Articles by Jonathan Fransman
Managing Director (2008/09)
Jonathan has written 22 articles for Nouse
Wine
By Jonathan Fransman — November 10, 2009
Chekhov once said that “people don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy”.
Wine
By Jonathan Fransman — October 13, 2009
I stare blankly at the bottle on the table. I fight hard to control the nausea washing over me like a tsunami. This, however, is no natural disaster; someone made a choice to buy this product.
Wine
By Jonathan Fransman — June 30, 2009
As the summer term draws to its epic crescendo, another batch of unwashed and unshaven students are ripped from the comfortable womb of university life and spat out into the bleak winter of the job market clutching nothing other than their lacklustre degree script and a bank balance statement that resembles the balance of payments of a small Banana republic.
Wine
By Jonathan Fransman — June 9, 2009
Are you one of those insufferable bores that still insists on dwelling on the European elections even after the voting has taken place? We at Nouse can help you resist the temptation while still allowing you to make that ever so important political statement.
Why we must hold our elected officials to account
By Jonathan Fransman — June 9, 2009
From the village parish council to the House of Commons, a necessary condition of any democratic organisation is accountability.
Wine
By Jonathan Fransman — May 12, 2009
My school reunions always seem to commence with dinner at a spectacularly unremarkable establishment. The wine is the vinuous equivalent of indie music: characterless to the point of nauseating, and ultimately leading nowhere.
Ascendance Rep: Standing Stones Tour
By Jonathan Fransman — June 24, 2008
Despite a few high notes, however, the performance in its entirety was decidedly lacklustre. The production aimed to celebrate the “magnificence” and “timeless continuity” of the setting but fell disappointingly short of its target.
A more considered approach to Heslington East
By Jonathan Fransman — June 19, 2008
Subjects and departmental developments on the new campus.
Satisfaction will follow from action
By Jonathan Fransman — May 28, 2008
Since the National Student Survey it’s time to consider student happiness.
York ‘not a target’ for graduate recruitment firms
By Jonathan Fransman — May 28, 2008
The lack of graduate recruitment interest has raised concerns of falling standards at York.
Library fines at York higher than average
By Jonathan Fransman and Henry James Foy — May 28, 2008
Students at The University of York pay more in library fines than those at most of the top 20 universities in the country.
York learns from defeat of NUS review
By Jonathan Fransman and Beth Gandy — May 13, 2008
YUSU is planning a wide program of consultation in the run to the governance review in the hope of avoiding a membership defeat like that suffered at the recent NUS annual conference.
Accomodation policy criticised
By Jonathan Fransman — February 20, 2008
The University has been criticised following a legal dispute where a landlord unsuccessfully tried to sue her tenants for withholding a proportion of their monthly rent.
Fletcher Hackwood defiant in the face of looming no confidence vote
By Jonathan Fransman — January 25, 2008
YUSU officer Grace Fletcher-Hackwood YUSU Academic and Welfare Officer Grace Fletcher-Hackwood is set to face a vote of no confidence at the next UGM after admitting assaulting a student. A member of YUSU Senate has broken ranks to call for her resignation. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the officer said they thought Fletcher-Hackwood would [...]
Arms Trade Report criticises York for taking on 59 Military Projects
By Jonathan Fransman — January 23, 2008
The University of York has received just under £8m in funding from British arms companies, according to a recent report.
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