Dunners

Talking Shit About The Exec For A Bit

Posted 9:03pm Thursday 5th April 2018 by Charlie O’Mannin

Every quarter the OUSA Executive submit reports about what they’ve been doing, which the exec then votes to approve. In order to get paid, they have to have their reports approved in full. This quarter’s reports were super boring so we had our subeditors pore through them and mark Read more...

OUSA No Longer Offering Free Flu Jabs

Posted 8:48pm Thursday 5th April 2018 by Thea Bailie-Bellew

OUSA has decided not to give out free flu shots to students this year. As if the fresher flu wasn’t bad enough, now we don’t even have the chance to escape it. Back in 2016, OUSA ran a pilot scheme of 150 free flu vaccinations in order to gauge interest prior to launching a bigger Read more...

OPINION: How Gay Is Gay Enough?

Posted 8:46pm Thursday 5th April 2018 by Sinead Gill

I’m not sure how proud I feel during Pride Week. Let me cover my ass real quick. I’m not saying I’m not proud of the events on offer, or of the people who work tirelessly to put them on. Pride Week 2018 looks cool. I’m just saying that there are still internal conflicts in Read more...

OUSA Battle of the Bands Poster “Culturally Insensitive”

Posted 8:44pm Thursday 5th April 2018 by Joel MacManus

A promotional billboard for the OUSA Battle of the Bands event has been pulled after it sparked controversy for its use of a hodgepodge of cultural symbolism for a seemingly unrelated event. The image shows a person in some sort of traditional headdress from an unspecified South American culture, Read more...

Pride Week is back, bitches!

Posted 8:42pm Thursday 5th April 2018 by Sinead Gill

A cause for celebration! Pride Week is back after its three-year hiatus. And it looks to be a cracker week, boasting an impressive line-up of 17 events over nine days. If you’re worried about missing out on cool stuff because of classes, don’t fear! Some of their events are running Read more...

No Third Gender Option for Otago University Enrolment

Posted 8:39pm Thursday 5th April 2018 by Joel MacManus

There is no gender option other than male or female on University of Otago enrolment forms, something critics say is alienating potential transgender or intersex students. One student, who was interested in enrolling but found there were no options which accurately reflected their gender Read more...

No Non-Binary People Allowed in OUSA Women’s Room

Posted 8:38pm Thursday 5th April 2018 by Esme Hall

OUSA has rejected a request to allow non-binary women to use the OUSA Women’s Room. OUSA’s policy says the Women’s Room in the Union Building is a safe space for women to feel “welcome and free from harassment of any kind”. After a suggestion from Otago Read more...

OUSA Battle of the Bands poster ‘Culturally Insensitive’

Posted 5:16pm Tuesday 27th March 2018 by Joel MacManus

A promotional billboard for the OUSA Battle of the Bands event will be pulled after it sparked controversy for its use of a hodgepodge of cultural symbolism for a seemingly unrelated event.   The image show a person in some sort of traditional headdress from an unspecified South American Read more...

Student Area Terrorised by Violent, Knife-Wielding Children

Posted 10:06pm Thursday 15th March 2018 by Charlie O’Mannin

Vice-Chancellor Harlene Hayne has slammed the numbers of high school kids attending student parties in North Dunedin, arguing that they cause much of the disorder in the student area. “We have a couple of unwanted visitors at parties, particularly on Castle Street and Hyde Street that are Read more...

Alcohol Crackdown at Physio and Med Flat Crawls

Posted 10:04pm Thursday 15th March 2018 by Esme Hall

The Physiotherapy and Medical Students’ Associations can no longer provide alcohol at their Flat Crawl events in accordance with stringent new University policy. In the past student-organised Flat Crawls have provided alcohol, but this year Students Associations had to ask attendees to Read more...