Archive for February, 2008
Takeaway company banned from delivering to campus
Efes, the local fast food outlet situated on Heslington Road, has been banned from making deliveries on campus by YUSU and University Security.
Former student escapes jail sentence in fraud trial
Former York student Elnar Askerov and his accomplice have been sentenced to a suspended jail term and ordered to undertake 300 hours of community service each after attempting to defraud the University.
Battle of the Bands – The Final
Magic P and the Innuendos wowed the crowds in a packed Vanbrugh college on Saturday night, partying their way to success in the Battle of the Bands final.
Fusion: In Motion – Preview
This year’s Fusion: In Motion takes the world of cinema as its starting-point. Split loosely into sections such as Horror, Romance and Sci-Fi, the show combines modelling and choreographed posing with a wide variety of dancing, from tap and ballroom to breakdancing, robots and Soulja-boy’s.
Habeas Corpus Preview
The sexually-charged nature of the play provided many challenging scenes, but neither physical contact nor exposure seemed to faze the cast. This impressive production provides a great deal of entertainment, with the opportunity to admire some first-class acting.
Pirate declares serious ambitions as candidates debate policies
Presidential frontrunners Payne and Kunwar forced to defend their election promises as pirate candidate Scott confirms that he wants the job.
Poll suggests close race between Payne and Kunwar
The race for YUSU President is wide open according to a poll of voting intentions conducted by Nouse.
Omid Djalili Live
British Iranian stand-up comic Omid Djalili has recently become something of a people’s ambassador for inter-racial issues, bringing humour to the forefront of shaky political ground. His latest national tour, Omid Live 2008, disproves this self-appointed title in no way.
Sweet plan, idiot
I can see exactly how it happened. It would have been in the YUSU office, about 2:15 in the morning.
Almost Overheard
Vanbrugh Bar. The bar is almost deserted, except for a young couple. The female member of the duo, EDWINA, is searching through her bag. The male, DAN, looks on, forlorn.
Social Pariah
Half past five in the afternoon is never scarier than in February on Tang Hall Lane. Twilight reigns and the Co-op crew cast a sinister shadow across my path.
Social Pariah
You thought you were bumbling and charming. A sort of Hugh Grant method; it works particularly well if you’re a little bit well spoken, and a fair bit middle class.
Social Pariah
“How come your grandma hasn’t sent any cake in ages?” “She’s got cancer.” Inappropriate comments are the easy triumphs of social comedy and I am extraordinarily gifted.
Scienceology
This week the secretary for health, Alan Johnson, introduced a smart-aleck idea: Local authorities adding fluoride to the water supply.
Robin Seaton
Thinking about a recent Jonathan Ross interview with Ringo Starr the other week, I found myself using the half-comprehending undergraduate poststructuralist’s word of choice: ‘discourse’.
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
- Success on two fronts for the University Boat Club
- Ngwena takes Presidency for second year running
- It all ends tonight
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