Bouncing off the Halls - 12

Posted 7:43am Thursday 26th May 2011

Freshers are hated by everyone at university, there is no arguing that. Cruelly no freshers understand why this is at the moment, but don’t worry my young squires; it will all make sense next year. To be honest, I don’ t really know exactly why we all hate you, but rest assured we can all spot a Read more...

When the Double Down came to Town

Posted 6:45am Thursday 26th May 2011

When the Double Down landed in little old New Zealand, Julia, our editor-in-chief, was inspired by the beauty of such a creation and came up with a fantastic idea for a feature: someone should eat only Double Downs for a week and see what happens. Obviously, anyone stupid enough to volunteer for Read more...

Nation mourns as Auckland Uni wins something

Posted 4:41am Thursday 12th May 2011

The annual University Games competition took place in Auckland over four days during the Easter Break from April 26 to 29. At least 2000 participants in over 20 sporting disciplines competed in the event that was nonsensically named “2011 Super City Uni Games”. Otago University went into the games Read more...

Bouncing off the Halls - 10

Posted 12:03am Tuesday 10th May 2011

Most of us are here at uni in the hope of scoring ourselves a comfortable job, as well as a big fat paycheque, at the end of it all. Two boys from Arana, however, are not on the same wavelength. Forget a desk job; these two daredevils appear to prefer the adrenaline rush of adventure and the Read more...

Otago film selected for festival

Posted 3:46am Thursday 5th May 2011

A controversial film by University of Otago student James Muir has been selected to screen in the London International Documentary Festival in May. River Dog is an environmental documentary that follows Muir’s father’s battle to stop farmers grazing stock on the Pahaoa riverbed in the Read more...

NZ Pair place third in international law competition

Posted 3:42am Thursday 5th May 2011

University of Otago law students Nic Blumsky-Gibbs and Sean Conway gained third place in an international client consultation contest in the Netherlands earlier this month. The duo entered the contest’s final with a perfect score. Ultimately the competition was won by a team from Jamaica, Read more...

Heated Debate Over Coal Burners

Posted 3:39am Wednesday 27th April 2011

Students for Environmental Action (SEA) are pushing for the University to clean up its act and swap its current unsustainable use of coal burners around campus for a more sustainable and environmentally friendly option. SEA has expressed its concern about the issue, stating that using coal for Read more...

Members of community outraged over arrest of boy for breaking the law. Critic confused.

Posted 3:23am Wednesday 27th April 2011

A 15 year old male was arrested on the Union Lawn on Friday the 8th of April after allegedly shoplifting from the $2 shop. Eyewitness reports claim the youth entered campus in between the two OUSA offices on Cumberland St, and sat down in the middle of the NORML 4.20 pro-cannabis Read more...

Bouncing off the Halls - 7

Posted 6:43am Thursday 14th April 2011

In the wake of the recent Health Sci CELS191 terms test, worth a life-threatening 20%, freshers have somehow conspired to be exponentially more annoying than usual. The mass march from St. David’s to Castle has become an even more hazardous obstacle for the rest of the student population, as the Read more...

Bouncing off the Halls - 6

Posted 4:01am Monday 11th April 2011

At this time of year, the look around campus starts to change. Stubbies start getting replaced with warehouse bum-pants, and that healthy summer tan begins to fade into an honest Dunedin white. As well as changing colour, many first years begin to change shape too. Everybody doing first year is Read more...