A group of York students has won the opportunity to have their very own I-phone application developed after winning The App Challenge final, held at the Ron Cooke Hub on Wednesday, January 18.
YUSU Welfare officer Bob Hughes has warned students to be vigilant after a student loans phishing scam has been revealed.
Her Majesty the Queen will be visiting York on Maundy Thursday, 5th April, as part of the 800th anniversary of York’s Charter for the traditional “Royal Maundy” ceremony.
A flood caused by a heating system “failure” forced the university IT services to shut down many essential systems on Sunday night, causing problems for many students on the eve of their exams and assignment due-dates.
The new Langwith YUSU bar, named The Courtyard, will open Saturday, 17th January with a special opening night event. The refurbishment of the bar took eight months to complete between building and planning and cost £500,000.
Services and Finance Officer Matt Burton said: "We're really happy that after months of hard work, the building part of this project is finally coming to an end. We can now focus on running a successful venue that we're confident both students and staff alike will thoroughly enjoy."
The bar will be open seven days a week, day and night, with extended opening hours on Saturday until 2 am. Breakfast will include items such as bagels and pastries, and lunch and dinner will offer pub-style food.
Entertainment in the bar will include things such as comedy nights, open mic nights and a new 'campus club-night' to be held every Saturday.
Tickets for the launch-night will go on sale at http://www.yusu.org/tickets
NUS President Wes Streeting has warned the government that lifting the cap on university tuition fees would be catastrophic.
The Government Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), John Denham, has commissioned a report advocating the complete removal of the cap. The report claims that this would improve the quality of education provided, as universities would be able to spend more on teaching.
Streeting criticised the report, saying: “It is staggering that, in the middle of a major economic downturn, [the report] is suggesting that hard-working families could pay up to £20,000 a year towards the cost of higher education.”
Denham will begin a review of tuition fees next year. They could be raised from 2011.
New Halifax President Roberto Powell has already began work on fulfilling his campaign promises.
Powell told The Yorker that the college will receive additional funding for the refurbishment of JJs. He added that he will be running a competition to rename the venue once renovations are completed.
Powell also announced that Halifax will be fielding a college rugby side this term. Halifax will become the fourth college to participate in the league, which is currently contested by Alcuin, Derwent and Goodricke.
He also hopes that Halifax will have updated its logo by the end of the term.
Nightline's Goodricke flat has undergone a revamp over the Christmas break. The flat now has a new look with the arrival of a 3-piece suite.
Nightline's public face Aaron Berry said that they "are extremely happy to finally have new sofas in the flat". They come as a result of months of fund-raising. He added: "We'd had the old ones for 20 years, and they were in desperate need of a replacement!"
"We hope that many students will be able to benefit from these new sofas for many years to come. Pop into our flat in Goodricke D Block for a cuppa and a chat and see them for yourselves!"
First buses bearing the slogan, “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life” can now be seen around York. The campaign is run by The British Humanist Association and will run until the beginning of February.
The campaign is a response to Christian evangelical advertisements and was the brainchild of comedy writer Ariane Sherine.
The campaign has been more successful than it hoped to be; surpassing its £5,500 target within days of the campaign opening, it has now raised over £100,000.
The campaign is running throughout the UK and is now spreading internationally.
The American Humanist Association has run a campaign with the slogan: “Why believe in a God? Just be good for goodness' sake.” However advertising agencies in Tasmania and Australia have refused to run the adverts citing their unwillingness to enter into such a controversial debate.
Professor Barstow, 50, a former student of York University, has made it into the 2009 edition of Who’s Who.
Barstow studied physics at the University of York, before going on to the University of Leicester to gain a PhD in Astrophysics, where he is now head of the department of physics and astronomy.
The Who’s Who Directory has been published annually since 1849, and lists 33,000 influential people in all fields worldwide.
Barstow’s name will be featured alongside that of President elect Barack Obama, James Bond star Daniel Craig and the Welsh comedian Rob Brydon in the directory of the most influential people in the world.
Students cycling down the busy Hull Road should be aware that the police have begun a crackdown on dangerous cyclists.
As reported in The Press, this operation will see police on Hull Road stopping cyclists who are using footpaths and those without proper lighting or fully functioning brakes.
People stopped by the police could face a fixed penalty notice leading to a fine of up to £30 or a Vehicle Defect Registration Scheme warning – which requires the cyclist to fix the problem within 14 days or face a court summons.
Fines for cycling on Hull Road?
How about some decent cycle lanes!!
People living around Hull Road and Fishergate had cycling surveys posted to them late last year. Hopefully as a result of this we'll get some!
How do they plan to stop cyclists whose brakes aren't working?
With bricks?
And it looks like game on for the start of campaign-about-tuition-fees-09!
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