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Gardies Gonsies.

Posted 12:01am Monday 12th July 2010 by

Legendary student pub The Garden Tavern, affectionately known as ‘Gardies', has pulled its last jug. The doors to the iconic watering hole closed for the last time on Friday, June 18, a day prior to the widely-expected closing date. The University bought the pub last semester for $1.75m Read more...

University leaders scrambling for the lifeboats. Sort of.

Posted 11:59pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Julia Hollingsworth

Health Sciences Pro Vice Chancellor Don Roberton will retire in February next year when his five-year contract comes to an end. In his role, Roberton is responsible for students enrolled in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, and physiotherapy. In total, students taught in the health sciences Read more...

It's raining men (and paint) at ReO Week.

Posted 11:57pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by

ReOrientation Week kicks off today. The week-long festival, which is organised by OUSA, begins with with ‘Manday’, a day celebrating manhood and manly deeds. The day starts early with a cooked breakfast served in Main Common Room, while the FIFA World Cup Final is played on the Big Screen. Read more...

Beg for new Skegg.

Posted 11:54pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by

The hunt is on for a new Vice Chancellor after Sir Professor David Skegg's announcement that he is stepping down. Sir Professor Skegg handed in his resignation last month. Although he is only required to stay in the role for three months after giving notice, he has given 14 so that there is ample Read more...

Bling bling, money ain't a thing.

Posted 11:51pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by

The University is throwing money at the Stadium like a rap artist throws dollars at a stripper. Despite the widespread cutbacks across the board, the University has found room in their budget for a $20 million boost to the University’s stadium building, University Plaza One. In the most recent Read more...

Elderly rural couple takes Undie 500 in under their wing.

Posted 11:49pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by

A kindly Marlborough couple have found themselves offside with their neighbours after agreeing to let the Undie 500 use their backyard as a destination. While not quite Castle Street, the paddock will host the Canterbury engineering students after they turn up in their <$500-dollar Read more...

Afrotago President resigns

Posted 11:48pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by

Afrotago has found itself without a leader. Kelechi Chinaemerem Osunwa, the previous President of Afrotago, has tendered his resignation from the club, citing lack of member support and a failure to achieve objectives. He also felt that poor support from the general committee has played a role Read more...

President Egghead

Posted 11:46pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by

Software giant Microsoft has labeled OUSA President Harriet Geoghegan an ‘Egghead’. The company’s flagship word processing programme, Microsoft Word suggests ‘Egghead’ as the correct spelling for ‘Geoghegan’, a Critic investigation has revealed. The President’s last name, correctly Read more...

Profile: Andrew Boyens

Posted 10:27pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Georgie Fenwicke

A Geography and Economics graduate from the University of Otago, Andy Boyens is currently in Austria preparing for the upcoming Football World Cup in South Africa. The tallest defender in the squad, he has a wealth of experience having played professionally in the States for the last few years. Read more...

The Circus Comes to Town.

Posted 10:24pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Gregor Whyte

The Education and Science Select Committee lands in Dunedin tomorrow to hear oral submissions regarding the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill. The committee is expected to hear from a sizeable list of submitters, overwhelmingly consisting of those in opposition to the bill. Read more...

Execcies set to vote themselves out of a job?

Posted 10:23pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Julia Hollingsworth

The report of the OUSA Governance Structure Review working party was released this week, and has been met with decidedly mixed reactions. The review was begun in July last year to investigate the effectiveness of governance and representation in OUSA as an organisation.   The report Read more...

Council decision all but ensures carnage, makes Gardies closure a way bigger deal.

Posted 10:22pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Gregor Whyte

The Dunedin City Council has done its best to ensure trouble on the night of June 19 by passing a temporary liquor ban to cover much of North Dunedin, timed to coincide with the last night of the Gardies Tavern and the All Blacks vs. Wales test match at Carisbrook. In specifically Read more...

Execrable - 14

Posted 10:21pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Julia Hollingsworth

Last week’s Exec meeting spanned two boardroom visits, much to everyone’s dismay. The extra event proposal, a.k.a the Exec’s attempt to mitigate Undie 500 riots, was discussed. he plan is to have a rugby face off between the universities of Canterbury and Otago, with a gig afterwards. Read more...

That time of the semester.

Posted 10:20pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Teuila Fuatai

After a semester of hard work, early morning classes, and inebriation, exams are finally here, with the first taking place tomorrow morning. Exams are administered by Academic Services, who were helpful enough to give us a few details about this examination window. In total, including Read more...

Batton down the hatches

Posted 10:19pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Calida Smylie

The University of Otago Council will today vote on recommendations from the University Senate to restrict enrolments for the 2011 academic year. The vote is a result of an influx of domestic enrolments which has pushed the University well beyond its Government funding for Equivalent Full Time Read more...

OUSA not immune to tough economic times.

Posted 10:17pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by

OUSA’s annual operating surplus fell by just under $300 000 last year, a figure that may have an impact on the organisation’s ability to provide services to students. At the end of 2008, OUSA had an operating surplus of $1 002 902. At the end of 2009, however, this figure was down to $705 Read more...

Profile: Dr. Paul Oestreicher

Posted 8:32pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Georgie Fenwicke

Dr. Paul Oestreicher is the visiting fellow for Peace and Conflict studies and is in Dunedin working on a project concerning the abolition of armed violence in the world. A former editor of Critic, Oestreicher grew up in Dunedin after escaping Nazi Germany with his parents in 1939. After studying in Read more...

Training Facilities Opened.

Posted 8:25pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Teuila Fuatai

The Otago Clinical Skills Laboratory has received a $600 000 upgrade. Unveiled last week, the refurbished facilities include 12 consulting rooms, a waiting room, and a new simulated hospital room. Designed to improve training for students in the health professions, the laboratory provides an Read more...

By golly!OUSA By-election Results!

Posted 8:23pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by

The vacant posts on the OUSA Executive have been filled in a by-election last week. The two posts up for grabs were the Health Sciences Divisional Representative, and the Postgraduate Representative. In the former race, David McKelvey cruised to an easy victory over No Confidence, winning 134 Read more...

University Stonewall.

Posted 8:21pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Gregor Whyte

The University is refusing to give any details about how much it has spent on the Campus Master Plan so far. Architects and planners have been bought in from overseas, weeks of consultation have taken place, and a glossy 196-page report has been produced for the media and interested parties. Read more...