Articles by Sam Lawson

Sam Lawson

Features Editor (2010/11)
Sam has written 42 articles for Nouse


Nick Clegg is not your God

“Nick Clegg almost as popular as Winston Churchill”, read the front page

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NUS urges parlimentary candidates to fight against top up fee rise

The National Union of Students has advised any parliamentary candidates to campaign in opposition to top up fee hikes

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Water leak in Freshers Café

There has been a water leak in Freshers Café this afternoon, causing some disruption for students studying during their Easter break

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YUSU achieves Bronze standard in Environment Awards

YUSU has reached the NUS’s Bronze standard in the recent Sound Environment Impact Awards

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The businessman behind the ballet

Sam Lawson talks to Kevin McKenzie, Artistic Director of the American Ballet Theatre, about ballet, its success and the part he played in creating such a prestigious institution

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Varsity was expected to be a high earner but instead made a lossVarsity a disappointment for cash-strapped York Sport

York Sport has been forced to deal with further financial hardship after the expected money-making weekend, York Varsity, failed to raise any funds whatsoever

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A graph showing Luminar Group Holdings Plc, the company that owns both Tru and The Gallery, share prices over the last decade [Graph: Martyn Matthews/Sam Newsome]Tru and Gallery face closure

New information has arisen this week, showing that two of York’s most popular student nightclubs, Tru and The Gallery, face imminent closure

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Students at the University are reminded that they are just as employable as its peers at other institutions [Image: Beth Miller]YUSU support the golden initiative

Week six saw YUSU address the issue of poor graduate employability for University of York students with their promotional and ‘myth busting’ Employability Week

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A new study space is being allocated beside the Charles pub in Heslington, opening in April 2010 [Photo: Sam Newsome]Library provision to be beside the Charles

­­The University has announced that it is to create a new student study space by April of this year, next to the Charles XII public house in Heslington

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HEFCE announces distribution of funding for Higher Education

The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) yesterday announced its plans for distribution of funding to universities and colleges for the academic year 2010/11

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SAM NEWSOMEDepartments to suffer £1.2m hit

University departments at York have been told to find an additional £1.2 million in savings for the academic year 2010-2011, following huge governmental budget cuts in higher education funding announced before Christmas

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Weather worries should quickly melt away

As many may have noticed, a few weeks ago our small island was brought an inordinate amount of snow

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Langwith to move to Heslington East

The University has this week confirmed rumours that Langwith College will be moving to the new Heslington East campus

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Catering facilities to be built in Hes East

Plans are in their final stages for a new catering facility to be opened on the Heslington East campus

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Derwent accommodation to become catered

Derwent College accommodation is to become the first fully catered accommodation on campus at the start of next academic year

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