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Execrable | Issue 03

Posted 4:35pm Sunday 9th March 2014 by Josie Cochrane

On Monday 3 March the second OUSA Executive Meeting of the year was held. Reflection over the past two weeks revealed that the O’Week Six60 gig went “very well,” and it was expected that Tinie Tempah would draw a crowd of approximately 5500 to 6000 students, with “potentially lots of late sales.” Read more...

The Royal Hyde Street Party

Posted 4:35pm Sunday 9th March 2014 by Claudia Herron

Hyde Street Keg Party looks set to be a royal fanfare this year with the event falling on the eve of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s visit to Dunedin. Stepping up to run the event this year is Admin Vice President Ryan Edgar who said the event day planning is “absolutely” underway. Being Read more...

The great Otago drilling debate

Posted 4:44pm Sunday 2nd March 2014 by Josie Cochrane

Last year Texan company Anadarko Petroleum announced it was sending its test drill ship, the Noble Bob Douglas, into the Canterbury basin. The first step in drilling this exploratory well, situated just off the Otago coast, has been completed, but debate over whether the risk is worth it continues. Read more...

Uni spends $600,000,000 on infrastructure

Posted 4:44pm Sunday 2nd March 2014 by Thomas Raethel

Dunedin’s construction industry stands to benefit from more than six hundred million dollars in expenditure by the University on infrastructure, as well as the creation of hundreds of jobs. Chief Operating Officer John Patrick revealed the gargantuan figure at the University Council’s meeting Read more...

Council demands consent for movie vouchers and pizza

Posted 4:44pm Sunday 2nd March 2014 by Claudia Herron

The trend of sponsored flats in North Dunedin has come under DCC scrutiny after the branding of a radio station on a Castle St flat did not have the required resource consent. The flat, situated on the corner of Castle St and Dundas St, has the ZM logo and radio frequency plastered on one of its Read more...

Orientation After Party set to draw huge crowd

Posted 4:44pm Sunday 2nd March 2014 by Staff Reporter

A huge turnout is expected at the Forsyth Barr Stadium for OUSA’s Orientation After Party this Thursday 6 March, with all British acts Chase & Status, Tinie Tempah and Sub Focus drawing in the crowds. Kicking off the night is dance music guru Sub Focus, AKA Nick Douwma, who cemented himself Read more...

Highlanders miss conversion

Posted 4:44pm Sunday 2nd March 2014 by Claudia Herron

The University’s recent sponsorship of the Highlanders has highlighted the enduring issue that nowhere on campus sells tickets to the team’s games. While the sale of tickets by OUSA ceased about two years ago, the issue again resurfaced when tickets to O-week’s Blues v Highlanders match were the Read more...

Proctology

Posted 4:44pm Sunday 2nd March 2014 by Claudia Herron

This week in Proctology we highlight the cyclical nature of Scarfie antics as Dunedin’s returning students egg-xacted revenge on the newest influx of freshers. OUSA President Ruby Sycamore-Smith said she was “in a flap” after hearing that “freshers are being beaten by their own flock.” Read more...

Student allowance numbers plummet

Posted 4:44pm Sunday 2nd March 2014 by Thomas Raethel

The number of students receiving the student allowance in Dunedin has dropped by 23.8 per cent between 2012 and 2013. According to opponents of allowance entitlement cuts, the numbers indicate that Government policies are having a serious impact on the student populace of Dunedin in particular. Read more...

OUSA Recreation Centre refurbished

Posted 4:44pm Sunday 2nd March 2014 by Josie Cochrane

The new OUSA Recreation Centre is set to open in some capacity on Monday this week following upgrades that “will bring the centre into the 21st century.” Previously known as OUSA Clubs and Societies, the Centre was “well overdue for a bit of TLC,” says OUSA General Manager Darel Hall. The two Read more...

Uni might not flood?

Posted 4:44pm Sunday 2nd March 2014 by Josie Cochrane

On-going works to the Leith River banks and surrounds will contunue to have an impact upon pedestrian and traffic flow for most of the semester. Once the scheme is complete the benefits to the campus will be “significant,” according to the University, and a large part of the campus will receive Read more...

Smoke-free campus saga continues

Posted 4:44pm Sunday 2nd March 2014 by Claudia Herron

Opponents have further questioned the implementation of the University’s Smoke-free Campus policy after it was raised that certain areas included in the ban, as thought by some, belong to the DCC. Otago Norml spokesperson Abe Grey said the University “sound like they are bluffing,” and that they are Read more...

Interview: Ruby Sycamore-Smith, OUSA President 2014

Posted 6:57pm Sunday 23rd February 2014 by Zane Pocock

After winning by a significant margin in last year’s election, 2014 sees Ruby Sycamore-Smith going into her second year on the OUSA Executive as President. She caught up with Zane Pocock during a brief lull in a jam-packed Orientation schedule to discuss students, politics, and just a little bit of Read more...

ECP struggles

Posted 6:57pm Sunday 23rd February 2014 by Josie Cochrane

Walking into a pharmacy in need of the emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) has left some young Dunedin women feeling inappropriately questioned and judged by a local pharmacy. One woman has made a complaint to the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) abut Wilkinson and Son Chemists after her Read more...

Uni governance and wānanga changes

Posted 6:57pm Sunday 23rd February 2014 by Claudia Herron

University Councils throughout the country will undergo major reforms following the Government’s announcement that it plans to reduce their size and remove mandatory staff, student and community membership. Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce made the announcement last week, which has since Read more...

Uni bank-rolls thugby

Posted 6:57pm Sunday 23rd February 2014 by Thomas Raethel

OUSA has expressed its support for the University’s sponsorship of the Highlanders rugby union team, despite the University facing backlash from the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) who branded the sponsorship as a “gimmick.” TEU deputy secretary Nanette Cormack elaborated on the Union’s Read more...

Vaporisers and edibles only on campus

Posted 6:57pm Sunday 23rd February 2014 by Thomas Raethel

The introduction of a campus-wide smoking ban on 1 January 2014 has harmonised the University with others throughout the country, but many appear to be side-stepping the ban and gutters outside campus have been clogged with cigarette butts. The policy does not outline any smoking-friendly Read more...

Metro’s fucked, if you haven’t noticed

Posted 6:57pm Sunday 23rd February 2014 by Josie Cochrane

The owner of a number of Dunedin bars, including student favourites Monkey, Metro and Rumours, has fled the country, leaving a number of outstanding debts. Critic could not get in contact with the owner, Ben Hanssen, but it is understood that he has left behind creditors and employees with no sign Read more...

Ori t-shits disappoint

Posted 6:57pm Sunday 23rd February 2014 by Claudia Herron

Two thousand uninspiring “limited edition” t-shirts included with O-Week’s Super Pass have been received unenthusiastically by students, despite being designed by talented local design company Moodie Tuesday. The t-shirts, which come in either blue or grey, comprise a collection of basic and Read more...

Orientation happened

Posted 6:57pm Sunday 23rd February 2014 by Claudia Herron

With a couch fire on the Saturday evening preceding O-Week, the stage was set for a roaring Orientation; a “return to true Scarfiedom,” even, as some observers speculated. The incident saw four people arrested for setting the fire outside 15 Hyde Street at approximately 10:45pm on Saturday 15 Read more...