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University being anti-social.

Posted 8:20pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Calida Smylie

Proposed restructuring of the University of Otago’s Social Work and Community Development department has prompted a group of concerned students to urge caution. Plans are in the works that would see the Social Work and Community Development department merged with the departments of Sociology and Read more...

SGMs to go viral?

Posted 8:19pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by

The OUSA Executive was expected to vote on a raft of changes to how students set association policy as Critic went to print late last week. Prime among these was a motion to hold Student General Meetings (SGM) online, in an effort to increase student participation in the constitutional process. Read more...

Authorities Back $40K Booze Study

Posted 8:18pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Julia Hollingsworth

The University, the City Council, and OUSA have come under tough scrutiny after Critic revealed they collectively spent $40 000 on a four-and-a-half-page report on student drinking. It appears that no concrete guidelines, expectations, or clear terms of reference were given at the start of the Read more...

Proctology - 13

Posted 8:16pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Tailgunner Joe

While sitting in the Proctor’s waiting room this week I couldn’t help overhearing him tell someone that “If you come up here again you’ll be getting a thousand-dollar fine.” That someone then left his office with a cheerful and satisfied expression on her face, indicating once again the Read more...

Restaurant Bookings Possible Again.

Posted 8:13pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Gregor Whyte

Graduation season has rolled to an end for another May and bookings are once again possible in restaurants classier than Blue Sky. This year’s three graduation weekends saw almost thirteen hundred graduates make the trek to the Town Hall to cross stage in person. Each graduation ceremony Read more...

When it rains, it pours.

Posted 8:12pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by

The grim reaper is at it again, this time stalking the corridors of the University of Otago College of Education. Tertiary Education Union southern organiser Kris Smith told the Otago Daily Times that staff members from the College of Education were called to a meeting last Wednesday, and were Read more...

Charity Offended by Offensive Show.

Posted 8:11pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Julia Hollingsworth

After the “traumatising” content of the Capping Show this year, Rape Crisis Dunedin has declined OUSA’s offer to be the official charity this year. Heidi Cripps of Rape Crisis Dunedin said the move was made due to the lyrics and content of the sextet sets. Rape Crisis felt that receiving Read more...

Andrew Spraggon

Posted 4:26pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Georgie Fenwicke

Calling all experienced music managers. Andrew Spraggon and his band Sola Rosa have recently gone independent, splitting from their record label, Warners and are in need of your help. A talented troupe of musicians, they have a good work ethic and play well with others. Their last album, Get Read more...

Sorry.

Posted 4:18pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Anthony Riseley

An Auckland academic has apologised and paid the legal fees of a University of Otago professor, and of the University, after inaccurate information was published in a ‘leading’ academic book.   In her book, A History of the ‘Unfortunate Experiment’ at National Women's Read more...

More More More. Cuts.

Posted 4:17pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Guy Wilson

The University of Otago has begun a review of two of its departments that employ general staff. The University has some 40 non-academic departments, and the two under review are human resources and UniPrint, the in-house printing service. The University is seeking ways to make its operations Read more...

OUSA Elections

Posted 4:16pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Gregor Whyte

Elections for the vacant positions on the OUSA Executive will be held from midnight Wednesday May 26 to 4pm Thursday May 27.  The vacant positions are Health Sciences Divisional Representative, and Postgraduate Representative. If you want to know more about the candidates you can head Read more...

Well that all sounds very nice.

Posted 4:16pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Julia Hollingsworth

The University of Otago Campus Master Plan was launched last week at an event in the Link, where the wine flowed and excitement was palpable. This followed an informative lecture to University staff and community leaders in Castle 1 that unveiled the bold and possibly unrealistic plan. Read more...

The Stanford of the South, maybe.

Posted 4:15pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Julia Hollingsworth

he University of Otago has launched its Campus Master Plan, intended to guide the development of the University campuses over the next 20 to 25 years. The full plan is nearly 200 pages in length, and covers a huge array of issues. International firm DEWG was commissioned to lead the Read more...

Grad Party #3 Up in Flames

Posted 4:14pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Critic

Grad Party 3 was cancelled late last week due to poor ticket sales. Wilder Promotions Director Callum Fry pulled the plug on the gig, scheduled to be held on over the weekend at Sammy’s, blaming a fickle Dunedin market and a busy month for University work for the poor sales. When Critic spoke Read more...

Another treasure snapped up for offshore interests:

Posted 4:13pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by

University leases 14 Castle Street flats for international students.     It appears that the University has taken further steps in it’s ongoing war against the ‘Scarfie’ drinking culture. The University has leased a number of Castle Street flats from tenancy Read more...

BUDGET 2010 : Few surprises for the tertiary sector.

Posted 4:12pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Gregor Whyte

Students were not lead to expect much from last week’s Budget announcement and it turned out to be as boring and lacklustre as expected with all the main points signalled ahead of time.   The big news for students was a raft of changes to the student loans and allowances programmes, Read more...

Budget News Analysis: From The Right

Posted 4:10pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Edward Greig

Tax is the main Budget feature this year, and it has been delivered on. Of course, those on lower incomes will be getting fewer extra dollars a week, but it is important not to forget that those on higher rates already pay a lot more tax in absolute terms. Taking the GST rise into account, Read more...

Budget News Analysis: From The Left

Posted 4:09pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Dominic Szeker

Last week, Finance Minister Bill English presented the “Don’t Be Jealous” Budget to New Zealand. Tax reform was the biggest feature. The spin-doctor at Crosby/Textor who came up with the tagline ‘Tax Shift’ probably got a nice bonus. Good frames don’t save bad paintings, though, and numerous voices Read more...

Bouncing off the Halls - 12

Posted 3:49pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by

We learned that at UniCol, after constant nagging from his girlfriend, one particular young man went out and bought some pills that allowed him to keep nocturnal activities interesting for more than sixty seconds.   For whatever reason, he then decided to sell them off to his mates, and Read more...

Simon Moore SC

Posted 3:32pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Georgie Fenwicke

Simon Moore SC is a real-world Denny Crane -- without the mad-cow. A Crown Prosecutor for Auckland since 1994, Moore has appeared in a number of New Zealand's most prolific criminal trials. Animated and knowledgable, he spoke to graduating Law and Commerce students over the weekend. Critic Read more...