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Living in a warm, dry flat is a basic right, Otago University Students' Association president Logan Edgar says.

Student clubs and societies endeavours have benefited from about $40,000 worth of financial assistance made available by the Otago University Students' Association, this year.

Otago University Student Association president Logan Edgar was elected to the national council of Student Job Search in Wellington this week during the New Zealand Union of Students' Associations annual meeting.

The scarfie politician won a place with the council from four other student association presidents who were candidates for the 11-strong council.

Student demand for financial assistance and foodbank services has soared in Dunedin, with welfare schemes run by student associations at the university and polytechnic being pushed past their financial limits.

Scarfie politician Logan Edgar was re-elected president of the Otago University Students Association in a landslide victory yesterday.

A proposed operations budget for the Otago University Students' Association has been slashed in the wake of a recent legislation change which introduced voluntary student membership (VSM) for 2012.

Candidate nominations for student elections have hit a low and Otago University Students Association president Logan Edgar blames the poor turnout on a contentious and impending legislation change.

A last-ditch protest by students against the likely introduction of contentious legislation to cut mandatory membership of student associations is being held at the university in Dunedin today.

Dunedin art galleries will be burning the midnight oil this month.

Two University of Otago supervisors have been recognised for their work with doctoral, masters and postgraduate diploma students at an event run jointly by the University of Otago and the Otago University Students' Association.