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OUSA Lobby for More Seats on University Council

Posted 8:19pm Thursday 19th April 2018 by Charlie O’Mannin

OUSA have drafted a submission lobbying the government to increase the number of student seats on the University Council. There is only one seat currently reserved for a student, held by the OUSA President. Sam Smith, OUSA Finance Officer, said that only having one student is “not adequate Read more...

By Underpaying RAs, the University is Taking Advantage of its Most Kind-Hearted Students

Posted 8:06pm Thursday 19th April 2018 by Joel MacManus

Editorial: My first year at Otago in a residential college was the worst year of my life. I had left my small school where I had known most of my classmates since childhood, and been transplanted into a hectic mixing pot where I didn’t know anyone and felt like I didn’t fit in. I was Read more...

President’s Pet Fish Murdered in Brutal Homicidal Rampage

Posted 5:47pm Thursday 19th April 2018 by Charlie O’Mannin

OUSA President Caitlin Barlow-Groome has been in mourning this past week after her beloved pet fish were eaten alive by her flatmate’s friend. The gruesome mouthal assault occurred after her flatmate and his friend had been drinking alcohol and perhaps swearing. The friend menacingly plucked Read more...

“Stress and Uncertainty” for Uni Staff Over Job Cuts

Posted 12:45am Friday 13th April 2018 by Esme Hall

The University of Otago has admitted causing “stress and anxiety” after unspecified job cuts were announced, leaving many support staff unsure of their future. The University announced in July last year that 160 equivalent full-time jobs would disappear after the Support Services Read more...

Editorial: Critic Announces Bold New Plan to Make the OUSA Referendum Suck Less

Posted 8:28pm Thursday 12th April 2018 by Joel MacManus

The OUSA Referendum is always boring as shit and no one ever submits any questions. Mostly because it seems like it takes actual time and effort and requires a passion for student politics that most people simply don’t have. The thing is, it’s not that hard to get stuff added to the Read more...

Opinion: Kicking up a Fuss About a Change in Petrol Excise Tax Is a Waste of Time

Posted 8:15pm Thursday 12th April 2018 by Ben Hay-Smith

Anyone who is calling out the current Labour government for lying and turning back on their pre-election promise of “no new taxes” until 2020 is either: An idiot. Arguing semantics to make a minor issue seem larger than it is. When the Labour party promised in the lead-up to Read more...

Wild Dunedin Festival Getting Back to Nature

Posted 8:13pm Thursday 12th April 2018 by Thea Bailie-Bellew

When you first look at the programme for the Wild Dunedin Festival, it’s a little overwhelming to see so many events crammed into only five days. There are express tours to the albatross colony, a wildlife photography exhibition, a penguin kite-building workshop, and documentary viewings, and Read more...

Anonymous Domestic Abuse Support Available on OUSA Website

Posted 8:11pm Thursday 12th April 2018 by Esme Hall

OUSA has introduced access to the Shielded Site Project through its website. Shielded Site is put together by Women’s Refuge New Zealand and is an icon that sits on any website and launches anonymous resources to help those in domestic violence situations. Victims of abuse can access Read more...

OPINION: Postgrads Need to Eat Too

Posted 8:10pm Thursday 12th April 2018 by Chelle Fitzgerald

As a third year student who depends on the student allowance in order to keep my miserable existence in a run-down flat (up a hill no less!), I have been anxiously watching and wondering about Labour’s 2017 election promise to reinstate the postgraduate student allowance. Currently, honours Read more...

BREAKING INVESTIGATIVE REPORT

Posted 8:08pm Thursday 12th April 2018 by Charlie O’Mannin

In recent weeks a sinister Wall has emerged on the bottom floor of the lie-brary, where the computers used to be. The Wall has been painted black, with strange runic symbols daubed in invisible ink, and white plastic, the colour of white, girdles its extremities.  A pair of large double Read more...