Students Chalk Up Change to Lecture Recordings

Posted 11:27pm Sunday 17th August 2025 by Harry Almey

To fight for their proposed lecture recording policy, the OUSA Exec team, chalk in hand, marched outside to do a deadly battle. Despite the bitter cold and rainclouds forming, concrete outside the OUSA offices was transformed into a sea of chalked messages – before immediately getting washed Read more...

OUSA Exec: Lecture Recording Policy Rally

Posted 9:42pm Sunday 10th August 2025 by Stella Lynch

Good morning, good afternoon & good evening Academic Weapons I have some FAQs regarding the Recording of Lectures Policy that OUSA co-sponsors. TLDR: OUSA is hosting a chalking event at 4:30pm on Monday 11th August at 640 Cumberland St where we will cover the campus with reasons as to why Read more...

OUSA Exec: Lecture Recordings Policy Update

Posted 4:57pm Saturday 19th July 2025 by Stella Lynch

Good mythical morning wee Critic readers. I am ever so happy that you flicked to the back of the mag and laid your eyes upon our humble Exec column. If you’ve stopped reading already, you suck. It’s that time of year where we all get a fresh gust of wind to tide us through the Read more...

OUSA Exec: Please Give Us Lecture Recordings Policy Feedback

Posted 3:06pm Monday 22nd July 2024 by Ibuki Nishida

Hey gamers. It’s me, your International Rep, Buki. Critic’s foolishly given me this little box to write in. Like, I could say anything right now. But I’ll be nice. There are many things I wanna to tell you, but I’ll save those for another time because I am here for one reason Read more...

Pending: Closed Captioned Lecture Recordings Policy

Posted 7:24pm Sunday 26th May 2024 by Nina Brown

Academic Rep Stella Lynch is rolling up her sleeves to advocate for a University of Otago policy that would make recordings with closed captions mandatory for all lectures, with exceptions in cases of privacy concerns. Her plan includes an impending consultation process for staff and students, and Read more...

Debatable: Should lecture recordings be made available from St Paddy’s Day?

Posted 1:10pm Sunday 10th March 2024 by Otago University Debating Society

Debatable is a column written by the Otago University Debating Society. The Debating Society welcomes new members and meets at the Business School every Tuesday at 6pm. For Every lecturer knows that St Patrick’s Day is a de-facto Dunedin day of rest. To go against this and refuse to Read more...