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The New Language of Racism and Othering

Posted 11:27am Sunday 2nd April 2017 by Kirio Birks

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No End in Sight For Syrian Civil War, But You Can Help

Posted 10:55am Sunday 2nd April 2017 by Zahra Shahtahmasebi

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Alibi Bar Closes Due to DCC’s Hard Line on New Alcohol Legislation

Posted 10:51am Sunday 2nd April 2017 by Zahra Shahtahmasebi

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Financial Position of PE School “Not sustainable” ­ —Pro-Vice Chancellor

Posted 10:48am Sunday 2nd April 2017 by Joel MacManus

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Absence of Students the Reason Dunedin Won’t Host 2018 Sevens

Posted 10:46am Sunday 2nd April 2017 by Joe Higham

Speculation had been growing that either Hamilton or Dunedin would become the new hosts for the New Zealand leg of the HSBC World Sevens Series, however that was soon dismissed when the event’s dates were not able to be aligned with the university year, meaning students would not be in town to Read more...

University Working with OUSA To Address Sexual Harm

Posted 10:41am Sunday 2nd April 2017 by Joel MacManus

The University of Otago has taken a major step to address the issue of sexual harm among students, establishing the working group called Sexual Harm and Assault Response and Evaluation (SHARE). The aim of the group is to “investigate a co-ordinated response to any future reports of sexualised Read more...

OUSA to Provide Flu Vaccinations to 2,500 Students After Success of Pilot Scheme

Posted 10:37am Sunday 2nd April 2017 by Joe Higham

OUSA will build upon the success of their 2016 flu vaccination pilot scheme to provide free vaccinations to roughly 2,500 students at a cost to the association of approximately $50,000.  The 2016 pilot scheme provided 150 free flu jabs to students in late May, and was part of former Read more...

Flaws in Funding Model Incentivises Research Over Teaching, Report Claims

Posted 10:35am Sunday 2nd April 2017 by Anna Linton

A report published by the Productivity Commission on tertiary education last week has highlighted that the current funding model incentivises research over teaching.  It claims that both the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) and international rankings systems encourage tertiary Read more...

Keeping tabs on the Exec

Posted 10:31am Sunday 2nd April 2017 by Joe Higham

The executive began by formally disaffiliated the Otago University Dive Club and proposed giving the entirety of their diving gear to the Otago University Spearfishing Club. Education Officer Bryn Jenkins reminded the group that doing that doing so could create difficulty in future if the Dive Club Read more...

Things You Aren’t Allowed to Say in NZ Parliament

Posted 11:58am Sunday 26th March 2017 by Joel MacManus

Debate in the chambers of parliament can, and should, be heated and intense. But the Speaker of the House must maintain order, and does so by ruling on what language is appropriate. ‘Unparliamentary Language’ means any insults, unbecoming language, or accusations of Read more...