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NZUSA to Face Do-Or-Die Reforms

Posted 7:41pm Friday 23rd August 2013 by Sam McChesney

Student presidents around the country are calling for sweeping reforms to the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA), after the Waikato Students’ Union (WSU) notified its withdrawal from the organisation. In a press release circulated on 22 August, the Presidents of OUSA, VUWSA Read more...

Christchurch Rebuild a Safety Shocker, Says Worker

Posted 4:47pm Sunday 18th August 2013 by Jack Montgomerie

A temporary worker in the Christchurch rebuild has alleged shocking health and safety lapses during his time there earlier this year. Ferdinand Schuster, a 20-year-old German student on his gap year, told Critic that he had been put at risk and injured due to unsafe practices on a number of Read more...

SOGOS Go Sci-Fi

Posted 4:47pm Sunday 18th August 2013 by Lindsey Horne

It turns out SoGoS fund more than just keg parties. The International Centre for Society, Governance & Science (SoGoS) funded a roundtable discussion on Genomics in Queenstown earlier this month. The Director of SoGoS (and no doubt the mastermind behind the title) is none other than University of Read more...

Xmas Present for EXMSS Pres

Posted 4:47pm Sunday 18th August 2013 by Bella Macdonald

Massey University’s Extramural Student Society’s (EXMSS) President is firing off scandalous allegations after MASSIVE magazine revealed how much she receives for her part-time position. In a MASSIVE article published online on Friday 9 August, it was revealed that EXMSS President Jeanette Read more...

Excessive entitlement exacerbates exams

Posted 3:03pm Sunday 26th May 2013 by Claudia Herron

Exam failure may be attributed to a student’s exaggerated belief that they deserve to succeed, according to research conducted by the University of Otago. The study confirms, as educators often claim, that some students believe they have a right to succeed, known as “excessive entitlement,” Read more...

Shitty health decisions

Posted 1:24pm Sunday 19th May 2013 by Bella Macdonald

The Ministry of Health is in the firing line of Otago professors due to its reluctance to introduce a bowel cancer-screening pilot programme nationwide, despite the programme’s proven success. University of Otago health services researcher Dr Sarah Derrett, also on the Board of the patient- Read more...

He’s Dunne it again

Posted 4:00pm Sunday 5th May 2013 by Claudia Herron

Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne has come out of leftfield and banned a further two substances, both found in the popular synthetic cannabis brand K2. The totally unprecedented move by Dunne will see a Temporary Class Drug Notice issued on BB-22 and 5F-AKB48, bringing the total number of Read more...

Colmar Brunton says 80% of students keen to work for free

Posted 4:00pm Sunday 5th May 2013 by Thomas Raethel

Student Job Search is set to introduce a trial “unpaid” section from June this year, after widespread enthusiasm for volunteer work was expressed by students around the country. A Colmar Brunton poll commissioned by Studylink last year revealed that 80% of students interviewed expressed interest in Read more...

Victoria Uni teaches students how to rort the system

Posted 5:13pm Sunday 21st April 2013 by Callum Fredric

Victoria University of Wellington appears to have rorted its way to the top of the university research rankings, which were published last week. Victoria came top in two of the four measures, including the coveted award for having the highest average quality of research per staff member Read more...

Drug dealers lose a significant portion of their clientele

Posted 5:13pm Sunday 21st April 2013 by Baz Macdonald

In a crushing blow to the legalise cannabis movement, new legislation passed on 9 April will require beneficiaries to undergo drug testing when looking for employment from June this year. A 2008 Ministry of Health study showed that those on the benefit are three times more likely to be weed Read more...