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.
Since its opening on Saturday Week 1, The Courtyard has been busy essentially every day and, despite some problems with the bar staff, food and the kitchen, it seems students are enjoying the new facility.
YUSU Societies and Communications Officer Rory Shanks said: "The first week of the Courtyard being open has been massively busy. The place has literally been full to the brim for most of the week which shows that students and staff are really responding to this new offering on campus."
One student said: “I think it’s brilliant that students have somewhere to go that has colour on the walls, an amazing menu and all sorts. Also, to have waiters on campus as well is incredible!"
However, the new Langwith bar has had some problems. In peak hours there is a very long wait for food, large queues to order and they have ran out of food several times.
Shanks said: "We've had a few teething issues that we're now ironing out." He added that there have been "some storage issues in the kitchen, meaning we've been running out of food before the next daily delivery arrives".
Shanks also said, however, that new fridges have been ordered for the kitchen which should improve storage space and mean that the bar will no longer run out of food.
There have also been reports that the kitchen was not expanded from its original size and that this has created problems in terms of cooking and work surfaces. These reports have not been corroborated.
Langwith Chair Sam Asfahani said: "Obviously a few problems were bound to happen, it is the first Union venue, and the food shortages are a testament to how popular it has been!"
In terms of profit, Shanks said YUSU cannot release that information as it is commercially sensitive, but he added: "What I am able to say is that we've been having a Carlsberg lorry full to the brim delivering every week and several cows' worth of milk going through the doors every day."
Services and Finance Officer Matt Burton said: "We are indeed pleased - the place hasn't stopped being busy all week. However, we also hope that students are pleased too - and we've been hearing words to that effect."
#17
If you don't like the UGM motions that have been discussed in the last year, get off your lazy backside and submit your own!
Given the level of custom already, the £500k shouldn't be too hard to make back over several years.
The union should now look to add to its portfolio of successful commercial operations if it wishes to be a real equivalent to leeds or loughborough.
The success of the courtyard so far bodes well for the future. In several years time, if the seemingly inept commercial services department close any more establishments, there's probably a sound business case for YUSU buying them out and diversifying their entertainment division, maybe to provide a dedicated club(like loughboro or essex or leeds), or sports bar (like leeds), or traditional pub like LSE have. Maybe even a live music venue like UEA or Leeds Met.
We might finally be getting the kind of union students across the country have enjoyed for years. The Courtyard has certainly been a good start.
#21 quite how you'd submit a business plan at UGM i'm not sure! Maybe leave the financial details to the union manager!
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