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.
Langwith JCRC has threatened university with subversive action in an attempt to regain their status as a 24 hour portered college.
The Junior Common Room Committee has officially begun petitions and campaigning in the hope that the University will resume 24 hour services. But at senate last week the Langwith Chair said they were prepared to follow in Derwent's footsteps in using subversive action.
Won Youn, Chair of Langwith JCRC said: ‘It has been brought to our attention that Langwith is now the only college that will no longer receive twenty-four hour portering. In response, we have put in motion a campus wide campaign for Langwith porter's lodge to be restored to full opening times as soon as possible, and especially in time for new students joining in the autumn term.’
He continued by saying that not only will the reduction in services affect student welfare, but also the amount of people who will want to live in Langwith College.
‘Withdrawing the twenty-four hour portering will severely affect the appeal of Langwith to prospective students and reduces the welfare service we can offer new undergraduates, for which university is often their first time away from home.’
Youn said that the JCRC was concerned about where students’ money was going if it was not to providing a 24-hour portering service.
‘If our accommodation costs are no longer funding the Porters, where is this money going and what added security measures will be put in place?’
‘We would also like to question why the accommodation costs remain the same for Langwith students when the service offered is inferior to other colleges.’
The JCRC questioned what it would take for the University to act. ‘Do we have to wait for a serious accident to happen before the Uni realises that the 24hrs service is essential.’
Petitioning has begun and Youn addressed the matter in Senate, where he appealed for ideas from members which would show the University their frustration. Those suggested included sit-in protests as well as blocking off entrance to one of the bridges to highlight their campaign.
‘We strongly believe that the effects of this cutback on student welfare have been grossly underestimated.’
The University received widespread condemnation of its closure of three porters lodges due to staff shortages during last term. The closed lodges have recently been re-staffed and consequently re-opened although the general feeling amongst many students’ is that the University should have foreseen the staff shortages, as many were due to retirement or sickness.
YUSU Welfare Officer Amy Foxton was unavailable for comment regarding the issue that student welfare was under threat.
