Power-hungry scarfies briefly thwarted

Posted 12:51am Monday 7th May 2012

The University was struck by a power cut at around 11am on Monday April 30, disrupting lectures and severing the campus’s internet connection. The cut was the result of a contractor outside of the campus interfering with a power cable with an excavator, which stopped the supply to the main Read more...

“What would you do?” no longer a hypothetical question

Posted 4:56pm Sunday 29th April 2012

The University of Otago has announced an operating surplus of $26 million last year, the highest recorded surplus since the figure peaked in 2007 at $26.35 million. The surplus was $9.22 million above what was initially budgeted; however, the likelihood of maintaining future operating Read more...

Logan and Jono Rowe to Victory

Posted 4:56pm Sunday 29th April 2012

Last week’s University Council Election saw Logan Edgar and Jono Rowe retain their seats. From the voter turnout of 5,296, Edgar received 1,957 votes. Rowe came a close second with 1,756 votes. The Council’s Constitution requires the two members to be current or former students of Otago, and Read more...

The Nothing Generation

Posted 5:04pm Sunday 22nd April 2012

Modern-day society is gripped by talk about climate change and an impending apocalypse. Generation Zero is a refreshingly different youth movement which aims to achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Starting out a mere nine months ago, their fundamental focus is on ensuring that the Read more...

Three students arrested over gnome raid

Posted 5:04pm Sunday 22nd April 2012

Three Otago University students were arrested in Oamaru on April 12 after executing a garden gnome raid in broad daylight. A member of the public witnessed the thefts and alerted the Oamaru Police, who later stopped a car, to find the students in possession of the seven new gnome friends. The Read more...

DCC Plans Dunedin’s Future

Posted 7:07pm Sunday 1st April 2012

The Dunedin City Council has distributed a draft long-term plan inviting submissions for its proposed rate increases for the next decade. The DCC is setting its sights high, although its efforts are being marred by the city’s debt and general apathy. The latter was evident in one first-rate Read more...

Scarfie Chronicles | Issue 5

Posted 4:26pm Sunday 25th March 2012

If there’s one day when it’s acceptable to claim a bit of “Irish ancestry” because your great-grandmother’s brother’s cousin was born in Dublin, it’s St Patrick’s Day. The dirty old town of Dunedin was evidentially on good terms with old Paddy, who got the fella upstairs to deliver a stellar day for Read more...

Tame Iti Hangs Jury

Posted 4:26pm Sunday 25th March 2012

Questions have arisen over the fate of the “Urewera Four” after a jury was unable to reach a verdict on the most serious charge against them. On March 20 Tame Iti, Te Rangikaiwhiria Kemara, Emily Bailey and Urs Signer were found guilty by a jury on a number of firearms charges. The offences Read more...

Scarfie Chronicles | Issue 4

Posted 4:27pm Sunday 18th March 2012

Hyde Street Keg Party. The big day is coming around quicker than Dave Cull can say “North Dunedin Liquor Ban” so, as the residents of Hyde Street start to prepare themselves and with near to 30 themes already announced, Critic did a bit of recon and found out just what might be in store for the Read more...

Powers that be make rules. Rules made to be broken.

Posted 4:27pm Sunday 18th March 2012

Confusion has arisen over the enforcement of the proposed glass ban for the Hyde Street Keg Party. Hyde Street Party posters distributed by OUSA throughout the University state that the event is to be glass-free and that $200 fines can be dished out. However, OUSA do not have the Read more...