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 newspaper published allegations over the sourcing of Carnage's merchandise. It also made a series of comments regarding the value of the event.
But Socs and Comms Officer Sam Bayley has come out in defence of the union, saying that Carnage are trying to intimidate YUSU. He said: “As far as we can see it is all opinion and in the case of quotes correct procedure has been followed. At the moment, we feel they are trying to intimidate the union and are taking all the necessary steps to ensure we can prove that YUSU has behaved responsibly.”
He added: "We are logging all communication from Carnage regarding possible legal action...and we have asked the NUS to look into previous issues with the company and provide us with legal backup.”
The bar crawl, which took place on Sunday, 28th October, had already sparked controversy as its organisers clashed with union officers before the event itself. The union had expressed concern for the welfare of students participating in the bar crawl, and forbade the organisers from advertising on campus.
“We are still of the opinion that Carnage is not operated in the interest of University of York students' welfare
Bayley said: "We are still of the opinion that Carnage is not operated in the interest of University of York students' welfare, that the event is priced in a way that doesn’t offer great value for students and that their lack of cooperation with the union and university policies could put students at risk.”
The Yorker attempted to contact the organisers of Carnage, however they failed to reply in time before publication.
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