Stories

Heated Debate Over Coal Burners

Posted 3:39am Wednesday 27th April 2011 by Lozz Holding

Students for Environmental Action (SEA) are pushing for the University to clean up its act and swap its current unsustainable use of coal burners around campus for a more sustainable and environmentally friendly option. SEA has expressed its concern about the issue, stating that using coal for Read more...

Members of community outraged over arrest of boy for breaking the law. Critic confused.

Posted 3:23am Wednesday 27th April 2011 by Lozz Holding

A 15 year old male was arrested on the Union Lawn on Friday the 8th of April after allegedly shoplifting from the $2 shop. Eyewitness reports claim the youth entered campus in between the two OUSA offices on Cumberland St, and sat down in the middle of the NORML 4.20 pro-cannabis Read more...

Disgruntled student attempts to assassinate entire Exec with monologue

Posted 3:19am Wednesday 27th April 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

Former OUSA Finance and Services Officer James Meager spoke about his written complaint at last week’s Executive meeting, over three weeks after it was first submitted. Meager’s complaint raises eleven different concerns. These grievances include the state of the OUSA Constitution and Read more...

Weatherston appeals murder conviction.

Posted 7:00am Thursday 14th April 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

Convicted murderer Clayton Weatherston has appealed his conviction in the Court of Appeal. The three judges on the Court of Appeal have reserved their decision until later in the year. The 34 year old former University of Otago tutor was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison two years Read more...

Tragic death of community-involved student

Posted 6:58am Thursday 14th April 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

As reported last week, University of Otago student and regular Critic contributor Scott Ridley was tragically killed on March 31, when his car collided head-on with a truck and trailer unit in heavy fog near Hampden. Scott was heavily involved in the community in a number of ways, particularly Read more...

Polytech plans move to trimester system

Posted 6:57am Thursday 14th April 2011 by Teuila Fuatai

The Otago Polytechnic is considering extending its academic year from two semesters to three trimesters. Instead of the current 32-week year split into two semesters, there would be three 14-week trimesters. Under the proposed model, classes would begin mid-January and run through to the end Read more...

Polytech Library re-billed as plain Robertson. People shitty about that, and also at terrible pun in this title.

Posted 6:54am Thursday 14th April 2011 by Lauren Enright

Otago Polytechnic deputy chief executive Robin Day said that the name change of the Robertson Library (formerly the Bill Robertson Library) last year has made some of the staff at the institution unhappy. The University of Otago, who own the library, made the decision to change the name. Read more...

Omg moar Exec members. Critic is omg so happy!

Posted 6:53am Thursday 14th April 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

The happy family that is the OUSA Executive has gained two new members after a by-election was successfully held last week. Art Kiojarunchitt has been elected as the International Student Officer and Thomas Koentges has been elected as the Postgraduate Representative for the remainder of Read more...

Bonus Bonds suspected of taking tainted money

Posted 6:49am Thursday 14th April 2011 by Staff Reporter

To mark the “drugs” issue, Critic sent a reporter into the field to delve into the student drug trade. We found that Dunedin is a relatively pricey and difficult place to obtain most drugs, with drugs like ecstasy and acid far less accessible and more expensive than in other major New Zealand Read more...

Goff stops in for a coffee at Staff Club. Brings best mates. Hughes not invited. Awkward.

Posted 4:18am Monday 11th April 2011 by Julia Hollingsworth (guest appearance)

In a meeting held in the Otago University Staff Club last Tuesday, Labour frontbenchers unanimously decided to back Goff as leader of the Labour Party. The announcement came amid speculation that a change of leadership could be in the works as a result of Goff’s mishandling of the allegations Read more...