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 incident that was being investigated took place in the Bishopthorpe Road area on Friday 13th March, in the early hours of the morning.
North Yorkshire Police issued a statement at the time saying: "A 19 year old man has been arrested in connection with the incident, and has been released on police bail pending further enquiries."
The police then contacted The Yorker on Thursday to announce that the man who was arrested will not be charged, and the investigation is now closed.
YUSU Societies and Communcations Officer Rory Shanks said: "If students are affected by something like this, they should not hesitate to contact Charlie [Leyland, the YUSU Academic and Welfare Officer], Student Support Services or their college support system."
Should be the main news article...
By Charlie, Rory Shanks means Charlie Leyland, YUSU's Academic and welfare officer - welfare@yusu.org
I think her email is acwelf@yusu.org.
Charlie's email is acwelf@yusu.org
welfare@yusu.org is Mel's (YUSU's welfare co-ordinator) email address.
'Charges have been dropped'. Wasn't there something similar last term? I mean I don't want to presume too much but it just feels like maybe someone has been attacked but then felt like the stress of trying to get them charged / prosecuted is too much.
This is probably not the appropriate place for such a discussion, but it raises the question that we should ask ourselves about whether students at York who have been the victim of a sexual attack feel safe and confident to come forward, and then also are given the support either from the SU or whatever in helping them get through what must be a fairly stressful police investigation. I can imagine that for many the stress would be too much.
#5, there was a very similar incident last term - I believe it happened on the road between Halifax College and Fulford. There was even a message on York Extra, but then the woman withdrew her claim.
Certainly in that case, given that it was reported to the university, my personal opinion is that a serious sexual assault did take place and the victim was not willing to go through the trauma of taking her attacker to trial. I'm less sure in this case, but certainly it's a welfare concern that should be addressed. Unfortunately, I think it's a problem that goes far beyond York; I don't have any statistics to quote, but I'm pretty sure sexual attackers are rarely convicted because their victims don't feel strong enough to take them to court.
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