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Audit Ordered by Orders

Posted 2:29pm Sunday 11th August 2013 by Jack Montgomerie

A pre-election report from the Dunedin City Council (DCC) has confirmed that council workers have been tasked with calculating a new, higher figure for the construction of the Forsyth Barr stadium, believed to be at least $260 million. The DCC’s CEO Paul Orders included the announcement in his Read more...

Councillor Fran to Pay the Iron Price

Posted 2:21pm Saturday 10th August 2013 by Sam McChesney

After weeks of speculation, OUSA President Francisco Hernandez has declared his candidacy for the upcoming Dunedin City Council elections. Hernandez made the decision to run after deciding the Council needed more student voices. So far, Hernandez and Co-President of Students for Read more...

The Fun Party

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Sam McChesney

Last Monday, Critic was witness to a slightly bizarre spectacle, as the OUSA Governance and Representation Review Working Party held its second meeting. Although several members of the working party were absent, this was of little consequence; most of those present took on the role of slightly Read more...

Uni Tries to Steal Fran’s Thunder

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Zane Pocock

In an excited Facebook status posted last Wednesday evening, OUSA President Francisco Hernandez announced the early drafting of a bill that would enable the Dunedin City Council (DCC) to create and enforce a housing warrant of fitness. He aptly called it “GREAT NEWS!!!” “We’ll be engaging key Read more...

Students Are Students Again

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Zane Pocock

After hiding for most of the year, the traditional Scarfie again raised its hideous head last Saturday 27 July with nine Castle Street arrests and a group of international students wanting to go home after an early-morning break in. The Castle Street arrests were made after occupants called Read more...

Pope Cums Out in Support of Gays

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Zane Pocock

In case you missed it, Pope Francis came out in support of homosexuality last Monday and is fast becoming the Catholic Church’s first popular leader. “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” Francis asked reporters on the Papal Aircraft heading Read more...

Debaters Flare N'Australs

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Zane Pocock

The Otago University Debating Society (OUDS) has put in a bid to host the so-called “Australs” tournament next year. Australs are the second-largest debating tournament in the world and bring together a minimum of 80 three-person teams from Asia-Pacific universities. The last New Zealand university Read more...

Woe Men Week

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Bella Macdonald

OUSA Women’s Week was held from 29 July-2 August to promote gender equality and raise awareness regarding an extensive range issues, including feminism, sexism, abuse, discrimination and the inclusion of abortion in the Crimes Act. The week was organised by OUSA’s Women’s Representative Sam Read more...

Otago’s Hip Hop Diversity on Display

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Jack Montgomerie

Monday 29 July saw the annual International Cultural Night (in aid of the Otago Community Hospice) take place at the Teachers’ College Auditorium. The night, which was organised by OUSA and the International Cultural Council, began with a kapa haka performance by Te Roopu Maori. The audience was Read more...

Waterway Revamp Minimises Leithal Floods

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Thomas Raethel

Otago University has agreed to commit $204,000 towards the development of a beautified Water of Leith, adjacent to the Clocktower. This sum is only a fraction of the $5.4 million that the Otago Regional Council expects to spend on the project over the summer. The funds have been sourced from Read more...

Dunedin Gets Cable in Confused Quest to Catch Up With Rest of World

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Claudia Herron

A $21 million initiative to reintroduce a Cable Car link from the Exchange to Mornington is gaining support internationally and could see it become an “icon” for Dunedin. Over the course of two information sessions held at the Otago Museum, the Dunedin Cable Car Trust revealed that the Read more...

Two Guys One Sock (Puppet)

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Staff Reporter

OUSA is going to the polls yet again, this time to find a new Finance Officer following Lucy Gaudin’s departure to the greener pastures of OUSA’s Accounts department. Critic thanks Lucy sincerely, as we have always loved covering fortnightly elections. Voting will commence on 13 August at Read more...

Protestors Fight The Pows

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Jack Montgomerie

Hundreds of protestors gathered in the Octagon on Saturday 27 July to demonstrate against proposed new legislation that would allow the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) to collect private data from New Zealanders. The demonstration was held in conjunction with other protests Read more...

Dunedin Could Be Larried at Any Moment

Posted 4:45pm Sunday 28th July 2013 by Bella Macdonald

Following the recent earthquakes that rocked Seddon and Wellington, experts have warned that Dunedin, or anywhere else in the South Island, could be next. The most recent major earthquake in Dunedin occurred when the Akatore fault moved in 1974. However, the Akatore, along with two other Read more...

Little Girl Counts Dead Sheep

Posted 4:45pm Sunday 28th July 2013 by Jamie Breen

Although police once thought burning couches was a serious crime, a new form of vandalism has caught their attention. A pet sheep was stolen, bashed, set on fire, and the dead body dumped back at its original Clermiston Ave residence in Dunedin last week. Police were called to the scene when Read more...

Otago Tops Ranking for Most Rankings Topped

Posted 4:45pm Sunday 28th July 2013 by Zane Pocock

The University of Otago has been ranked New Zealand’s top university in all four measures of the Educational Performance Indicators (EPIs) released by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) last Wednesday. It is the first time any university has been the top in all four measures, although the EPI Read more...

Exec Has Erection Over New By-Election

Posted 4:45pm Sunday 28th July 2013 by Staff Reporter

OUSA is set to have ANOTHER by-election, after Finance Officer Lucy Gaudin announced that she would step down from 1 August. Gaudin resigned in order to take up a new, full time role as OUSA Accounts Administrator. Other members of the Executive were quick to pay tribute to Gaudin. President Read more...

Patriarchal Scooter Explodes in an Effort to Keep Woman at Home

Posted 4:45pm Sunday 28th July 2013 by Claudia Herron

A late night explosion in Mosgiel has left a woman “housebound” after her mobility scooter burst into flames whilst charging at her home on Green Street. The Otago Daily Times reported that Eleanor Moore (68) awoke at 11pm on the evening of Friday 19 July to find her “only means of Read more...

Fucking Hikes for Fucking Hacks

Posted 4:45pm Sunday 28th July 2013 by Sam McChesney

OUSA President Francisco Hernandez has tabled a memorandum proposing changes to the Executive’s honoraria. The memorandum, which was tabled on 19 July, proposes slight reductions in base pay but with the addition of large performance-based bonuses. These would result in potential pay Read more...

OUSA Survey Results Released

Posted 4:45pm Sunday 28th July 2013 by Zane Pocock

OUSA’s 2013 student survey has found positive attitudes towards all services provided by OUSA. The services surveyed were the Student Support Centre, the Recreation Centre, OUSA Events, Student Job Search, Critic, Radio One, and Campaigns Representation by the Executive. 79.85 per cent of Read more...