Exec Reshuffle.

Posted 12:05am Monday 12th July 2010

An online referendum will be held next week to decide the future structure of the OUSA Executive and whether Student General Meetings should be moved online. The OUSA Executive has voted to change the Executive structure, reducing the 17-strong Executive to only ten. This now has to be approved Read more...

Uni Says No to Money-Burning Freedom Learning

Posted 12:04am Monday 12th July 2010

Fears that the University of Otago is becoming a degree factory have been given more weight as interest-only enrolments will no longer accepted from 2011. Last year, 26 equivalent full-time students (EFTS) were enrolled as interest-only students, taking only one or two papers for recreational Read more...

Polytech Fortunes Continue to Yo-Yo.

Posted 12:03am Monday 12th July 2010

While the University of Otago is forced to make numerous budget cuts, the Otago Polytechnic is embracing its best annual financial performance for around 15 years. Chief Operating Officer Philip Cullen says that the 2010 budget has been revised, meaning that there is now an expected budget Read more...

University leaders scrambling for the lifeboats. Sort of.

Posted 11:59pm Sunday 11th July 2010

Health Sciences Pro Vice Chancellor Don Roberton will retire in February next year when his five-year contract comes to an end. In his role, Roberton is responsible for students enrolled in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, and physiotherapy. In total, students taught in the health sciences Read more...

Execcies set to vote themselves out of a job?

Posted 10:23pm Sunday 11th July 2010

The report of the OUSA Governance Structure Review working party was released this week, and has been met with decidedly mixed reactions. The review was begun in July last year to investigate the effectiveness of governance and representation in OUSA as an organisation.   The report Read more...

Execrable - 14

Posted 10:21pm Sunday 11th July 2010

Last week’s Exec meeting spanned two boardroom visits, much to everyone’s dismay. The extra event proposal, a.k.a the Exec’s attempt to mitigate Undie 500 riots, was discussed. he plan is to have a rugby face off between the universities of Canterbury and Otago, with a gig afterwards. Read more...

Authorities Back $40K Booze Study

Posted 8:18pm Sunday 11th July 2010

The University, the City Council, and OUSA have come under tough scrutiny after Critic revealed they collectively spent $40 000 on a four-and-a-half-page report on student drinking. It appears that no concrete guidelines, expectations, or clear terms of reference were given at the start of the Read more...

Charity Offended by Offensive Show.

Posted 8:11pm Sunday 11th July 2010

After the “traumatising” content of the Capping Show this year, Rape Crisis Dunedin has declined OUSA’s offer to be the official charity this year. Heidi Cripps of Rape Crisis Dunedin said the move was made due to the lyrics and content of the sextet sets. Rape Crisis felt that receiving Read more...

Well that all sounds very nice.

Posted 4:16pm Sunday 11th July 2010

The University of Otago Campus Master Plan was launched last week at an event in the Link, where the wine flowed and excitement was palpable. This followed an informative lecture to University staff and community leaders in Castle 1 that unveiled the bold and possibly unrealistic plan. Read more...

The Stanford of the South, maybe.

Posted 4:15pm Sunday 11th July 2010

he University of Otago has launched its Campus Master Plan, intended to guide the development of the University campuses over the next 20 to 25 years. The full plan is nearly 200 pages in length, and covers a huge array of issues. International firm DEWG was commissioned to lead the Read more...