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Open textbooks launch at Otago

Posted 6:52pm Sunday 13th July 2014 by Laura Munro

University of Otago lecturers have recently led an Open Educational Resource (OER) project in conjunction with academics and librarians from New Zealand and Australia. The open textbook Media Studies 101 was created on 16 and 17 November 2013 and is partially funded by Creative Commons New Read more...

OUSA Recreation Centre officially opened

Posted 6:52pm Sunday 13th July 2014 by Laura Munro

After a year-long construction process, the new OUSA Recreation Centre has officially been opened. Staff, students and members of the public attended the opening, which was held at the facility last Tuesday 8 July. Attendees gathered in the foyer as guest speakers shared their views on how Read more...

Execrable | Issue 15

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

Last week’s meeting opened with discussion of the health and safety issue that is the upgrade of the barriers at OUSA’s Aquatic Centre. Originally budgeted for $18,000, OUSA now has to spend up to $42,000 on the upgrade, which they hope will last at least another 18 years. It was moved that the Read more...

No more liquor in the North D

Posted 6:52pm Sunday 13th July 2014 by Laura Munro

A liquor store located at 21 North Road has been granted a temporary off-licence for the next three months, following objections by the University of Otago to renew the licence. Store owner Preet Minhas originally applied for licence renewal on 5 June this year. The University immediately opposed Read more...

Politweets | Issue 14

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Well, that’s nice, Paula. #DJSuMo You’re not wrong, Tau. Read more...

Greatest Hits / Greatest Shits | Issue 14

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Greatest HitOur dearly beloved long-lived politician John “Banksie” Banks has resigned after a bit of a hiccup with the law. The Auckland readers of Critic will know him best, as he ruled the city with an iron fist for two separate terms (2001-2004; 2007-2010); Epsom residents will know him even Read more...

Critic tackles election year | Issue 14

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014 by Carys Goodwin

If you regularly read this page, you’ll know I have a bit of a fascination with Clare Curran. The Dunedin South MP/Twitter Warrior provides me with great Politweets fodder, and has tried a few times to make #cheeserolls trend. In fact, my encounter with her came down to a Twitter conversation. Read more...

Suarez

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014 by Daniel Lormans

Welcome back to the second semester, sports fans! Plenty to catch up on so, first, let’s go to the teeth-marked World Cup desk where, without a doubt, the biggest controversy so far has been Vampire Diaries and True Blood fanboy Luis Suarez’s attempt to sneak in a mid-game snack. Now, we all like Read more...

Sharks, sex and banana stunts

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014 by Anna Whyte

The International Science Festival is set to offer students a chance to prematurely boot their brains back into action for semester two. Taking place over Re-O Week from 5 July to 13 July, the festival will offer students a sober break from the traditional Re-O Week activities. Leading Read more...

Crimes on Cargill by violent school girls

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014 by Josie Cochrane

Three young women were assaulted in Dunedin on the night of Saturday 28 June on Cargill Street. Footage of the attack has been widely shared across social media sites, showing the women being punched and kicked by seven other teenagers. One girl was kicked in the forehead so hard that it left an Read more...

Pinging for better grades

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014 by Laura Munro

Recent research conducted at the University of Auckland has shown that six per cent of the 400 students surveyed had used drugs as a study aid. The most common drug used by students was Ritalin, a B class drug often referred to on the streets as “Ritz.” Ritalin is a medication prescribed to Read more...

Gigatown bribes students and gets #insensitive

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014 by Laura Munro

Chorus’ Gigatown competition has come under fire after a post on their Facebook page was seen as insensitive by members of the public. On 8 June, a head-on collision involving four teenagers occurred on Dunedin’s Southern Motorway. Gigatown Dunedin’s Facebook page posted a status on the day of the Read more...

The DCC's $4,000 mistake

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014 by Laura Munro

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has mistakenly spent $3,900 of rate payer’s money on purchasing what he believed to be leg irons used to hold Maori prisoners in the Victorian Era. Cull told Critic the DCC discovered the auction when it was published in the Otago Daily Times, along with an image of Read more...

The Bye-Bi-By-Election

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014 by Josie Cochrane

The start of the second semester will bring in a few fresh faces to the OUSA Executive, following the resignation of four Executive members at the end of the first semester. Two of the resignations were expected as Brydie Ockwell, Colleges and Communications Officer, and Nick Tenci, Finance Read more...

Execrable | Issue 14

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014 by Josie Cochrane

The second round of quarterly reports were presented at last week’s OUSA Executive meeting. It was to be the final meeting for four Executive members, who recently resigned, but with the exception of outgoing International Students’ Officer Kamil Saifuddin they failed to show, believing that their Read more...

Textbooks: Funding lecturers to wine and dine

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Josie Cochrane

Purchasing textbooks is yet another cost universities expect students to meet every semester. The cost and quality of textbooks ranges enormously between papers and, too often, the matter is aggravated when lecturers only use a few chapters of the textbook, or require a new edition of the text Read more...

Politweets | Issue 13

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Snap. Clever. That is an incredible mental image. It’s ok to be bald, Tau. We all have our guilty pleasures. Read more...

Greatest Hits / Greatest Shits | Issue 13

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Greatest HitsThe Greatest Hit this week goes to a brand new political party attempting to grace New Zealand with its presence: the Civilian Party. Based on the satirical news site, the Civilian Party stands for a variety of ludicrous and hilarious things. Some of their policies include “defend the Read more...

Critic tackles election year | Issue 13

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Carys Goodwin

On 15 May, the annual New Zealand Budget was released. For many people the word “budget” elicits an eye roll and a groan, bringing forth images of Excel spreadsheets and a motherly voice explaining exactly why you can’t buy that hideous sofa from the Sallies. In some respects, that’s exactly what Read more...

One of the many reasons I am not in the All Blacks

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Daniel Lormans

To the superlatively super Super Rugby desk, which has shaken itself from its slumber and is starting to get exciting. We all know I am a sucker for a nice drop goal and Hayden Parker’s golden boot has been in good form, racking up all 18 points for the Highlanders against the Hurricanes. Read more...