Execrable - 3

Posted 1:41am Tuesday 15th March 2011

Feeling somewhat excited about this week’s meeting (having heard rumours we could be in for a bit of a show), Critic decided to rock up early to see what the Execcies were up to prior to start time. Upon arrival Critic was greeted by Campaigns Officer Daniel Beck, who seemed to be going out of Read more...

Former University A player makes Japanese squad

Posted 3:20am Tuesday 8th March 2011

Former University A lock Justin Ives has been named in the provisional 41-man strong Japanese World Cup squad coached by former All Black John Kirwan. Ives, who was born in Dunedin and went to Taieri College, went to Japan for an initial six-week period in 2007 to play for the Sanyo team. Ives was Read more...

Blood Donations This Week

Posted 1:06am Tuesday 12th October 2010

New Zealand’s aging population and busier lifestyles may lead to a deficiency in blood supplies in the future, making current recruitment of younger donors particularly important. Leita Mackay of the New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) says people lead busier lives these days, and that there are Read more...

NZUSA taking it from all angles. Flak, that is.

Posted 5:48am Monday 13th September 2010

The Otago Polytechnic Student’s Association has acted on its threats to withdraw from the New Zealand University Students Association (NZUSA), calling for a referendum of its members to decide the issue of whether or not to remain part of the national body. OPSA President Meegan Cloughley Read more...

Top Supervisor Honoured

Posted 3:28am Thursday 26th August 2010

University of Otago physical education researcher Dr. Jim Cotter has been named the Otago University Students Association’s Overall Supervisor of the Year, in recognition of his work with postgraduate students. Dr. Cotter, a senior lecturer who joined the University staff in 2001, says the Read more...

Islam Awareness Week

Posted 4:42am Monday 2nd August 2010

Not to be out-done by last week’s dedication to Jesus, the Muslim University Students’ Association (MUSA) presents us with Islam Awareness Week, which begins today. Islam Awareness Week has been around for ten years, and is aimed at providing a better understanding of Islam and its Read more...

Free candy and rides in van offered. Not creepy.

Posted 11:59pm Sunday 25th July 2010

Jesus Week is upon us, bringing an assortment of events which are sure to excite those religious (and possibly the not-so religious) students among us. Historically, Jesus Week has been held in relation to Islam Awareness Week (which is next week) and has now been running for eight years. Read more...

Food More Expensive

Posted 3:49am Tuesday 20th July 2010

The University of Otago’s Department of Human Nutrition has conducted a food cost survey (2010) that confirms people spent more on their cheapest shopping trip than the previous year. Dunedin was found to be the third-least expensive place to buy a week's worth of ‘basic’ groceries Read more...

Sorry.

Posted 4:18pm Sunday 11th July 2010

An Auckland academic has apologised and paid the legal fees of a University of Otago professor, and of the University, after inaccurate information was published in a ‘leading’ academic book.   In her book, A History of the ‘Unfortunate Experiment’ at National Women's Read more...

Helicopter parents and douches asked to stay away this year.

Posted 3:12pm Sunday 11th July 2010

The Society of Otago Law Students (SOULS) is having its annual quiz night, complete with subsidised drinks and sponsored by law firm Minter Ellison Rudd Watts, this Wednesday at the Captain Cook Tavern. This arrangement is strikingly similar to last year’s event, also held at the Cook on a Read more...