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ODT headlines hit new lows. Stats on the up though.

Posted 3:18am Monday 3rd October 2011 by Teuila Fuatai

The ODT managed to title a story about a University of Otago statistics lecturer being elected the head of the International Association for Statistical Education with the unbelievably stupid headline, “New President knows statistics”. Did they think it was a possibility that he Read more...

OUSA cuts down on coke and hookers in light of VSM. Lucky Sevens to go bust?

Posted 3:17am Monday 3rd October 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

The OUSA Executive has put the 2012 budget to notice, ahead of a referendum timed to coincide with the OUSA Elections, in which students will vote on whether to pass the budget. Following the successful third reading of the VSM Bill in Parliament last week, the budget reflects the possible Read more...

Student Art Exhibition a success

Posted 3:13am Monday 3rd October 2011 by Staff Reporter

The OUSA Student Art Exhibition and Sale is being hailed as a great success, after luminaries like OUSA President Logan Edgar were among the purchasers of student art. The People’s Choice awards, sponsored by the University Book Shop and Art Zone, were decided after the event had run Read more...

BMW-driving meth head threatens students with bat after unrelated driver toots lightly at his terrible parking. Critic short on snappy titles this week.

Posted 3:12am Monday 3rd October 2011 by Staff Reporter

Two University of Otago students had the fright of their lives last Tuesday, when a man chased them in his car before following them into a driveway and menacing them with a baseball bat. The incident started when the suspect was trying to park his ‘reasonably nice BMW’ on a Read more...

Critic wins big.

Posted 3:10am Monday 3rd October 2011 by Staff Reporter

Critic took home the largest number of awards at this year’s Aotearoa Student Press Association (ASPA) awards, held in Wellington on September 24, gaining five first place awards, and narrowly missing out on the major award for ‘Best Publication’. The awards ceremony, which honours the best Read more...

Presidential candidates debate the numbers. Yes they were maths-debating.

Posted 3:08am Monday 3rd October 2011 by Julia Hollingsworth

The OUSA election trail kicked off last week, with a lacklustre attendance at the Presidential debate, and a number of nominations that is laughably low, even by Otago’s usual poor standard. This year there are only two candidates for the role of OUSA president: newcomer Dan Benson-Guiu, and Read more...

VSM passage inspires postmodern Cubist poetry

Posted 2:58am Monday 3rd October 2011 by Gregor Whyte

VSM here to stay, Students no longer need to pay, ACT on Campus very gay, Dinosaur-cunt shouts hooray? The Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill, colloquially known as the VSM bill, finally passed its third reading in Parliament last Wednesday September 28, ushering in Read more...

0.00175% of students get fired up. Government unmoved.

Posted 2:55am Monday 3rd October 2011 by Gregor Whyte

A very small crowd of student protestors gathered on the Union Lawn at noon on Monday September 26, as part of a co-coordinated national day of protest against VSM. Otago protestors, backed by OUSA and OPSA, were also protesting against future fee increases, and the cutting of courses and staff at Read more...

Because Men are Worth it.

Posted 5:17am Monday 19th September 2011 by Basti Menkes

A University of Otago Marketing Department study shows that use of cosmetic grooming products has become widely accepted by young New Zealand males. Senior Lecturer Dr Lisa McNeill and L’Oreal scholarship honours student Katie Douglas recently recruited a group of 18 to 22 year-old males to take Read more...

OUSA Elections

Posted 5:16am Monday 19th September 2011 by Lozz Holding

Nominations for the 2012 OUSA elections for all positions open on Monday September 19 and close on Friday September 23. All nominees must be nominated and seconded by fellow students, and present their IDs. Following this, the presidential forum will take place on Wednesday September 28 Read more...

Weatherston’s final appeal dismissed

Posted 5:13am Monday 19th September 2011 by Teuila Fuatai

Last week the Supreme Court dismissed Clayton Weatherston's application for a final appeal. Weatherston is currently serving a life sentence with a minimum non-parole period of 18 years for the murder of University of Otago student Sophie Elliot. Since his initial conviction, Weatherston has Read more...

Crayons for Cambodia

Posted 5:10am Monday 19th September 2011 by Staff Reporter

Two University of Otago finalists are travelling to Cambodia this summer to volunteer with orphans and underprivileged children. The two law students are currently fundraising for their trip, which aims to provide Cambodian children with desperately needed school supplies and uniforms. Read more...

Proctology - 24

Posted 5:08am Monday 19th September 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

Critic is starting to suspect the Proctor has mistaken us for Dr Dolittle, as we’re kicking off this week with yet another animal story – this time involving the exciting chase of a loose rabbit. At least it wasn’t a loose pussy; nobody would be interested in chasing that. Campus Watch were Read more...

Execrable - 24

Posted 5:05am Monday 19th September 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

The Exec meeting was short on numbers last week, and struggled mightily to make quorum. This problem was compounded when it was revealed that Ariana was on call for duty at Selwyn, so if some type of crazy situation went down at that particular College then the meeting was all off. Upon Read more...

Pig killed in North Dunedin. South Dunedinites mourn loss of relative.

Posted 5:03am Monday 19th September 2011 by Lozz Holding

A group of unassuming scarfies were the victims of an unfortunate piece of malicious littering on Sunday September 11, after they discovered a deceased pig in their wheelie bin in the early hours of the morning. The group had enjoyed a pleasant night out in town after watching the England vs Read more...

Marketing is the new Tourism

Posted 5:00am Monday 19th September 2011 by Staff Reporter

A rogue student caused widespread panic in a second year marketing paper after sending an email on Blackboard to every student in the paper asking if they could join a group for an assignment that hadn’t even been set yet. The first email, sent on September 8, set off waves of panic Read more...

NORML fails to make Joyce's list

Posted 4:58am Monday 19th September 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

Student leaders are alarmed at the Government's latest attempt to cripple students' association, as Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce released draft directions on Student Services Levies last week.   Joyce has composed a list that dictates what services institutions can spend Read more...

NORML fails to make Joyce's list

Posted 4:54am Monday 19th September 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

Student leaders are alarmed at the Government's latest attempt to cripple students' association, as Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce released draft directions on Student Services Levies last week. Joyce has composed a list that dictates what services institutions can spend student Read more...

Mayor proud of his big black cock

Posted 4:48am Monday 19th September 2011 by Lozz Holding

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull is “pretty proud” to have a gigantic black phallic object protruding from the Octagon. The ‘artwork’ piece titled ‘The Haka Peep Show’ is a large black pou (post or pillar) that contains 3D videos featuring four haka performed by prominent Maori Read more...

Campus dry. Scarfies cry.

Posted 4:46am Monday 19th September 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

The University of Otago is imposing a campus-wide alcohol ban for the Rugby World Cup, and it looks likely to continue once the tournament ends. At a meeting last week, the University Council unanimously adopted Vice-Chancellor Harlene Hayne’s recommendation that an “Alcohol on Read more...