Articles by James Doughty
has written 26 articles for Nouse
Violence and Carnage! Not in Albufeira, in Vanbrugh!
By James Doughty — June 22, 2004
Everybody has been quick to condemn the attack that marred the Woodstock event on Saturday. Rightly so, too, nobody should be at risk of a beating at the hands of drunken thugs as they cross campus on their way home, or whether they are returning to their hotel after enjoying watching an England match abroad. [...]
Companies prepare for a student siege
By James Doughty — June 22, 2004
York companies prepare for a student siege that will ‘swamp York suburbia’
9,700 Students betrayed?
By James Doughty — June 22, 2004
11,920 hours, £600,000 : 9,700 students betrayed? Union and students clash over effectiveness, role ad future of the “careerist” institution
Union under fire for anti-BNP policy
By James Doughty — June 22, 2004
A Student Union policy designed to oppose the BNP in the recent local and European elections is “illegal” and breaks rules on campagining, according to the Charity Commission.
Hate Crime Victim Hits Out After ‘Shameful’ Attack
By James Doughty — March 19, 2004
A student who suffered serious facial injuries after being assaulted, has made an emotional plea to the University to ensure his attackers are found and permanently expelled from studying at York.
Lecturers’ Exam Boycott a Bluff, Admits AUT Chief
By James Doughty — March 19, 2004
Lecturers will back down over threats to boycott assessment and examination work in order to avoid placing student’s degrees in danger, according to a senior AUT official.
Meningitis sparks fear on campus
By James Doughty — February 16, 2004
A history student is recovering after being struck down with potentially lethal bacterial meningitis, following a soar in reported cases across the country. Sixteen York students, including the boyfriend of the infected 19-year-old and a friend visiting from Leeds University have all been checked for signs of the illness and have been issued with antibiotics. [...]
Fallout as no-confidence motion fails
By James Doughty — February 16, 2004
Confidential e-mails leaked to nouse have exposed the full extent of support for SU Co-Treasurer, James Alexander, who failed in his attempt to push through a controversial no-confidence motion at last week’s UGM. The e-mails reveal for the first time the overwhelming support he received from high profile society Chairpersons over the no-confidence motion against [...]
UNITED: York Rag in the rain
By James Doughty — February 16, 2004
Miserable conditions did not deter hundreds of York students from jumping into the spirit of the Rag Parade on Saturday. Signaling the start of Rag Week, the parade, greeted by Lord Mayor Charles Hall, brought parts of the city centre to a standstill as 200 gathered in the steady rain outside Clifford’s Tower, the starting [...]
Strike action will ‘cripple’ University
By James Doughty — February 16, 2004
500 academic and support staff are poised to create havoc across campus by striking on the 24th and 25th of February as part of nationally co-ordinated action by the AUT
£21,875 for a degree that will be tomorrow’s fish and chip paper
By James Doughty — January 27, 2004
Downing Street, or (more likely) will be thanking his proverbial stars, that yet again he has pushed his Premiership to its limit and escaped the jaws of political suicide.
SU President blood clot scare
By James Doughty — January 27, 2004
SU President, Chris Jones is recovering after suffering a “near fatal” blood clot over Christmas.
York Councillor confession after ‘over the counter’ Class A drugs exposed
By James Doughty — January 27, 2004
A York Councillor who admitted indulging in magic mushroom tea as a teenager, has expressed her dismay that the ‘Class A’ drug is being sold openly on the highstreet. Councillor Tracy Simpson Laing was responding to the findings of a nouse investigation into the increased availability of the drug in the city.
Rebel Galloway defies critics and returns to York
By James Doughty — January 27, 2004
Students have expressed their “disgust” that a controversial MP who called on Arabs to “bomb” British forces during the Iraq war, has been “embraced” by the University.
Holgate Hall Attack
By James Doughty — December 2, 2003
A group of York students came under atack outside their Holgate’s Hall residence in week 5, leaving one seriously injured. Simon Maddern, a first year social policy student was left scarred for life after the violent assault which left him with low confidence in police ability to hunt down the culprits. “We are easy targets [...]
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