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.
York students have voted for solidarity with Palestine with the motion which was entitled ‘End the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza' being passed by 245 votes for the motion, 216 against and 66 abstaining.
This means that the union will now be committed to petitioning the university to offer assistance to the Islamic University of Gaza and to lobby the government to investigate Israel’s conduct and recognise the Hamas government.
Dan Coen, who has been involved in the opposition campaign to the Gaza UGM motion, expressed his regret that the motion had passed. Coen said: "The motion passing is setting a bad precedent for all student unions to be hijacked and used to represent political opinions on divisive issues that have nothing to do with the actual student experience."
Coen expressed concern that the motion had a discriminatory element against Israeli students that abide by their government's conscription procedure, which could lead to welfare issue with regards to these students being able to approach their own union for support.
Coen also noted that one of the most controversial elements of the motion was that it contravened guidelines set out by the government regarding the running of a student union.
Daniel Renwick, who submitted the motion, told The Yorker: "The accusation that the motion is pro-Hamas is ridiculous. This has been the base of the opposition's argument and they know that it is spurious."
Renwick added: "As for the role of YUSU, I understand the arguments put forward. However, as it stands the UGMs are left open for all students to propose a motion, I fully support this and wish for this to continue. Many UGMs have been proposed in the past that apply to the wider world."
The current situation in Gaza has become a prescient issue at universities around the country, with many groups lobbying for and against unions' involvement.
Some university groups have emphasised the 'apartheid' policy of Israel and have engaged in events such as 'Israel Apartheid week'.
It is unclear whether groups that oppose Israel's actions are using the term to link their activities with the protests of British students against the Apartheid regime in South Africa, or whether the term is merely a means of describing what they perceive the situation to be.
The motion to rename the student centre the 'Matt Burton Dance Hall' failed with 162 votes for, 242 against and 48 abstaining.
The motion was suggested as a means of commemorating Burton for his work with YUSU. Despite those advocating the motion citing the potential benefits of advertising revenue as well as the university's precedent for having unconventional union affiliates, such as its pirate president, the motion failed to pass.
The other six motions that were submitted were all passed:
For more information on the other motions, click here.
"Nonetheless if I have caused any problems for people that aren't Coen, Taylor or Merry then I apologise sincerely!" - Definition of a man not fit to serve on YUSU
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