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.
City of York Councillor James Alexander launched his campaign at the University of York. Alexander was YUSU President in 2004-05 and is currently a prospective Labour MP for the York Outer electoral ward.
Councillor Alexander commented that “in these times of international economic uncertainty I do not want to see potential world class academics put off University due to a lifting of the tuition fees cap.”
He added that he was impressed by New Labour's investment in higher education. He said: “You only have to look at the University of York, Askham Bryan, York College and York St John University to see what a huge difference this has made.”
However, many government ministers are looking at new ways to increase funding for higher education institutions. Lord Dearing said: "If we are to retain universities in the top ten, and top 50 in the world rankings, we shall need markedly higher levels of funding than at present.”
NUS President Wes Streeting has conceded that universities are “creaking under the pressure of market forces.”
A review of the current cap on tuition fees has been planned by Lord Dearing for 2009. Dearing was instrumental in the advent of tuition fees, publishing a report 10 years ago that advocated the fees.
Many prospective students from lower-income families are put off university by the debt they will accumulate. Current estimates of student debt following graduation range from £20,000-33,500.
Alexander hopes his petition will attract signatures from students all over York and people in his constituency.
lol. Very astute #19 
Conservativehome is running an article calling for the cap to be scrapped.
http://conservativehome.blogs.com/centreright/2008/11/the-cap-on-fees.html
Please join the facebook group to stop this from happening.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=59329721176
Councillor James Alexander
Prospective Labour MP for the University of York
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Anyway, yeah. EMAs seemed to often go to the rich and the same has been true of university grants: though it is a good attempt at helping the poor it doesn't always work! Alas.
It's a rum state of affairs, I know Matthew (#16)
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