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.
Sources within YUSU had expressed the opinion that Tom Scott was growing increasingly frustrated with the job and was planning on relinquishing the post he took on back in July. One went as far as predicting he would be gone by Christmas.
When contacted about whether he was intending to quit, his reply was simply: "Hahaha. No." He declined to comment any further on the rumours.
Tom Scott was a controversial winner at last year's elections, having run his campaign as pirate Mad Cap'n Tom. The result was especially surprising since his involvement with YUSU politics had been limited up to that point.
Despite his initial claims that he would remain Mad Cap'n Tom throughout his time as YUSU president, he has since decided to only use it for special occasions.
After the elections he admitted he hadn't wanted the job in the first place but believed he could do a good job and would do his best, having been voted in.
My God Jason, How, exactly are you involved 'on a daily basis' considering you're not an officer, nor do you hold a seat on exec. How can you possibly comment on what people think so self righteously, when you're providing exactly the same amount of 'evidence' (i.e. nothing) as Dan
Jason isn't. He likes to think he's important and 'involved on a daily basis'. He is actually only going as a delegate to conference, for those he may have mislead with his hilarious rhetoric. Incidentally, if you were so involved, it is the role of Pres. to chair exec....
Anon #21, I honestly think you have to bide your time on this. I think there will be more to come on the subject matter. You will understand that if people say something 'to someone' in confidence, repeating it on a discussion-wall is in breach of their trust. I really don't care what Jason Rose says indeed half the YUSU sab. team have never heard on him. The important point is that rumours are rife in the YUSU office that certain officers (both Sab. and non-Sab.) are unhappy with Tom's contribution to team-work in the office. Whether this means he's going to resign, I know not. That is why I have not said such a thing. Time shall tell.
Dan,
At no point did I state I was a "great personal friend" of Tom Scott - I have never met him to speak to properly. But I am a student at the University of York and I thought that entitled me to an opinion. You've failed to name one objection to Tom Scott as President and as for these rumours of him quitting - if so many of the YUSU officers have told you "in confidence" that he is either thinking of quitting or doesn't do any work, then why not keep it that way? Why broadcast this insider knowledge? I can't really see an aim to this - unless it's to create an environment of doubt around the President's performance that would lead to him quitting. Which I hope is a simply ridiculous suggestion and isn't the aim of all these rumours and anonymous posts!
We don't hear too much about Tom Scott these days. Which probably means he's doing a good job.
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"//Sources within YUSU// had expressed the opinion that Tom Scott was growing increasingly frustrated with the job and was planning on relinquishing the post he took on back in July. One went as far as predicting he would be gone by Christmas."
Tom Scott is a bloody good chap... although he is no Rich Croker!
Bring Back Rich! Bring Back Rich!
"Jason isn't. He likes to think he's important and 'involved on a daily basis'. He is actually only going as a delegate to conference, for those he may have mislead with his hilarious rhetoric"
I was a rep on National Conference, I was Board of Studies Officer for the last year on YUSU Council (until becoming a YUSU Trustee replaced that), so "considering you're not an officer" isn't technically true. I have been involved in writing UGMs, have attended Campaigns Committee, Women's Committee, Environment and Ethics Committee, Exec Committee, Welfare Committee, two Regional NUS Conferences and have cooperated with members of YUSU in between. Also in my roles in societies I have had to cooperate with YUSU - whilst this is sort-of irrelevant it means that I see them outside of their YUSU Committee roles and I have chatted with a couple outside of the university too... so, well, YES I am involved on a daily basis. Also, I have been with the guys when the telethon has been going on and will be doing so until the end (when available to!)
Note: this isn't a bragging-fest, isn't bigging myself up. This is defending against the accusation that I am publicly lying and also pointing out that I AM in a position to see what's going on. At times Tom has indeed seemed like he has been frustrated with the job and at other times he has been releaved with his job etc. When things go wrong he can get frustrated that they are doing so - but when things go right he isn't. That's called being a human (not that you'd know).... and, frankly, I think that he's fairly happy with what he's achieved this term - as are most within YUSU (see Oli, above 
) - and I doubt very much that he's going to quit just because some things aren't going right!!
Some parties (naming no names, Ant Ordlay) are obviously still annoyed that their favoured candidate didn't win the election and are eager to leap on (or further) any rumour of change at the top...
Jason Rose, how does turning up to committee meetings, and now sitting as a token ordinary member, in them mean you are more knowledgable than anyone? You will see these people you claim to have such a priviliged outlook on briefly in a narrow context.
Board of studies? Not quite an actual officer, is it? You don't have some kind of private look that no-one else has, you just happen to sit in the same room.
Look - I don't agree with Jason over much. In fact, he annoys the hell out of me. But the fact is guys, as much as this might piss you off - because he's so involved, he actually does have a pretty good idea about what's going on, student-politics wise. He's a YUSU trustee for example!
Debate ideas with him, absolutely. But isn't an argument over whether he's "in the know" rather pointless? Yes. Yes it is.
Thanks, I guess?
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