Archive for December, 2003
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Pain for the Vain
By James Redgrave — December 2, 2003
In this issue, James questions our obsession with beauty, and tries to make himself sound intelligent by mentioning Marxism…
Mouse experiment dropped
By Nouse — December 2, 2003
How Pebbles survived the perils of pantomime and duped a student campus
Lucy takes Dork out of York
By Nouse — December 2, 2003
York Student Finalist in National Fashion Competition
Notting Hill drug boom hits York’s highstreet
By James Doughty — December 2, 2003
A major loophole in drug law has meant that psychedelic magic mushrooms are readily available in popular shopping areas in York. Magic mushrooms have until recently been a relatively unattractive drug for students seeking a high. A throwback to the hippy days of the sixties, they have long since been overtaken by a new breed [...]
York Students lead England to victory
By Amber Martin — December 2, 2003
With the amount of publicity professional snooker receives in Britian, it is hard to believe that few students on York’s campus are aware that two of our own representatives helped lead England to win the BUSA Home nations tournament in 2003. York Students Andy Marshall and Matt Tugby, both members of the national student snooker [...]
SU: new role as censor
By Nouse — December 2, 2003
Students’ Union officials are planning on introducing a controversial policy to regulate the content of campus newspapers. Under the proposals, which have prompted accusations of attempted censorship, both nouse and Vision will need to seek approval from YUSU at the time of going to press. Stories offering a critical appraisal of Union activities could become [...]
York Lecturer Praised With Lifetime Achievement Award
By Nouse — December 2, 2003
York Professor Tony Robards has become the first recipient of the lifetime Achievement Award at the Evening Press Business Awards 2003. Professor Robards is currently the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for External Relations and the HSBC Professor of Innovation here at The University of York. Since joining the university in 1966 as a career researcher, he has since [...]
Greg Dyke New Chancellor
By James Gallagher — December 2, 2003
Dyke tells York: Kill the pomp and keep the circumstance
York Hosts Snooker Championships
By Imran Shaikh — December 2, 2003
Imran Shaikh reports on Matthew Stevens’ long awaited UK championship title.
Blunkett’s Law
By James Doughty — December 2, 2003
Student residential areas including Tang Hall, have become so dangerous, Home Secretary David Blunkett, has stepped in to personally combat the “unacceptable levels of crime." Mr Blunkett, who recently delivered the Heslington Lecture at York, said his proposals would give police more powers to bring crime under control around the outskirts of York campus. The [...]
SU Services: GradBall Betrayal
By Toby Hall — December 2, 2003
Finalists this year face a drastically scaled back Graduation Ball after Services Officer, Chris Osborne, revealed that the allocated budget will be just half that of previous years.
Basketball Club Victorious
By Nouse — December 2, 2003
On Saturday Nov. 22, 12 teams competed in a volleyball tournament that earned money for The Children in Need Organisation. The men’s rugby, squash, basketball, and men’s cricket team advanced to the semi final, single elimination. In the end it was the basketball team who beat the squash club to win the tournament. George Skandaras, [...]
Brawl at Bootham
By Guy Aspin — December 2, 2003
York City secured their sixth draw in seven league games in a lively encounter at Bootham Crescent.
Flame-ing Mental
By Sam Fugill — December 2, 2003
Intrigued by an advertisement in a previous edition of nouse, Sam Fugill faces the flame.
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