Zine of the Week

Posted 7:01pm Sunday 30th March 2014

By Paul Lukas Available at Blackstar Books ABeer Frame is when all bowlers in a frame of ten-pin bowling get a strike except for one person. By tradition, the person who didn’t get a strike then has to buy everyone else a round of beer. Beer Frame is also a zine. Originating in Read more...

Zine of the Week

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 23rd March 2014

By Valerie Morse 15 A5 Pages - Cartoons and Text AVAILABLE AT BLACKSTAR BOOKS Viewing Copy at Critic Office Can’t Hear Me Scream holds a special place in New Zealand for anarchist-inspired librarians and would-be activists, so it seems a fitting place to start this column. While Read more...

Young Politician | Issue 04

Posted 2:59pm Sunday 16th March 2014

I’m new to Dunedin, so naturally, I’ve gone to start my first of many years at Otago in a hall. When you arrive to your particular hall, they will most probably have a number of initiations for you; designed to break barriers, reduce homesickness, and make new friends. But there was one thing I did Read more...

Young Politician | Issue 03

Posted 4:35pm Sunday 9th March 2014

Liam Kernaghan was supposed to write this, but being distracted by pipe band and dancing Shetland ponies, he was too busy to meet the deadline. As his “trigger-happy puppy dog,” I get to deliver the first political sharn of 2014 – which is, ironically, the Year of the Horse. Our flat jumped Read more...

Orientation After Party set to draw huge crowd

Posted 4:44pm Sunday 2nd March 2014

A huge turnout is expected at the Forsyth Barr Stadium for OUSA’s Orientation After Party this Thursday 6 March, with all British acts Chase & Status, Tinie Tempah and Sub Focus drawing in the crowds. Kicking off the night is dance music guru Sub Focus, AKA Nick Douwma, who cemented himself Read more...

The Third Quarterly Executive Reports

Posted 2:29pm Sunday 29th September 2013

The end of the third quarter has rolled around, and the OUSA Executive all have to submit reports on what they’ve been up to or else they don’t get paid. With the OUSA elections now happening, and several of the current Exec standing again, this is a good opportunity to assess who’s been doing their Read more...

Te Roopu Maori 2014 Executive Nominations

Posted 8:54pm Sunday 22nd September 2013

Tumuaki (President)Arleen McLaren Kia ora whānau Ko Arleen McLaren ahau, he uri tēnei no Ngāti Maniapoto me Ngāti Maru. I am currently a 4th Year Phedder finalist. I am also current tumuaki of PEMA (Physical Education Māori Association). Tumuaki Read more...

DCC Elections: Who Are the Most Student-Friendly Candidates?

Posted 1:47pm Sunday 22nd September 2013

Student voting turnout in local body politics is traditionally abysmal. The elections are seen as small-fry compared to their national equivalents, candidates are unfamiliar to the average student voter, and there are a variety of demographic impediments to students enrolling and voting. Read more...

OUSA Electoral System Referendum

Posted 1:47pm Sunday 22nd September 2013

An upcoming OUSA referendum, tabled by our illustrious leader Francisco Hernandez, is seeking the change the voting system for OUSA’s future elections. The question is “Should the Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) adopt a Single Transferable Voting (STV) system for its elections?” Read more...

2014 Election Nominations

Posted 1:47pm Sunday 22nd September 2013

The nominations for the 2014 OUSA Executive have closed, and an array of good-looking candidates have put their names forward to represent you next year. Voting will take place on the OUSA website from 9am Monday 30 September to 4pm Thursday 3 October, with the winners announced that evening. Read more...