University Lies About Sanitary Bin Numbers in Female Toilets

Posted 9:49pm Thursday 17th May 2018

The University does not have enough sanitary disposal bins in its female toilets and provides none in their male toilets. The University’s Property Services Division Director Barry MacKay told Critic that, “Every female toilet cubicle has a sanitary bin”. This is not true. Read more...

Former OUSA Presidential Candidate Running for NZUSA Vice President

Posted 9:46pm Thursday 17th May 2018

Former OUSA presidential candidate Finn Shewell, who narrowly lost to Caitlin-Barlow Groome by 91 votes is standing for Vice President of the New Zealand Union of Students’ Association (NZUSA), after previous VP Melissa Evans resigned mid-year. The only other candidate is current NZUSA Read more...

Talking About Periods Is a Very Good Thing

Posted 5:55pm Thursday 17th May 2018

GUEST EDITORIAL: My friends and I recently had a conversation about periods. We discovered that one friend had been going through life with some very wack assumptions. Firstly, he thought that people on their periods wore pads all the time like diapers. Secondly, he thought pads stuck to skin Read more...

Isle of Dogs Is Even More Problematic Than the Critics Are Saying

Posted 5:49pm Thursday 17th May 2018

I was excited to see Wes Anderson’s new film Isle of Dogs. I am a fan of Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr. Foxand Rushmore. I love dogs and thought the film’s premise about how far we’ll go to protect our dog companions sounded cute. Read more...

Uncertainty for Te Rangi Hiroa after Dunedin Hospital Announcement

Posted 11:01pm Friday 11th May 2018

The future of Te Rangi Hiroa College is unclear after the Government announced its building is part of the new site for the Dunedin Hospital. Dunedin’s new hospital will be built on the Cadbury site and on the next block to the north, which currently contains a Wilson’s carpark and Te Read more...

The OUSA Exec Are Making Less Than Minimum Wage. How Is That OK?

Posted 8:55pm Friday 11th May 2018

OPINION: Student Association Executives are vital for ensuring that students are represented at the university, regional and national levels. But they’re overworked and underpaid. That isn’t right. Two weeks ago Critic reported on the resignation of two Executives of the Auckland Read more...

Students Challenge Sexual Violence Stereotypes

Posted 9:02pm Saturday 5th May 2018

Content Warning: discussion of sexual violence, child sexual abuse, rape, intimate partner violence     As part of Rape Awareness Week, Union Hall turned into an exhibition of clothing of survivors of rape and sexual assault. The Students Against Sexual Violence (SASV) Read more...

Computer-based examinations for seven papers this semester

Posted 2:32am Monday 30th April 2018

Seven papers will introduce computer-based exams this semester as the University trials computer-based examinations. OUSA Campaigns Officer Roger Yan sits on the Computer Based Examinations working group that has the “goal of finding a working product that the University can use if it wants Read more...

Two AUSA Executive Members Resign

Posted 2:29am Monday 30th April 2018

Two Auckland University Students’ Association executive members have resigned in the space of two days over claims of unreasonable work hours and poor management. Welfare Vice-President Isabel Holm resigned on Wednesday 18th April and Queer Rights Officer Isabella Francis resigned on Friday Read more...

Men’s Only Med Group Hopes to Combat Mental Health

Posted 8:35pm Thursday 19th April 2018

The Otago University Medical Students’ Association (OUMSA) has started a men’s only social group for mental health support called “Men in Med”. It forms part of OUMSA’s wider initiative to provide social events that aren’t centred around alcohol. Third-year Read more...