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Critic brutalised. Prison style.

Posted 4:44am Thursday 12th May 2011 by Gregor Whyte

The OUSA-initiated review of Planet Media has been presented to the OUSA Executive meeting, with Critic’s present performance and future independence being brought sharply into question. The results of the OUSA-initiated review of Planet Media, the parent company of which Critic forms a part, were Read more...

Nation mourns as Auckland Uni wins something

Posted 4:41am Thursday 12th May 2011 by Lozz Holding

The annual University Games competition took place in Auckland over four days during the Easter Break from April 26 to 29. At least 2000 participants in over 20 sporting disciplines competed in the event that was nonsensically named “2011 Super City Uni Games”. Otago University went into the games Read more...

Critic’s coverage of teaching resource misuse continues. We are not encouraging it though. Well actually we kind of are.

Posted 12:00am Tuesday 10th May 2011 by Gregor Whyte

The Blackboard dating craze predicted by Critic has partially eventuated, with BSNS102 student Sam Poulter being the latest in a short line of University of Otago Commerce students to misuse the online learning tool. Just after 1pm on Tuesday May 3, Poulter sent a Blackboard email to the entire Read more...

Obituary

Posted 11:56pm Monday 9th May 2011 by Hana Aoake

On Monday May 2, Dunedin personality Larry Matthews was found dead in his George Street apartment. His death came as a shock to those who knew him, and he will be sorely missed both within the arts community and throughout wider Dunedin. Larry was an artist, designer, poet, writer, magician, Read more...

Student loans to remain interest free. Students to remain OTP.

Posted 4:12am Thursday 5th May 2011 by Gregor Whyte

The government has announced that significant changes to the student loan scheme will be included in the Budget of May 19. However, Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce confirmed that student loans will remain interest free for those students residing in the country. Among the changes to the Read more...

Otago catches up with AUT

Posted 4:09am Thursday 5th May 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

The University of Otago has moved to standardise its Honours degree system, moving to the “3+1 model” currently used by other universities nationwide. The move comes after a University working party recommended the change, which is intended to substantially improve the administrative aspect of Read more...

Dunedin to transform from cold shithole into busy, cold shithole

Posted 4:05am Thursday 5th May 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

The month of May in Dunedin is characterised by graduating students descending on the city in droves for the three graduation weekends. Restaurants, accommodation and flights are booked months in advance to ensure the availability of each element of graduates’ last weekend of scarfie debauchery Read more...

Apocalypse Now. Possibly.

Posted 3:51am Wednesday 27th April 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

Disclaimer: article full of doom, gloom and ranty quotes An OUSA panel set up to review the future of its media company Planet Media took submissions last week, and will report to the OUSA executive on the 3rd of May with their findings.   OUSA has been reviewing all its assets and Read more...

Roman Empire declined, domestic enrolment numbers just following the trend.

Posted 3:43am Wednesday 27th April 2011 by Teuila Fuatai

Stricter entry requirements to the University of Otago have seen a reduction in Semester One enrolments. With penalties for exceeding their allocated domestic roll cap, the University raised entry requirements in Semester Two last year and introduced a two-tier domestic enrolment system this Read more...

OUSA brings in the suits

Posted 3:41am Wednesday 27th April 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

OUSA has engaged Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, better known as Deloitte, to take over general management of OUSA. OUSA called in the world’s largest private professional services firm to fill the gap left by the resignation of General Manager Stephen Alexander.   Sources Read more...