It seems that exceptional circumstances are preventing me from sticking to my strict ‘University only’ rule on content for this column. Anyone tuned in to BBC 1 from 3pm to 5pm on Saturday will know why. That’s right – England rugby.

In a hastily organised playoff match, York’s first team triumphed over Newcastle in a 2-1 away victory that re-secures their promotion in the BUSA League.

A place in the quarter-final awaits York Rugby Men’s 1st after a confident win over the University of Lincoln in the second round of the BUSA Plate.

Oxford was forced to forfeit the game after being unable to replace an injured forward.

Late on Friday night, in a remarkably close race, Boxing Club President Alex Lacy was elected to be next year’s AU President. “I was absolutely gobsmacked,” he later tells Nouse. “I didn’t see it coming.”

The Sports Centre has announced plans for the development and refurbishment of campus sporting facilities. A potential figure exceeding £1,000,000 is to be invested in crucial upgrades to the Sports Centre and its amenities.

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When the UK’s Palestinian ambassador talked at York, his message was one of oppression and national strength. Raf Sanchez speaks to the man who believes that he has the solution to the problem of the Middle East

It’s grim up North, or so I’m told, but for the past two years I’ve been living in an affluent pocket of Southern ideals. There are yummy-mummies and wine bars in abundance in York city centre and our neighbour, Harrogate, even has a Waitrose. You don’t get much more Southern than that.

Omid Djalili is a comedian and actor with a reputation for tackling edgy topics such as the Middle East and multicultural Britain head on. Emma Ronicle finds out why.

Slaving away in a pub doesn’t have to be the only way to earn money at university. Sherine El-Sayed talks to the York students who are thinking ahead and cashing in on their prospects.

Armed with a nerdish aesthetic and mindset, Liam O’Brien finds that ‘geek’ isn’t just about ‘pwning n00bs’

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Since their landslide victory in June, Turkey’s Islamist Justice and Development Party has increased in power and confidence.