Archive for April, 2010
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Prime ministerial debate live blog
By Kate Goligher — April 15, 2010
Nouse Politics live blogging of the televised prime ministerial debate
New Labour: still something left to offer?
By Ieuan Ferrer — April 15, 2010
Much has been written about the demise of New Labour; newspapers have declared its downfall; books have been written dissecting ‘what went wrong’ with the New Labour project; Gordon Brown, the Labour leader, has been denounced and pronounced a deceptive dud
Leyland loses election by nine votes
By Chris Young — April 14, 2010
Charlie Leyland, YUSU Academic Office, has lost her election battle to become National Union of Students’ (NUS) Vice-President for Higher Education
NUS conference 2010 live blog
By Laura Connor, Ben Gascoyne and Chris Young — April 14, 2010
Nouse live blog at the NUS conference 2010 in Newcastle
York choir to tour China
By Ben Gascoyne — April 14, 2010
A University of York Chamber Choir is to sing throughout China later this month in collaboration with Chinese composer Zhu Bu Xi
NUS Conference live blog planned
By Nouse — April 13, 2010
Nouse will be live blogging at the NUS National Conference at The Sage in Newcastle-Gateshead tomorrow
Clowns and Conga Lines
By Nanki Chawla — April 12, 2010
Due to popular request or rather just the one, here’s a blog about Chinese clubbing.
The EU should ask itself if it is a true union of nations, or little more than a customs union
By George Papadofragakis — April 12, 2010
Over the last few months, being Greek has become a more distressing experience than usual
Putting York back on the map
By Jim Bulley — April 12, 2010
The University of York is famous for a number of reasons
Kick-Ass
By Lev Harris — April 11, 2010
The central character, the titular Kick-Ass (played by Aaron Johnson of Nowhere Boy fame), rhetorically asks the audience ‘Why has no one tried it before?’
Why Xavi is also one of the all-time greats
By Leigh Clarke — April 11, 2010
Amidst all the talk of Leo Messi as the best footballer in a generation, we are forgetting to also praise Xavi, the beating heart of the Barcelona team and one of the greatest passers of all time.
NUS urges parlimentary candidates to fight against top up fee rise
By Sam Lawson — April 10, 2010
The National Union of Students has advised any parliamentary candidates to campaign in opposition to top up fee hikes
University officials should remember they are just public servants
By Ben Gascoyne — April 9, 2010
There is little point in self-deception; I am, like most people at this university, a workshy individual
There’s more to pantomime than innuendo bingo
By Luke Malkin — April 9, 2010
There’s no prize for second place in YUSU elections, yet Student Activities are, ironically, the first thing that consoled me after finding out that I can’t be the Union’s representative for them next year
The Greatest Goals of all time – Join the debate
By Jake Farrell — April 9, 2010
In the week that Lionel Messi single-handedly destroyed Arsenal, Jake Farrell picks his favourite five goals that not only displayed exemplary class and technique but came at the most crucial of times


