Archive for August, 2010

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Don’t just read me, remember me

It is not often that environmental disasters have such visibly immediate effects. Climate change, for example, seems so far away partly because there are no glaciers thunderously calving to observe here in the United Kingdom. This human need for visual comprehension is expertly manipulated by the newspapers – how often do you decide to read [...]

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The badge of Luton Town, the beloved club of Chairman Nick Owen. Image: eamonncurry123 via Flickr Creative Commons.“It was my hometown club growing up” – Luton Chairman Nick Owen on saving his club

Henry Cowen interviews TV presenter Nick Owen on how he became the Chairman of his local club Luton Town, and what the future has in store for the Hatters

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Best served chilled: The Big Chill 2010 review

When it comes to festivals I keep my expectations low. I fully expect to spend a weekend semi-homeless in an oversized plastic-bag coffin lacking any form of hygiene; a personal hell only transcended by the occasional live performance and temporary alcoholism. Hence discovering that The Big Chill offers every modern convenience was akin to a child from a deprived-upbringing being welcomed into a (really middle class) foster home

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Chelsea celebrate last year's double victory. But whose open-top bus parade will it be this year? Photo: Feggy Art (formerly Victius) via Flickr Creative CommonsThe Premier League 2010 – Predictions

The Nouse sport team take a break from handing out CVs and watching Homes Under the Hammer to predict the goings-on in this year’s Premier League

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Sports tent to remain open for another six years

Sam Asfahani, the York Sport President, announced this afternoon that the lease on the Sports Centre Tent has been extended by six years following consultations with the Council

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Artist's impression of a first floor seating area in the JBM Library. Image credit: University of YorkNew developments on Heslington campuses

Developments and refurbishments are underway to help the University of York expand its capacity to house and educate more students on both Heslington campuses

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York Archaeology Professor Dr Nicky Milner works on the Starr Carr site. Photo credit: The GuardianYork archaeologists unearth Britain’s oldest dwelling

Archaeologists from the University of York have unearthed Britain’s oldest house, dating back 11,500 years

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Miranda Raison in Anne Boleyn by Howard Brenton. Photo credit: Manuel HarlanAnne Boleyn

Howard Brenton’s exhilarant Anne Boleyn provides a refreshing addition to The Globe’s potentially dry summer season, Kings & Rogues

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Image credit: Greg BartlettCharm//Offensive

Suitable for sketch show veterans or those (like myself) who are not attracted to the work of ‘comedians’, Charm//Offensive offers exactly what its edgy label presents

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Further investigations in Claudia Lawrence inquiry

A number of new investigations have taken place this week in relation to the ongoing Claudia Lawrence inquiry, despite the news last week that the investigation is to significantly scaled down

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The sad truth is, York neglects its sports

I didn’t apply to York due to the sports facilities or sporting pedigree of the University. I’m going to make a sweeping judgement and say that, in fact, no-one did

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Are the Liberal Democrats suffering an identity crisis?

The look of excitement on Nick Clegg’s face was hard to contain. A couple of weeks ago he took Prime Minister’s Questions while David Cameron was off visiting the Obamas, and his glee at standing at that dispatch box could not have been more obvious

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Photo: Conservatives via Flickr Creative CommonsBuilding the ‘big society’ on the ‘little people’

The term ‘summer holiday’ does not apply to the many weeks students have stretched before them before University starts again. Instead, this period should be called ‘the summer where you save the world and enhance your CV’

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Police outside Matthews' house in Tang Hall where he collapsed. Photo credit: York PressStudent dies in York home after suspected drug overdose

James Alexander Ednie Matthews, a 23-year-old University of York student, was found dead in his home on Wednesday afternoon, after a suspected drug overdose

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York sports clubs face sports hall closures

A number of the University’s sports teams could be left without facilities for training and fixtures

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