By Jess Pullar, reporting for the Christchurch Mail University of Canterbury students are crushing and heating rocks to test whether it is possible to make concrete on Mars. Matt Brabazon and Shaun Molloy’s study, titled ‘Spacecrete II: The Wrath of Serpentine’, aims to determine whether a concrete substitute can be… Read More »Students cook up test concrete for Mars
UC Journalism students wrap up their fortnight of news production at RDU today. They have been producing daily news packages for a midday and an updated 1pm bulletin, reporting on major IT announcements, the Chatham Cup, various live gigs around the city, politics, and the inaugural UC undie run. The… Read More »UC students wrap up at RDU
Canterbury University students stripped to their undies and braved a chilly run around campus this week — all for a good cause. More than 50 students gathered for the Engineers Without Borders undie run, which collected the clothes the students stripped for the Christchurch City Mission. Event co-ordinator Claire Wild said students… Read More »UC students strip to their undies for charity
University of Canterbury law students are volunteering their time to help Christchurch residents take court action against the Earthquake Commission (EQC). The group action, led by law firm Anthony Harper, has 147 claimants. The action is seeking a declaratory judgment that EQC is not meeting its obligations under the Earthquake… Read More »Law students take on EQC
University of Canterbury students will lose their campus bus service under proposed changes to the Metrostar route. Environment Canterbury (ECan) is consulting on its Metro Bus Services Review, which includes a proposal to replace the Metrostar with a new line. The Metrostar starts in New Brighton and heads to Halswell,… Read More »Metro review will scrap university bus service
UC Journalism students will be broadcasting live on RDU over the next fortnight, producing daily news packages for a midday and an updated 1pm bulletin. It’s a big ask for students so soon in the year, but they’re keen, talented and already have some great stories to share. Tune in… Read More »UC journalism students go to air
EMILY SPINK and GEORGIA NELSON catch up with some of the Christchurch local election contenders: mayoral frontrunners Lianne Dalziel and Paul Lonsdale, and three of UC’s current and former students Jeremy Kaye, Bridget Williams and Erin Jackson. The Young Ones Jeremy Kaye Jeremy is a 4th year law and arts… Read More »Young ones and frontrunners
The local body elections are almost at hand, providing many students their first chance to vote, but will they? Youth enrolment rates remain low and students say they are uninterested in the elections. FIONA THOMAS, JADE COOPER and KATE DAVIDSON investigate. Of 20 University of Canterbury students approached on campus… Read More »Student interest in elections low
Student unions, once firebrand mouthpieces on the national political scene, are increasingly steering clear of controversial public debates, says a political commentator. University of Canterbury political science lecturer Bronwyn Hayward said student unions had become more business-like in recent years, basing decision-making on private sector models rather than prioritising student… Read More »Student unions shy away from political role
Christchurch’s two most prominent mayoral candidates know attracting youth to the city will be key to a successful rebuild, but is that easier said than done? MAX TOWLE has been talking to some of those invested in the efforts. The scene at C1 Espresso is ground for hope. The cafe might… Read More »Youth key to Christchurch rebuild
