Execrable - 21

Posted 3:36am Thursday 26th August 2010

Last week’s meeting was a dull and dreary affair, stretching three whole yawn-inducing hours. James Meager once again took over the Presidential role, although it seemed his main job was to make Harriet shut up. Presidential hopeful Dan Stride was M.I.A. (along with about half of the Exec), Read more...

Former OUSA President Throws His Hat In

Posted 3:26am Thursday 26th August 2010

Former OUSA President Simon Wilson has formally expressed an interest in being chosen as the Labour candidate for North Dunedin. He is the third person to express interest in the candidacy, along with the Selwyn College Warden Dr. David Clark and a woman named Glenda Alexander.    Read more...

Referendum: Will. Not. Die.

Posted 11:43pm Monday 9th August 2010

The Referendum from Hell continues to cause controversy, despite an independent arbitrator throwing out all objections to how it was run.  Last Monday independent arbitrator Prof Paul Roth dismissed all the appeals that had been made.     In total eight formal Read more...

Harriet Geoghegan wants to be the next Harriet Geoghegan!

Posted 11:40pm Monday 9th August 2010

Harriet Geoghegan is seeking re-election to the role of OUSA President. At the time of printing last week Geoghegan was the only person to publicly announce their candidacy. If Geoghegan is re-elected, she will be the first person to serve a second term as President since Paul “The Read more...

Execrable - 19

Posted 11:37pm Monday 9th August 2010

Despite the dramatic mudslinging of the week before, the Exec was determined to play happy families this week, and any remaining tension was almost undetectable to the untrained eye. At Welcom’s suggestion, OUSA passed a motion supporting efforts to reduce the harm caused by excessive Read more...

Rrrreeeooww: OUSA goes high-school

Posted 4:50am Monday 2nd August 2010

OUSA is embroiled in a political crisis after five Executive members stormed out of an ‘Emergency Meeting’ dealing with matters resulting from the referendum. The meeting was called late last Thursday in an effort to push back the election date for the 2011 Executive by one week. Read more...

OUSA Survivor contest turns nasty

Posted 12:04am Monday 26th July 2010

Last week’s referendum looks set to result in a significant change to the governing structure of OUSA. Student General Meetings (SGMs) will also now be held online. When Critic went to print last week the results were still provisional, due to then-unresolved complaints regarding possible Read more...

Execrable - 17

Posted 11:49pm Sunday 25th July 2010

Last week’s meeting was more succinct than a Shortland Street special, with Earnest Adams slices to boot. With Dan Stride at the helm, some more clubs were affiliated, namely the Jewish Students’ Association, The Renaissance Rapier Club, the Dunedin Abrahamic Students Interfaith Group, Read more...

Referendum: Happening

Posted 3:54am Tuesday 20th July 2010

The future of OUSA’s governing structure and a proposal to move SGMs online is to be put to referendum this week. The new structure, if voted through, will consist of ten Executive members and the Te Roopu President as an ex-officio position with voting rights. There are five core positions: Read more...

Execrable - 16

Posted 3:45am Tuesday 20th July 2010

Execerable has been on hiatus for a while, and the sneaky Executive has lost no time discussing important things, namely, the upheaval of the constitutional structure. On the June 29, the Exec moved a motion to tell NZUSA “we are unhappy with you.” Nothing yet on how NZUSA replied, but Read more...