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ACT Party a Little Cagey

Posted 4:07am Thursday 28th July 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

OUSA President Logan Edgar was assaulted by a member of ACT on Campus shortly before entering his prison cell, where he spent two days protesting against VSM. The altercation began when Edgar screwed up a protest sign that a female member of the ACT group was holding, tossing it in the Read more...

The VC is Dead, Long Live the VC

Posted 4:02am Thursday 28th July 2011 by Gregor Whyte

The University of Otago will see a changing of the guard this week, as departing Vice Chancellor Sir Professor David Skegg steps down from the role on the 31st July after almost eight years heading the University. Skegg has overseen an era of significant change in the culture and practices of the Read more...

Logan Locked up for VSM's Bad Behaviour

Posted 3:56am Thursday 28th July 2011 by Lozz Holding

Last week OUSA President Logan Edgar locked himself inside a cage for 42 hours between 7pm Monday and 1pm on Wednesday. The stunt was designed to protest the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill. The bill was introduced to Parliament by the ACT party and, if passed, could leave Read more...

OUSA not the only scandalous student organisation

Posted 3:51am Thursday 28th July 2011 by Staff Reporter (with reporting from Nexus Magazine).

Proving that exec members behaving scandalously isn’t a phenomenon exclusive to OUSA, the Waikato Students’ Union (WSU) has removed Vice President Maori Toko Baker with immediate effect after he seriously breached the values of the organization. Baker’s behaviour included alleged minor Read more...

Students not too concerned about SJS Office closure

Posted 3:49am Thursday 28th July 2011 by Teuila Fuatai

The possible closure of local SJS branches and their replacement with a centralised call centre in Wellington has been met with general unconcern among students spoken to by Critic. Whilst many students acknowledged using SJS to look for employment, both during the university year and over the Read more...

Crowd Divided on VSM, United Against Hilary

Posted 3:44am Thursday 28th July 2011 by Staff Reporter

Gareth Hughes (Green Party), David Clark (Labour), Michael Woodhouse (National) and Hilary Calvert (ACT Party) took part in a debate on VSM - among other issues - on Friday July 15 at the Gazebo Lounge. The politicians were given five minutes to introduce themselves at the beginning of the Read more...

Chronicles of Castle - 17

Posted 3:42am Thursday 28th July 2011 by Sam Reynolds

After a prolonged absence, Chronicles of Castle is back like the bowl cut. I do apologise for the delay but the author has been busy gathering stories during the chaos of Re-O Week. The chaos of last week has left most residents in a zombie like state, with malnutrition striking down flats and Read more...

Execrable - 17

Posted 11:53pm Monday 25th July 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

Critic’s first experience of an outdoor Exec meeting wasn’t quite the delightful nature encounter that we were hoping for. Instead, it was cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. Luckily, caged President Logan Edgar was on hand to provide the lols, not to mention the hot chocolate bribe Read more...

Jeffrey Harris

Posted 5:14am Monday 25th July 2011 by Georgie Fenwicke

Two doors down from a car mechanic and across the road from a photography studio, Jeffrey Harris works and paints. It is his compulsion. Not to paint in his words renders him ‘frustrated and angry and depressed and very twitchy. I have got to work.” In his industrial space, he welcomes me with a Read more...

Next stop the White House

Posted 5:11am Monday 25th July 2011 by Gregor Whyte

New OUSA President Logan Edgar has had a meteoric rise in politics. Only weeks ago Edgar was just another bum on a seat in BSNS104: Principles of Economics One. Now he finds himself in charge of a multi-million dollar organisation, and many are tipping him to go on to even greater things. Read more...

There goes the neighbourhood

Posted 5:09am Monday 25th July 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

A proposal has been issued to Student Job Search offices nationwide indicating that regional offices will be shut down in September, with a centralised call centre to be established in Wellington. As a result Otago would be left without any representation on campus, with the one staff Read more...

Re-O no Rio

Posted 5:05am Monday 25th July 2011 by Lozz Holding

Last week was Re-O Week, and although a number of events were cancelled due to both the weather and lack of attendance, the week was generally considered a success. OUSA organised a raft of events to keep the punters amused. Wednesday saw the President dressed up as the Mad Butcher giving away Read more...

Deloitte have more money than Latvia.

Posted 5:01am Monday 25th July 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

Radio One is still too expensive though. The Deloitte review’s recommendation to sell Radio One has sparked a “Save Radio One” campaign, which has gained a significant following throughout the proposal’s consultation period.   The review was undertaken to Read more...

Student politicians have conference.

Posted 4:59am Monday 25th July 2011 by Gregor Whyte

Nobody cares. Business as usual then. The New Zealand Union of Student’s Associations (NZUSA) recently held its July conference at Victoria University of Wellington, with the presidents of student’s associations from around the country meeting to attend talks and workshops, and Read more...

Execrable - 16

Posted 4:58am Monday 25th July 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

First meeting back and Critic dashed into the boardroom slightly late to discover the whole Exec had been instructed to “dress like gangstas,” while wearing “I Read more...

Sigh…

Posted 4:56am Monday 25th July 2011 by Gregor Whyte

A radical element within Critic Te Arohi, the feted University of Otago student magazine, has established a new company with the intention of buying out the popular student watering hole The Captain Cook Tavern. The new Critic subsidiary, Critical Capital Holdings, is the brainchild of Read more...

On the roof

Posted 4:54am Monday 25th July 2011 by Teuila Fuatai

A drunken student had to be removed from the roof of the Cadbury’s factory in Dunedin by the fire service, as students marked the traditional Re-O Week with festivities and a lot of drinking. During the incident last Tuesday, a University of Otago student was arrested for climbing onto the top Read more...

Bouncing off the Halls - 16

Posted 4:53am Monday 25th July 2011 by Lozz Holding

Older students often tend to blame many of the problems in life on freshers, and for good reason. Freshers are frequently guilty of ruining bars, pushing rent prices up by signing flat leases in April, and of giving you that insatiable itch around your pubic region after a SoGo fuelled dalliance Read more...

Hon Steven Joyce

Posted 12:06am Tuesday 12th July 2011 by Georgie Fenwicke

Steven Joyce likes a good cappuccino, but insists on nothing sprinkled on the top. Surely, that's more of a latte then? But no, apparently with a layer of espresso, milk and froth it distinguishes itself easily from the infamous beverage. Joyce, a name more synonymous with Guiness and Leprechauns, Read more...

Remember that token Scarfie candidate?

Posted 12:01am Tuesday 12th July 2011 by Lozz Holding

He won. By a lot. ‘Scarfie’ candidate Logan Edgar won a landslide victory in the OUSA Presidential by-election held just before exams last semester. The now President Edgar is 20-year old second year BCom student majoring in Marketing. He was born and raised in Te Anau, Read more...