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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...

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...