Archive for October, 2010

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The necessity of a YUM seat

The burden in the debate on YUM’s membership of the Union Council is to prove why YUM is principally different to other societies, such that it can’t be represented by the Student Activities Officer

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Frantic Fresher’s Fair is a bad reflection on YUSU competency

YUSU have failed to make an immediate impact amongst this year’s intake

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The Rise of the Rape Joke

A recent report made by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, ‘How Fair is Britain’, contained some positive statistics regarding the equality of homosexuals and ethnic minorities. But it also contained an extremely worrying feature for women

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Tim Ngwena’s Twitter as seen by Ben Gascoyne

Tim Ngwena’s Twitter as seen by Ben Gascoyne

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The Nouse Student Survey 2010

Liv Evans and Sam Lawson present the results of the Nouse Student Survey 2010, a comprehensive review of student opinion and experience at the University of York

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Big Bang branded ‘Big Con’

YUSU have been strongly criticised by a number of University of York students after only 900 of approximately 2300 scanned ticket holders gained entry to see headline act Marina and the Diamonds at the fresher’s week event “The Big Bang”

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English Department opens new space

The English Departement has opened a new space for students. The F.R. Leavis room will be used for “out of hour study and group discussion”

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Death of University Professor

A former University of York Professor, Kay Jones, died on 13 October 2010. Professor Jones was the founding Head of the Department of Social Policy and Social Work and spent 22 years in charge of the Department

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PDF Archive: 26th October 2010

The PDF copies of Nouse from 26th October 2010

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Nobel Prize laureate to lecture at York

Professor Harold Koto, who was awarded a Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1996, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, is to give a lecture today in the Physics department

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Questions at the Langwith Bar quiz, held in The Courtyard, caused much upset among students in attendance. Photo credit: Justyn HardcastleLangwith Bar Reps condemned by students for ‘horrific’ rape question in Freshers’ week bar quiz

A number of students have expressed their concern over the inclusion of a “callous and insensitive” question in this week’s Langwith College bar quiz

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Gallery management have accused YUSU of reneging on their agreement. Photo credit: Lucy DixonGallery claim YUSU ‘personally victimised’ them

Controversy arose this week after the manager of The Gallery nightclub claimed he had been “personally victimised by the York Student Union”, after an ongoing deal between the two parties was severed earlier this year

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The demonstration finished in Parliament St where YUSU President, Tim Ngwena gave a speech to the crowd. Photo credit: Sam NewsomeMass student protests over Browne Review proposals

As students nationwide are rallying against the funding cuts and fee rises to higher education institutions, Nouse investigates the reaction on campus

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LGBT email mix-up ‘outs’ its members

YUSU’s LGBT Social has been strongly criticised after accidentally ‘outing’ 100s of University of York students

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Despite plenty of advertising, the week failed to attract studentsCommercial Services’ events fail

Considerably low attendance and a lack of organisation at a series of events run last week by Commercial Services saw many of the acts ‘booked’ for each night pulling out

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