The Queer Support Coordinator That Didn’t Exist For 4 Years

Posted 5:34pm Sunday 16th March 2025 by Hanna Varrs

OUSA Queer Support has encouraged everyone to keep an eye out for their 2025 plans, having recently boasted on their socials that they’re “back, baby!” But a keen-eyed Critic Te Ārohi questioned Student Support about how “back” they really are considering failed Read more...

OUSA Exec: Residential Hall Visits

Posted 5:40pm Sunday 16th March 2025 by Callum Hadlow

We all know the state of housing in Dunedin, and far too many of us have undergone a baptism of cold, mould, and being told that's how it is and not to expect better. But with the illusion of a Dunedin summer fading we need to face the fact that an “indoor outdoor flow” shouldn't Read more...

Execrable: Fishy Constitutions and Fish of the Year

Posted 5:14pm Sunday 16th March 2025 by Nina Brown

The Exec meeting last week didn’t bring the same level of drama as the week prior. They managed to stay out of confidential committee for the duration of the meeting, which unfortunately meant Critic Te Ārohi had to take notes the whole time – admittedly zoning out during the 20 Read more...

BDS Complaint Prompts 30-Minute “Robust” Exec Discussion

Posted 10:52pm Sunday 9th March 2025 by Nina Brown

The OUSA Exec are in the hot seat over OUSA’s Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) “posture” against businesses associated with the state of Israel – including Domino’s, who was excluded from Tent City. Two formal student complaints (and one informal complaint from Read more...

Execrable: The First OUSA Exec Meeting (that Critic attended)

Posted 11:06pm Sunday 9th March 2025 by Nina Brown

The OUSA Exec had their meatiest meeting yet last Wednesday, March 5th – coincidentally the first Critic Te Ārohi was in attendance for. Critic parked up in the corner couches and locked into an hour and a half of aggressive note-taking (first-year-lecture style) and aggressive listening Read more...

Exec Submit Against Treaty Principles Bill

Posted 11:30pm Sunday 9th March 2025 by Hanna Varrs

The OUSA Exec has submitted in opposition to the controversial Treaty Principles Bill. On Thursday, February 27th, President Liam and Politics Rep Jett presented an oral submission to the Justice Committee based on the written submission Liam hastily penned in January on behalf of the wider Read more...

OUSA Exec: BDS Explained

Posted 11:36pm Sunday 9th March 2025 by Jett Groshinski

BDS is a global movement launched in 2005 by Palestinian civil society, inspired by South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement. It is a non-violent campaign applying economic and political pressure to encourage compliance with international human rights law through: Boycott – Avoiding Read more...

OUSA Exec: Academic Accessibility

Posted 7:27pm Sunday 2nd March 2025 by Stella Lynch

Listen up, academic weapons. Whether you’re part of the furniture here at Otago or brand-spanking new to our beautiful university, you should care about the accessibility of your education. That’s right, we’re talking lecture recordings and paid placements. Let’s start Read more...

11 Hours with the Student President

Posted 7:38pm Sunday 2nd March 2025 by Zoe Eckhoff

Liam White. Not a myth or legend per se, but definitely the most important man on campus (aside from Daddy Grant). He’s responsible for managing and looking after the OUSA-baby in all its glory. Whether it’s getting along with everyone or shitting itself, Liam is ultimately the one Read more...

Campus’ Summer Glow-Up

Posted 8:05pm Sunday 2nd March 2025 by Jonathan McCabe

The University campus is like your one friend who actually hit the gym this summer and achieved their long-promised summer glow-up. Auahi Ora, Burns lecture theatres, Arana College, and OUSA’s Clubs and Socs are some of the spaces to receive a much-needed cash injection and a fresh lick of Read more...