Archive for August, 2010
articles
Don’t just read me, remember me
By Zahra Latif — August 17, 2010
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 [...]
“It was my hometown club growing up” – Luton Chairman Nick Owen on saving his club
By Henry Cowen — August 16, 2010
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
Best served chilled: The Big Chill 2010 review
By Adam Bychawski — August 13, 2010
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
The Premier League 2010 – Predictions
By Henry Cowen, Jake Farrell and Peter Iveson — August 13, 2010
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
Sports tent to remain open for another six years
By Adam Shergold — August 12, 2010
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
New developments on Heslington campuses
By Camilla Apcar — August 12, 2010
Developments and refurbishments are underway to help the University of York expand its capacity to house and educate more students on both Heslington campuses
York archaeologists unearth Britain’s oldest dwelling
By Hannah Ellis-Petersen — August 11, 2010
Archaeologists from the University of York have unearthed Britain’s oldest house, dating back 11,500 years
Anne Boleyn
By Laura Connor — August 11, 2010
Howard Brenton’s exhilarant Anne Boleyn provides a refreshing addition to The Globe’s potentially dry summer season, Kings & Rogues
Charm//Offensive
By Camilla Apcar — August 11, 2010
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
Further investigations in Claudia Lawrence inquiry
By Laura Connor — August 10, 2010
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
The sad truth is, York neglects its sports
By Tom Weir — August 9, 2010
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
Are the Liberal Democrats suffering an identity crisis?
By Kieran Murphy — August 9, 2010
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
Building the ‘big society’ on the ‘little people’
By Hannah Clugston — August 9, 2010
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’
Student dies in York home after suspected drug overdose
By Hannah Ellis-Petersen — August 8, 2010
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
York sports clubs face sports hall closures
By Adam Shergold — August 6, 2010
A number of the University’s sports teams could be left without facilities for training and fixtures


