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by Rory MacDonald | 3:04 am, 18/10/2010
They are convenient, sometimes necessary, and always costly. We’re not talking about a fuck buddy, but the Dunedin taxi service. Whether you jump in them on the cold, cold nights, or when you don’t want to be seen with whoever you’ve pulled from the increasingly scummy Metro Bar, taking a taxi in Dunedin is often a liberty that we students take for granted.
by Teuila Fuatai | 1:58 am, 18/10/2010
The Otago Daily Times last week ran a heart-warming tale about 73-year-old Wakari resident Tony Brosnan getting some students around to do his housework.
by Julia Hollingsworth | 1:49 am, 18/10/2010
The results of the OUSA referendum were announced last Thursday, with only 2 of the 13 motions meeting the required quorum of 1049 votes.
by Julia Hollingsworth | 1:07 am, 18/10/2010
The role the Otago Daily Times played in the recent local body elections is coming under scrutiny.
by Julia Hollingsworth | 11:08 pm, 17/10/2010
Finance and Services Officer James Meager has resigned from his position on the OUSA Executive. Meager’s resignation letter casts doubt on the way the Exec is run and OUSA President Harriet Geoghegan’s leadership style.
Finally, justice for the puppies.
by Calida Smylie | 3:20 pm 11/07/2010
A new group on campus is aiming to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system. Student Animal Legal Defence Fund (SALDF) is the student branch of the international organisation the Animal Legal Defence Fund, a non-profit group devoted to enhancing the welfare and legal status of animals.
SALDF intends to advocate the addition of animal law courses to the Law School curriculum, and host speakers, debates, panels, and conferences. Additionally, it will encourage members to write law review articles for journals dedicated to animal law, campaign on campus to raise awareness about animal issues, and volunteer to do legal research for local law firms.
“SALDF chapters are an instrumental part of a growing national movement towards recognising the important body of law known as animal law,” explains Animal Legal Defense Fund Executive Director Stephen Wells. Issues such as factory farming, whaling, and animal cruelty sentencing are very topical in the media and politics. Increasing numbers of Law students and attorneys are looking to use their degrees to protect and advance the interests of animals, and to recognise that, despite animals’ legal categorisation as “property,” there are special relationships between humans and animals that the law should account for. Wells points out that “SALDF chapters are in a unique position to powerfully advocate for changing laws to better protect animals.”
The first Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) chapter was established in 1992 at Lewis & Clark Law School in the US. Otago Law School has become the 151st chapter, and the only one in the Southern Hemisphere. So far, the Otago SALDF has nearly forty members, and anyone else interested in joining should contact Danielle at otagosaldf@gmail.com.
For more information, visit aldf.org
