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Critic bowled in a teeny tiny bit late to the Exec meeting last week and was shocked to find they had started without us. Obviously having Critic there isn’t as special to them as it is to us…*sob*
Moving right along, it didn’t seem like we had missed much until Stephanie Ruddock (the now former Postgraduate Representative) walked in to speak to the Exec about her resignation. She spoke of having received “harassing communications” and said she “wasn’t paid enough to get threatening messages”. OUSA President Harriet Geoghegan said that the individuals concerned have been spoken to and that the university – including the Proctor - is aware of the complaints.
 

It is against the Code of Conduct and the ethical behaviour policy to harass other students and Harriet remarked that there are “some people you just can’t control, especially when they’re external to the organisation”. A motion was passed to thank Stephanie for her work at Postgrad Rep, and she was sent on her way with Harriet telling her to “enjoy your life free of OUSA”. Critic certainly endorses this excellent decision to get out quickly.

 
The Exec was asked to do some fundraising at the weekend for the Red Cross Christchurch earthquake appeal. The Otago Museum had been in touch as they were holding an event on their front lawn, however they didn’t take too kindly to Harriet’s suggestion of Exec members standing with collection buckets, claiming the Exec could “come up with something better than that”. Harriet in turn didn’t take too kindly to this suggestion and told the Museum to “woah, easy tiger”. Kinky.
 

The suggestion of a “Dunk your Exec” stall, similar to that of the school fairs of Critic’s childhood, provoked a long silence. There wasn’t much of a response to this until Francisco, the Clubs and Communications Rep, chimed in with an “I’m keen… can we keep our clothes on?” Critic noted the odd order in which that came about; first he was keen, then he checked nakedness wouldn’t be part of the equation. But hey, we’re not here to judge. Luckily, Harriet clarified “I wasn’t thinking anything to do with nudity,” for which Critic is eternally grateful – especially when Brad, Administration Vice-Preisdent, decided he was keen too. Critic would be forced to stab our own eyes out if clothes went AWOL during this frivolity.
 

Apparently one of the Highlanders was meant to be taking part as well, as long as he wasn’t deterred by a few of our favourite Execcies joining in – with or without their clothes.