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YUSU election timetable released
The timetable for the YUSU elections has been released, detailing the main events of the upcoming election. Candidate nominations will open on the Monday of Week Four and close on Thursday of Week Five at 12 p.m. Candidates are forbidden from starting their campaigns until the Friday of Week Six, and are restrained by a [...]
Hundreds evacuated after fire in University Chemistry building
Hundreds of students were evacuated this afternoon after a fire broke out in one of the chemistry buildings. Fire services were called out shortly before one o’clock after the blaze began in a fume cupboard on the first floor of chemistry B block
Emerging disparity between University employee salaries
The divide between the highest and lowest paid employees at the University has been growing over the last six years as the Vice-Chancellor has seen a 10 per cent greater increase in his salary compared to the lowest paid workers at the University of York.
Archbishop of York criticised for “homophobic rhetoric”
YUSU have published an open letter condemning Dr. John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, after he stated that ministers should not overrule tradition on the issue of same-sex marriages. In the open letter, YUSU stated the views of Sentamu were “extremely disappointing.”
£250,000 Computer Science robotics laboratory unveiled
The Department of Computer Science celebrated the official opening of its new £250,000 robotics laboratory on the Heslington East campus last Wednesday.
Proposal to streamline all society elections provokes critical reaction
Societies have reacted negatively to YUSU plans to streamline elections. The proposals discussed, last week, at the Student Development Assembly have been heavily criticised and were branded “unrealistic” by one society chair.
York heads influence on Twitter table
In a 2011 survey of the top UK universities’ Twitter usage York maintained its first place position for the second year running. Close behind in the rankings were the universities of Edinburgh, Warwick and Birmingham
College Chairs outline their 2012 plans
Nouse speaks to the new College Chairs after their first few weeks in charge
Letting signs make students target to thieves
Students have raised concerns that letting signs and the information published on the letting agents’ websites are risking their safety, in areas already susceptible to crime.
YUSU accused of profiting from ‘lads mags’
The issue of whether selling and displaying ‘Lad’s Mags’ in YUSU-run Your Shop is acceptable, has been brought into contention once again
University sees sustainability as just “eco-bling”
One of the main aims of the University’s long-term plan has been criticised by an Emeritus Professor for Sociology in a study comparing the University’s sustainability credentials.
From the Archives
Woodstock to compete for Big D space
Relations between the organisers of campus events Big D and Woodstock have soured after controversial proposals to move Woodstock to the space between Langwith and Derwent colleges were mooted by the YUSU Coordination Committee.
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