Archive for March, 2010

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Block rocking beats

Adam Bychawski catches up with Olugbenga from Metronomy on his DJ tour

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30 Seconds to Mars

30 Seconds to Mars came on in a blaze of glory

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The Mixer at the YUSU Elections

The Mixer is of the opinion that this year’s York Sport Presidential election was too nice

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Bo Ningen

Free gigs don’t come along often, especially when the gig concerned is a face-off between two of the most exciting bands to emerge from the depths of the London underground in some time

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Akika of ComanechiFuture Sounds

This edition’s round-up of fresh musical cream shall focus on the noisier underside of the UK indie scene

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The police are an intrusive presence on the Osbaldwick siteSqualor and Struggle

York’s Gypsy and Traveller community has been exiled to the margins of the city. Liam O’Brien is shocked by their living conditions and police intrusion on their sites

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The businessman behind the ballet

Sam Lawson talks to Kevin McKenzie, Artistic Director of the American Ballet Theatre, about ballet, its success and the part he played in creating such a prestigious institution

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Photograph by Justyn HardcastleAlcuin upset the odds to take College Rugby Tens title

Alcuin confounded every assumption that had been made about College Rugby last Saturday by beating an eminent James college side in the final of a thrilling tens tournament

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Photograph by Peter IvesonHalifax and Derwent frustrated as Alcuin close the gap

Derwent missed the opportunity to extend their lead at the top of the College Football league beyond a solitary point after labouring to a 0-0 draw with Vanbrugh

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BUCS season review

With success, failure and scandal, it’s been one of the most exciting BUCS seasons in recent memory. As it comes to a close, Leigh Clarke looks at how York’s main clubs have fared

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Addiction to communication

Are Blackberries and Facebook causing us to lose grip on reality? Ben Gascoyne and Liv Evans look at our generation’s increasing reliance on virtual communication

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Henry James Foy

If Dante Alighieri was to rewrite his Inferno in a 21st-century context, surely the horrors of budget airline travel would have a central role in describing the hell that must surely await those in the less favourable side of the afterlife

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Photograph of Dave Tee courtesy BUSC Media CrewTee and Neuner lead YUsnow medal rush

York University Snowsports proved that although the University may be small, it is still strong, at the British Universities Indoor Snowsports Championships Finals recently

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The Czech countryside, on a train from Florence to PragueTravelling across Europe

Mia de Graaf and Hannah Ellis-Petersen discover the best way to do the continent on a shoe-string

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­­­Social pariah: Charlotte Hogarth-Jones

Standing inside the Co-op in Hull Road. Trying hard to get out

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