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The Bye-Bi-By-Election

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014 by Josie Cochrane

The start of the second semester will bring in a few fresh faces to the OUSA Executive, following the resignation of four Executive members at the end of the first semester. Two of the resignations were expected as Brydie Ockwell, Colleges and Communications Officer, and Nick Tenci, Finance Read more...

Execrable | Issue 14

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014 by Josie Cochrane

The second round of quarterly reports were presented at last week’s OUSA Executive meeting. It was to be the final meeting for four Executive members, who recently resigned, but with the exception of outgoing International Students’ Officer Kamil Saifuddin they failed to show, believing that their Read more...

Textbooks: Funding lecturers to wine and dine

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Josie Cochrane

Purchasing textbooks is yet another cost universities expect students to meet every semester. The cost and quality of textbooks ranges enormously between papers and, too often, the matter is aggravated when lecturers only use a few chapters of the textbook, or require a new edition of the text Read more...

Politweets | Issue 13

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Snap. Clever. That is an incredible mental image. It’s ok to be bald, Tau. We all have our guilty pleasures. Read more...

Greatest Hits / Greatest Shits | Issue 13

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Greatest HitsThe Greatest Hit this week goes to a brand new political party attempting to grace New Zealand with its presence: the Civilian Party. Based on the satirical news site, the Civilian Party stands for a variety of ludicrous and hilarious things. Some of their policies include “defend the Read more...

Critic tackles election year | Issue 13

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Carys Goodwin

On 15 May, the annual New Zealand Budget was released. For many people the word “budget” elicits an eye roll and a groan, bringing forth images of Excel spreadsheets and a motherly voice explaining exactly why you can’t buy that hideous sofa from the Sallies. In some respects, that’s exactly what Read more...

One of the many reasons I am not in the All Blacks

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Daniel Lormans

To the superlatively super Super Rugby desk, which has shaken itself from its slumber and is starting to get exciting. We all know I am a sucker for a nice drop goal and Hayden Parker’s golden boot has been in good form, racking up all 18 points for the Highlanders against the Hurricanes. Read more...

Sausage gets messy at SGM

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Josie Cochrane

The Student General Meeting (SGM) was held at 12.35pm last Thursday outside the OUSA office, in order to notify OUSA members of last year’s constitutional breach at the NZUSA election. The breach in question occurred when three representatives of OUSA attended the NZUSA election last year. Read more...

Proctology

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Claudia Herron

This week’s visit to the Proctor saw students fronting the cost of their drunken antics by way of joy rides in the ambulance, trips to the dry cleaners and stolen lunches. While many end up at A&E on a Saturday with little recollection of how their injuries were sustained, the Proctor was Read more...

Pickering picks OUSA pockets

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Emily Draper

Talented Ice Hockey player Luke Pickering was among the eight talented students selected in the first round of Individual OUSA Grants this year. OUSA have awarded 45 Individual and Club Grants so far this year, and have completed two out of six rounds of grants. Pickering used his $500 grant Read more...