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.
Halifax President, David Sharp, was present at Thursday’s meeting which was chaired by Barbara Scott, Pro-Chancellor,
Sharpe took the chance to plead the case of Halifax students that they deserve a bar.
Although feeling that there was insufficient faith in Halifax’s ability to make JJ’s more of a success, he managed to convince them of the need to retain the college bar.
One of the main arguments for keeping JJ’s open was the safety of Halifax students.
Health and safety risks would likely increase if students were left with little choice but to head onto campus to other college bars.
Joe Hufton, Ents Officer, told The Yorker: ‘I'm delighted that we've got JJ's until at least the summer, but the challenge now is to show the university that we want JJ's to stay permanently.
"The last Xtra event was a great success and sold out extremely quickly. So to close the bar and take this away from students would be a great shame." Without JJ’s as a venue Halifax students would effectively lose their college run events.
Karen Fritz, Halifax Provost has promised funds. These funds will be used to improve the décor and facilities within JJ’s in order to attract more students, both in the evening as a bar and during the daytime as a common room.
The petition to show support for JJ’s is still being circulated, with the number of signatories amassed reaching over 250.
Langwith College also face an uncertain end to the year, with the result of a Bar Strategy meeting leaving both their college and Halifax with an uncertain future.
I'd also like to point out that closing the bar would almost certainly mean that the HCSA could no longer afford to put on live music events, and that the future of the pool tables, and games machines in JJ's would be put at risk.
Kit Dixon
HCSA Treasurer 2008
HCSA Vice-President 2006
I think that both students and their representative organisations, and the University, should be very realistic.
JJs and other campus bars are not making enough to justify keeping them open.
It is not the duty of the University to provide every college with a bar. If the students of Hallifax don't enjoy their bar, or drinking for that matter, and don't go to JJs then why should it be kept open?
I expect some of those not going to JJs regularly go to other campus bars instead.
The University should close JJs and Langwith bars if they fail to pay for themselves.
After which, the University should use some of the freed-up finances to support successful bars like Derwent and Vanbrugh, and help them improve to become even more attractive to students. If Derwent bar, for instance, can make decent profits (even if they have fallen of late) appearing as it does - like a cafe - then with proper support it will preform even better and offer Langwith or Hallifax students a vibrant, decent bar to go to - one that will be busy.
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