Archive for October, 2007
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York battle to first day victory
By Alex Corp — October 24, 2007
Wilson brace spares York in tense encounter.
YUSU accused of sexism
By Anjli Raval — October 24, 2007
YUSU has been accused of sexism by national groups, academic and administrative staff and students during a controversy regarding the gender-specific “goodie bags” that were distributed at Freshers’ Fair.
Football: Vanbrugh 1sts 3-0 Langwith 1sts
By Matthew Jeynes — October 24, 2007
Langwith’s striking problems hand Vanbrugh the win in opening match.
Debate over alcohol sparked as students are hospitalised
By Lily Eastwood and Raf Sanchez — October 24, 2007
The events of Freshers’ Week have sparked a heated debate amongst student representatives about the role of alcohol in campus life.
Two ambulances called amidst fears of Club D drink spiking repeat
By Lily Eastwood and Raf Sanchez — October 24, 2007
A number of students have been hospitalised after alcohol-related incidents at campus events.
Second year to stand in general election
By Sarah Foster — October 24, 2007
A second year University of York Politics student has been selected as the Labour parliamentary candidate for the constituency of Skipton and Ripon.
Students injured in Tang Hall knife robberies
By Raf Sanchez — October 24, 2007
Two University of York students were injured in separate knife robberies in Tang Hall in the early hours of Wednesday, October 10.
SU loses hundreds of pounds’ worth of merchandise in series of burglaries from the Student Centre this month
By Anjli Raval — October 24, 2007
Hundreds of pounds’ worth of YUSU merchandise has been stolen in a series of burglaries from the Student Centre.
Haleh Afshar takes House of Lords peerage
By Jenny O'Mahony — October 24, 2007
Professor Haleh Afshar OBE, the Politics and Women’s Studies academic, has been given a peerage.
YUSU members speak out against ‘aggressive’ CU recruitment tactics
By Jonathan Fransman and Henry James Foy — October 24, 2007
JCRC chairs and YUSU sabbbatical officers have spoken out against the “aggressive” recruitment tactics employed by the Christian Union (CU).
SU clash with Ftr over ticket cuts
By Jenny O'Mahony — October 24, 2007
YUSU Campaigns Officers are set to clash with the First bus company after the Ftr ten journey ticket was discontinued at the start of term.
Student on bridge in security incident
By Ben Glover — October 24, 2007
Security fears were raised when a male third-year student climbed on top of the Goodricke and Vanbrugh Bridge and refused to come down.
YUSU in continued row over ethics
By Raf Sanchez — October 24, 2007
YUSU Service and Finance Officer Matt Burton has been forced to withdraw a UGM motion that, if passed, could make the sourcing of next year’s Viking Raid t-shirts exempt from current ethical merchandise regulations.
New clubs and bars to be built at Barbican
By Nicky Woolf — October 24, 2007
Building work on a new club, bar and restaurant development at the Barbican centre in Fishergate is due to begin on December 4.
Liberation fears as date for NUS referendum draws near
By Anjli Raval — October 24, 2007
The students’ union is set to hold a referendum on whether it should retain its membership of the NUS in Week 6.
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