Stories

Only 12 students found frozen dead in their hovels after minor snow flurry; authorities pleased

Posted 5:29am Monday 8th August 2011 by Lozz Holding

Dunedin suffered its heaviest snowfall in fifteen years, bringing widespread chaos and disruption to the city, but also delivering a couple of days welcome entertainment to the student population that didn’t have to study for UMAT. During the early hours of Sunday July 24, snow began to fall Read more...

Students jizz themselves as rockstar student politicians hit Dunedin

Posted 5:27am Monday 8th August 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

NZUSA Co-Presidents David Do and Max Hardy visited Dunedin last week as part of a nationwide tour of member campuses in order to engage with constituent students. Throngs of female students had to be held back by security after Do and Hardy hit the Dunedin campus, such was the sexual allure of the Read more...

Because the only thing people like more than drinking is studying

Posted 5:26am Monday 8th August 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

The University of Otago has released plans to redevelop former student pub Gardies into a “study and social centre.” Last year the University paid $1.75 million to buy the Gardens Tavern and transform the former drinking den into a new facility called the Marsh Study Centre, named after Graeme Read more...

Vote Chat: Politicians talk Politics

Posted 5:17am Monday 8th August 2011 by Joe Stockman

Each Friday at noon, politics lecturer Bryce Edwards is interviewing politicians in an ongoing series called “Political Chat”. Last week, Labour's North Dunedin candidate and electoral shoe in David Clark stepped up to the plate and talked about existential philosophy, social justice, and running in Read more...

Students unite for non-shitty future

Posted 5:15am Monday 8th August 2011 by Julia Hollingsworth

New nationwide youth-led lobby group Generation Zero held a public lecture last Wednesday to encourage students to do something about climate change. Held at the St David’s lecture theatre, the venue was almost packed to its 550-person capacity. The lecture was entitled “Cheer up Read more...

This Paper Possibly Propels Politico to Parliament

Posted 4:09am Thursday 28th July 2011 by Gregor Whyte

Former Critic Editor Holly Walker may earn a list seat in Parliament this year after the Green Party’s strong showing in a recent Colmar Brunton poll. Walker is twelfth on the party list, meaning she would squeak into Parliament if the Greens can replicate their poll showing of 10% at the Read more...

ACT Party a Little Cagey

Posted 4:07am Thursday 28th July 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

OUSA President Logan Edgar was assaulted by a member of ACT on Campus shortly before entering his prison cell, where he spent two days protesting against VSM. The altercation began when Edgar screwed up a protest sign that a female member of the ACT group was holding, tossing it in the Read more...

Logan Locked up for VSM's Bad Behaviour

Posted 3:56am Thursday 28th July 2011 by Lozz Holding

Last week OUSA President Logan Edgar locked himself inside a cage for 42 hours between 7pm Monday and 1pm on Wednesday. The stunt was designed to protest the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill. The bill was introduced to Parliament by the ACT party and, if passed, could leave Read more...

Crowd Divided on VSM, United Against Hilary

Posted 3:44am Thursday 28th July 2011 by Staff Reporter

Gareth Hughes (Green Party), David Clark (Labour), Michael Woodhouse (National) and Hilary Calvert (ACT Party) took part in a debate on VSM - among other issues - on Friday July 15 at the Gazebo Lounge. The politicians were given five minutes to introduce themselves at the beginning of the Read more...

Next stop the White House

Posted 5:11am Monday 25th July 2011 by Gregor Whyte

New OUSA President Logan Edgar has had a meteoric rise in politics. Only weeks ago Edgar was just another bum on a seat in BSNS104: Principles of Economics One. Now he finds himself in charge of a multi-million dollar organisation, and many are tipping him to go on to even greater things. Read more...