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.
A further 22 students abstained from voting on the motion, titled 'To move the University of York Summer Ball & Graduation Dinner 2009 to Campus,' bringing the total number of votes to 920.
In a message on the YUSU website, Societies and Communications Officer Rory Shanks said: "Following this result, YUSU will be reassessing the venue for Summer Ball & Graduation Dinner 2009, and will be releasing further details regarding this event shortly."
Shanks added: "Nonetheless, following the huge numbers that have shown an interest in the event on the whole, the Union is committed to making it a fantastic occasion and looks forward to putting tickets on sale in due course."
Dan Taylor, who opposed the change of venue told The Yorker: "Obviously I'm delighted with the result, but even more delighted that student pressure made YUSU recognise that they needed to consult on this issue. There was great discussion from both sides, and in the end, I believe the right decision has been made."
Vanbrugh Chair Dani Fill expressed her disappointment at the result, saying: "I am dissappointed with the outcome, but I guess that's democracy. I just hope that the people that voted against it read Matt's argument and didn't just vote hasitly."
Goodricke Chair Dan Walker said: "I'm really glad that the student body was allowed to vote on this. All the same I think its a shame that so many students seem to have felt like they were backed into a corner by YUSU on this proposal."
Walker added: "If all students had [or] could have received as much (accurate) information as the members of Council, and had enough time to consider it instead of having to vote on the last night of term/first day of holiday, then this vote may have gone differently."
Langwith Chair Sam Asfahani expressed concern over the number of votes, given that it is less than the venue of either venue's capactity. He added: "I also felt a lot of people jumped on the welfare bandwagon. I wonder to what extent people would have flagged up the issues with Big D if it wasnt for the Summer Ball moving.
"I also wonder how many people will now care that there are four 9am first-year exams the day after Big D. This will affect Langwith and Derwent freshers directly and then also lead to a rabble returning to other parts of campus." Asfahani said he hopes to work closely with Derwent Chair Joe Rankin and the rest of the Derwent JCRC on this matter.
I don't know what the fuss is about - we all know first year doesnt matter 
#20, me neither.
I'm going to thoroughly enjoy it.
#21: for several courses, the first year does matter - not much, but still. And anyway, I assume that everyone would want a good night's sleep before a morning exam.
My post was not about whether first year matters or not or whether summer ball was a threat to student welfare, it was a reference to the sudden concern for student welfare that many of the 'anti-campus' lobby developed in the build up to the EGM.
A large number of the 'anti-campus' group were from Derwent and I would bet a significant amount of ££ that their welfare concerns disappear the second Big D opens.
Given the grad ball exists for the graduating students primarily...why were the students not consulted before this (now failed) decision took place?
comment deleted by the author talking about a significant amount of money, £42 'priority' tickets?!
26 - Just because there wasn't a large campus wide consultation, this does not mean that students were not consulted. There are more finalists on Council (where the initial decision was made) than you think AND people who have already graduated and been to a grad ball at the racecourse.
But what I really want to know, where is the line that we stop trusting our elected officers (who, to be honest, have greater knowledge and experience than most students) to make decisions. If we think Burton is picking bad rides for the fairground or don't want Lemar, should we kick up a fuss and call an EGM? People should have remembered that Burton knows what he is doing and if anyone would have made a success out of campus, he would have.
How many finalists were at council, #26?
I think we can see where the line is. No EGM has been called on Lemar or the rides. More people were against holding the ball on campus than for. Why shouldn't they make their voices heard? We should just accept anything that is put in front of us because they "know better"? There is a line between students wanting to have a say in where their Gradball is held and arguing over rides, and it's fairly simplistic to compare the two.
Not sure at that particular council but assuming we don't count current sabbs as finalists, and we exclude non voting people who were in attendance, about 12-14. Probably not quite a majority, but pretty close.
#29 - it was obviously going to be a contentious issue, the grad ball has been held at the racecourse for years and finalists will naturally want to have a say.
#29
Surely that just shows how out of touch the graduating students on the council must be with the rest of campus then given the resounding vote defeat.
Nuff said.
comment deleted by the author #30, I think you meant #29 and not #26?
I definitely did. My own fault for typing upside down.
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