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Level 3 Parties Held Throughout Dunedin

Posted 5:02pm Thursday 7th May 2020 by Kaiya Cherrington

House parties have reportedly broken out during level 3 lockdown around Dunedin’s student area. Despite the restrictions outlined by the government that gatherings of ten people maximum may be permitted for ceremonies, and to only make a small addition to your bubble, some students have Read more...

Vice-Chancellor’s “Frustrating” Response to Exam Timetable Complaint

Posted 12:50pm Wednesday 6th May 2020 by Erin Gourley

Otago University has not yet released their semester one exam timetable. A commerce student went straight to the Vice-Chancellor with his complaint and received a response.   On May 5, Tim Lamb wrote an email to Vice-Chancellor Harlene Hayne outlining his “total dissatisfaction Read more...

RAs Get Pay-out After Controversy

Posted 2:09pm Friday 1st May 2020 by Erin Gourley

RAs who stayed in their residential colleges for the lockdown are now receiving $20 more per week than RAs who left their residential colleges.  The $140 pay-out was announced following the outrage from RAs who remained in their colleges for lockdown and were ineligible for a fee rebate. A Read more...

Uni Releases Details of Covid-19 Special Consideration

Posted 1:33pm Thursday 30th April 2020 by Erin Gourley

Grades of 47.5 can be rounded up to a pass for this semester, according to a staff memo on Covid-19 special consideration. University staff received a memo on 28 April with details of the special consideration they can apply to students. The memo was sent to all academic staff by Academic Deputy Read more...

Alcoholics Are Struggling During Lockdown, and Our Social Media Habits Are Making It Worse

Posted 12:10pm Monday 27th April 2020 by Wyatt Ryder

Social media is the go-to place for keeping in touch with loved ones over the lockdown. But with an increase in alcohol related content online, alcoholics are struggling to stay sober and connected.  Tom Tremewan has been sober for two years and four months. He said that the Covid-19 Read more...

Opinion: Stop Complaining About the Tertiary Package

Posted 5:44pm Friday 17th April 2020 by Annabelle Vaughan

It has been three days since the government dropped the Tertiary student support package as part of their Covid-19 response. Instead of this package being met with gratitude, relief, positivity or thanks, it was met with negativity, spite, and bitching from the student masses. But we, as students, Read more...

Illegal Employment and “Toxic” Work Environment at ReBurger

Posted 11:53am Thursday 16th April 2020 by Erin Gourley

Former employees from ReBurger Dunedin have spoken to Critic about illegal employment practices, a lack of training in food safety, inappropriate comments made by the owner, and a high-pressure work environment. The eight employees who spoke to Critic worked at the restaurant from the end of 2017 Read more...

Otago Uni Has a Student Hardship Fund in the Works

Posted 11:21am Thursday 16th April 2020 by Sinead Gill

The University of Otago has confirmed to Critic that there will be a student hardship fund available for students, the details of which will be announced next week. The fund will help Otago Uni students cover living expenses.  Last week, the Otago Uni began soliciting donations from Read more...

Opinion: The Government’s Tertiary Package Is a Joke, Not Support

Posted 4:26pm Wednesday 15th April 2020 by Erin Gourley

The government’s tertiary student support package for Covid-19 dropped yesterday. To get support, students need to take on $1000 of debt that cannot be used to pay rent or buy food. The government has also made changes so that Studylink will not penalise students for dropping courses by Read more...

Students Across New Zealand Are Angry About the Tertiary Student Support Package

Posted 9:52pm Tuesday 14th April 2020 by Sinead Gill

The Government’s Covid-19 tertiary support package has been met with feelings of disappointment and anger by students. Students believe that the Government is ignoring their concerns during the Covid-19 pandemic. NZUSA (the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations), claim to have been Read more...