Amnesty Youth Debuts Night Lecture Series

In only their second year of existence, Amnesty Youth Otago (AYO) have rapidly become one of OUSA’s most on-to-it clubs. Fresh off the heels of winning Team of the Year at the recent Amnesty Dove Awards, the team is channeling their efforts into a new initiative: a lecture series. And as an added bonus beyond students’ typical lectures, AYO’s night classes promise both refreshments and kai. Critic Te Ārohi sat down with...

Student Pen Becomes Magical Sword

Ah, Otago students, we know how it is. You're forever time poor; all those books, never enough time to actually read them. So, you can imagine Critic Te Ārohi’s surprise when we heard the cry: one of Otago's own is becoming an author! Here are the trials and tribulations it takes to make a book, in case doing an entire degree wasn’t hard enough.  Daniel Cromar, armed with a devilishly delightful beard, is the...

Background Checking Wanna-be Mayors

If you’ve gone on a cruise out of town lately, you’ll have clocked the shocking array of roadside billboards begging for that sweet democratic #1 ranking. Last week, OUSA hosted the candidates for the upcoming local body elections in a series of forums, held in the Main Common Room at 12pm from Monday to Wednesday.  A portion of candidates vied for the student vote, while some missed the event altogether (low student voting...

Otago’s Campus Celebrates 50 Years of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori has reached its golden jubilee, celebrating 50 years of advocating for Aotearoa’s native language. This year's byline is ‘ake ake ake’ – a forever language. It’s a huge occasion for pride and community-building for many on the University of Otago campus; here’s what Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori means for many tauira.  Kiritea Smith, Project Manager at the Office of...

100 Dancers Storm the TCol Stage

Otago Dance Association (ODA) are tumbling headfirst down the rabbit hole this month with the crowning jewel of the club: their annual showcase. Mark your calendars for the 26th and 27th of September when 108(ish) students will take the stage. This year, the performance is a stage-adaptation of ‘Alice in Wonderland’.  Co-directors Hannah and Sophie told Critic Te Ārohi that the choice to adapt Alice came after a big...

Critical Tribune: EMERGENCY: Snow Forecast for Union Lawn Microclimate as 36 Tonnes of Snow Scheduled to Arrive this Thursday

Panic sweeps through the University of Otago campus this week after meteorologists issued an unprecedented forecast predicting “localized blizzard conditions” for Union Lawn, where a sudden 36-tonne snowfall is expected to bury the area on September 18. The snowstorm, strangely absent from MetService reports, has been attributed not to climate change, but to the Snow Sports Club and Red Bull NZ importing truckloads of snow for the...

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