Dunners

Yet Another Fran-Said-Dan-Said

Posted 6:05pm Sunday 7th July 2013 by Sam McChesney

The OUSA Representation and Governance Review is now underway, with a Working Party appointed over the break. The Working Party will hear student submissions and make recommendations on changes to OUSA’s governance structure and constitution. The Working Party is comprised of 11 members, Read more...

Re-O-Week to Bring Paint, Sexism

Posted 6:05pm Sunday 7th July 2013 by Brittany Mann

OUSA has been working around the clock to deliver students the biggest Reorientation Week yet, say OUSA figures. Critic staff members dispute the accuracy of this statement, however, having observed the Events team working only until 5pm. Wednesday 10 July sees the return of the Illuminate Read more...

Captain Cook Runs Aground, Is Eaten by Savages

Posted 6:05pm Sunday 7th July 2013 by Josie Cochrane

Hold back the tears everyone – the Captain Cook Tavern will have its doors shut throughout Re-O-Week and potentially for good, although the owners are still looking to have someone take over the lease. Dominion Breweries and James Arnott, one of the owners of the Cook, are no longer Read more...

UBS: Unemployed Book Sellers?

Posted 6:05pm Sunday 7th July 2013 by Claudia Herron

Staff restructuring at the University Book Shop (UBS) has seen a number of positions made redundant, with those staff members affected invited to reapply for newly-created positions. The restructuring is the culmination of six years of falling profits due to the difficult trading conditions faced by Read more...

Dalai Lama visits Dunedin

Posted 1:13pm Thursday 13th June 2013 by Phoebe Harrop

500 people packed out St. David lecture theatre on Tuesday to see the 14th Dalai Lama. Despite earlier trips to the city, this was his Holiness’ first official engagement at the University of Otago, and his first at any New Zealand university. His Holiness was welcomed in typically eclectic Read more...

Execrable | Online

Posted 4:46pm Wednesday 5th June 2013 by Sam McChesney

The last Executive meeting Critic attended was a desperately dull affair, full of hot air, procedural inanities, and general self-aggrandising pointlessness. The prospect of another snorefest loomed, before Critic noticed that nearby execcies’ regular chirpy demeanours had been replaced with grim, Read more...

“I hate that shit. I can’t stream Pirates anymore.”

Posted 3:03pm Sunday 26th May 2013 by Josie Cochrane

Computer network traffic at the University decreased by over 30% last year, following the introduction of restrictions on illegal downloading through the University network. Usage dropped from 464,159 GB in 2011 to 315,847 GB last year, a difference equivalent to over 400,000 hours of torrented Read more...

Busin’ like a bus

Posted 3:03pm Sunday 26th May 2013 by Thomas Raethel

The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has been lobbied by several student bodies to discount Dunedin’s bus fares for both University and Polytechnic students. OUSA, OPSA and Generation Zero all submitted material supporting Dunedin bus reforms at a Council meeting held on 15 May. OPSA spokesman Read more...

Cadbury’s new product

Posted 3:03pm Sunday 26th May 2013 by Bella Macdonald

Cadbury has announced a new product to be made in Dunedin that will be tailored to “New Zealand tastes.” It is expected to arrive on the shelves later this year. The announcement of the new product comes after Cadbury’s Dairy Milk blocks underwent a packet transformation, including a Read more...

Execrable | Issue 13

Posted 3:03pm Sunday 26th May 2013 by Sam McChesney

The Exec meeting began with two requests for OUSA affiliation, from the P3 Foundation on Campus and the Dunedin Feminist Collective. Lucy and Ruby asked if they needed to abstain due to conflicts: Lucy has dealt with P3 while Ruby is a DFC member. “Don’t worry,” Fran reassured them. “It’s not real Read more...