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Craccum is the weekly magazine produced by the Auckland University Students' Association of the University of Auckland, New Zealand. It was founded in 1927. The name originated from the scrambled acronym of "Auckland University College Men's Common Room Committee". [1]

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Craccum is the largest student magazine in New Zealand, with a weekly distribution of 10,000–12,000 copies.[ citation needed ]

The magazine has at times been controversial, with stories on how to shoplift, the drawbacks of various methods of committing suicide, [2] [3] drug use guides, recipes for illegal drugs and drug rape guides. [4] Craccum is also a popular proving ground for New Zealand mainstream media, with many of its alumni moving on to publications such as The Listener, The New Zealand Herald , The National Business Review and Metro magazine.

In 1989 the publication was re-branded "Torso" for the final issues of that year, an event noted in the mainstream media. However the original name was re-established the following year.

In 2005, the rights to the front cover of the sellout-themed issue of Craccum were auctioned on TradeMe. Salient, the student magazine for Victoria University of Wellington, won the auction. In 2011 the rights to the front cover of the women's rights-themed issue were again auctioned on TradeMe, with proceeds going to Women's Refuge; the auction was won by the Tertiary Education Union (TEU). [5]

Craccum is a member of the Aotearoa Student Press Association (ASPA). In 2007, Craccum won the award for Best Publication at the ASPA Awards for the first time. It was awarded runner-up for Best Small Publication in 2016 and runner-up for Best Publication in 2017. [6] In 2022, Craccum won the award for Best Publication at the ASPA Awards for the second time. [7]

Editors

The Craccum Editor was an elected position between 1986 and 2019. Before 1986, the Editor was appointed each year by the Craccum Administration Board. This practise was reinstated in 2019, following the introduction of a new AUSA constitution. [8] The election for Craccum Editor was held in the second semester, on the same ballot as the AUSA portfolio elections.

Former Craccum Editor Tim Shadbolt (1972) became Mayor of Waitemata City and later Mayor of Invercargill. Mike Rann (1975) was Premier of South Australia 2002 to 2012.

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References

  1. ↑ Sinclair, Keith. A History of the University of Auckland, Auckland University Press, 1983. ISBN   0-19-648021-3
  2. ↑ Case Number: 786 HEALTH WAIKATO AGAINST CRACCUM Archived 14 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine , New Zealand Press Council, June 2000.
  3. ↑ Suicide Is Painless? – The Craccum Articles, scoop.co.nz, 7 March 2000.
  4. ↑ "Craccum defends drug rape story". Television New Zealand . 9 October 2002. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "TradeMe" . Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  6. ↑ Aotearoa Student Press Association. "Craccum Named Best Student Publication For 2007" . Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Craccum Wins Best (Student) Publication for 2022" . Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  8. ↑ O’Mannin, Charlie (25 April 2019). "Craccum Magazine to Throw Off the Chains of Democracy". No. 9, 2019. Critic. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  9. ↑ Verry, Bailley. "Editorial: Welcome to UOA – we have (almost) no culture". Craccum. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Craccum editorship is now firmly finalised". Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 30, no. 3. 31 March 1967. p. 5. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "He's Number One" (PDF). Craccum. Vol. 41, no. 1. Auckland University Students Association. 2 March 1967. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  12. ↑ In 1973… Archived 26 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine , By crac_it, 10 March 2013, Craccum, Philip Soljak
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