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.
Members have voted to split the NUS into five 'policy zones'. Each 'zone' will hold its own conferences and report back on the outcome of these at the NUS Annual Conference.
It is believed this will help members to air their views.
Members have also voted for a National Executive Council to be set up to direct political strategy. An NUS Board will work to ensure that the organisation runs efficiently and avoids legal issues.
NUS President Wes Streeting called the vote a turning point, adding: "It’s the most radical turn NUS has taken for a generation and one that will put students’ interests and students’ needs at the forefront of a dynamic, relevant and effective campaigning organisation."
A number of YUSU officers attended the conference, including President Tom Scott.
YUSU Societies and Communications Officer Rory Shanks told The Yorker that all YUSU delegates voted in favour of the motion as YUSU "have active policy mandating us to support the governance changes".
Shanks added: "To be honest, this is not surprising given the overwhelming majority on the same motion at the last extraordinary."
This isn't a change to NUS's policy on tuition fees. It's a change to NUS's structure and constitution, which it is hoped will help in the campaign against further fee increases.
At the very least the change will make it more financially stable and shift the focus onto the external so that the direction that the NUS will be facing in the coming year will be towards the government. The changes are actually pretty similar to those that YUSU made when the new constitution passed last year and the final vote was clear with 99% (literally) of the people there voting in favour in the end.
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