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.
YUSU will hold a UGM this Thursday where a single motion, 'There is a plan b', will be discussed. This motion, concerning B Henry's, was submitted by JCR Chair Erik O'Connor. It was seconded by Societies and Communications Officer Rory Shanks and Services and Finance Officer Matt Burton, amongst others.
O'Connor told The Yorker: "B Henry's is a crucial component in the Alcuin College system, without which the social role of the college is largely lost."
Shanks said: " [YUSU] will begin to lobby senior members of university staff on this issue - something we strongly believe has suffered from a concerning lack of consultation with students and even the college hierarchy."
[B Henry's] is a part of Alcuin College, and of the university as a whole, and its existence shouldn't depend on its direct profitability as a licensed outlet."
An Extraordinary Alcuin JCR open meeting was also held last Thursday to discuss B Henry's situation. The motion 'Alcuin College should have its own bar' was proposed by O'Connor and passed with 109 votes for and no againsts or abstentions.
The motion highlights "the lack of any other central space in Alcuin College" as well as "the lack of consultation by Commercial Services with Alcuin College".
It also stressed the importance of a college bar to the college system, adding that the bar's "existence should not depend on whether it is profitable".
Issues mentioned with regards to the current running of B Henry's included the existence of two separate accounts, one for B Henry's as a catering venue and one for it as a bar.
This means that the £20,000 profit made in catering last year is not taken into account when discussing the bar. It was suggested that the two accounts should be combined.
All six sabbatical officers attended the meeting, with Burton highlighting the importance of coming up with a viable commercial plan.
Its sad that yet another bar is about to go...but if students don't care about their campus bars, then whats the point of having one? I am hopeful for the campaign, but am being realistic. Commercial Services dont care about students and only care for conferences. Once they realise that York will slide down the league tables due to a very poor student satisfaction rating at the National Student Survey, then both we and them will be sorry.
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