University of Auckland graduation drama

Posted 4:38am Thursday 12th May 2011

The University of Auckland graduation ceremony of Monday May 2 got testy when university staff tried to prevent a graduating student from wearing a rosette in support of academic staff. Vernon Tava, a Masters of Law student, was asked to remove the rosette, which was identical to those being worn Read more...

Critic’s coverage of teaching resource misuse continues. We are not encouraging it though. Well actually we kind of are.

Posted 12:00am Tuesday 10th May 2011

The Blackboard dating craze predicted by Critic has partially eventuated, with BSNS102 student Sam Poulter being the latest in a short line of University of Otago Commerce students to misuse the online learning tool. Just after 1pm on Tuesday May 3, Poulter sent a Blackboard email to the entire Read more...

Proctology

Posted 4:15am Thursday 5th May 2011

After an absence of far too long, a whole eight issues in fact, Critic is proud to once again bring you Proctology. Critic’s first meeting with the Proctor was a nervy affair. After getting used to the familiar sight of TailGunner Joe, the Proctor was instantly suspicious of a new face, especially Read more...

Student loans to remain interest free. Students to remain OTP.

Posted 4:12am Thursday 5th May 2011

The government has announced that significant changes to the student loan scheme will be included in the Budget of May 19. However, Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce confirmed that student loans will remain interest free for those students residing in the country. Among the changes to the Read more...

Science Communication Centre Booming

Posted 3:29am Wednesday 27th April 2011

The University of Otago’s Centre for Science Communication has enjoyed phenomenal growth over the last four years, and is now the third most popular masters degree program at the University. The program opened in 2008, enrolling a single student. At the end of last year the program had 24 Read more...

Green Party plays April Fools’ joke on media. Critic fooled.

Posted 6:46am Thursday 14th April 2011

The Green Party kicked off April by announcing a hip-hop tour of New Zealand universities. The tour is designed to raise awareness of environmental and social justice issues among students in a cool way that youths will totally dig. Green MP and Party youth spokesman Gareth Hughes said in a press Read more...

Death at Unipol Recreation Centre

Posted 4:11am Monday 11th April 2011

A 24-year old student died whilst using a cross trainer at the Unipol recreation centre on Wednesday March 30. The death occurred around 9.30pm in the upstairs cardio room of the facility. Students present at Unipol during the incident told Critic that the unnamed female student reportedly Read more...

British Universities Greedy. Like Cookie Monster

Posted 4:09am Monday 11th April 2011

British universities have responded to the opportunity to drastically raise student fees without substantive justification by drastically raising student fees without any justification whatsoever (mostly). British students have responded to this by rioting, burning shit, attacking the motorcades Read more...

Labour whip Darren Hughes faces allegations

Posted 2:07am Tuesday 29th March 2011

Labour MP Darren Hughes last Wednesday stood down from his parliamentary responsibilities after it emerged police were investigating a sexual complaint laid by an 18-year old male Victoria University student. Mr Hughes has categorically denied any wrongdoing. Hughes, the senior whip and Education Read more...

Gangs bang laws.

Posted 1:54am Tuesday 15th March 2011

In a piece of news completely unrelated to students, but thankfully tenuously connected to this week’s theme, Critic can un-exclusively report that the Wanganui gang patch ban has gone down in flames after the High Court ruled the ban was illegal. Justice Clifford found that the Wanganui Council had Read more...