Archive for June, 2010

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Slam Dunk Festival

First up was Random Hand on the Vans stage; guitars and a trombone literally never sounded so good

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Lowenna Waters

I recently turned 21, and for that landmark of a birthday, my dearest granny very thoughtfully got me a subscription to The Spectator magazine. I am not sure if you are acquainted with such mentioned enigma, so I shall expand

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Tony WildArts in depth

Marnie Richards talks to Tony Wild about his debut novel, The Moonstone Legacy

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Lady Gaga

Not many shows can claim to begin before they even start, but Lady Gaga’s show was destined to be a spectacle from the beginning

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Nouse Playlist

As the three terrifyingly brief years of university come to a close, wave goodbye to these parting classics before heading into the ‘real world’ …

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OMA, Villa Dall'Ava, 1991Up and coming events

This month two fantastic summer shows open at the Barbican in London – the first of which, ‘The Surreal House’, explores the power and mystery of the house in our collective imagination

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Graduate Fashion Week

MUSE’s fashion team take a look at some of Britain’s best graduate fashion at Earl’s Court this June. GFW has already launched the careers of Stella McCartney, Christopher Bailey and Preen’s Justin Thornton … can you spot a new star here?

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Sofia Redgrave

I hit the Whistles sale this weekend, and although there was a wealth of beautiful ruched silk dresses, well cut trousers and stylish t-shirts all hanging on the sale rack with at least 50% off their price, their lure was curtailed by something much more interesting: the new pre-fall collection

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Frank Gardner

As a BBC security correspondent, one is expected to put themselves in the firing line. Liv Evans and Mia de Graaf speak to someone willing to do anything for the story

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Staff of the bus company FTR have been accused of racist behaviour towards foreign students; Photo: Justyn HardcastleFTR ‘racist’

International Students at the University have spoken out against drivers and conductors on FTR buses, stating that they treat foreign students “like second class citizens”

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Clubs such as the York Hornets are finding it increasingly difficult to find flat floor space to use on campus; Image: The York HornetsYUSU outrage as University buy ‘immovable’ tables for Derwent and ask JCRC to pay costs

There has been outrage amongst YUSU this week following the University’s decision to buy heavy­­ tables for the new Derwent bar, and their subsequent suggestion that the college should pay half the charge for the required portering involved to move them for certain events

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Lacy proposed date changes; Photo: Justyn HardcastleFree dyslexia tests to be charged at £250 next year

From August, dyslexia testing at the University of York will cost £250 for all students who are subsequently found to be dyslexic

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A doll’s life: a choice or a consequence?

Will it ever be acceptable for little girls to dream of being pole dancers?  Richard Lemmer talks to the York Pole Exercise Club and Natasha Walter, author of Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism about the line between degregation and liberation

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Should private ownership be a public issue?

Britain has some of the strongest gun legislation in the world. Ben Gascoyne asks whether laws designed to protect the public have gone too far?

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Nouse fifty 2010

In May, we asked campus to nominate the people it thought were most deserving of recognition this year

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