More police to patrol campus

By Helen Citron and Anjli Raval — May 8, 2007

There will be an increased police presence on campus following a rise in the number of burglaries and bike thefts since the start of the year.

Sergeant Andy Haigh of the area’s neighbourhood policing team has said that although crime at the University has gone down by nearly 25% since 2005, more still needs to be done.

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Ancient scrolls found at Borthwick

By Helen Citron — March 6, 2007

Archivists at the University of York’s Borthwick Institute have sparked intense interest in academic circles with the discovery of a 600-year-old ‘gild roll’, which sheds new light on the York Mystery plays and life in Medieval York.

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Epitaph, Drama Barn

By Helen Citron — February 13, 2007

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The untimely death of a woman and the resulting grief are not, perhaps, the obvious subjects for comedy. But Ollie Jones’s production of Epitaph at the Drama Barn had audiences laughing from beginning to end.

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Students “no match” for York Dalek

By Helen Citron — January 23, 2007

YORK RESIDENT Andrew Simpson has come up with a surprising new method to curb the disturbance created by rowdy, drunken students. Simpson, 22, has spent £1,000 and eight months on the construction of life-sized model of a Dalek, complete with a voice box issuing the message “I don’t like students. You will be exterminated!” Simpson [...]

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Amy Scott, Helen Citron and Molly Bird check out some on-campus theatre

By Amy Scott, Helen Citron and Molly Bird — November 28, 2006

This autumn has seen an impressive array of theatrical productions on campus, from the Drama Barn to the University’s Music department. Dead Meat looked as if it would win the mantle of Most Unlucky Production (until the cancellation of The Fire Raisers), with its final night postponed due to an injured actress and the lead [...]

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A Good Voyage, Katherine Davies

By Helen Citron — November 7, 2006

Based loosely around the plot of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, this delicately written debut novel from Katharine Davies is the perfect read for anyone looking to while away a couple of hours in an enchanting, timeless world.

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