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Stride threatens government. Critic unsurprised. Geoghegan next?

Posted 3:31am Tuesday 8th March 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

OUSA Finance and Services Officer Dan Stride has brazenly informed Her Majesty’s Government that they have left him with no option but to destroy them, after the Education and Science Select Committee inconsiderately ignored his submission (along with that of a few thousand others) opposing the Bill Read more...

NZUSA commissions report. Discovers students are poor. Everyone shocked.

Posted 3:30am Tuesday 8th March 2011 by Gregor Whyte

Critic finally got around to reading the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations’ (NZUSA) report on student income and expenditure, imaginatively titled “Income & Expenditure Survey 2010 – Summary of key findings”. The report is based on a Colmar Brunton survey of approximately 2850 students Read more...

Christchurch Embassy at the Dunedin Railway Station

Posted 3:28am Tuesday 8th March 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

The Dunedin community has established a Christchurch “Embassy” at the Railway Station to welcome anyone needing a place to go outside of earthquake-stricken Christchurch. The “Christchurch Embassy” Facebook group describes itself as “the first port of call” where people Read more...

University of Canterbury Students Try to Jump Ship

Posted 3:27am Tuesday 8th March 2011 by Lozz Holding

The earthquake has caused the University of Canterbury serious problems as they struggle to restore educational facilities to 20,000 enrolled students. Recently rumours have been floating around that the University may not open until second semester. However Canterbury Vice Chancellor Rod Carr Read more...

Two Otago University Students Missing Following Christchurch Earthquake

Posted 3:26am Tuesday 8th March 2011 by Lozz Holding

As Critic went to press, two University of Otago students have been declared missing by the Red Cross and police. The Otago Daily Times reported that Sisi Xin, 28, a Dietetics student based in Christchurch, and her friend Didem Yaman, 31, a Political Science PhD student based in Dunedin, have both Read more...

53 Seconds is Ages for Some Guys

Posted 3:24am Tuesday 8th March 2011 by Lozz Holding

Typically shit Dunedin weather conditions meant a smaller than normal turnout for the annual “Bezzett Jewellers Clocktower Race”, held at noon on the Tuesday of O Week. Competitors lined up to try and beat the midday charms and take overall honours on the day. The men’s race was tighter Read more...

Cash Money for Uni

Posted 3:23am Tuesday 8th March 2011 by Teuila Fuatai

The development of a medical healing gel by University of Otago researchers has led to significant financial rewards for the University. Produced in a joint research project with the University of Adelaide and Wellington-based company Robinson Squidgel, the "healing gel" aids in the Read more...

OUSA “Earthquake Support Open Day”

Posted 3:21am Tuesday 8th March 2011 by Staff Reporter

OUSA will be holding an “Earthquake Support Open Day” in the OUSA meeting room between 9-5 today, Monday March 7. Additionally at 3pm there will be an afternoon tea for students and staff to get together and share their experiences of the earthquake. The open day aims to offer support to students Read more...

Former University A player makes Japanese squad

Posted 3:20am Tuesday 8th March 2011 by Anthony Riseley

Former University A lock Justin Ives has been named in the provisional 41-man strong Japanese World Cup squad coached by former All Black John Kirwan. Ives, who was born in Dunedin and went to Taieri College, went to Japan for an initial six-week period in 2007 to play for the Sanyo team. Ives was Read more...

Critic Hijacked

Posted 3:18am Tuesday 8th March 2011 by Staff Reporter

Some copies of last week’s Critic had a sticker attached to the cover advertising the company BookRenter.co.nz. This was done as an act of “guerrilla advertising” by the company without Critic’s knowledge. Critic did not receive payment for this and does not in any way endorse the company or its Read more...

Bouncing off the Halls - 2

Posted 3:16am Tuesday 8th March 2011 by Lozz Holding

O Week is a merry week for freshers and prowling second years alike. First year students have to make important decisions for themselves now, like who they hate in their hall and which girls on their floor have the best cans. The little darlings are getting involved in the Otago lifestyle and are Read more...

Critic arbritarily decides O-Week was crap. Writes article to that effect.

Posted 4:51am Monday 28th February 2011 by Lozz Holding

The 2011 Orientation week has been a much reduced affair, with many students commenting that it has been perhaps the most subdued in recent memory. The Christchurch earthquake has put a significant dampener on the week, especially given the large number of Otago students who originally hailed Read more...

Neil Collins: the man, the myth, the legend

Posted 4:50am Monday 28th February 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

Earlier in the month the Otago Daily Times (ODT) ran a story stating that Dunedin City Councillor Neil Collins is “in a class of his own” when it comes to knowing big names in the entertainment industry. We liked the story so much we decided to write our own. The esteemed publication detailed Read more...

Your Exec – Who They Are and What They Do

Posted 4:49am Monday 28th February 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

Critic knows that none of you, with the possible exception of the actual people on it, know what the Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) Executive does, so we’ve decided to quickly break down for you what they do. The OUSA is run by an executive made up of ten elected representatives. Read more...

Students Swap Six Packs for Shovels to Help Earthquake Relief

Posted 4:48am Monday 28th February 2011 by Lozz Holding

Students from around the country have responded overwhelmingly to the destruction wrought by the February 22 Christchurch earthquake. Members of the public are being urged not to travel to Christchurch but to instead donate money to the Red Cross that they otherwise would spend on travel. This is Read more...

An Exec Member Got Laid

Posted 4:46am Monday 28th February 2011 by Staff Reporter

Critic this week can exclusively report that it has been offered a detailed breakdown of the sexual performance of a member of the 2011 OUSA Executive. A disgruntled former lover offered the scoop to Critic for a mere $20, and assured us that it would be worth every penny. The mole told Read more...

Toastmasters

Posted 4:45am Monday 28th February 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

The Scarfies Speechcraft Club is offering students the opportunity to improve their speaking skills and develop their leadership experience in 2011, for periods of ten weeks each semester. A demonstration meeting is being held in Room 101, 665 Cumberland St on March 8 from 5-7 p.m., and the Read more...

New Vice-Chancellor Announced

Posted 4:44am Monday 28th February 2011 by Gregor Whyte

Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Harlene Hayne is to replace Sir Professor David Skegg as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Otago. Professor Hayne, a noted psychology researcher, will become the first female Vice-Chancellor of a New Zealand university when she takes over the role in July. Read more...

Bouncing off the Halls - 1

Posted 4:42am Monday 28th February 2011 by Lozz Holding

This last week has marked the influx of 2011’s freshers. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, this lot stand out like a sore thumb as they wander aimlessly around campus in the clean, expensive clothes that mummy bought them before they left the nest. The annual rash of deliciously awkward conversation can Read more...

Gangbang? Or clusterfuck?

Posted 4:39am Monday 28th February 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

Former gang members have received assistance from the Dunedin City Council (DCC) to lease a flat situated in the student area on Dundas St. Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has confirmed that he helped arrange for the tenants – ex-Black Power members – to lease the council flat until May this Read more...