Archive for February, 2007
Talk on ‘Questions of Africa and the UK Parliament’
Time: Friday, 23rd Feb, 7.30pm
Location: L/N002
Hugh Bayley, MP for York, will being giving a talk on ‘Questions of Africa and the UK Parliament,’ discussing his work as Chair of the All Parliament Africa Committee.
Talk: ‘Lebanon – the reconstruction journey of the July 06
Host: The Post-War Reconstruction students
Time: Friday 23rd at 13:45
Location: D/056.
Price: FREE
Opera: The Tsar has his photograph taken
A 1-act Opera by Kurt Weill
Time:March 17th/18th at 7.30pm
Location: Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
Price: £6/ £5 conc / £3 students
Opera: The Tsar has his photograph taken
A 1-act Opera by Kurt Weill
Time:March 17th/18th at 7.30pm
Location: Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
Price: £6/ £5 conc / £3 students
Xtra Live
Time: Friday 23rd Feb, 9pm
Location: Halifax
Price: £4 on the door, £3 in advance from JJ’s. £1 with Xtra Vip Card
YUSU: Live
Time: Thursday Feb 22nd, 9pm
Location: Wentworth Edge
Price: £3
Eurosoc Debate
Berlusconi is gone. So what is Italy’s new policy for Europe?
Time: Wednesday, February 28, 6:15pm – 7:15pm
Location: D/056
Contact: european@yusu.org
Fusion Boutique
Time:Sunday, February 18, 11:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Dewent Terrace- behind Derwent JCR
Email: info@yorkfusion.org
Come and find a bargain!
Join the Fusion Committee on Sunday for a chic charity-shop style event.
Im Dewent terrace from 11am til 4pm where the committee will be selling tops, bottoms, dresses and accessories all at bargain prices.
Featuring a selection of clothing [...]
Fusion
Time: Friday and Sat 2-3 March, 7pm
Location: Central Hall
Price: £6.50 for students, £8 non-students
Tickets are now on sale in Your:Shop, NUS/Uni card reqd.
Travel through time with York Uni’s hottest models and dancers, strutting to urban beats courtesy of Fenna Rhodes and featuring clothing by Hugo Boss, Mango, Gash, Miss Selfridge and many many [...]
Fusion
Time: Friday and Sat 2-3 March, 7pm
Location: Central Hall
Price: £6.50 for students, £8 non-students
Tickets are now on sale in Your:Shop, NUS/Uni card reqd.
Travel through time with York Uni’s hottest models and dancers, strutting to urban beats courtesy of Fenna Rhodes and featuring clothing by Hugo Boss, Mango, Gash, Miss Selfridge and many many [...]
Pressure on University as Protests begin to mount
THE VOLUME of protest over the closure of porters’ lodges has risen dramatically in recent weeks. An open letter circulated by Nouse has collected over 1,200 signatures from students, academics, support staff, and prominent supporters of the University.
List of signatories to Nouse open letter
Alumni and friends of the University
Tony Benn – ex-MP
Simon Stephens – York alumnus and playwright
Supporting Bodies
Gemma Tumelty – President, National Union of Students
Brendan Barber – General Secretary, Trades Union Congress
Dave Prentis – General Secretary, UNISON
Colin Smith – Student RESPECT and Socialist Worker
The Socialist Party
Rob Owen – RESPECT general secretary, Manchester Students’ Union
Ben Matthews – [...]
The main players
The targets of the campaigns
GREG DYKE – Chancellor
Head of the University, but has told Nouse that he doesn’t comment on policy; he just “awards degrees”.
BRIAN CANTOR – Vice Chancellor
The real source of power in the University, Cantor has been attacked for a string of cost-cutting measures.
KEITH LILLEY – Director of Facilities
Has repeatedly claimed the staff [...]
Timeline: the events leading up to the crisis
February 2002:
Students occupy Heslington Hall in protest against management plans to cut 24-hour portering. Management back down as a result of the occupation.
August 2006:
Management give 90 days notice of a contract change eliminating shift premiums and overtime. A number of porters refuse to work under the new conditions.
August 2006 – January 2007:
Ten porters [...]
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