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The Dark Knight

Posted 4:16am Monday 11th April 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

Little is known about the character situated above the Proctor in the discipline chain; the very elusive and somewhat secretive Provost. Critic does some digging to find out more about the the man you will get sent to if you’ve been significantly naughtier than your average scarfie. The University Read more...

Hughes usurps Hughes as most respected Hughes in NZ politics. Huh?

Posted 4:14am Monday 11th April 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

Critic caught up with MP Hughes while he was down in Dunedin. No, not that Hughes, the other one – Green MP Gareth Hughes. What are you down in Dunedin to talk to students about? My talk tonight is called “Unfuck the world: cheer up, the future is bright.”  Ah right, did you Read more...

By-elections ya’ll

Posted 4:13am Monday 11th April 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

OUSA is holding a by-election for the positions of International Student Officer and Postgraduate Representative. Elections will be held electronically from April 4 2011 at 9am, until April 7 at 4pm. 2009 International Students Representative Art Kojarunchitt is running unopposed for the Read more...

Death at Unipol Recreation Centre

Posted 4:11am Monday 11th April 2011 by Gregor Whyte

A 24-year old student died whilst using a cross trainer at the Unipol recreation centre on Wednesday March 30. The death occurred around 9.30pm in the upstairs cardio room of the facility. Students present at Unipol during the incident told Critic that the unnamed female student reportedly Read more...

British Universities Greedy. Like Cookie Monster

Posted 4:09am Monday 11th April 2011 by Gregor Whyte

British universities have responded to the opportunity to drastically raise student fees without substantive justification by drastically raising student fees without any justification whatsoever (mostly). British students have responded to this by rioting, burning shit, attacking the motorcades Read more...

Business School tests Blackboard-based dating service?

Posted 3:59am Monday 11th April 2011 by Gregor Whyte with reporting by Lozz Holding

The latest online craze predicted to sweep the University of Otago is “Blackboard Dating”, after enterprising business student Sam Love last week used Blackboard’s group email function to attempt to charm a girl known only as “Sarah”. In a move both innovative and profoundly retarded (noted Read more...

Tragic death of Critic contributor

Posted 3:56am Monday 11th April 2011 by Editor

Scott Ridley (23) tragically passed away after a car accident last Thursday March 31, just south of Hampden. The car he was driving collided head-on with a truck. The truck driver, a Christchurch man in his 60s, was found deceased when emergency services arrived at the scene. Scott was airlifted to Read more...

Riding in cars with students

Posted 2:25am Tuesday 29th March 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

The Dunedin City Council has plans to stop students from abusing the scarfie ride-share scheme, involving a takedown* of anyone caught breaking its rules. The scheme allows those students attending either the University of Otago or Otago Polytechnic living in a certain zone of Dunedin to share a Read more...

Meager’s feelings hurt: either stupid Exec member or maverick genius to blame

Posted 2:22am Tuesday 29th March 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

A blog authored by former OUSA Executive member James Meager has received disparaging comments from an author claiming to have access to the Postgraduate email account within OUSA. Meager’s blog, “Mydeology”, is described by the author as “where reasonable people Read more...

Carnage/Carnal Report

Posted 2:18am Tuesday 29th March 2011 by Lozz Holding

For those students who have better things to do than dress up like a pregnant nun and try to drink their age in standard drinks, Saturday March 19 was just another day. But for the rest of us, it was one of the social highlights of the year. The amount of creativity that went into decorating Hyde Read more...