Editorial articles
174 articles
QAA review should not be ignored
By Nouse — May 22, 2012
The findings of the QAA review need to be properly followed up, and not just seen as a minor defect. It has been shown previously that the University has been concerned about the proportion of international students involved in academic misconduct cases, and yet that the review still found cause to highlight their efforts, and [...]
Housing law should be opposed
By Nouse — May 22, 2012
The possibility of new housing laws, in the name of ecological benefits, should be treated with caution by the student populations. Obviously, we should all strive towards being as green as possible, but there must be limits and allowing this law to come into force may do more harm than good. Student houses are already [...]
The Mediterranean state of the library
By Nouse — May 22, 2012
We’re back in the 1940s, and the library has become the Western front. Everywhere you look, ordinary, perfectly kind-hearted people are morphing into German sun-lounger claiming mavericks. Objectionable xenophobic comment aside, it is unacceptable that people feel they can ‘stake-out’ desks, saving empty seats for hours whilst other miserable students tramp up and down the [...]
Students first to lose out on donations
By Nouse — May 1, 2012
Student support, societies, and the collegiate network are some of the most important elements of life at the University of York. At the moment, this is reflected in the generous level of donations by alumni to these services we all benefit from, that help to keep them afloat. But philanthropy is by no means guaranteed. [...]
Satisfaction survey confirms suspicions
By Nouse — May 1, 2012
The results of this latest survey should come as no surprise. Time and again it has been stressed by students to campus authorities that there is no market for the number of catered rooms that exist on campus. Many students are forced into such rooms, which are inevitably, significantly more expensive. Other accommodation disappears in [...]
YUSU accounts are to be welcomed
By Nouse — May 1, 2012
YUSU should and needs to make its accounts available online, as have other student unions across the country. Putting the accounts online, and advertising them properly to the student body, sends out a clear message to the students who have elected them. They are a body elected for students, by students. Nouse had intended to [...]
Budgets should not stand on ceremony
By Nouse — March 14, 2012
Honorary doctorates have several attributes that can make them a worthwhile endeavour for the University. Some indicate the University’s academic respect for and interest in the field of the honorary alumni’s degree. Some are an advertising exercise, bringing big names to campus hoping some of their renown will rub off on the institution. And some [...]
V-Bar plans needed confirmation
By Nouse — March 14, 2012
It seemed last year that the Vanbrugh JCRC, under the leadership of the next YUSU President Kallum Taylor, had finally triumphed in their lobby of commercial services. Their proposed renovation of V-Bar was apparently accepted by the University, and it looked like one of the most popular campus bars was set for a much needed [...]
Security trumps privacy
By Nouse — March 14, 2012
Feathers were ruffled this week as the venerable welfare team of Derwent ‘invaded’ freshers’ rooms, in an attempt to encourage the locking of doors. A worthwhile cause perhaps, but the variety of miniature essays engendered by this on Facebook, surrounding the issue of privacy, suggest that this is not the case. There is clearly a [...]
Visibility means victory
By Nouse — February 21, 2012
The results of the preliminary poll signify the need for active campaigning. Those candidates who have been forcibly active from the beginning of campaigning will see their efforts reflected in student identification. Two of the competitors’ bold campaigning across campus may be indicative of the need for active engagement with the student community. Students don’t [...]
Dangers of social media
By Nouse — February 21, 2012
The recent dispute between Presidential candidate James Carney and existing YUSU Officers should stand as a warning to students about who they elect to YUSU. Without focusing on the individual, this case needs to be remembered as a lesson: to judge someone by more than their election poster and campaign. The students who we elect [...]
Management marking needs managing
By Nouse — February 21, 2012
The recently returned marks for the Management department can be seen as an example of first-year academic standards not being recognised as a significantly important year for your university education. The fault should not be levelled at the post-graduate students; they were no doubt doing the best that they could despite exceedingly limited knowledge and [...]
The pay differential matters
By Nouse — February 2, 2012
The Vice-Chancellor’s pay has been a continuous discussion point over the last few years. It isn’t the highest paid in the sector, but that doesn’t mean that it is therefore justified. The angry public attitude to executive pay in the private sector is primarily targeted at those in the financial sector earning figures four or [...]
Confusion over society elections
By Nouse — February 2, 2012
Although YUSU’s proposed streamlining of societal elections has been condemned by some prominent societies, this is not a reason to disregard it completely. There is merit in the idea of centralisation if it will help improve society cohesion and effectiveness. However, the proposal from YUSU does not seem clear enough in its objectives. The relaxed [...]
Putting students above research
By Nouse — February 2, 2012
The University cannot control the income it receives from external organisations. However, to use student fees to plug the funding gap left by a drop in research funding is wrong. While students realise the need to pay fees for their education, the University should be sourcing money to replace this loss of income itself. The [...]
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