Archive for May, 2007
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Tracing the Orient Express
By Adam Sloan — May 31, 2007
Thirty years after the Orient Express made its final journey from London to Istanbul, Adam Sloan hits Paris, Vienna and Sofia to follows in its footsteps
Crazy for Kate?
By Sarah Foster — May 31, 2007
Until recently, if Kate Moss was snapped in an outfit it was guaranteed to fly off the shelves. So why has her Topshop range flopped? Sarah Foster meets the fashionistas who are turning their noses up at the wardrobe of a style icon
Living green: on a mission to reduce my carbon footprint
By Toby Green — May 31, 2007
Living a ‘low-carbon’ life is the green brigade’s latest idea on how individuals can help halt climate change. Toby Green spends a week trying to limit his carbon emissions to see whether he can make a difference – without breaking the bank
The art of Facebooking
By Sara Sayeed — May 31, 2007
One year since the pinnacle of social networking landed on York’s campus, Sara Sayeed considers the ways in which Facebook has revolutionalised student culture
A good face for radio
By Ben Rackstraw — May 31, 2007
Steve Lamacq’s Radio 1 show was essential listening for a generation of music fans. Ben Rackstraw chats to his childhood hero
Stepping into the spotlight: the cinema and the stars
By Kathryn Bromwich — May 31, 2007
Armed with paper and a pen, Kathryn Bromwich hits the red carpet at Cannes in style to give an exclusive account of the films, the celebrities and the old-time glamour
Poems of a political prisoner
By Nicky Woolf — May 31, 2007
Nicky Woolf talks to the poet about his latest book, Beasts of Nulanga, and relocating from Africa to North Yorkshire
In the end,” says Jack Mapanje, pausing momentarily to look me in the eye, as if seeking to search out my motivations, “I narrow them down to you and me.”
Heslington East to go ahead at cost of £500m
By Raf Sanchez and Nicky Woolf — May 31, 2007
The University of York has received government permission to proceed with its £500m Heslington East expansion on Green Belt land, despite controversy over the impact it will have on the environment and life in the area.
York condemned for Sudan investment
By James Merill — May 31, 2007
The University’s investment policy has come under increased scrutiny after documents obtained by Nouse under the Freedom of Information Act revealed the University’s academic pension fund manager USS Ltd holds shares in Petrochina, a company with links to the war-torn area of Darfur.
Anger as York fails to divest shares in BAE
By Nouse — May 31, 2007
Ethical investment campaigners have expressed further dismay after a Nouse investigation has shown that the University of York still holds shares in a controversial arms company 18 months after they were first exposed.
Students arrested for fraud after cheating in exam
By Raf Sanchez — May 31, 2007
A University of York student has been convicted of fraud after persuading a friend to sit one of his final exams for him. The court was told that the student acted out of desperation and “suffered something of a breakdown” in the run-up to his exams.
YUSU budget up by more than £100,000
By Nicky Woolf — May 31, 2007
YUSU’s budget has risen by more than £100,000 in the last year, largely due to an increase in the block grant allocated to them by the University. The budget, which was passed by YUSU’s Finance Committee on May 22, now awaits ratification by the University’s Finance Department.
£500m campus expansion gets government approval
By Raf Sanchez and Nicky Woolf — May 31, 2007
Raf Sanchez and Nicky Woolf investigate the implications for students, locals and the environment of the plans for the £500 million Heslington East development Following permission from the government for the Heslington East expansion, the full scale of the projected environmental impact of the development has been revealed in documents obtained by Nouse. Use of [...]
Planning conclusion in full
By Raf Sanchez and Nicky Woolf — May 31, 2007
The Secretary of State agrees that a university campus is not an appropriate form of development in the Green Belt…
University’s actions ‘disgusting’, says farmer displaced by plans
By Raf Sanchez and Nicky Woolf — May 31, 2007
The farmer displaced from the land that the new Heslington East development will be built on has reacted angrily to the government’s decision to approve the expansion.
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