A Visit From the Chunder Bunny

Posted 10:46am Sunday 22nd July 2012

Paint was not the only thing being splattered around on Tuesday July 10, as a 20-year-old female student was found unconscious and covered in her own vomit after attending the Illuminate Paint Party at the Edgar Centre. The near-hypothermic girl was found by Police at around 1.30am on the Read more...

Edgar exposes assets failure

Posted 8:39pm Sunday 3rd June 2012

The Otago University Student’s Association (OUSA) has been criticised for its failure to support the Keep Our Assets campaign, after a media faux-pas from Logan Edgar taught the OUSA President that the majority of journalists outside of Critic do not appreciate his sense of humour. In early Read more...

Edgar Woos Ladyhawke to Re-O

Posted 7:40pm Sunday 27th May 2012

OUSA has announced the line-up for Re-Orientation 2012, which is to be held in the first week of Semester Two on 11 – 14 July. OUSA President Logan Edgar is “pretty fucking excited” about the line-up, which will include Ladyhawke, Kora, Chopper Read and Paul Ego. Re-Orientation will coincide Read more...

Justice Kate O'Regan

Posted 7:58pm Sunday 20th May 2012

Justice Kate O’Regan was invited to speak at the annual New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Address on April 23. The address is held in memory of Ethel Benjamin, who in 1987, was the first female Otago University graduate admitted to the bar. Justice O’Regan’s experiences as a woman working in Read more...

Tibet to be freed following protest in the link

Posted 7:58pm Sunday 20th May 2012

Fudan University’s open day was interrupted by a protest from Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) on May 11. The silent protest began during the opening ceremony when seven SFT protestors displayed a banner reading “Save Tibet Now” and featuring the Chinese, Tibetan and SFT flags. The protestors then Read more...

Second bestest thing to ever happen to Dunedin!

Posted 7:58pm Sunday 20th May 2012

A proposal for a 28-storey five-star hotel on Dunedin’s waterfront was revealed at an event in the Forsyth Barr Stadium on May 11. The developers of the $100 million venture have remained unidentified, with Steve Rodgers of Rodgers Law acting on their behalf to announce the hotel. Dunedin Mayor Dave Read more...

Student Revue offends all, entertains some

Posted 7:08pm Sunday 13th May 2012

This year’s capping show, entitled Capocalypse, opened May 9 to packed crowds at the Teachers’ College Auditorium. Organised by OUSA, the show takes place annually to coincide with Otago’s graduation ceremonies and will run this year until May 19. The Capping Show is notorious for its Read more...

Degree factory churns out more WINZ applicants

Posted 7:08pm Sunday 13th May 2012

The University of Otago is divesting itself of nearly a tenth of its students this month, releasing 1,755 graduates into the empty void of unemployment. Graduation Ceremonies to mark the event are being held from May 6 to 19 in the Regent Theatre. 1,345 students are expected to attend the Read more...

Not Enough Youth in Asia?

Posted 12:51am Monday 7th May 2012

Over 300 people filled the Colquhoun lecture theatre at Dunedin Hospital on April 26 to hear a panel discuss whether euthanasia and assisted suicide should be legalised. The panel discussion, entitled, “Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: A discussion we need to have”, was prompted by Labour MP Maryan Read more...

Five fifth-years frolic for fish in filthy waters of Leith.

Posted 4:56pm Sunday 29th April 2012

A flat of resourceful fifth-years have proven that half a decade of being a scarfie is enough to survive in the wild, after an impromptu fishing expedition put smoked salmon fillets on the students’ dinner plates. At about 10.30pm on April 17, reported sightings of salmon in the shallows of Read more...