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This will damage the student Guy McCallum, ISO Dunedin experience at Otago University because it Dear Editor, will reduce student-facing services (except Last week, the medical school put on their annual for CCTV cameras of course, which will be med revue. A lot of hard work clearly went into “facing us” more than ever). Notices: this show so it’s disappointing the students in- Where would we be without general volved so completely missed the mark. The staff, from library services to tech support premise of the whole performance dismissed a and helpful advice from administrators to MEMORIAL SERVICE need for diversity in the medical profession as help us find our place in our courses (let FOR OTAGO UNIVERSITY nothing more than a tokenistic requirement to alone the world). & OTAGO POLYTECHNIC be begrudgingly met. Basing a show on an out- Please could OUSA print and put up CHAPLAIN MIKE WRIGHT dated, discriminatory foundation is a bad start. posters that send a message loud and clear —ALL WELCOME It got worse. that students value our staff. To take just one example, there were multiple Sincerely skits which minimized and dismissed transgender Andrew Tait A combined University-Polytechnic memo- people as something that shouldn’t exist. That International Socialist Organisation rial service will be held for Chaplain Mike is awful in any context. But to have that kind of Wright in the Otago University College of content coming from the future healthcare pro- Education Auditorium, 145 Union St East, fessionals of this country, the doctors people will from 2.30pm Wednesday 16th August fol- turn to for help- it is frankly disgusting. The lowed by refreshments at Otago Polytechnic, OUSA PRESIDENT people this show turned into a punchline exist. from around 4.30pm. Everyone is welcome “EERILY QUIET” ON SSR Imagine how a person who is transgender, who to come and go during the service. Just come may very well have been sitting in that audience, when you can, for as long as you can. would have felt. Mr Baird must know whats in the SSR, Ultimately, this show demonstrated an incred- despite this only being available to Greg Hughson and Mark Chamberlain. ible lack of empathy from students who actually University staff at present. If he has been University Chaplains take a class on empathy- a class which was in any kind of contact with the VC's office [email protected] mocked as a waste of time throughout the show. over this matter, he should be up front and [email protected] Evidently, it hasn’t done much for them. As a tell us what was said in those discussions person with a serious and long term health con- and what kind of 'support' for staff he dition, I have suffered multiple distressing expe- demonstrated in those discussions. YOUR FAVOURITE TIME OF riences in the health system because of the lack Hugh Baird is obviously a person in the YEAR IS COMING UP! of empathy, the disrespect and general apathy I know. I wonder if he is so confident, from have encountered from many medical profession- what he has seen and probably discussed als. It is disheartening to think the issues I have with management within the University, faced may be perpetuated by the next generation can he guarantee that library staff will OUSA EXECUTIVE ELECTIONS – Candidate of doctors. actually be safe from this review and Forums – Main Common Room, opposite the I know many medical students and profession- future ones? Food court als who are dedicated and caring. I know medical VC Harlene Hayne is a member of the students are human like the rest of us, they are Treasury Board, an advisory group to the Come and ask questions of the candidates allowed to make mistakes and I don’t suggest Government, which relentlessly advocates they should be held to an impossibly high stan- senseless 'savings' programs which ends Tuesday 5th September @ 11am - dard. But to the students who created this show- up firing a lot of people to be replaced by Recreation Officer, International Officer, you were quick to remind your audience of the computers and DIY administration. Campaigns Officer and Colleges Officer lofty position you’ve attained simply by being in Anyone who has been told do things online Wednesday 6th September @ 3pm medical school. Think about that position very by StudyLink or WINZ will understand -Administrative Vice President, Finance carefully. It is a privilege, it is a responsibility. how frustrating this can be. I know this Officer, Education Officer and Welfare Learn from your mistakes. Do better. won't be Mr Baird's problem soon, but does Officer —Disappointed he really think the student body wants a Thursday 7th September @ 11am The letter of the week wins a $30 BOOK VOUCHER DIY course approval? – Presidential Forum From the University Book Shop THE CRITIC TEAM editor LUCY HUNTER executive editor JOE HIGHAM bleeding cowboy NATASHA MURACHVER executive jimmy buffett CERI GIDDENS top journalismer JOEL MACMANUS its CHARLIE O’MANNIN spiritual guidance MAT CLARKSON EDITORIAL SECTION EDITORS art editor WAVENEY RUSS books editor JESSICA THOMPSON CARR Do some art film editor MAISIE THURSFIELD food editor LIANI BAYLIS games editor LISA BLAKIE Creativity can be making a card for a It’s Art Week. Here’s one music editors BIANCA PRUJEAN friend to show that you are thinking of & REG NORRIS of my favourite quotes: them. Nobody ever receives a birthday card poetry editor MEL ANSELL and thinks: “yikes, I wish my friend had politics editor GEORGE ELLIOTT put more effort into this thing. It’s a piece sport editor CHARLIE HANTLER “If something is worth of shit. It would have been better if they hadn’t bothered.” Doing something is CONTRIBUTORS CHELLE FITZGERALD, ESTHER doing, it’s worth doing almost always better than doing nothing. MAIHI, TREVOR COKLEY, ZAHRA If you think you can’t do anything until badly.” G. K. Chesterton SHAHTAHMASEBI, JACK TREVELLA, you have exactly the right guitar, the DAVID CLARK, CALLUM POST, LISA right camera, the right workspace, the BLAKIE, ZOE TAPTIKLIS, JUSTENE said that. Before you say right anything, you’re never going to get ALLEN, DARUDE shit done. that explains Critic, let In saying all this, there are going to be plenty of people who don’t like what you SAM LLOYD distribution me elaborate. do, and some of them might tell you so. The & WAHAHA FLAT If you adhere to the better-known implication behind a lot of criticism is that online content manager AMAN JAMWAL version of the quote, “if something is worth if they ever did it the critic could do a much doing, it’s worth doing well,” then, if you better job themself. Their song wouldn’t be ADVERTISING SALES don’t think you can do something “well cheesy, they wouldn’t paint like a child, TIM COUCH, PETER RAMSAY, enough,” you’re not going to do it at all.