First Group, proprietors of the Ftr bus service, have denied carrying out a “student witch-hunt” after six University of York students were served with court orders.

Team Gravitas won the first prize of £500 from sponsor KPMG in the University of York’s version of TV show The Apprentice. The competition, hosted by York Entrepreneurs, set tasks for eight teams over four days.

Langwith JCRC has sent a letter to Vice-Chancellor Brian Cantor outlining its fears that student welfare has been jeopardised by the withdrawal of 24-hour porters last term.

Shortages of vital equipment could lead the University of York’s recycling system to “collapse at any minute”, according to YUSU and JCRCs.

YUSU’s NEW LGBT officers, Aimee Gamble and Matthew Pallas, have drafted a series of changes to the Union constitution to include trans students more generally in the life of the LGBT community at York.

YUSU President Rich Croker and Academic and Welfare Officer-elect Grace Fletcher-Hall have clashed over a proposed constitutional amendment to replace the current Policy and Campaigns Committee with a new Campaign and Environment Forum.

In a surprise move, University managers have reversed a decision to force Ken Fairburn, Langwith’s resident hairdresser, off campus at the end of this term.

There was embarrassment at the Graduate Student Association elections last week, as the only candidate standing for the position of Welfare Officer was RON’d.

In contrast to the University of York’s successful University Challenge campaign, third year Management, IT and Japanese student David Ford was voted off in the first round of ‘The Weakest Link’ during filming this month.

York graduate Andrew Welch speaks to Anjli Raval of his plans to circle the globe on a bike, raising environmental awareness while making the journey of a lifetime.

Heidi Blake speaks to two students about their experiences of dealing with gender transition in a university environment
Students who define themselves as ‘trans’ open themselves up to a bewilderingly plentiful array of identity options, even by post-modern standards. The term is an umbrella which covers those who identify variously as ‘gender queer’, ‘gender neutral’, ‘gender-fluid’, […]

A sports stadium. A student venue with a capacity of 1500. Another lake, one that it is clean and safe to swim in. An internal university transit bus system. A swimming pool. A conference centre, complete with health spa. Now that the plans for Heslington East have been approved, we can say without a doubt […]

The arrest of four York students for attempting fraud over University examinations is an alarming precedent. Students, from the very second they begin at York, are repeatedly and gravely assured that academic misconduct—even when committed unintentionally—is something that will land them in the deepest of trouble. Obviously, any attempt to beat the system should be […]

It takes a special sort of person to get excited by a budget, and YUSU’s latest contribution will doubtless command the same lukewarm attention as always. This is a pity, because in many ways, it is an ambitious document. The finance committee has demanded a significant increase in the money that the University contributes to […]

We have a policy in favour of the expansion as long as it is in the best interests of students. I think it will be an exciting time and process for the University, but also for the Union.

Rich Croker, SU President