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 decision was reached in a meeting held on Monday, which was attended by Derwent Chair Joe Rankin, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Students Jane Grenville and representatives from YUSU and Commercial Services.
Rankin said the decision was "good news" and added: "I am especially encouraged by the potential for a strong working relationship with Commercial Services, YUSU and all College JCRCs as a result of this process, and look forward to the challenge of returning Derwent Bar to the popular and successful venue it has previously been".
At a meeting with Grenville and University Head of Hospitality Phil Kember on Monday 17th August, YUSU Democracy and Services Officer Lewis Bretts was informed that the university did not intend to re-open Derwent Bar for the next academic year. This initial decision had been reached because the bar made a loss in the academic year ending July 2009.
Bretts announced his proposal for YUSU to run the bar on a temporary basis on the YUSU website at the start of last week, arguing that "would offer Derwent students social provision and an opportunity to demonstrate their support for their college bar". On Friday, Jane Grenville told The Yorker that the university was considering the proposal.
The statement released yesterday noted that at the end of the initial five-week period, YUSU and the Derwent JCRC will review the bar’s performance with Jane Grenville and the Directorate of Facilities Management. The statement said: "It is hoped that the bar can be maintained throughout the year provided that the trading performance is at least break even".
In his statement, Derwent Chair Rankin reiterated that he feels it is "essential" for the campus bars to be improved to ensure they are successful, and said he is "encouraged" by the discussions he has held with Commercial Services regarding this matter. Whilst he accepted that finding the money could be a difficult, he added: "Over the course of the next 12 months Derwent JCRC, YUSU and Commercial Services will be engaged in discussions regarding how this can be realised in Derwent".
Rankin also called upon college JCRCs and YUSU to "set aside relevant inter-College rivalry and work together far more than at present". He explained: "Coordinated, varied and novel events can bring students out of their kitchens and back onto campus. It is in the interests of both our bars and our students that we work together to provide new, exciting and better events in our bars".
It seems that the actions of YUSU and Derwent in recent weeks have persuaded the university to give Derwent Bar another chance to prove it can be successful, and now the two parties face the challenge of recapturing student interest in the bar.
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