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What’s the Best Day to Get $4 Lunch?

Posted 11:16am Sunday 16th April 2023 by Hugh Askerud

Critic Te Ārohi conducted a survey to answer what some have called “the most fundamental question of student existence”: On which day can you get the best $4 lunch? Opinions varied in the survey, however Monday was deemed the best lunch by 15 students, piping Wednesday by a Read more...

Pride Night at the Museum

Posted 3:16pm Sunday 2nd April 2023 by Lotto Ramsay

Tūhura Otago Museum hosted another After Dark event last Friday–this time, themed for Pride Month. With support from OUSA and Dunedin Pride, the After Dark - Pride Party was another rendition of the museum’s late-night R18 events, following on from the success of After Dark - Love Read more...

Students Raise $120k in Relay for Life

Posted 3:11pm Sunday 2nd April 2023 by

Students donned raincoats (and bunny tails) on Saturday, May 25, for the sixth annual Otago Uni Relay for Life. The 50 teams and 570 individuals signed up to the event raised over the targeted $100k before the relay even began, with the number continuing to climb as relayers circled campus for 12 Read more...

New Details: Eleven Bar “Super Crook”, Report Staff

Posted 3:09pm Sunday 2nd April 2023 by Ruari Warren

A former staff member said their time at Eleven Bar was “unlike any hospo job I’ve ever seen”. Reports from two ex-staff describe management drinking on the job, little to no oversight of employees and a security team that did little to control any of the resulting Read more...

2023 Castle Clean-Up Sees a “Whole New Generation” of Volunteers

Posted 3:07pm Sunday 2nd April 2023 by Anna Robertshawe

Returning for its fourth year, the Castle St clean-up on Friday, March 24, saw around 200 students congregate in the Dunedin sun to participate. Hosted this year by the student-led group Hold Onto Your Friends (HOTYF), the clean-up is aligned with the Sophia Charter, dedicated to Sophia Crestani. Read more...

When You’re Married to the Mob…

Posted 2:45pm Sunday 2nd April 2023 by Hugh Askerud

Ever wondered what it feels like to get harangued by a mob? Hundreds of Dunedinites found out on Saturday March 25, when members of dance crews from across the city hosted one of the most magnanimous flash mobs in Dunedin’s history. Over 100 people engaged in the mob at various points as it Read more...

Students Say Mid-Sem Break Is “Too Short”

Posted 2:39pm Sunday 2nd April 2023 by Emily Esplin

With Easter Break just around the corner, Otago students are once again asking themselves: “Why do we only get a one week break?” Critic Te Ārohi reached out to the Uni for answers. Again. We’ve done this a lot. Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Helen Nicholson began by Read more...

Drug Testing: A Q&A with Know Your Stuff NZ

Posted 11:22am Friday 31st March 2023 by Fox Meyer

It's Global Drug Checking Day today! So we've got Lachlan Akers, Regional Co-Manager for KnowYourStuffNZ to answer some common questions about drug checking services in Aotearoa.   Q. What do you mean by drug checking? Isn't drug checking what my employer 'randomly' Read more...

Ōtepoti Stands in Solidarity for Trans Rights

Posted 8:25pm Tuesday 28th March 2023 by Zak Rudin

Around 150 people gathered in the Octagon last Saturday to stand in solidarity with the transgender and irawhiti community. The gathering came in lieu of the arrival of Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (aka Posie Parker), an openly anti-trans woman who recently attracted controversy in Melbourne when Read more...

Students and Alumni React to University’s New Identity

Posted 4:08pm Sunday 26th March 2023 by Arlo Hill

There was a student hui last week to discuss the Uni’s proposed new logo and te reo Māori name. Initial reactions seemed largely supportive from current students, but with some concern over the price tag. Older members of the general public, mostly posting online, seemed to suggest that Read more...