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Fees Maxima F*#ks Students
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 3:05 pm | Otago University Students Association
The Labour government has announced the Fee Maxima Levels for 2003-2006. The levels set break all the election promise of making Tertiary Education more affordable. More >>
Helen Clark faces off Student Debt
Monday, 7 April 2003, 6:43 pm | Otago University Students Association
This week started the Battle to control Student Debt. Helen “Fees Maxima” Clark is battling the “Six Billion Dollar” Student Debt Monster in a series of pre-budget boxing matches. The two have been spotted around the Otago campus area. More >>
Dental students and University settle with Govt
Friday, 20 December 2002, 7:20 pm | Otago University Students Association
The Otago University Students’ Association President Rosamond Connelly is very pleased with the settlement reached between the Government and the University of Otago over an underpayment of dental tuition subsidies. More >>
Student Debt Monster Takes On Bill English
Tuesday, 9 July 2002, 11:42 am | Otago University Students Association
The Student Debt Monster, launched at a march in Dunedin on Saturday, was out in force again today, following National Leader Bill English throughout Dunedin. “We wanted to let voters know that National’s tertiary policy falls short of adequately ... More >>
OUSA Supports Student Actions
Monday, 17 June 2002, 3:00 pm | Otago University Students Association
Otago University Students' Association (OUSA) today announced its support for secondary students actions for teacher pay increases. More >>
Semi-regulation of student fees a semi-good idea
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 6:48 pm | Otago University Students Association
The semi-regulation of university fee setting, which has been announced by the Government in today’s budget, has met with a generally positive response from student leaders. More >>
Thanks, But No Thanks - Again.
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 6:41 pm | Otago University Students Association
Otago Polytech students are once again disappointed with the government's budget. Despite Labour's last election promises to improve the situation of tertiary students this budget has again failed to deliver any substantial improvements to the problem ... More >>
Budget 2002: More Hype Than Help For Students
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 4:27 pm | Otago University Students Association
Tertiary students have welcomed news of a 4.5% funding increase for tertiary education, but emphasise that the budget provides no relief for students overburdened with debt. More >>
Universal Allowances Crucial for Dunedin
Wednesday, 15 May 2002, 12:19 am | Otago University Students Association
A national petition for universal student allowances, being launched tomorrow, is key to the future of Otago as a region heavily reliant on students for its livelihood, according to Otago students. More >>
Private Savings Scheme Makes Mockery
Monday, 6 May 2002, 4:47 pm | Otago University Students Association
6/5/2002, Otago students today struck out at suggestions by the Minister responsible for Tertiary Education, Steve Maharey, of a private savings scheme for tertiary education, calling it an abandonment of a public interest in tertiary education. More >>
Condoms with Holes for Student Allowances
Wednesday, 1 May 2002, 4:12 pm | Otago University Students Association
T omorrow Otago students will distribute around campus condoms with large holes in them, which will enable hundreds, perhaps thousands of students to receive a student allowance. The condoms have been shown by extensive testing to provide the best chances ... More >>
Otago Students To Throw “Really Big Tantrum”
Wednesday, 17 April 2002, 3:04 pm | Otago University Students Association
Otago students will tomorrow dress and behave as children on the streets of Dunedin to protest the fact that they are still financially tied to their parents until age 25. The street theatre is intended to illustrate to the public how students are discriminated ... More >>
International Talent Quest Back In Town
Monday, 8 April 2002, 4:07 pm | Otago University Students Association
The International Talent Quest has returned to Dunedin for a fourth year after three previous successful years. This year the Talent Quest will be held at the Glenroy Auditorium on Saturday the13th of April from 7.30pm. More >>
Students To Write Off Car As An Attack On Debt
Monday, 25 March 2002, 2:45 pm | Otago University Students Association
Otago students will take to a car tomorrow with sledgehammers as a symbolic attack on five billion dollars of student loan debt. More >>
Proclaimers support Free Education at Concert
Monday, 18 March 2002, 1:51 pm | Otago University Students Association
Student leaders are today crowing following Proclaimers singer, Craig Reid, speaking poignantly of his support for a free education system at a St Patricks Day concert in Dunedin last night. Craig, a father of four, said he would send his children to ... More >>
Women Will Pay 20% More For Their Tertiary Ed
Friday, 8 March 2002, 9:34 am | Otago University Students Association
The Otago University Students Association today spoke out against the fact that women pay 20% more for their education under the student loan scheme, costing them $5000 on average more than their male counterparts. More >>
More of the Same Bad News for Students
Wednesday, 27 February 2002, 4:55 pm | Otago University Students Association
Otago students today reacted with dismay to the news that the interest rate on student loans will remain at seven percent, calling the move a continuation of an inequitable system. More >>
Students Celebrate 10th Birthday of Student Debt
Monday, 18 February 2002, 4:14 pm | Otago University Students Association
Streamers, singing, cake and party hats will be on campus tomorrow for what student leaders are calling one of the saddest birthdays the country has seen – ten years of student debt. More >>
$7.9m Drop in Bucket of $5 billion Student Debt
Monday, 18 February 2002, 1:26 pm | Otago University Students Association
Otago students today responded to the release today of figures indicating that they had saved $7.9 million through student loan interest write-offs, saying this was a drop in the bucket compared to $5 billion dollars of student debt. More >>
Income Threshold Adjustment Inconsistent
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 5:25 pm | Otago University Students Association
A Government announcement yesterday that income thresholds for student loan repayments and interest write-offs will rise from next April has met with a mixed response from students. Student leaders point out the obvious inconsistency in adjusting the income ... More >>
