Briefs

NZ Universities Slip

Posted 4:53am Monday 13th September 2010 by Gregor Whyte

New Zealand’s universities have fallen in the latest major world university rankings to be released. The QS World University Rankings were unkind to almost all New Zealand’s top institutions, with the University of Otago falling ten places from 125 last year to 135 this time around. Read more...

NZ Drug Foundation

Posted 1:07am Monday 6th September 2010 by Staff Reporter

The NZ Drug Foundation has cited the University of Otago as a case study on binge drinking in its latest publication. The article, titled ‘Campus Crackdown’, discusses the University’s efforts to deal with the culture of binge drinking pervading the student lifestyle in Read more...

Otago Graduates Win Awards

Posted 12:44am Monday 6th September 2010 by Staff Reporter

Two University of Otago graduates won national awards at the annual Dietitians New Zealand awards ceremony, the Otago Daily Times reports. Krystal Somner won the Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Young Achiever Award for her work in developing a screening tool for chemotherapy patients at risk of Read more...

Confirmed: Old People Hate Youths

Posted 12:43am Monday 6th September 2010 by Gregor Whyte

German researchers have found that old people enjoy reading news reports that cast young people in a negative light. The researchers responsible for the study posited that the tendency of old people to react positively to news stories portraying young people negatively was tied to generational Read more...

Organic Festival

Posted 3:34am Thursday 26th August 2010 by

The Students for Environmental Action will hold their sixth annual Organic Festival at Sammy’s this Saturday. The main aim of the festival is to raise awareness of the environmental and health benefits of organic food and drink.    Tickets to the event cost $5 and include one free Read more...

Quiztacular

Posted 3:31am Thursday 26th August 2010 by Gregor Whyte

On Thursday OUSA will hold its second annual quiz evening, Bride of Quiztacular. This mega-quiz night, which aims to bring together Humanities students from across all different disciplines, will feature 10 rounds of “intense quiz competition,” Walker MacMurdo says. Teams are of Read more...

Top Supervisor Honoured

Posted 3:28am Thursday 26th August 2010 by Anthony Riseley

University of Otago physical education researcher Dr. Jim Cotter has been named the Otago University Students Association’s Overall Supervisor of the Year, in recognition of his work with postgraduate students. Dr. Cotter, a senior lecturer who joined the University staff in 2001, says the Read more...

Former Critic Editor TV Star

Posted 3:27am Thursday 26th August 2010 by Staff Reporter

Former Critic Editor John Ong is to star in the new show Feedback on TV2. The show, based around a disgraced news presenter desperate to secure ratings, also stars Arthur Meek, Natalie Medlock, Orlando Stewart, and Ngapaki Emery.     The half-skit, half-sitcom comedy will Read more...

Former OUSA President Throws His Hat In

Posted 3:26am Thursday 26th August 2010 by Julia Hollingsworth

Former OUSA President Simon Wilson has formally expressed an interest in being chosen as the Labour candidate for North Dunedin. He is the third person to express interest in the candidacy, along with the Selwyn College Warden Dr. David Clark and a woman named Glenda Alexander.    Read more...

University Won’t Ban Staff-Student Relationships

Posted 3:24am Thursday 26th August 2010 by Gregor Whyte

The University of Otago has confirmed that it will not ban relationships between staff and students. The University’s review of its policy on relationships between staff and students has been completed, and the University Senate will now discuss a revised policy, which mandates that Read more...