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 Environment & Ethics Officers John Nicholls and Joe Thwaites have spoken out against the current investment situation.
In 2006, the university agreed to draft an ethical investment policy in collaboration with students, following a series of protests.
However as reported by Nouse, over the last few years the university has increased its shareholding in arms producing companies significantly.
Following this revelation, Nicholls, Thwaites and their many supporters have made a move to change the way in which investment policies are carried out.
Students have shown an interest in taking the issue forward now, as they have in the past.
Nicholls told The Yorker: "At the moment the main focus for us is getting the UGM motion passed, with a good turnout. This will update our mandate to press the university for the adoption of an ethical investment policy."
Nicholls and Thwaites aim to keep the issue at the forefront of students' minds, "with possible events including music nights and film screenings to raise awareness about the broader issues of the arms trade". Nicholls explains: "We aim to keep up the pressure next term in the lead up to the proposed adoption of the policy."
Negative impacts for students are not expected. Nicholls said: "It's important to emphasis that this will not, and cannot, be financially detrimental to the university."
"Research carried out by the Ethical Investment Research Service (EIRIS) shows that investments made according to an ethical criteria often perform as well or better than ones without such criteria."
For more information on the campaign contact environment@yusu.org. Voting for the UGM will open in Week 9.
#19, I meant as opposed to execution which according to American ethics is apparently fine.
#18... BAE systems produce torture equipment as well as war equipment. They produce weaponry specifically for unstable countries. They target war-ridden countries for selling heavy weaponry to because they know that this is the best place to make money.
This is capitalism, yes, but also highly unethical. THAT is what this is all about. You may say "oh no, by not putting money into shares we're somehow DESTROYING THE BRITISH MILITARY" but that's just a pathetic lie. Taking our money out of their shares does not, in any way, affect their ability to help Britain. It will, however, hopefully move them away from selling advanced weaponry to countries that use them for torture, pillaging and general human rights abuses/civil war atrocities etc.
#20: "This whole argument isn't about the fact that they produce weapons in general but that they have a history of unethical dealing and business practice some of which enables serious human rights abuses and fuels some ongoing, unjust conflicts"
I could not possibly agree more.
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