OUSA First Quarter Reports
Posted 3:30pm Saturday 23rd March 2024 by Hugh Askerud
Every quarter, each OUSA exec member submits a report to prove they’ve actually been doing the job they were elected to do. The exec then meets to vote on whether each member should be paid their honorarium (like a salary for elected positions, paid only on the basis that members are actually Read more...
New Post-Grad Club Emerges Under Mysterious Circumstances
Posted 5:56pm Sunday 17th March 2024 by Hugh Askerud
The Society for Postgraduate Students (SPS) has mysteriously emerged after the old post-grad club (the Otago Postgraduate Association) was left abandoned late last year. The club was sworn into being by the OUSA exec at a meeting on the 5th of March, passing with all Read more...
Free Breakfast is Back to Five Days a Week
Posted 5:46pm Sunday 17th March 2024 by Gryffin Powell
For those of you bold enough to wake up before 9:30 (we get it, you’re better than us), OUSA Clubs and Socs have recently announced the extension of their renowned free breakfast programme to five days a week. The breakfast is open from 8:30-9:30am. Located in the Evision lounge, all Read more...
OUSA’s TikToker Accused of Rigging Giveaway
Posted 1:44pm Sunday 10th March 2024 by Angus Rees
The OUSA marketing team’s TikTok content creator Amber Harrison has been slammed by commenters after giving away a Hybrid Minds double pass to her ex-flatmate. A series of extremely avid Hybrid Minds fans have protested the giveaway, alleging a conspiracy designed by the TikTok-famous Amber. Read more...
Editorial: Apology Letter to the OUSA Exec
Posted 3:01pm Saturday 2nd March 2024 by Nina Brown
To the OUSA Exec: I am sorry for failing you. Let me explain. As the news editor last year, I sat in on (almost) every weekly OUSA Exec meeting. For the most part, it was all very boring once the thrill of the invite wore off. The process was painfully formal, with each step of the meeting Read more...
A message for the 2024 Otago Student Cohort
Posted 12:27pm Sunday 8th October 2023 by Quintin Jane
Since this is the last issue of Critic for the year, I thought I’d take the opportunity to use the my executive privilege to hijack a page here and say thank you to everyone at the University of Otago and across the country who has taken time this year to bring attention to the tertiary Read more...
An Interview with Your New Student President, Keegan Wells
Posted 10:39am Sunday 1st October 2023 by Critic
Keegan Wells successfully won the presidency in a close race against Mr. No Confidence. We were able to sit down with the local figure while she wasn’t busy chasing snowfalls or ranting about atmospheric rivers and over-tourism. As you’ll see, the conversation immediately became quite Read more...
The Hottest (and Nottest) Takes from the OUSA Referendum
Posted 11:21am Sunday 1st October 2023 by Critic
The OUSA Election happened and some people voted. We went through all the feedback and took out the hottest takes, filled mostly with people who were complaining about things that OUSA is literally already doing or literally has no ability to do. Lots of complaints for people who didn’t run Read more...
OUSA Exec Candidates Run Uncontested
Posted 12:49pm Monday 18th September 2023 by Nina Brown
Last week saw the candidate forum for the 2024 OUSA Exec nominees. It was an opportunity for the candidates to campaign for their chosen positions and appeal to the masses - the masses being the current exec, their flatmates, and Radio One and Critic. That was about it. In what some Read more...
New Religion Club Goes Rogue
Posted 9:05pm Sunday 3rd September 2023 by Hugh Askerud
Wednesday, August 23 seemed an ordinary day in OUSA Clubs and Socs. Until the lights went out, mysterious figures emerged from the shadows, and a variety of sacrificial snacks were put on display. Yes, you’ve guessed correctly: the Society of Religious Studies Enthusiasts (SORSE) sat down for Read more...
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