Execrable-ish

Posted 8:17am Thursday 19th May 2011

The Exec meeting was dominated by discussion of the Planet Media Review, which has the potential to heavily impact upon both Radio One and Critic (your fave magazine evah). A total of 33 recommendations were discussed by the Exec; if you can’t imagine how long that took, imagine nearly four Read more...

Executive not happy family (apparently Critic are though?)

Posted 4:48am Thursday 12th May 2011

Last week’s Executive meeting took place on Thursday night as Critic was going to print. Dramas, clusterfucks, and resignation threats ensued. At the meeting, Administrative Vice President Brad Russell and Education Officer Katie Reid moved a motion to send amended constitutional changes to the Read more...

Otago catches up with AUT

Posted 4:09am Thursday 5th May 2011

The University of Otago has moved to standardise its Honours degree system, moving to the “3+1 model” currently used by other universities nationwide. The move comes after a University working party recommended the change, which is intended to substantially improve the administrative aspect of Read more...

Dunedin to transform from cold shithole into busy, cold shithole

Posted 4:05am Thursday 5th May 2011

The month of May in Dunedin is characterised by graduating students descending on the city in droves for the three graduation weekends. Restaurants, accommodation and flights are booked months in advance to ensure the availability of each element of graduates’ last weekend of scarfie debauchery Read more...

Execrable - 9

Posted 3:48am Thursday 5th May 2011

Last Exec meeting saw a change of scene for the meeting’s location. With the Capping Show practicing in the boardroom, Critic and the Exec relocated to the OUSA office, behind the desk where you all hand in lost property and the like. This had the added bonus of having couches as seating, so if Read more...

Law Study Released

Posted 3:31am Thursday 5th May 2011

Timaru’s finest export, University of Otago Law Facult Professor Mark Henaghan, has said that more can be done to reduce delays in processing civil cases through the court system. Professor Henaghan, Dr Saskia Righarts and Rachel Laing have recently authored a preliminary study on civil case Read more...

Apocalypse Now. Possibly.

Posted 3:51am Wednesday 27th April 2011

Disclaimer: article full of doom, gloom and ranty quotes An OUSA panel set up to review the future of its media company Planet Media took submissions last week, and will report to the OUSA executive on the 3rd of May with their findings.   OUSA has been reviewing all its assets and Read more...

Execrable - 8

Posted 3:46am Wednesday 27th April 2011

Last week’s Exec meeting welcomed in OUSA’s two newest members, Postgrad Rep Thomas Koentges, and International Students Rep Art Kojarunchitt. And WHAT a first meeting for them to have come to… The bulk of the meeting was taken up with a formal complaint from former OUSA Financial Service Officer Read more...

OUSA brings in the suits

Posted 3:41am Wednesday 27th April 2011

OUSA has engaged Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, better known as Deloitte, to take over general management of OUSA. OUSA called in the world’s largest private professional services firm to fill the gap left by the resignation of General Manager Stephen Alexander.   Sources Read more...

Disgruntled student attempts to assassinate entire Exec with monologue

Posted 3:19am Wednesday 27th April 2011

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...