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By Nouse — June 10, 2003

As a “Gradball Assistant” is employed by the Students’ Union, nouse has to ask: isn’t this what we pay James Byron for? And shouldn’t he have let someone know before employing his best mate? News Editor Ben Crawley holds interviews to find out why James didn’t.

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Campus ‘Stunner’ turns Hero

By Clive Crouch — June 10, 2003

As campus cyclists turn vigilante, Clive Crouch gets tips on scally-hunting

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Barbican Concerns

By Chris Mercer and Clive Crouch — June 10, 2003

Students’ Union (SU) Officers could soon be in for a rude awakening when it comes to booking next term’s Freshers’ Bash at the Barbican, write Clive Crouch and Chris Mercer.

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Prize Erection

By Clive Crouch — June 10, 2003

York is competing against Oxford University for a prestigious new £10 million building, writes Clive Crouch.

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Mary Who?

By Toby Hall — June 10, 2003

“Top-Secret” Chancellor Nominations Revealed

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Lecturer: My Child Porn Truth

By James Redgrave — June 10, 2003

Following the recent Magistrates Court decision placing York University lecturer Ralph Harrington, James Redgrave speaks exclusively to a close friend of the convicted man.

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Normalising Torture

By Sam Southgate — June 10, 2003

The media focuses on cases of mistreatment by US-UK forces in Iraq, yet systematic human rights violations are ignored, argues Sam Southgate.

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Voice Through Silent Protest

By Ellena Valizadeh — June 10, 2003

Kurdish poet Abas Amini recently won his battle to stay in Britain after going on hunger strike for eleven days. Ellena Valizadeh argues that his case shows deeper problems in the asylum system.

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All Roads Lead Through Evian

By Jon Maunder — June 10, 2003

The G8 protests show the anti-capitalist movement that is alive and well, says Jon Maunder.

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“We fought them with our chants, songs and passive resistance, slowly wearing them down.”

By Jacob Mukherjee — June 10, 2003

On the day of the largely symbolic demonstration in Geneva, four York students were involved in the attempt to directly challenge the G8. 2000 people took to the streets of the nearby city of Lausanne in order to effect a blockade that would disrupt the summit.
We were an assorted mixture of activists united in [...]

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