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$20 Million Upgrade Will See Wireless Across All Campuses and Significantly Improved Network Speeds

Posted 4:50pm Sunday 6th April 2014 by Claudia Herron

The University’s Internet has for some time been plagued by criticism due to its inconsistent speeds, varying performance and general unreliability. However, a key project for Information Technology Services (ITS) this year is the overhaul and significant upgrade of the University Network and Read more...

Politweets | Issue 07

Posted 4:50pm Sunday 6th April 2014 by Carys Goodwin

That's the banter we love from Judith. Kim Dotcom, John Dotcodotnz, now gareth.org.nz. Still unsure if this is a fake account or not, but it's funny either way. The hunt for the perfect #cheeserolls continues. This is a fake one. No idea why anyone Read more...

Greatest Hits / Greatest Shits | Issue 07

Posted 4:50pm Sunday 6th April 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Greatest HitsIn the spirit of iD Fashion Week, this year’s Greatest Hit goes to David Clark, who featured on local Dunedin TV for his very own modelling experience. Strutting his stuff in a beautifully made red blazer by Tamsin Cooper, David looked well at home on the catwalk. Considering fashion Read more...

Young Politician | Issue 07

Posted 4:50pm Sunday 6th April 2014 by Curwen Rolinson

A great man once said that just because you might not care about politics ... was no surefire guarantee that politics doesn’t care about you. Regrettably, if you look around our politics today, it seems *exactly* like Kiwi politics doesn’t care about us. I mean, look at the choices. Labour Read more...

Critic tackles election year| Issue 7

Posted 4:50pm Sunday 6th April 2014 by Carys Goodwin

In the last week and a half, Otago has been graced with the presence of two MPs – Judith Collins and Gareth Hughes. While I didn’t attend Judith’s cocktail soirée (the $30 entry fee was out of my poor student price range and it was all the way at Luna Bar), I did have a chat to Todd Dickens, chair Read more...

A Leap of Faith Into the Group of Death

Posted 4:50pm Sunday 6th April 2014 by Daniel Lormans

To the lightweight, 3D-printed extreme sports desk and we all know that New Zealand is a popular destination for extreme sports junkies. However, for some people, bungee jumping, skydiving, jet boating and flirting with Austrian backpackers in Queenstown for a weekend is just not extreme enough Read more...

Overly Keen Scarfie Makes App to Pull

Posted 4:50pm Sunday 6th April 2014 by Emily Draper

A new social networking iPhone app made for Scarfies has been launched across Dunedin. The app, called KEEN, is the brainchild of Auckland University student Philip Chen, who was later joined by Canterbury student Nelson Shaw and Otago student Laxman Popli. KEEN is based around a simple premise: if Read more...

Research Leads to "Pleasing ... Sustained Excellence"

Posted 4:50pm Sunday 6th April 2014 by Nina Harrap

The University has risen 20 places and remains top among New Zealand’s research institution rankings after coming 67th in the 2013 Nature Publishing Index Asia-Pacific. The index ranks nations and institutions on the number of research articles they put out each year and the number of which are Read more...

OUSA Hyde No More Tickets to Keg Party

Posted 4:50pm Sunday 6th April 2014 by Josie Cochrane

General admission Hyde Street tickets sold out in record time last week, with the 1118 tickets available gone within two minutes of release. 3500 tickets were available with priority going to Hyde Street residents, their friends and residents on surrounding streets, and the remaining 1118 being sold Read more...

No Goodbye to By-Elections

Posted 4:50pm Sunday 6th April 2014 by Claudia Herron

The resignation of Education Officer Jordan Taylor has prompted the start to what promises to be another year of by-election folly. While the nominees include current Recreation Officer Henri Faulkner, which may see a shuffle around of the Executive, there are also a number of fresh faces. Should Read more...

Execrable | Issue 7

Posted 4:50pm Sunday 6th April 2014 by Claudia Herron

This week’s Executive meeting was more akin to a marathon, clocking in at nearly three hours long, with a disappointingly large amount of the meeting taking part in Committee of the Whole, which Critic does not have the right to report on. Despite this, Ruby competently chaired the meeting Read more...

On-License Opposed for Yet Another Dunedin Venue

Posted 4:50pm Sunday 6th April 2014 by Claudia Herron

Yet another popular Dunedin venue is risking closure after its on-licence expired and a new application was opposed by the Police and the Medical Officer of Health. Popular music venue Queens Bar at Queens Garden will face a hearing before the Dunedin District Licencing Committee on 11 April where Read more...

Fear and Loathing in Ukraine

Posted 7:01pm Sunday 30th March 2014 by Mariya Semenova

One of the big things on the news in the last few months has been the protests and revolution in Ukraine, followed by the Russian annexation of the Ukrainian region of Crimea. Here I will bravely attempt to give you a crash course in that recent Ukrainian history. Having lived in New Zealand for the Read more...

Politweets | Issue 06

Posted 7:01pm Sunday 30th March 2014 by Carys Goodwin

#cheeserolls The Internet Party might have to watch its back; the Hogwarts Party could steal a considerable chunk of the ‘nerd’ voter base Banter Novelty Hekia Parata account has really enjoyed this week’s scandal The more you know, I guess. Read more...

Greatest Hits / Greatest Shits | Issue 06

Posted 7:01pm Sunday 30th March 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Greatest HitsThis week has seen the rise of #nomakeupselfies across the world. Raising $3 million for cancer research, the trend has occupied Facebook, the media, and, surprisingly, Parliament. I followed Louise Upston’s no-makeup Twitter trail, with Metiria Turei and Holly Walker offering selfies Read more...

Young Politician | Issue 06

Posted 7:01pm Sunday 30th March 2014 by Nyssa Payne-Harker

Do you believe that technologies such as 3D printing and solar technology have the potential to change the world and opportunities for New Zealand? Or do you want to find out more about how they could? Young Greens certainly do and this week, Tuesday 7.30pm in Moot Court, we will be welcoming Read more...

Critic tackles election year | Issue 6

Posted 7:01pm Sunday 30th March 2014 by Carys Goodwin

When it comes to election year, the Otago politics department likes to get involved. We’re only really relevant once every three years, so it’s fairly exciting to get the chance to appeal to more than eager freshers in POLS102. That’s why this week is dedicated to an Otago initiative called Vote Read more...

Bayern Munich Favourites to Make Third Final Appearance in a Row

Posted 7:01pm Sunday 30th March 2014 by Daniel Lormans

To the shiny silver football desk and the UEFA Champions League, which, since 1992, has been the elite competition in European club football. Last year’s winners Bayern Munich pocketed a cool $100 million from the competition, so there is a big financial incentive to winning as well as the prestige Read more...

Influx of Influenza Flew In

Posted 7:01pm Sunday 30th March 2014 by Mass Cralk

The Emergency Department at Dunedin Hospital has seen a number of people admitted who present symptoms of Bird Flu, which comes on the heels of a recent visit to Dunedin by a group of Chinese bioterrorists. Bird flu is caused by an influenza virus that originally occurs in animals and can Read more...

SJS - Sycamore Jovially Sympathises

Posted 7:01pm Sunday 30th March 2014 by Laura Munro

Job-seeking tertiary students in Otago may be in for a weary hunt after student earnings, generated through Student Job Search, declined by six per cent in the early months of 2014, and overall earnings dropped by $700,000 in 2013. Total earnings of $7.353 million in 2013 were 8.6 per cent lower Read more...