Archive for November, 2010
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Irish Republic expected to receive bail-out loan
By Sam Shepherd — November 23, 2010
The governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, Patrick Honohan, has said that he expects the Irish Republic to accept a loan estimated to be in the region of tens of billions of Euros
The Spectre and Spectacle of Sarah Palin
By Steven Hirschler — November 23, 2010
It should be no surprise to anyone that Sarah Palin announced in a recent television interview that she is considering running for the office of President of the United States
Perspectives: is Obama a Lame Duck?
By Rebecca Kinahan and Oliver Wheatley — November 23, 2010
Just two years ago, America happily unburdened all their problems on the knight in shining armour, who was to turn the nightmare into a fairytale. Today, the stallion has ridden away and the dust is slowly settling around America’s crumbling dreams. What went wrong?
Final Nail in Coffin for Italian Prime Minister?
By Alexander Prowse — November 23, 2010
The continued political crisis in Italy has escalated once again after four coalition members resigned, in an attempt to remove Silvio Berlusconi from power
Benefits of cutting MPs
By Joseph Cormack — November 23, 2010
The bill proposing a cutback of MPs from 650 to 600, and a comprehensive redrawing of the constituency boundaries in the UK was debated and passed through the House of Lords last week
Supervisional support should be more than just symbolic
By Laura Connor — November 23, 2010
The University needs to invest more time in the assistance of third years’ future careers and the provision of transcripts
Rehabilitation necessary for all sex offenders
By Joe Williams — November 23, 2010
So a student has pleaded guilty to 17 charges of making and having in his possession videos of child pornography. What a shining example of the things that undergraduates at the University of York can achieve. He will face trial in December and is likely to spend longer than a year in jail
Student arrests
By Nouse — November 23, 2010
The violence at the Conservative Headquarters on the Demolition march two weeks ago should not be defended as the right way to protest; but the way the national media focused solely on this issue, covering it in every angle possible, detracted from the real reason and cause of the march
Democracy & Services
By Nouse — November 23, 2010
A Constitutional Review may to the majority sound dull. It is true: there are few issues within the document which could affect student life at York quite drastically
Transcripts
By Nouse — November 23, 2010
And so it seems, yet again, the University is providing students with another impediment to our chances of getting a job; particularly helpful in the increasingly tough environment of graduate employment
YUSU Constitional Review: just another layer of bureaucracy?
By Hannah Ellis-Petersen — November 23, 2010
The Democracy and Services position is to be put to the student vote, but will countless reviews increase representation?
The future of humanities subjects is questionable
By Jack Thacker — November 23, 2010
The recent tremors that have resounded through the world of higher education have ignited the resolution of literally thousands of students across the country
University blunders shouldn’t backfire on students
By Hannah Brearley — November 23, 2010
I know very few students who would complain if over a thousand pounds was casually left in their bank account
Female beauty should not be used as a bargaining tool
By Hannah Clugston — November 23, 2010
Amnesty International have often used the provocative slogan ‘Lap dancing is just girls having fun and being sexy, isn’t it?’ Presumably the expected answer is ‘no’


