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Friday, 20th January 2012

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.

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Thursday, 19th January 2012

YUSU Welfare officer Bob Hughes has warned students to be vigilant after a student loans phishing scam has been revealed.

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Wednesday, 18th January 2012

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.

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Saturday, 14th January 2012

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.

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Second bar protest provides result

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Thursday, 26th June 2008
The second wave of protests which accompanied the re-scheduled meeting between YUSU and university staff seem to have made an impact, with three options being offered to students.

A meeting was held today between YUSU President Anne-Marie Canning, YUSU Services and Finance Officer Matt Burton, Langwith JCRC Chair Zach Pepper and the University Registrar.

Protesters accompanied them to Heslington Hall at 12pm, with YUSU Policy and Campaigns Officer Tom Langrish leading the protest. Around 50 students marched from Vanbrugh Paradise in white dust suits and masks.

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Drums and megaphones were used to call attention to the student presence, with many holding placards with slogans such as "Will Dance For Bar" and "Bars Not Building Sites".

First year History student Nick Hawkins, who attended last Thursday's protest, said: "There's plenty of noise but we need to make sure people get involved so we can really be heard."

Langrish said: "It was great to see so many students here, letting their voices be heard and we'll continue to provide students with a method to let their voices be heard."

At around 1.30pm, Canning and Burton emerged from Heslington Hall. Their statement was preceded by a drumroll, before they informed the protesters that having presented all of the reasons why Langwith Bar should be open by October they had been given three options:

  • To go ahead with a January opening.
  • To open in October for Fresher's Week without a refurbishment.
  • To complete the work on the outside of the bar over the summer, and the interior throughout October, using the hall as an alternative for freshers events.

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Canning expressed her concern about the result, and said: "It gives us some options to move forward with, but its not what we wanted. I'll be making my dissatisfaction clear at the open day."

Langrish said that he was "a tad disappointed with the outcome, but its a step forward and we've got something to work with now".

As for the next steps, Canning and Burton said that they would now look over their business plans and talk to the new commercial manager to see which course of action would be the most amenable. They would also welcome any feedback from students as to their opinion.

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#1 Adeline Grace
Wed, 25th Jun 2008 10:41am

Why can't the inside be done over the summer and outside during October?

#2 Richard Mitchell
Wed, 25th Jun 2008 10:50am

Our lovely British weather might be a hindrance...

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#4 Robbie Keane
Thu, 26th Jun 2008 1:39am

Three very sensible options. The wisest one being the university's original proposal in my opinion.

If the project is done in bits it'll end up looking messy, and an opening without a refurbishment would only put off the building work even further into the future, and wouldn't give the new owners the clean break they'd like.

To whoever painted a sign saying 'bars not building sites' perhaps the building sites are slightly more important than the bars. They're all for genuine safety reasons. ...Especially on our beloved goodricke-vanbrugh bridge..... Or is that not important anymore as long as we have a bar?!

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