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Tense wait for University of Otago graduands
10 Dec, 2020 06:38 PM
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Students and their family and friends outside the Dental School building. Photo / Christine O Connor
Otago Daily Times
Hundreds of Dunedin university graduands and their families continue to wait on tenterhooks for a decision on tomorrow s graduation ceremonies.
After it emerged yesterday that a security threat sent to the University of Otago earlier this week warned of a shooting, vice-chancellor Prof Harlene Hayne said the university continued to work closely with police and remained hopeful the two ceremonies would go ahead as planned.
The university would advise the more than 700 graduands affected by early this afternoon, Prof Hayne said.
Another grad ceremony cancelled as fallout from threat continues
10 Dec, 2020 09:57 PM
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A student is comforted outside the Medical School building on Great King St. Photo / Christine O Connor
A student is comforted outside the Medical School building on Great King St. Photo / Christine O Connor
Otago Daily Times
The University of Otago has abandoned graduation ceremonies planned for tomorrow as the fallout from a threat that included a warning of a bombing and shooting continues.
Vice-chancellor Prof Harlene Hayne announced the decision to abandon the graduations this morning after yesterday saying she was hopeful they would go ahead.
More than 700 graduands were set to graduate tomorrow.