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NewsFebruary 19

Proctor striving to foster a safe uni experience for all

It is Orientation Week at the University of Otago. Reporter Molly Houseman puts the questions to people first-year students may come across as they navigate life in tertiary education. Today she catches up with  university proctor Dave Scott.
Proctor striving to foster a safe uni experience for all
Proctor striving to foster a safe uni experience for all
NewsFebruary 19

Egg-citement as annual toga party begins

Hundreds of students have started to arrive at Forsyth Barr Stadium for the annual toga party. A few eggs were hurled from passing cars as sheet-clad students arrived on buses.
EntertainmentFebruary 16

Up from the street

Drax Project are heading down next week for an O’ Week gig at the stadium on Thursday with JessB, Peking Duk and Jordi.
Up from the street
Up from the street
The MixFebruary 17

5 Questions With . . . NETSKY

Belgian drum and bass producer and musician Boris Daenen, AKA Netsky, is performing at Ori ‘19, this Thursday.
5 Questions With . . . NETSKY
5 Questions With . . . NETSKY
DunedinFebruary 20

Mayor welcomes first-years with some sage advice

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has urged about 4000 first-year University of Otago students to behave as if they were standing outside their parents' home.
Mayor welcomes first-years with some sage advice
Mayor welcomes first-years with some sage advice
DunedinFebruary 20

Free food eclipses Labour on campus

New and returning University of Otago students were too busy eating ice creams and basking in the sunshine yesterday to notice Opposition leader Andrew Little strolling through the Dunedin campus.
DunedinFebruary 20

O-week event tickets snapped up

Scarfie band Six60 is proving to be the biggest drawcard amid strong ticket sales for O-Week events.
O-week event tickets snapped up
O-week event tickets snapped up
DunedinFebruary 20

Otago first NZ polytech to get rainbow tick

Otago Polytechnic is proudly flying the rainbow flag after gaining the Rainbow Tick certification.
Otago first NZ polytech to get rainbow tick
Otago first NZ polytech to get rainbow tick
DunedinMarch 3

Help for drunken students

Drunken students arrested by police are now being referred to health authorities, as part of a pilot project aimed at helping their battle with booze.
DunedinMarch 3

Students urged to make the most of Dunedin

Join a club, try a new sport or explore the city by bus and remember not to do anything you would not do at home.
DunedinMarch 3

O-Week 'massive show' for city

The students are back in town and set to revel in a week of fun that has become the envy of those studying outside Dunedin.
O-Week 'massive show' for city
O-Week 'massive show' for city
DunedinMarch 3

Fire lighters will be prosecuted, police promise

Police have warned students and other O-Week revellers that anyone involved in lighting fires will be put before the courts.
Fire lighters will be prosecuted, police promise
Fire lighters will be prosecuted, police promise
DunedinFebruary 23

'You're in Six60's world'

Six60 singer Matiu Walters performs to about 6500 people at an O-Week gig at Forsyth Barr Stadium last night.
DunedinFebruary 21

Student behaviour praised

O-Week organisers hope the ''good vibe'' and relatively incident-free nature of the week continues this weekend.
Student behaviour praised
Student behaviour praised
DunedinFebruary 21

Campus Camera: February 21

Student behaviour praised... 
DunedinFebruary 21

Toga party all dance and no drama

Thousands paid a fitting tribute to the excesses of Roman lifestyle last night.
DunedinFebruary 20

Doing better in Dunners

The image of Dunedin students willing to live in cold, rundown and squalid hovels as long as they get a good deal - reinforced by the 1999 film Scarfies - is one of the enduring stereotypes of Dunedin students, but is it correct? Timothy Brown visits ''studentville'' to find out what student accommodation is like and why students choose to live where and how they do.
DunedinFebruary 19

Globetrotting Six60 back for O-Week

Former Dunedin band Six60 is back for O-Week after travelling the world and working with a big-name record producer who has worked with the likes of Sir Paul McCartney.
DunedinFebruary 19

Efforts to cut noise impact

O-week organisers have pulled out all the stops to keep the number of noise complaints down, but that did not stop five people complaining after Tuesday night's toga party.
NewsFebruary 19

Campus camera: Clubs day

Whether you are into socialism, shamanism or spear-fishing, there was something for everyone at the Otago University Students' Association's clubs day yesterday. The O-Week event serves as an opportunity for university clubs and other organisations to attract new members.
NewsFebruary 18

Photos: Thousands pack stadium for Toga Party

About 3500 students packed into Forsyth Barr Stadium for the O-Weeek Toga Party last night
DunedinFebruary 18

Organising all the fun

What is your role in organising O-Week?
Organising all the fun
Organising all the fun
DunedinFebruary 18

Super passes snapped up - super quickly

Tickets for O-Week are selling strongly, with all 2000 super passes taken yesterday, Otago University Students' Association events and communications manager Dan Hendra says.
Super passes snapped up - super quickly
Super passes snapped up - super quickly
NewsFebruary 17

Welcoming the students

NewsFebruary 17

Campus Camera - University of Otago photos