Archive for May, 2011
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University of York drops six places in Guardian league table
By Martin Spurr — May 17, 2011
York have fallen out of the top ten and into 15th place in this year’s Guardian university league tables.
Ragan brace seals win for football seconds on Roses Sunday
By David Ambrozejczyk — May 17, 2011
Two goals either side of half time for Tom Ragan set the Men’s Football seconds on their way to victory on Roses Sunday.
Will we ever overlook race?
By James Harle — May 17, 2011
The legacy of the Birthers poses a myriad of questions: where are we in the fight for racial equality, and how much further can we realistically eradicate what we term ‘racism’?
Band of the Week: The Last Poets
By Tom Killingbeck — May 16, 2011
Resident sound-nerd Tom Killingbeck thumbs through reams of musty vinyl so you don’t have to. Here are his weekly recommendations…
Trampolining goes Lancaster’s way for four Red Rose points
By Alice Kelley — May 16, 2011
This year’s Roses tournament brought a disappointing loss, by a score of 186.1 to 169.7, for the York Trampolining Society.
Sevens success seals UYRUFC whitewash
By Simon Bromley — May 15, 2011
The men’s rugby team wrapped up a successful Roses with a clean sweep of the rugby sevens matches
Women’s hockey firsts secure four points on the JLD
By Simon Bromley — May 15, 2011
The women’s firsts hockey romped to a 3-1 win and earned four points for the White Rose
Men’s and women’s firsts earn points in indoor football
By Simon Bromley — May 15, 2011
The men’s indoor football firsts – a hastily assembled team following some miscommunication – and the women’s indoor football firsts both won on a busy Saturday of Roses
13 Assassins
By Gareth Davies — May 15, 2011
13 Assassins sees the notorious Takashi Miike moving in new directions, and embracing a form which seems in some ways more mature than the twisted yakuza dramas he is most well-known for.
Wins for all three of York’s squash teams
By Joseph Cormack, Tom Shipman and Camilla Apcar — May 15, 2011
The men’s squash firsts, the men’s squash seconds and the women’s squash firsts all enjoyed wins on the Saturday of Roses
York’s runners enjoy 10k whitewash
By Jess Haines — May 15, 2011
The University of York won 4-1 against Lancaster in the Running, the first time the event has counted for Roses points
York’s lacrosse teams enjoy dominance during Roses
By Richard Costello and Will Light — May 15, 2011
The York Lacrosse club enjoyed dominance at Roses, winning all three games comfortably.
Four wins out of six gives York’s rowers the points
By Sam Morgan — May 15, 2011
Lendal Bridge was the site of York rowing team’s win in this year’s Roses. Lancaster claimed the first and last races of the day but were no match for York in the middle section where a series of relatively comfortable victories sealed the points
Priest 3D
By James Tweddle — May 15, 2011
Priest 3D is a disappointment of a film, attempting to recreate the atmospheric horror of Underworld, but managing only to conjure images of a grittier Twilight.
Pina
By Sarah Jilani — May 15, 2011
“What are we longing for? Where does all this yearning come from?” Wim Wenders’ 3D cinematic tribute to legendary pioneer of modern dance, Pina Bausch, spends an engaging hour-an-a-half asking us, without words, just that


