Archive for June, 2009

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Student disappears leaving housemates £4,000 short

A student from Halifax is pursuing legal action against a former housemate who has disappeared owing him and another housemate almost £4,000.

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Eating disorder sufferers starved of support

I have been at this University for nearly two years. I know where to get toasties if I’m hungry on a Tuesday night, where I can find condoms, chlamydia tests, booklets on plagiarism and pens with the number for the National Student Survey on them

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Moving on up from next year’s housemates

What I’m driving at here is that at the University of York, we simply organise housing too early. It seems to me that in the first few months of habitation in these hallowed halls it is impossible to grasp the character development of your ‘friends’ necessary for a year’s worth of co-occupancy.

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ISA President accused of imposing ‘biased’ penalties

ISA President Adam Malik has been accused of personally deciding vote deduction penalties.

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Tutors with benefits: how “welfare” has been redefined

Picture this. You are in first year, living in halls a fair distance from your college’s porters lodge and have locked your key card in your room.

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So long farewell, Auf Wiedersehen

This will probably be the last time that I will ever write for Nouse. Stop grinning, that’s not kind.

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Vaccines for virgins only: why the HPV jab should be free to all

The government has decided that every girl over the age of 18 is too sexually promiscuous for the HPV vaccination to be economically effective.

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Rise against term time tantrums

Our unconventional term dates offer us a wealth of secret advantages. For those working to pay off mounting debts or saving to avoid them over the summer months, it lets you do things on the cheap.

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Nouse Podcast: 30th June 2009

Listen to the top news from the 30th June 2009 edition of Nouse, produced in association with URY

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Photograph: The four at Doncaster recently. By Irene Sieberger Rowers miss out at prestigious Henley Regatta

York’s senior men’s squad narrowly missed out on qualifying for the finals of Henley Royal Regatta last Friday, a feat only achieved three times in the history of the university.

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Photo: Arran Bowen-la GrangeCollege Cup final date decided

The College Cup final between Alcuin and Vanbrugh will take place on Monday Week 10 at 6.00pm on the JLD astroturf.

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Photo: George LowtherAlex Lacy’s Final Word

Alex Lacy, outgoing York Sport President, reflects on his year in office

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The College Cup Final Preview Show

Looking forward to the final of the college cup? Nouse and YSTV have a preview show, with interviews, highlights of the semis and a team of panellists discussing the pending match.

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Vote for your College Cup Goal of the Tournament now

Parris Williams’ stunning left-foot volley against Vanbrugh Seconds? That unbelievable long-range Mark McLeod curler in the quarter-final? Or even Udy Onwudike’s last-gasp header that sent Alcuin Seconds into the next round at the expense of opponents Halifax Seconds? The choice is yours. Vote for your College Cup Goal of the Tournament below and we’ll announce [...]

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The Fun Spongers are coming

If you thought Asbestos was bad for you, I’ve got something a whole lot more dangerous: health and safety legislation. Stacks of papers ready to go up in a blaze, cables just waiting for an unsuspecting leg to wrap around, powerleads triple-stacked and – of course – the evil Mr A. lurking behind the ceiling [...]

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