Craccum
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| Categories | News, Arts, Lifestyle, Te Ao Māori, Pasifika, Culture, Visual Arts |
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| Frequency | Tri-weekly |
| Format | A4 |
| Circulation | 1,000 |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Company | Auckland University Students' Association |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Based in | Auckland |
| Language | Primarily English |
| Website | www |
| OCLC | 173334134 |
Craccum is a student magazine of the University of Auckland, owned and operated by the Auckland University Students' Association (AUSA) in New Zealand. It was founded in 1927 and the name originated from the scrambled acronym of "Auckland University College Men's Common Room Committee".[1] Craccum is a member of the Aotearoa Student Press Association (ASPA).
Awards and recognition
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" (a reference to it being the magazine of the student body) 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]
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]