Archive for February, 2010

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Ngwena and Humphrys face reprimand

A motion of censure, a political form of reprimand, has been brought against Tim Ngwena and Ben Humphrys

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Photograph by Justyn HardcastleOne-sided it may have been, but Varsity’s future is assured

York University’s 91.25-19.25 Varsity victory may have been uncompetitive, but the staging of the tournament over a weekend for the first time has ensured its long-term future

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Photo: Peter IvesonUniversity of York win Varsity 2010

The University of York have won Varsity by a 91.25-19.25 scoreline

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Photograph by George LowtherVarsity Live blog

The Nouse live blog on the second day of the Varsity competition with York St. John. Football, hockey, netball, volleyball, tennis, basketball and badminton are today’s events.

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ariesmale1978 via Flickr Creative CommonsCapello passes up opportunity for experimentation against Egypt

The England manager’s squad for Wednesday’s friendly against Egypt, the reigning Africa Cup of Nations champions, contains only one uncapped player. A surprise, says Jamie Clark

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Photo: Justyn HardcastleYork swimmers gain early Varsity points

York’s dominance in Saturday’s Varsity match-ups continued in the Archbishop Holgate pool this afternoon, as both the men’s and women’s swimming teams proved too strong for their local rivals.

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Photo: Peter IvesonVarsity football and rugby cancelled

Tomorrow’s Varsity football and rugby fixtures have been cancelled due to waterlogged pitches.

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Photograph by Irene SiebergerVarsity 2010 – First Day Review

Following victories in today’s rowing, climbing and swimming events, York University have established a useful 22.25-4.25 lead in the Varsity tournament

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Getting “behind the scenes”

The first performance of Fusion’s show, ‘Telling Tales’, for those of you who have been entirely oblivious is in just six days, in Central Hall. The rehearsal schedule is frantic for models and dancers alike, the Committee are busy to an extraordinary degree, and tickets are on sale now. I have but one piece of [...]

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Claudia ‘Awareness Day’ coincides with new information

The eve of the 36th birthday of Claudia Lawrence, the University of York chef who went missing almost a year ago, was marked today by a ‘Claudia Lawrence Awareness Day’, held in York City Centre

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Rope

As a piece of theatre, and as a true story, Rope does not lend itself to cheerful thinking. The play is based somewhat on the real case of Loeb and Leopold, two thrill-seeking wealthy students with a superiority complex gleaned from the pages of academia, who needlessly murder an innocent with the belief that they will remain undiscovered

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Ben Sutherland via Flickr Creative CommonsPortsmouth are a cautionary tale for Premier League clubs

With the news that Portsmouth are to enter administration, effectively condemning them to relegation from the Premier League, Jake Farrell argues that their demise should be the ultimate warning to the football world

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Photograph by Peter IvesonThe Nouse Sports Podcast

The latest edition of our sports podcast

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Off The Record… for good

Ho hum, that was fun. Welcome to the end of Off The Record. This was a test. Would people want to read it? Would people trust my impartiality? Would YUSU let me get away with it? Across 20 posts in 5 weeks, I’ve had 432 comments and thousands of pageviews. Thank you all for your [...]

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Action from York's match with Leeds earlier in the campaign. There were many improvements in the home performance from their last meeting. Photograph by Irene SiebergerPositives for women’s water polo despite Leeds defeat

York were no match for a physical Leeds team on Wednesday evening, but there were nonetheless many positives to be built upon

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