Refugees NZ

Posted 12:28pm Sunday 19th July 2015 by Gemma Forlong

In New Zealand, the quota of 750 refugees has remained unchanged for 28 years. The UN Refugee Agency ranks us 87th per capita in the total number of refugees and asylum seekers we host and 113th when measured by GDP. Australia, despite its reputation, allows 20,000. Why are we not setting an example Read more...

Human Trafficking

Posted 12:15pm Sunday 19th July 2015 by Laura Munro

“Prosecution wise, the penalties for trafficking drugs are harsher than that of trafficking humans. It’s easier, there’s less risk and more profit. And that’s where the issue is,” said Don Lord, executive director of anti-trafficking organisation, HAGAR International. Read more...

What On Earth Is Divestment?

Posted 12:41pm Sunday 5th July 2015 by Molly Reynolds

Molly Reynolds is a member of the Otago Uni Divests campus group. On 14 July 2015, the group will be putting forward a petition to the University Council demanding that Otago stops investing funds in fossil fuels. Read on to find out more about why this is so important. Climate change is one of Read more...

Yaktivism

Posted 12:32pm Sunday 12th July 2015 by Anthony Gordon

Much has been made in the news about how school kids have used Yik Yak to cyber-bully their peers, causing some commentators to call for its outright banning. I have to disagree; my experience with Yik Yak over the past few months is not only proof of social media’s potential to bring people Read more...

125 Years of OUSA

Posted 12:17pm Sunday 24th May 2015 by Gini Jory

Over its 125-year history, OUSA has achieved and changed many things in Dunedin student life, from the introduction of the Capping Show and hosting great parties like Hyde Street to more serious matters of equality and support within both the university and the association. OUSA was founded back Read more...

The Magic Of Science

Posted 12:52pm Sunday 5th July 2015 by Gini Jory

Magic and science are commonly thought to be at odds with each other. However, this hasn’t always been the case — ancient civilisations often crossed the line between the two. Jane Foster, Marvel Heroes’ astrophysicist, once quoted Sir Arthur C. Clarke in Thor: “Magic Read more...

Beijiing Musings

Posted 12:26pm Sunday 24th May 2015 by Loulou Callister-Baker

Loulou takes us through her experience of living in Beijing on a university exchange, highlighting the cultural differences she experienced and the surreal nature of living somewhere utterly unfamiliar. Colin rolled his shirt sleeve up to reveal a barb-wired swastika with “Sons of Read more...

The Bigot Issue

Posted 12:13pm Sunday 17th May 2015 by Anthony Gordon

Writing from experience, Anthony Gordon gives us a personal account of the extent to which homophobia still exists in our city. Bigotry towards homosexual behaviour still appears to be a bigger issue than many of us realise. My first taste of Dunedin nightlife started like this: While I was Read more...

Love Letters to the Closet

Posted 12:37pm Sunday 17th May 2015 by Critic

We asked students to tell us about their experiences of being anything but the straight cisgender. Many students have used university as a time to be honest with themselves about who they are, and the reactions they receive from their friends are overwhelmingly positive — as they should Read more...

Campus Watch Confessions

Posted 12:44pm Sunday 10th May 2015 by Olivia Collier

Donning a puffer jacket, grasping a thermos of hot chocolate for dear life and looking disconcertingly like a burnt marshmallow on legs, Olivia Collier set out on one of the coldest nights this week to search high and low for the best stories pertaining to our very own guardians of the night: Campus Read more...