Execrable | Issue 1

Posted 4:35pm Sunday 22nd February 2015

T he first OUSA Executive meeting for the year kicked off with OUSA President Paul Hunt laying down the law for 2015. Executive members were instructed to raise their hand if they want to say their piece during the meeting. Additionally, it was clarified that if an executive member misses Read more...

Parties go ahead despite warnings

Posted 4:35pm Sunday 22nd February 2015

T he University of Otago took a tougher stance on out-of-control flat parties leading up to the 2015 Orientation Week, with flats being asked to cancel events before the week had even begun. Residents of the Dundas Street V Flat, Dylan Hall, Tessa Lunam, Baily Beecher and Ross Stocker, Read more...

Top Lecturer Of The Year wants “no part of UCSA”

Posted 11:58pm Sunday 12th October 2014

The University of Canterbury Student’s Association (UCSA) has come under scrutiny recently by staff member Dr Ekant Veer. The popular lecturer of the marketing department wrote a blog post on 7 October declaring that he would hand back his Lecturer of the Year award, as well as the $50 prize. Read more...

Sickness at Student Health an extra $10

Posted 11:58pm Sunday 12th October 2014

As of 1 October 2014, Student Health have begun their trial period for the updated Health Declaration process during the exam period. Students will now be charged a non-refundable $10 on top of their consultation fee if they would like to be considered for the declaration. This means those with a Read more...

Bodgies and wodgies take the stage in Dunedin

Posted 1:49pm Sunday 5th October 2014

Moon at the Bottom of the Garden, brainchild of playwright Sarah McDougall, began as McDougall’s Master of Fine Arts (MFA) work piece at the University of Otago. Now, with a few adaptations, it will be performed at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery from 10 – 19 October 2014 as part of Arts Festival Read more...

Letter to the Shredditor?

Posted 1:49pm Sunday 5th October 2014

University of Canterbury students have complained that their resident student magazine Canta has failed to print letters, suggesting Canta has a bias towards certain student associations. Complaints come from the coverage, or lack thereof, of the University of Canterbury Students’ Association’s Read more...

Studylink survey shows students sort of satisfied

Posted 2:58pm Sunday 28th September 2014

StudyLink, in association with the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA), have released the results from their 2014 Learner Advisory Panel. Consisting of 178 learners from Universities and Polytechnics around New Zealand, the Panel aimed to outline the (in)experiences the students had Read more...

College of Education stretched for cash

Posted 2:58pm Sunday 28th September 2014

In a meeting on Monday 22 September, it was announced that 20 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions at the University of Otago’s College of Education would be cut. The Otago Daily Times reported the following Wednesday that academic staff hours in the college would be reduced from 49.6 to 38 FTEs. Read more...

Bar owners against proposed alcohol rules

Posted 2:58pm Sunday 28th September 2014

The new liquor laws currently being proposed by the Dunedin City Council have received a severe backlash from bar owners in the North Dunedin community. The aspects of the regulation that appear the most controversial are a 3am bar close-time, a 1am start to the one-way door policy, a prohibition on Read more...

Are students a secondary priority?

Posted 3:00pm Sunday 21st September 2014

The University of Otago is ranked as one of the best tertiary institutions in New Zealand. As quoted by Chancellor John Ward in the University’s 2013 Annual Report, “students are taught by world-leaders in their fields, and our graduates continue to be sought after by employers for their Read more...