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.
The university has received planning permission for all of the buildings that will form Phase One of the Heslington East development.
The City of York Council has approved plans for a law and management building and an academic 'hub building'. The hub building will be four storeys high, and will hold up to 1,333 people.
Work on both of these buildings will begin in March, with the former due to be ready in October and the latter to be built by December. Work has already begun on the new Goodricke College, which will also be ready for the start of the next academic year.
A university spokesman said: "The £500 million development at Heslington East will not only further enhance the university’s international reputation as a centre of excellence for research, teaching and learning, but also provide a substantial investment in the local and regional economy."
Tickets for RAG event York Come Dancing sold out in less than three hours, though a YSTV feed will be viewable in The Courtyard for £2.
Eleven couples will be competing at the event. Each couple sees a campus celebrity paired with a member of York Dancesport. Campus celebrities involved include Dan Taylor, YUSU President Tom Scott and Nouse editor Henry James Foy.
The contestants are being trained by Joel and Sarah Chapman, from the Rock Academy of Dance in York. Joel and Sarah will be judging on the night, and their marks along with votes from the audience will determine the winners. Joey Ellis and Matt Cornock will be hosting the event.
York Come Dancing takes place on Sunday 8th February in L/N/028. For a video of the contestants training, click here.
Students walking from York to Selby today do so in the knowledge that they have already raised over £1,000.
As reported previously by The Yorker, a number of different societies have decided to work together to raise money for those affected by the Gaza crisis.
Originally, the organisers had planned to walk from Harrogate to York, but this was changed due to logistical problems.
In a message sent to members of the Facebook group, organiser John Nicholls urged people to donate whatever they could. Around £50 was raised at Vanbrugh stalls, and at press time £1,338 had been donated on Justgiving.
The campaign has the support of Hugh Bayley and John Grogan, MPs for York Central and Selby respectively. Both politicians agreed to join students for part of the walk today.
York Come Dancing will also be available to watch LIVE on ystv.york.ac.uk/watch for those of you who don't manage to get a ticket!
comment deleted by the author To everybody who attended the walk; thank you 
It went brilliantly well, 53 people turned up to walk 20 miles in the cold and snow, but it was good fun (in a slightly masochistic way) and we definitely enjoyed it!
We can hardly feel our feet, but we've already raised a lot of money and we're hoping for more, so we are counting on your support.
Pain.
In other news, we broke the £1500 barrier (excluding gift aid) and will be continuing to fundraise afterwards.
And I think I'll go with watching it online to save money 
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