Watching for madness at the movies

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014

A new study carried out at the University of Otago‘s Wellington campus has named ten of the best movies that they recommend medical students view in order to facilitate self-directed learning in psychiatry. Lead author Nick Wilson says that there is significant international literature on Read more...

Otago University I.T.S. members no longer have hair

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014

Two members of the University of Otago’s ITS Service Desk team have had their faces shaved by a blind man to support the Cancer Society’s annual Daffodil Day fundraiser. Customer Service Representatives David Steer and James Inger had their faces shaved by their blind colleague Simon Fogarty last Read more...

Proctology | Issue 21

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014

Once again, the Proctor has had reports of misbehaviour at the Botanic Gardens in recent weeks; there have been two particularly large groups who have been caught drinking in the gardens. The Proctor said that one group swiftly left the gardens once Campus Watch arrived, but the other group was Read more...

Home away from home or really expensive prison?

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014

Following reports from past and present students from the University of Otago Halls of Residence, Critic has spoken to numerous parties to address complaints regarding hall life. A number of students have reported to Critic that their time at their hall is “cliquey,” “lonely” and “not safe Read more...

Execrable | Issue 20

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014

We got a wee bit excited last Executive meeting after the team appeared to be having productive discussion. It didn’t last long. The meeting began with some good old-fashioned OUSA scandal. OUSA President Ruby Sycamore-Smith announced that she had entered into a relationship with Critic Read more...

OUSA gets diverse with bondage and poetry

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014

OUSA Diversity Week is to be held this week from 11–15 August. Queer Support and UniQ have organised the week and, according to OUSA Welfare Officer Payal Ramritu, “have worked so hard. I have no doubts the week will be amazing!” Every day there will be events held. On Monday at 12pm, Read more...

Proctology | Issue 19

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014

The Proctor described the streets of North Dunedin as “pretty quiet” lately but had a few stories to fill us in on with regard to campus shenanigans. Updating us on last week’s top story, the Proctor informed Critic that one of the “flashers,” reported in the last Proctology, has been caught. Read more...

Dunedin Craft Beer Fest First Brewery Announcement

Posted 9:43pm Sunday 3rd August 2014

In the early stages of its second year, the Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival is already set to have more breweries signed up than last year. In its latest media release, the event promises to be “bigger and better than anything Dunedin has seen before.” “We’re absolutely stoked to have Read more...

Execrable | Issue 18

Posted 9:43pm Sunday 3rd August 2014

Former Finance Officer Nick Tenci handed over his report for the second quarter at last week’s OUSA Executive meeting. He made the report “mostly as a handover document” because, he justified, “it took a while to find my feet in the role and I’d hate Paul to go through the same thing.” The recently Read more...

World War One Centenary 2014 – 2018

Posted 10:15pm Sunday 27th July 2014

The 28th of July marks the beginning of the First World War Centenary, which will last until 2018. $17 million in lottery funding has been allocated by the Lottery Grants Board to commemorate next year’s centenary of ANZAC landings at Gallipoli. The University plans to mark the 100 years since WWI Read more...