Proctology | Issue 17

Posted 10:15pm Sunday 27th July 2014

After a long break since our last catch-up with the Proctor, he had plenty to fill Critic in on. He even forgot to mention that students should try to pull red cards without the alcohol. There have been reports of boys flashing their “gear” in the library “and waving it about.” The Proctor Read more...

Students trying to avoid a life of debt

Posted 5:12pm Sunday 20th July 2014

Students are continuing to pursue more than just a degree whilst they spend time at the University of Otago. With an upcoming recruitment visit by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) this week, Critic has spoken to a number of current and former students who have completed their studies whilst on Read more...

Piece of Castle to become zone of peace

Posted 5:12pm Sunday 20th July 2014

A Zone of Peace is to be declared covering the region from St David’s lecture theatre to the intersection of St David’s Street/Dundas Street. “It’s a voluntary initiative,” says Sung Yong Lee, lecturer at the National Peace and Conflict Centre at the University of Otago. There will be no Read more...

The 1104 By-Election votes are in

Posted 5:12pm Sunday 20th July 2014

Paul Hunt, Payal Ramritu and Jess McLean have been elected to positions on the OUSA Executive after almost five per cent of University of Otago students voted in last week’s by-election. The results were announced last Thursday 17 July. For the role of Finance Officer, Paul Hunt won with Read more...

Examination recounts result in seven per cent of marks changed

Posted 6:52pm Sunday 13th July 2014

Following investigations by Critic, it has been found that in 2013, there were 315 applications for a recount of examination results at the University of Otago. Of these, 21 people had their marks changed (6.7 per cent of applications), with 10 of these resulting in a whole letter grade change. In Read more...

Execrable | Issue 15

Posted 6:52pm Sunday 13th July 2014

Last week’s meeting opened with discussion of the health and safety issue that is the upgrade of the barriers at OUSA’s Aquatic Centre. Originally budgeted for $18,000, OUSA now has to spend up to $42,000 on the upgrade, which they hope will last at least another 18 years. It was moved that the Read more...

Crimes on Cargill by violent school girls

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014

Three young women were assaulted in Dunedin on the night of Saturday 28 June on Cargill Street. Footage of the attack has been widely shared across social media sites, showing the women being punched and kicked by seven other teenagers. One girl was kicked in the forehead so hard that it left an Read more...

The Bye-Bi-By-Election

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014

The start of the second semester will bring in a few fresh faces to the OUSA Executive, following the resignation of four Executive members at the end of the first semester. Two of the resignations were expected as Brydie Ockwell, Colleges and Communications Officer, and Nick Tenci, Finance Read more...

Execrable | Issue 14

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014

The second round of quarterly reports were presented at last week’s OUSA Executive meeting. It was to be the final meeting for four Executive members, who recently resigned, but with the exception of outgoing International Students’ Officer Kamil Saifuddin they failed to show, believing that their Read more...

Textbooks: Funding lecturers to wine and dine

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014

Purchasing textbooks is yet another cost universities expect students to meet every semester. The cost and quality of textbooks ranges enormously between papers and, too often, the matter is aggravated when lecturers only use a few chapters of the textbook, or require a new edition of the text Read more...