Archive for October, 2007
YUSU clashes with organisers of barcrawl
YUSU have spoken out against the organisers of the Carnage barcrawl and have discouraged University of York students from taking part in the event.
James Cromwell: King Lear, Babe and the Black Panthers
Actor, activist and self-styled philosopher James Cromwell has starred in everything from 24 to Shakespeare. Nicky Woolf talks to the man himself about bringing the Bard to life and fighting for justice for the innocent, whether human or porcine
Going undercover with a cover girl
The glamorous, jet-set world of international modelling is one far removed from the tribulations of student life. Or is it? Nicky Woolf talks to someone who has found a way to balance both and stay sane
The bigger picture: a month to stand up and be counted
From Oxfam’s Stand Up Against Poverty to York’s first ever Black History Week organised by the Afro-Caribbean Society, look beyond your books and bevvies this month, says Emily Cousins
Work: a way to make a living?
Many students pale at the thought of adding a job to their degree timetables but, says Helen Citron, part-time work can provide more than extra cash
One man’s journey from scruff to buff
Student life doesn’t lend itself to sartorial elegance. Liam O’Brien and Venetia Rainey hit town to help one hapless second year.
Iran: a land of contradictions
The Middle East is often presented in the western media as a frightening dystopia. Alex Forsyth travels around the region and discovers a surprisingly different reality.
Not such a man’s world
From the Iron Lady to Blair’s Babes, women in politics have struggled to be taken seriously. Jennifer O’Mahony looks at the implications for 21st century politics.
Two York students sexually assaulted
Two female University of York students have been sexually assaulted since the start of term.
‘Blame the f***ing government’
Foreign Beggars encapsulates everything good about UK hip hop.
Why chivalry has met a watery end
Heathcliff would probably be more likely to smack a door in Cathy’s face than open one for her to delicately step through.
Turn on the water works
There’s nothing like a flooded kitchen greeting you in the morning to spurn you into genuine adult decision making.
Should, or shoe-ldnt, you?
Ah shoes. Blister-inducing, pain-exciting adornments of the feet. Glittery, patent, heeled, flat, pointed, clackety, night-defining shoes.
Popular This Week
- Elections Night – Tim Ngwena re-elected president
- University criticised for allowing student to incur a personal debt of over £2,000 for campus event
- Exit polls reveal Hutchings to win Presidency
- It all ends tonight
- Success on two fronts for the University Boat Club
- Ngwena takes Presidency for second year running
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