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.
In an article published in Tuesday’s edition of Vision, Kinchin was quoted as saying she was “confused” and “worried” by one or two of Scarlett’s policies. Kinchin told Vision that she had already implemented his policy of moving society online and added that his policy about Kids Camp should perhaps read “safe-guard” rather than “save”. She also criticised his promise to introduce an annual summer opportunities fair, noting that one was already being held in Week 5 next term.
In response to the article, Scarlett released a statement through his Facebook campaign group, saying that he did not feel he was given an adequate chance to reply to Kinchin’s comments. In the statement, Scarlett noted that he intended to make transport bookings and society finances available online, which he argued are “achievable”, “realistic” and “haven’t already been done”.
With regards to his policy on a summer opportunities fair, Scarlett argued that the current careers fairs are “small scale and unattended”. He said he wants to replace them with a large careers fair in the Spring term, which will improve attendance and raise the profile of summer work. He called Kinchin’s claim that his policies are not researched “fallacious”, noting that he has spoken to Kinchin numerous times whilst working with her this year. He finished his statement by urging students to vote on what they think.
When contacted by The Yorker, Kinchin said that she had no further comments to make. However, she did state that she was more concerned with the way Scarlett’s policies were being advertised than the policies themselves. Kinchin had also praised Scarlett’s “innovative” RAG policies in the Vision article.
In response to the article and responding statement, fellow Student Activities candidate Katy Unsworth said that Scarlett should not see Kinchin’s views as a personal attack. Unsworth added that Kinchin is the person most qualified to comment on the policies of her potential successors; she also praised Scarlett’s “fantastic” campaign, but said she urges people to vote on the individual, not the campaign.
Rachel Hesselwood, who is also running for Student Activities, responded by saying: “It’s really important that election pledges are clear and well researched - when putting together my manifesto I ensured that my policies were relevant and achievable.” Luke Malkin, the fourth candidate for this position, was unavailable for comment.
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