Articles by Victoria Lee
Deputy News Editor (2009/10)
Victoria has written 53 articles for Nouse
Mass student protests over Browne Review proposals
By Victoria Lee — October 26, 2010
As students nationwide are rallying against the funding cuts and fee rises to higher education institutions, Nouse investigates the reaction on campus
Protest for fire station move
By Victoria Lee — October 26, 2010
Fears for student safety have been raised after plans were announced to relocate the Clifford’s Street Fire Station out of the City Centre to Huntingdon
Terry Waite: a man in the firing line
By Victoria Lee — October 13, 2010
Victoria Lee meets the man who was at the centre of a media and political storm when he was held hostage in Lebanon between 1987 and 1991
We need working washing machines, not more parties
By Victoria Lee — October 12, 2010
The phrase ‘money down the drain’ pops easily to mind when considering Commercial Services’ most recent fruitless endeavour
Fears that FTR bus company monopoly could force fare rise
By Victoria Lee — October 12, 2010
Senior figures at the University have raised concerns that recent changes to bus services to and from campus could impact adversely on students in the future
York drops 11 places in Times Higher Education World University Rankings
By Victoria Lee — September 22, 2010
The University of York has fallen eleven places to number 81 in the Times Higher Education (THE) 2010-11 World University Rankings
Universities fail to improve student satisfaction levels
By Victoria Lee and Laura Connor — August 20, 2010
A National Student Survey report has shown that universities have failed to improve student satisfaction levels since tuition fees almost trebled in 2006
Shopping on Campus
By Victoria Lee — August 18, 2010
Campus is a little bit like a bubble. Everything you could possible need to survive is quite literally on your doorstep. Shops selling food, toiletries and even clothes (well, hoodies) make up the nucleus of campus: Market Square. To ensure you don’t fall into the predictable trap of spending first year living off pot-noodles, it [...]
Goodricke College
By Victoria Lee — August 18, 2010
At the start of last year Goodricke College became the first college to make the transition to the newly constructed ‘Heslington East’ Campus. It takes around 10 minutes to walk from the West campus – where most of your lectures will be held – to the East. Goodricke is currently the only College on the [...]
Langwith College
By Victoria Lee — August 18, 2010
Langwith College is not only situated right in the centre of campus, it also plays host to the biggest and best bar on campus: The Courtyard. This bar is full every night of week and has the best drinks deals around. Every Sunday night it holds a ‘pub-quiz’ which just about every Langwithian turns out [...]
La Paz – A festive Lake Crossing and Introduction to the Sprawling City
By Victoria Lee — August 17, 2010
After completing a three day trek of Arequipa’s Colca Canyon (the deepest canyon in the world) we returned exhausted to our hostel only to find that the owner had forgotten to reserve us a room for the night
The Maria Reiche Museum
By Victoria Lee — August 2, 2010
The afternoon after visiting the Nazca Lines, we caught yet another bus towards the Maria Reiche Museum
The Nazca Lines
By Victoria Lee — July 30, 2010
After a couple of hours bus ride from Huaccuchina, we arrived in Nazca early in the evening
Sandboarding in Huacachina
By Victoria Lee — July 27, 2010
Firstly, apologies for the delay between this blog entry and the last. I’ve managed to fall off a bike and break my shoulder, which makes typing particularly difficult. Regardless, here is what has happened in the mean time: After Lima we went straight to Huacachina. Huacachina is basically a lagoon in the middle of the [...]
Lima: “The strangest, saddest city thou can’st see.”
By Victoria Lee — July 14, 2010
Lima is grey and dull


