Global Focus
The Nouse Politics team summarises the biggest stories from around the world
University denies plans to shut McQ’s
The University has this week denied rumours that it plans to close the campus bar McQ’s over the summer
Local communities must take their share of responsibility
Students are demonised for their behaviour, but the anti-social and discriminatory action of some in the York local community should be challenged
Learning lessons from freshers’ failures is essential
With the summer holidays drawing closer, it won’t be long before a whole new set of eager-beaver, naive freshers appear on campus
Students ‘detached from YUSU campaigns’ as portering row between leaders continues
Concerns have been raised over what has been perceived as a split in the campaign to restore 24 hour portering on campus
More killed as Mexican drug violence escalates
The bodies of 12 people have been found in a cave near the popular tourist resort Cancun in Mexico
Belgian unity under threat after election
The new Flemish alliance (N-VA), a Flemish nationalist party, has won the most seats in the Belgian parliamentary elections, increasing their haul from four at the last election to 2
Violence in Kyrgyzstan leaves hundreds dead
UN Officials have suggested that a million people were caught up in the ethnic riots and fighting between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan
University green rating drops
The University of York has fallen 13 places in People and Planet’s Green League for Environmental Performance since last year, moving to 48th place in the national league table
BP faces criticism from Congress
The Chief Executive of BP, Tony Hayward, last week had to withstand heated questioning over the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico
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