Articles by Alberto Furlan
Alberto has written 21 articles for Nouse
Survey finds 52% of York students have no affiliation to a political party
By Alberto Furlan and Polly Ingham — May 13, 2008
Over 200 individuals were polled by Nouse last week, with the intention of discovering student attitudes towards political issues, at a time of heightened interest in national politics due to local elections.
Harsher treatment for anti-social youths says Smith
By Alberto Furlan — May 13, 2008
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith stated last week that antisocial youths who misbehave and intimidate others should be “harassed themselves” and treated strictly as possible by police.
Drop-out rates high after five-year effort
By Alberto Furlan — March 13, 2008
Despite £800 million in government funding, the proportion of students dropping out of higher education is stationary at 22%.
Politics’s blog
By Alberto Furlan — February 20, 2008
No one has taken the time to fully define the context of the Sharia debate.
Library budget cut for second time in two years
By Alberto Furlan — January 23, 2008
The JB Morrell Library is facing a second round of budget cuts in two years.
Michael Clayton
By Alberto Furlan — October 11, 2007
The first reaction this movie inspired in me was utter, sadistic glee. “Finally,” I thought, “I can write a scathing, sarcastic review for a pretentious, over-hyped movie that takes itself far too seriously.”
New study which reveals low work-loads in British universities leaves students questioning their degrees
By Alberto Furlan — October 10, 2007
Welcome, freshers, to what might well be one of the universities with the smallest workloads in Europe, according to a recently published study.
Burma and the ‘new journalism’
By Alberto Furlan — October 10, 2007
Albi Furlan examines the rise of new, demotic media in response to the recent Burmese Saffron Revolution.
Sheffield 34-12 York
By Alberto Furlan — October 10, 2007
York Rugby Union team suffered an unfortunate 34-12 defeat to Sheffield University after a dogged display in their first match of the new season.
‘Groundbreaking’ G8 summit labelled ‘farce’ by campaigners
By Alberto Furlan — June 19, 2007
The G8 summit, held two weeks ago in Heiligendamm, Germany, was heralded as ‘groundbreaking’ by world leaders, but the reality, while not hopeless, is not quite this revolutionary.
York politics professor condemns Gaza violence
By Alberto Furlan — June 19, 2007
Professor Haleh Afshar, OBE, politics lecturer at York, has called developments in the Gaza strip “atrocious”.
Zodiac
By Alberto Furlan — June 1, 2007
[rating: 4]
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey JR.
Runtime: 158 min
David Fincher’s new movie, Zodiac, is one about obsession and deceit, displayed on many levels and driven through the director’s extreme attention to even the most minute detail.
Police powerless to shut down online snitch database set up by drug dealer
By Alberto Furlan — May 31, 2007
Sean Bucci, a man jailed by the Boston Police Department for the possession of drugs, has taken revenge on his undercover police informant by setting up the website whosarat.com.
The online database, where members can post the name and description of a known ‘snitch’ or ‘rat’, reveals the identity of the individual publicly; either in a written document or in conversation.
Rugby Womens 1sts
By Alberto Furlan — May 8, 2007
Time: Saturday 13.30 Location: 22 acres Points: Lancaster 4 York 0 – Lancaster 47 York’s Women’s 1sts were outgunned by a superior Lancaster side at the Rugby on Saturday afternoon. The static beginning to the match was to set the tone and pace for the rest of the encounter, with strong tackles from both sides, [...]
The local elections: a judgement on Blair or a Tory breakthrough?
By Alberto Furlan — May 8, 2007
According to Tony Blair, the Labour Party fared better than was expected in the local elections. If that is the case, the expectations must have been extremely low.
With the exception of a few pockets of resistance in areas such as Manchester, the map of the country is covered in blue. Incidentally, York seems to be the cut-off point for the Conservative wave.
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