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Critic 2014 Football World Cup awards

Posted 5:12pm Sunday 20th July 2014 by Daniel Lormans

To the black, red and yellow World Cup desk where, like a good holiday in Brazil, it is fun at the time but you’re always happy to get home and back to normal once it’s all over. The 2014 edition of the World Cup was very exciting with a record amount of goals scored and enough controversy and funny Read more...

Medical library to make way for animal testing lab

Posted 5:12pm Sunday 20th July 2014 by Nina Harrap

The University of Otago is planning to turn the Medical Library into an animal-testing laboratory. The decision follows after an outbreak of parasitic worms that occurred at the current animal-testing lab. The parasitic outbreak posed no health risk to researchers or other staff. A statement Read more...

OUSA Awards: Hypothermic students rejoice

Posted 5:12pm Sunday 20th July 2014 by Emily Draper

2014 is the second year OUSA has held the Landlord Awards, previously named the Best/Worst Flat Awards. The change in name is intended to “place pressure on landlords to provide quality rental accommodation,” whilst also “showcasing landlords who do a great job in promoting student wellbeing,” says Read more...

Te Roopu

Posted 5:12pm Sunday 20th July 2014 by Mariana Te Pou

Kia ora koutou katoa ngā tauira o Te Whare Wānanga o Otākou: Ko tēnei te wiki o te reo Māori. Kua tae ki te wā kia whai koe i tō reo Māori. Ko te kaupapa “Te Kupu O Te Wiki”. Engari, e hiahia ana ahau kia ako koutou he kupu hou i a rā mo tenei wiki. Read more...

Otago law students' life on the inside

Posted 5:12pm Sunday 20th July 2014 by Anna Whyte

Law for Change, a national group of over 350 young lawyers and law students, are donating their time to helping with rehabilitation at the Otago Correction Facility. The members are all volunteering their skills and time to work on projects that address the unmet legal needs of local communities. Read more...

Students trying to avoid a life of debt

Posted 5:12pm Sunday 20th July 2014 by Josie Cochrane

Students are continuing to pursue more than just a degree whilst they spend time at the University of Otago. With an upcoming recruitment visit by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) this week, Critic has spoken to a number of current and former students who have completed their studies whilst on Read more...

"Discount to rule them all" now permanent

Posted 5:12pm Sunday 20th July 2014 by Nina Harrap

The Otago Regional Council has announced that the 25 per cent tertiary discount on bus fares will become permanent. The trial period for the discount ran from 17 February to 30 April 2014 and was negotiated by OUSA as part of their plan to get more students to use the bus service. OUSA President Read more...

Piece of Castle to become zone of peace

Posted 5:12pm Sunday 20th July 2014 by Josie Cochrane

A Zone of Peace is to be declared covering the region from St David’s lecture theatre to the intersection of St David’s Street/Dundas Street. “It’s a voluntary initiative,” says Sung Yong Lee, lecturer at the National Peace and Conflict Centre at the University of Otago. There will be no Read more...

University athletes take on Australia

Posted 5:12pm Sunday 20th July 2014 by Anna Whyte

The University of Otago has returned from competing in the Eastern Australian University Games in Newcastle, placing ninth out of the 26 teams. Otago teams were the only non-Australian teams to compete. They managed to finish with all three of their teams in the top ten. Their participation in the Read more...

The 1104 By-Election votes are in

Posted 5:12pm Sunday 20th July 2014 by Josie Cochrane

Paul Hunt, Payal Ramritu and Jess McLean have been elected to positions on the OUSA Executive after almost five per cent of University of Otago students voted in last week’s by-election. The results were announced last Thursday 17 July. For the role of Finance Officer, Paul Hunt won with Read more...

Mufti cops join the party, albeit sober

Posted 5:12pm Sunday 20th July 2014 by Laura Munro

New Zealand Police will now be stationing plain-clothed officers in local Dunedin bars. The new initiative came into play last month to ensure bars’ compliance with the regulations of the Sale and Supply of Liquor Act 2012, which came into effect late last year. The initiative began in Read more...

Examination recounts result in seven per cent of marks changed

Posted 6:52pm Sunday 13th July 2014 by Josie Cochrane

Following investigations by Critic, it has been found that in 2013, there were 315 applications for a recount of examination results at the University of Otago. Of these, 21 people had their marks changed (6.7 per cent of applications), with 10 of these resulting in a whole letter grade change. In Read more...

Greatest hits / Greatest shits | Issue 15

Posted 6:52pm Sunday 13th July 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Greatest hitAs a “young person,” there’s nothing more cringe-worthy than watching non-youths attempt to become well versed in the wonderful world of the Internet if they don’t really understand how the Internet works. That makes social media campaigns hit-or-miss, and means they can either be really Read more...

Politweets | Issue 15

Posted 6:52pm Sunday 13th July 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Rude. You go, fake Hekia. Poor Brazil. Truth. Fake Russell gets on Labour’s Kiwi-everything bandwagon. Read more...

Critic tackles election year | Issue 15

Posted 6:52pm Sunday 13th July 2014 by Carys Goodwin

The world of political discourse has always, and will always be, full of people who speak really loudly. Sometimes, these people are members of parliament or those who are otherwise politically involved. Sometimes, they’re politics students who happen to write for a student magazine and enjoy trying Read more...

The good, the bad and the ugly of Unipol

Posted 6:52pm Sunday 13th July 2014 by Daniel Lormans

This week we are checking in with the sweaty, grunting and largely ignored student fitness desk, where we know that being a University of Otago student comes with more perks than just a six-figure student debt and a decent chance to score a drunken pash at Boogie Nites. We also know that you can do Read more...

Record number of degrees in 2013

Posted 6:52pm Sunday 13th July 2014 by Anna Whyte

The Government released figures showing a 20 per cent increase in undergraduate degree qualifications in 2013, compared to those in 2008. According to the results, 25,800 New Zealand students graduated from their bachelor degrees in 2013. In 2008, 20,800 were completed. Tertiary Education Minister Read more...

High performing polytech wins popularity contest

Posted 6:52pm Sunday 13th July 2014 by Nina Harrap

Otago Polytechnic is showing an outstanding level of performance. As discussed at an Otago Polytechnic Council meeting on 4 July, the Polytechnic recently received three national teaching awards and the student roll has been rising rapidly, with a predicted increase of 10 per cent this year. Read more...

University to fork out $650m for upgrades

Posted 6:52pm Sunday 13th July 2014 by Nina Harrap

The University of Otago is set to spend $650 million on campus upgrades over the next 15 years. The new Priority Development Plan (PDP), recently approved by the University Council, includes over 20 upgrades. These include major changes to seven faculties, a number of health and safety Read more...

The great OUSA by-election of 2014

Posted 6:52pm Sunday 13th July 2014 by Critic

Following the departure of four executive members last semester, nominations have been received for the positions of Finance Officer, Welfare Officer, and Colleges and Communications Officer. The positions of Finance Officer and Welfare Officer each have two candidates running for the roles, whilst Read more...