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Academic Idol: Goodbye

By Salient | 16 Oct, 2006

Thirteen issues ago, it began. The lecturers churned out thousands of words over the course of the competition. Thank you to them all. As a cheesy side-note, it is so easy at this University to feel that there is no community. And it was nice to see you all rally around something. More

Academic Idol: Round Eleven

By Salient | 2 Oct, 2006

Peter Gainsford and John McDowall this week are the unlucky leaving two. With John McDowall taking out the bronze. More

Academic Idol: Round Ten

By Salient | 25 Sep, 2006

Well the tenth round was mired with voting inconsistencies, where the iron-clad voting systems employed by the Idol crew were cracked by an eager bunch. Not wanting another Florida on our hands, we decided to not throw anyone off. And have a DOUBLE elimination next week. More

Academic Idol : Round Nine

By Salient | 18 Sep, 2006

This competition gets lonelier and lonelier… and this week we say goodbye to Matt Wagner. Your pointed political message was appreciated by us here at Salient, but as is often the case with political messages in the entertainment arena, you must fall on your sword as it did not catch on with voting public. More

Academic Idol: Round Eight

By Salient | 11 Sep, 2006

To get you guys into supporting your favourite lecturers in the competition prizes are now to be awarded for those who can show me their efforts of publicly getting behind their choice for Academic Idol. Votes again to 021 169 4608. More

Academic Idol: Round Seven

By Salient | 4 Sep, 2006

Do you guys remember that Rugby World Cup, when Australia lost in the quarterfinal and every one was all like “holy crap, Australia is out of the cup, and they win everything!” Well that’s how we felt up here at Salient when you guys threw out Grant Morris. Crazy. Oh, well Grant – at least you got to be in the paper. That’s always fun. Thanks for the memories brother. More

Academic Idol: Round Six

By Salient | 14 Aug, 2006

It’s sad to see someone go before their time, and I always got the feeling that Warwick Murray was going to be a final stages guy. But he didn’t get his assignment in on time last week, and in a development of nearly ironic proportions, you canned him. He didn’t get an extension. Get your collection of Beatles memorabilia and leave. More

Academic Idol: Round five

By Salient | 7 Aug, 2006

There is nothing like being stunned by the brutal shock of a cold hard surprise. We here at Salient were shocked you decided that you couldn’t stand to have Jon ‘Wet Noodle’ Johansson around any longer. We thank you for participating Jon, it’s been a journey, but for you it ends now. Leave. More

Academic Idol: Round four

By Salient | 31 Jul, 2006

Last week democracy roared. There was only one person in the running for elimination. The voting public made it clear that there is no room for error, and punished Sashi Meanger dearly. More

Academic Idol: Round three

By Salient | 24 Jul, 2006

ANOTHER GREAT week for the competition, with four times the votes of the previous week. It was another edge-of-your-seat week if you were on this end of things. A new addition to the competition was made, with online voting at www.salient.org.nz. Note that it is impossible to vote twice, and check that you are voting for who you want to LEAVE. More

Academic Idol: Round two

By Salient | 17 Jul, 2006

YOU VOTED in droves, and it was close too, with four people at various stages appearing to be out. It’s time to say goodbye to Maryanne Garry. With two psychologists in contention you decided that psychologists are a bit like teapots, you can have too many, and so one had to go. More

Academic Idol: Round one

By Salient | 10 Jul, 2006

Welcome everybody to the inaugural Academic Idol at Victoria University. That’s right, it’s reality journalism. Reality journalism. Swill that around in your university educated anti-everything minds. Pretty fresh, wouldn’t you say? Just like the bakery fresh buns sold early on a Sunday morning, hours before you’ve dragged your hung over bodies out of bed and subjected yourselves to another mindless and empty day of downloaded Simpsons episodes. More

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