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Students Arrive, Coathanger Shortage Ensues

Posted 4:11am Tuesday 18th May 2010 by Julia Hollingsworth

Thousands of students arrived in Dunedin last week, much to the excitement of local businesses. Over 20 000 students are enrolled at the University of Otago, many of whom have come from out of town. A large proportion of these students came into the city within a two-day period over the Read more...

Realationships under microscope

Posted 4:00am Tuesday 18th May 2010 by Julia Hollingsworth

A review of the University of Otago ethics policy, which may ultimately result in tighter restrictions on student-staff relationships, is currently underway. The review originated as a result of Sophie Elliott’s murder at the hands of her tutor Clayton Weatherston. In total sixteen Read more...

Science Exec off to Cambridge

Posted 3:57am Tuesday 18th May 2010 by Julia Hollingsworth

Last year’s Science Representative on the OUSA Executive has been awarded a prestigious Woolf Fisher scholarship to support her postgraduate study at Cambridge University. Nathalie Saurat is one of three students nationwide to be awarded the scholarship, which is selected by a panel of Read more...

Proctology - 01

Posted 3:54am Tuesday 18th May 2010 by Tailgunner Joe

The Proctor is the University official charged with discipline on campus. Behind his genial boys-will-be-boys demeanour and splendid moustache is a very practical and unsentimental man who, for the duration of your enrolment, has more statutory authority over you than any public employee this side Read more...

For when you realise that all 1800 of you aren’t getting into Med …

Posted 3:37am Tuesday 18th May 2010 by Gregor Whyte

For all those students who know they want to be at university, but aren’t quite sure what they should be studying, comes an innovative and award-winning piece of software developed at the University of Otago. Otago Choice asks users to answer questions on their interests and then ranks the 103 major Read more...

Bainimarama would never let Dane Rumble play at his party

Posted 3:35am Tuesday 18th May 2010 by

The news media are pissed off with OUSA over a form they were forced to sign before they could film inside Orientation gigs. The gag, in the form of a contract, demands that media who are filming any O-Week event refrain from recording any material showing students drinking excess amounts of Read more...

University forced to sell kidney to get by

Posted 3:38am Monday 10th May 2010 by Anthony Riseley

University of Otago Vice-Chancellor Sir Professor David Skegg is pushing for the Government to invest more in universities, saying New Zealand institutions are likely to lose high calibre staff and students to Australia if funding continues as it is. The University of Otago has a strong Read more...

Row, row, row your boat, gently down the Clutha …

Posted 3:37am Monday 10th May 2010 by Julia Hollingsworth

Former Cambridge University coach Grant Craies is the newly appointed Head Coach of the 70-strong Otago University Rowing Club. Craies began coaching in 1994 after representing New Zealand and winning championship gold medals in 1993. Craies’ coaching highlight to date has been his Read more...

Government Set to Wean Addicted Students Off Loan Teat

Posted 3:36am Monday 10th May 2010 by Calida Smylie

The Government has planned significant changes to student loan eligibility, which include cutting loans to students who take too long to finish their undergraduate degrees and introducing a requirement that students pass half of all their courses to remain eligible. Tertiary Education Read more...

Couch Fire of Unusual Stupidity

Posted 3:35am Monday 10th May 2010 by

For most of us, the Bloodhound Gang’s ‘The Roof is on Fire’ is something we sing along to whilst pissed, without it having too much relevance to real life. However, for University of Otago students Phoebe Roach, Kylie Campbell, Jess Findsen, Josie Mooney, Alana Bright, and Julia Prier, the song Read more...