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Posted 11:27am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Joel MacManus

To call Todd Barclay’s life unusual would be an understatement. At just twenty four years old, not only did he put himself forward as a parliamentary candidate in Clutha-Southland, he won by a landslide and stepped into the gigantic shoes of the outgoing MP, Bill English.  I sat down Read more...

Trump vs Clinton

Posted 11:13am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Joe Higham

Super Tuesday, a day that can revive or destroy a candidate’s hope for the presidency, took place on March 1 across America as eleven states voted in both the republican and democratic races. Relatively early on, results showed that the Trump political juggernaut is continuing its Read more...

DiCaprio Bags An Oscar

Posted 11:09am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Hugh Baird

After years and years of being denied the award many believe he has long deserved, Leonardo DiCaprio finally graced the stage at the 88th Academy Awards and mitted himself a golden Oscar for his role in The Revenant.  The Academy Awards, more affectionately known as the “Oscars” Read more...

Reddit Used To Raise Alarm

Posted 10:58am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Jessica Thompson

In a distressing turn of events, a Dunedin student was saved by her fiancé with the aid of the entertainment and social news website Reddit. Melody Madill began experiencing a seizure during a Skype session with her fiancé, Anna Messner on Tuesday afternoon. Messner, situated in the Read more...

Campus Cop Believes Non-students Involved In Flat Fire

Posted 10:54am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Critic

Dunedin Police are investigating the couch fire that saw a house on Castle Street come alight in Orientation Week. Campus Cop John Woodhouse says the investigation is ongoing. However, he believes it is likely that non-students were involved. Mr Woodhouse said that while couch fires are Read more...

Four Months Enough For Proctor

Posted 10:48am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Joe Higham

The Proctor of Otago University, Dave Miller, has resigned from the position. He has accepted a job offer from the justice sector, which is where he was employed prior to becoming Proctor just four months ago.  Miller took over from Simon Thompson in late October, who had been Proctor for 15 Read more...

Minimum Wage Increases Fail To Inspire

Posted 10:44am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Joe Higham

The government has announced that the minimum wage will increase 50c from April 1, taking it from $14.75 to $15.25.  Having risen every year since 2009, when it was just $12.50 an hour, the minimum wage still remains far below what some people have been campaigning for. The Living Wage Read more...

CC ’fucking’ TV

Posted 10:36am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Henry Napier

The University of Otago has confirmed their intention to install CCTV cameras throughout a number of student populated streets in Dunedin, with the aim being to keep Otago University students safer. The specific areas intended for the CCTV surveillance are still being finalised, however proposed Read more...

Execrable | Issue 2

Posted 10:33am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Henry Napier

The OUSA executive kicked off the year funding a student political radio show on Otago Access Radio, despite students already having access to broadcast through Radio One. The executive voted last Monday to support the show hosted by Tyler West to be held on Otago Access Radio. The show would be Read more...

2016 New Zealand Teams Preview

Posted 11:39am Sunday 28th February 2016 by Critic

Blues Luckily for the Blues in 2016 the only possible way to go is up. The franchise had a 2015 to forget, winning only three of their matches, losing their first nine and dealing with a raft of off field challenges, ending with the resignation of coach Sir John Kirwan. Players to Watch: Akira Read more...