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Victoria Walvis
Victoria Walvis
Features Editor
Vicky joined the team in 2007 and promptly became Deputy Features Editor before taking over as Features Editor in February. In October 2008 she was re-elected joint Features Editor. Vicky's other interests include volunteering with charitable ventures and travel.
Course Course: English and Related Literature
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York Carnival

Promising an ‘exciting day of art, music, dance and drama’, York Carnival looks to be a very exciting event. The Yorker sits down with chairman, Duncan Piper, to talk about the importance of this event for students and the local community.

Ride Of The Roses 08

11 York University students undertook the greulling challenge of cycling 120 miles from York to Lancaster in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Joanne Harris

With the York Literature Festival just a week away, The Yorker chats to Joanne Harris, author of the best-selling book 'Chocolat', about her latest work.

Italian

A detour on Walmgate and you'll find yourself immersed in Italian culture...

Sierra Nevada

With the festive period well and truly over, our thoughts are turning to what we'll be doing over the summer. If you're looking for a challenging experience in the back country, Outward Bound courses may be for you. But they're not for the faint hearted!

Homeless

This Christmas I decided to do something positive for the homeless and for myself - by trading in the traditional festivities to volunteer for Crisis, a charity for homeless people.

Sinterklaas

Some may say it's still too early for Christmas, but today the Dutch celebrate Sinterklaas, the feast day of Saint Nicholas himself. The Yorker asks members of the Dutch community at York about the festival, which is celebrated throughout the Netherlands and Belgium.

Kate Atkinson

Kate Atkinson returns to her roots

Features
Fri, 30th November 2007

The Yorker takes a further look at award winning writer Kate Atkinson, who returned to York on Tuesday, the city where she spent her childhood years. Kate read to students before describing the inspiration behind her work.

Minster Tower

Inside York Minster

Arts - Art and Literature
Wed, 28th November 2007

What's all the fuss about the Minster? We look inside York's most imposing landmark - and, because we're students, it's all for free!

Fairtrade Logo

In the early days, many companies dismissed the FAIRTRADE Mark - a label put on products to guarantee that the people in the developing world who made them got a better deal - as "laughable". Today, however, the Fairtrade story is one of success.

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