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New VC Just Dropped

Posted 2:31pm Sunday 27th February 2022 by Fox Meyer

David is your new Vice Chancellor, sort of like the Uni’s CEO. He’s an infectious disease expert, a guitar-maker, and a very kind man who looks a bit like a more scholastic Colonel Sanders. Critic recently sat down with David to give him a quick vibe check, which he passed with flying Read more...

Testing Centres "Swamped" after Castle St. Covid Case

Posted 1:40pm Thursday 17th February 2022 by Denzel Chung

Students have flocked to North Dunedin’s Covid-19 testing centre in the hours since a positive case was linked to a Castle Street party. They are now turning away asymptomatic people, asking them to self-isolate instead.   Barely two hours after the University advised all students Read more...

OUSA Discourages Partying, Receives Backlash

Posted 5:10pm Tuesday 15th February 2022 by Denzel Chung

An Instagram post requesting that students “put the parties on pause” has been taken off of OUSA’s story after receiving backlash from students. OUSA has since clarified that they “are not here to kill any good vibes for students,” but wants to ensure parties are kept Read more...

Prof. Jo Baxter Announced As New Dunedin Med School Dean

Posted 2:28pm Friday 11th February 2022 by Denzel Chung

The Dunedin School of Medicine has just announced that Professor Joanne ‘Jo’ Baxter (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Mamoe, Waitaha, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō) will take over the Dean’s role from July 2022. She will be the first wahine Māori to ever hold the Read more...

Alcohol, Youth and Male-ness Define 2021’s Serious Misconduct Cases

Posted 11:26am Friday 11th February 2022 by Denzel Chung

CW: discussion of sexual misconduct cases    Every single incident of serious misconduct in 2021 was caused by first and second-year students, almost all of them male.    The Provost’s annual report for 2021 found nine incidents of “serious Read more...

Bong Lung could be for Life, Says Otago Study

Posted 11:52am Friday 4th February 2022 by Sean Gourley

A long-running University of Otago study has found that smoking weed long-term could lead to a distinct type of lung damage, which may be permanent.    As part of the “Dunedin Study,” Otago researchers have tracked 1,037 individuals in Dunedin since they were born in Read more...

Otago Embraces Open-Access Publication

Posted 1:17pm Monday 31st January 2022 by Denzel Chung

The Uni has inked a deal that would allow researchers to publish their findings in over 4,500 different journals as open-access publications, for free, with more coming next year.    Under these new “Read and Publish” agreements, which kicked in at the start of this year, Read more...

Student Health Braces for Omicron

Posted 11:32am Thursday 27th January 2022 by Denzel Chung

Student Health Services are preparing for a community outbreak of Omicron by moving away from in-person appointments, warning that wait times may increase due to a lack of backup clinical staff.    To minimise the risk of staff and patients contracting Covid-19, under the Red traffic Read more...

“Fuck Covid,” Says CEO Offering Free Posters For Bands

Posted 12:48pm Wednesday 13th October 2021 by Denzel Chung

Phantom Billstickers, the street poster company, is offering Aotearoa’s bands and live performers free posters to promote their gigs post Covid-19.  In a press release, Phantom stated that it “wants to see live performances roaring back once Covid restrictions end. So Read more...

Melissa Lama: Who Is She?

Posted 9:12am Sunday 10th October 2021 by Erin Gourley

“My life involves lots of different worlds,” says Melissa Lama. “There’s the Pacific community, I’m a mum, there’s student politics, and I study. I do it to myself but I wouldn’t change it, it’s who I am.” Melissa is your 2022 OUSA President. Read more...