Semesters Dropped to 12 Weeks For 2027
This just in – the University of Otago is planning to change our semesters from 13 weeks to 12 starting from 2027. The saved week will be used as what they’re calling a “reading week” for students. It’s well known that Otago’s hick cousins, Lincoln and Canterbury University, both get three-week semester breaks. Up North, all five Universities (Vic, Waikato, Auckland, AUT, Massey) get two weeks. Otago...Second Year Law Camp Cancelled “For The Foreseeable Future”
Law Camp was a fixture of the second year law experience at the University of Otago. Hosted by the Society of Otago University Law Students (SOULS), they quietly cancelled for this year’s iteration of the camp. The event was traditionally a getaway to the country – featuring skits, drinking, no phones, bonding activities and jokes only someone willingly taking a degree with an 100% exam willingly. If you weren’t lucky enough to...Dunedin Youth Orchestra Unlocks New Sound
In a grand collaboration with Dunedin Youth Orchestra, international performer and composer Daniel Verstappen (yes, a relative of the F1 driver) will be playing at Hanover Hall on the 1st of April. Belgium-born Daniel fell in love with New Zealand when he visited two years ago, and he hopes this collaboration will inspire and encourage the next generation. The collaboration will involve five days of rehearsing with the Youth Orchestra, and...Tamatha Paul Talks Housing
Tamatha Paul, Green MP for Wellington Central, and Party Spokesperson for housing (among other things), caught up with Critic Te Ārohi for a chat about the Green’s upcoming housing campaign. Housing is something that affects everyone, whether you’re “a student living in a shit flat constantly getting sick, someone who’s rough sleeping at the moment… [or] a young person who doesn't want to rent for the...Local Produce: Deaf Raccoon
Deaf Raccoon are one of Dunedin’s most exciting new alternative punk bands, and are a testament to the importance of having all-ages gigs. Having only played their first gig in April of last year, the four-piece have already released a single, played the Rockquest National Finals, and made noise at the Dunedin City Council’s New Year’s Eve show at the Octagon. The four-piece are not even out of high school yet, and are already...
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