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Get them enrolled in Dun101 course
The sad reality of student life is that almost no-one cares about Dunedin as much as I do.
Hugh Askerud
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Parking upwards of 240 new problems
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Parking upwards of 240 new problems
Yesterday, submissions closed on a Dunedin City Council parking proposal which would turn 60 unrestricted parks on Harbour Tce into P240 parking spaces.
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Dreaming of tasty crusty baked treats
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Dreaming of tasty crusty baked treats
Studentville needs a bakery. I’m sorry New World Gardens but you’re simply not cutting it.
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Changing times are testing for tenants
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Changing times are testing for tenants
On June 12 all tenants of Edinburgh Realty received a letter (more of an email actually) notifying them that it would be introducing a tenant change fee for all and any changes in the lease.
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Wake-up call for space for teenagers
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Wake-up call for space for teenagers
The tragic death of Enere McLaren-Taana was a shocking and sad consequence of the social climate which had been developing at the Dunedin bus hub for some time.
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Social football has got a good kicking
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Social football has got a good kicking
All you need are the tiniest things to cling on to during exam season, and, for me, one of those things has been football.
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Hear me out: the spot for a venue
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Hear me out: the spot for a venue
I sat down to write my thoughts on student life in the OUSA referendum the other day and a funny thing happened.
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The loaded reaction to honest opinions
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The loaded reaction to honest opinions
It's rare that I ever think about what happens after I write something.
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Student culture off the beaten track
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Student culture off the beaten track
Student culture is always going to be a tricky one to pin down.
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While waiting for a student bar, try here
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While waiting for a student bar, try here
Dunedin is rife with iconic bars.
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Play a new song, play a different way
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Play a new song, play a different way
Dunedin needs a new sound.
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St Paddy’s Day: fun for (mostly) us all
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St Paddy’s Day: fun for (mostly) us all
I sit writing this on the eve of St Paddy’s Day.
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This year is ‘our’ year — unquantifiable feeling running deep in Zoo’s foundations
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This year is ‘our’ year — unquantifiable feeling running deep in Zoo’s foundations
Nobody panic, but I think the Zoo’s glory days may be back for this Super Rugby season.
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Students, RTD brands shaken and stirred
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Students, RTD brands shaken and stirred
Let's talk about alcohol.
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Hallelujah, we are saved. Or are we?
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Hallelujah, we are saved. Or are we?
There’s something inherently contradictive about rubbish collection and the student experience. Any other flat chore is swell - but for some reason doing the rubbish repulses.
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This year we’ll battle over the student soul
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This year we’ll battle over the student soul
It doesn’t take a careful observer to figure out that something is awry on the streets of studentville.
Seeking strategies to stem the summer student exodus
Seeking strategies to stem the summer student exodus
As North Dunedin empties out in the annual student exodus Hugh Askerud wonders if there's an alternative scenario. Not a whisper of sound floats through Castle St, the Leith trickles unperturbed by...
Powering up a solid PowerPoint night
Powering up a solid PowerPoint night
For some it's a slide presentation software, for others it's a lot more, writes Hugh Askerud
Initiation madness a craving to belong
Initiation madness a craving to belong
Grim Otago student initiations which have been making headlines are a byproduct of a student community which has lost its way, writes Hugh Askerud.
When all hope is lost, hold a talent show
When all hope is lost, hold a talent show
When winter really sucks and you’re on the verge of despair, create something to hope for, like a flat talent show, writes Hugh Askerud