Victory for Vic Students

Posted 10:51am Sunday 30th August 2015

Victoria University of Wellington has announced that they will retain two democratically-elected student seats on their University Council. Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association President Rick Zwaan said, “it took a lot of work” to retain two student seats and Read more...

Execrable | Issue 20

Posted 11:02am Sunday 16th August 2015

The team began with the disaffiliation of the Volleyball Scorpions. The club has had minimal contact with OUSA in the last two years and President Paul Hunt said “the club itself is happy to be disaffiliated”. OUSA’s Student Support Manager, Philippa Keaney, is writing a book Read more...

Financial Stress Causing Depression and Anxiety

Posted 10:54am Sunday 16th August 2015

The New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) has released its 2014 Income and Expenditure Survey, which shows that students are in a worse position financially than when the last survey was done in 2010. The survey found that housing costs across New Zealand have increased Read more...

OUSA Refuses to Pay Debt

Posted 10:56am Sunday 9th August 2015

OUSA has been sent an invoice for $21,275 by the New Zealand Union of Students Associations (NZUSA) for the second half of its membership fee. Late last year, the executive withdrew its membership of the association. The NZUSA constitution, however, requires a one-year withdrawal period in which Read more...

Police Called to OUSA Executive BYO

Posted 10:22am Sunday 9th August 2015

OUSA Education Officer Zachariah Al-Alami is not facing disciplinary action after he was forcibly removed from a Dunedin restaurant for violence towards staff. The incident occurred at an executive dinner on 23 July 2015. The manager of the restaurant said issues began when Al-Alami attempted to Read more...

Professor Extinguishes Firewalking Fears

Posted 11:03am Sunday 2nd August 2015

Sparks flew outside St David’s lecture theatres last week as students were invited to take part in a firewalking demonstration. Physics expert, Dr John Campbell, hosted the event, which was preceded by a public lecture on why we’re able to safely walk on the coals, which were around Read more...

Students Spark Design Intervention

Posted 10:57am Sunday 2nd August 2015

University of Otago design students have made a submission against the proposed changes to the Applied Sciences Department. The proposal, which students became aware of earlier this month, would see the removal of Design for Technology and Clothing and Textiles as major subjects. The 16-page Read more...

Execrable | Issue 18

Posted 10:43am Sunday 2nd August 2015

The executive meeting kicked off with talk of the possible closure of the design department. Announced earlier this month, a proposal by the Division of Sciences would get rid of Design for Technology and focus more on Clothing and Textiles. President Paul Hunt says he and Philippa Keaney of Student Read more...

They’re Giving Us More Money

Posted 11:02am Sunday 26th July 2015

The University of Otago has announced two new undergraduate scholarships and increased the values for eight of the scholarships currently offered. The University of Otago New Frontiers Scholarship and the University of Otago Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship, were approved in a council meeting Read more...

Design Staff and Students Sacrificed

Posted 10:53am Sunday 26th July 2015

University of Otago design students have obtained, through an Official Information Act request, documents detailing the possible future, or lack of, for design at Otago. The first document is a review of the Department of Applied Sciences conducted in late 2014. The second is a proposal to get Read more...