Tense wait for University of Otago graduands 10 Dec, 2020 06:38 PM 4 minutes to read 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.