Hör∂ur Torfason

Posted 4:40pm Sunday 7th April 2013

Hör∂ur Torfason, widely credited as “the man who brought participatory democracy to Iceland,” delivered several open speeches in Dunedin on 27 and 28 March. Held in the Burns 1 Lecture Theatre, the last of these speeches was entitled “Modern Democracy and the Iceland Experience,” and was Read more...

University set to continue annual offering of a lecturer's life

Posted 4:40pm Sunday 7th April 2013

Expectations that the University would put a bicycle lane through campus in order to get cyclists off Dunedin’s dangerous labyrinth of one-way streets have been shut down, due to “pedestrian safety concerns” and the University’s current cycle ban. Speculation started after the death of Read more...

"Shit House Chateau" now simply "House"

Posted 6:30pm Sunday 24th March 2013

The winner of OUSA’s 2012 “Worst Student Flat” award is being done up as part of an initiative to make student flats more acceptable to live in. Organisers hope the Shit House Chateau, at 47 London Street, will serve as a positive example of what can be done to improve the standard of living Read more...

Proctology | Issue 04

Posted 5:43pm Sunday 17th March 2013

Proctology kicks off this week with those perennial troublemakers, Campus Watch. After hearing on Police radio that the occupants of an abandoned vehicle were wanted, our Guardian Angels took it upon themselves to look around “just in case they could see them.” They decided to check around some Read more...

Fashion Angers The Patriarchy

Posted 5:43pm Sunday 17th March 2013

Dunedin’s iD Fashion Week was launched last Monday evening at a boozy invite-only function in the bowels of the Otago Daily Times. While introducing Susie Staley, who is the iD Committee Chairperson, Paul Dwyer of the ODT had a dig at the event’s lack of a major sponsor, suggesting that Read more...

OUSA To Spend App-roximately $30k

Posted 4:23pm Sunday 10th March 2013

In a meeting held early last week, OUSA announced they are “looking at the possibility” of developing applications for iOS, Android and Windows smartphones at an estimated upper-end cost of $30,000. The app would likely include features such as “bumping” smartphones to exchange timetables, Read more...

ODT Invents 19 People

Posted 5:18pm Sunday 3rd March 2013

The Otago Daily Times are at it again, this week falsely reporting on a meeting they didn’t attend. The gathering in question was hosted last Tuesday afternoon at OUSA’s Recreation Centre by the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA). It was a workshop designed to involve students in Read more...

The Coolest Otago Uni Papers You've Never Heard Of

Posted 9:40pm Sunday 24th February 2013

It’s lucky that you’re allowed to change subjects within the first two weeks of study. If you suddenly realise that no one really becomes a doctor, or that LAWS101 is a waste of time, check out Critic’s guide to setting up an interesting and varied six-paper year that will make you both a master of Read more...

Student Culture Is Fucked

Posted 9:40pm Sunday 24th February 2013

Castle Street has officially become lame following the completed transformation of the former Gardens Tavern (“Gardies”) into a $3.3 million University-owned and operated student study centre. The building, located at the north end of Castle Street, was a much- loved and notorious student night spot Read more...

The Future Freaks Me Out

Posted 5:59pm Sunday 7th October 2012

Over the next 20 years, a lot is set to change in the world of technology. Electric cars will drive themselves, robots will interact with us better than humans do, and augmented reality (the interaction between computer-generated sensory input and our visible reality) will become commonplace. Chief Read more...