killer Dnt txt + drve idt "Keep your eyes on the road" was a mantra bestowed to us during our very first driving lessons but it seems many of us have forgotten this sage advice. The use of cell phones whilst driving exemplifies how these gadgets have become endemic in modern society. Unfortunately, it can have tragic consequences as an Ashburton youth found out when he hit and killed an elderly couple whist texting and driving. Now, there are renewed calls for the use of cell phones in cars to be banned. Read More >> Fashion Issue 4 Think Before You Dress You should all know by now that I don't really do serious. Not about fashion - my sartorial aim in life is to look like a Queen of Hearts cyborg - and especially not in the pages of debate. So when Ryan requested an ‘international' themed fashion article, my stomach sank a little. As I tap out these opening sentences, five days behind deadline (don't worry - I'm going to tell Ryan that "my email bounced!" and he'll be none the wiser, mwuahahaha) (You don't think I read these, do ... Read More >> News this week Library Texting for Students New Text Service in Library AUT library hopes to create more interaction between students and staff through its new texting service, business development manager Gillian Barthorpe says. Students can now sign up to receive text message alerts when their books are available, recalled or overdue. Mrs Barthorpe says texting is another way of getting information on books which reaches students more efficiently than online messages. “People don’t always check their emails,” she says. The service is autom... Read More >> Hand Crafted Books on Display Fancy pants books on display at Auckland Library Auckland City Library is exhibiting its rare collection of contemporary hand crafted books over the next two months.     The books, which have been made using traditional painting, design and bookbinding skills, have mainly been written and crafted during the last three to five years, the oldest one being from 1973.     The exhibition is a tribute to 19th Century's artists but brings together traditional and contemporary elements.     The artists w ... Read More >> AUT is cleaning up it's act Clean, Green AUT Complaints about dirty classrooms at AUT have prompted the university to employ a new cleaning company and so far they are doing a good job, campus services manager Richard Eyres says. Rubbish in corridors is now cleared away mornings and evenings; classrooms, cafés and student lounges that needed vacuuming are looking fresh, and you can finally go to the bathroom without worrying about basins being filthy. Read More >>