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.
Tonight's YUSU elections results were announced amidst beer, loud music and a whole bunch of wracked nerves in the Courtyard and ln028.
The night saw some spectacularly close wins, particularly the neck-to-neck race between Ellis and Lydia Blundell for YUSU President. The first two rounds saw Blundell in the lead, with Ellis making a dramatic comeback in the final round to take his place as YUSU President-elect.
The results came as a very pleasant surprise for Ellis, who commented ten minutes before the results,"I'm very nervous. Don't think it's going to go my way but no one knows till the results. I'm staying optimistic!"
Another close race was between Graeme Osborn and Alastair Logan for Academic Affairs Officer, with Osborn clinching the win by just 36 votes in the second round.
Many of the non-sabbatical positions had clear winners, with everyone managing to keep RON at bay for the uncontested races.
"1350 votes without a single poster - that's sustainable campaigning!!" Newly-elected Campaigns Officer Andreas Gabrielson told the Yorker with pride.
See below for the full list of tonight's winners.
YUSU elections winners:
President: Tim Ellis
Academic Affairs Officer: Graeme Osborn
Student Activities Officer: James Croydon
Welfare Officer: Robert Hughes
Sports President: Sam Asfahani
Campaigns Officer: Andreas Gabrielson
University Senate Representative: Tom Rigby
NUS Annual Delegates: Ben Humphrys, Alexandra Peck and Luke Sandford
YUM Chair: Jaime Riley
Union Council Chair: Luke Sandford
Women's Officers: Cat Wayland and Nell Beecham
Volunteering Officer: Hannah Brearly
RAG Officer: Rebecca Irwin and Baxter Willis
Racial Equality Officers: Basim Al-Ahmadie and Lawrence Binitie
LGBT Officer: Emma Brownbill
International Officer: Leslie Tay
Entertainments Officer: Chris Edwards and Ozge Bektasoglu
Disability Officer: Liam Haakon Smith
Loving the picture, Chiif
"However, although Jaime Riley emerged as the clear winner for YUM Chair with 917 votes, it is worth noting that RON came in second with 556 votes, well ahead of Jake Farrell, who only managed to gain 98 votes, suggesting potential unrest for the future of campus media."
Is this a joke?
The Yorker would like to extend our sincerest apologies to both YUM Chair candidates this year Jamie Riley and Jake Farrell for the incorrect report on votes. The reports have been acknowledged as incorrect and retracted accordingly.
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