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.
An alteration in the status of YUSU as a charity, means that the organisation of fundraising events must be different than last year, most notably in the case of Woodstock, the university of York’s 12-hour concert event, held in the summer term.
YUSU has emphasised that there are "certainly no plans to cancel Woodstock", despite rumours to the contrary, which is good news for the many bands, dancers and general performers who look forward all year to performing at the event.
Woodstock is the biggest fundraising event on campus, and it is estimated that last year, up to £2,500 was raised for supported charities.
A second-year student expressed shock when informed of the rumours surrounding the changes, telling The Yorker "it had better not be cancelled". A first-year had a similar reaction, speaking of her eagerness to perform there.
It seems that the students of York are fiercely attached to, and proud, of this particular fundraising event. It doesn’t look like YUSU will have any difficulty in encouraging students to "take an interest in the future of Woodstock" if large-scale interest is needed to resolve these issues.
The past of Woodstock, though, is a complicated affair. In 2008, as little as approximately £89 profit was made, while last year, students complained about the absence of change given from entrance fees. It will be interesting to see whether such issues resolve themselves because of the greater scrutiny of YUSU’s Trustees to make sure that organisation for such fundraising events are conducted properly.
YUSU were quick to reassure students that "no decisions have been made" and that a solution to the issues will be formulated over the next few weeks and presented to the Trustee Board in December. The next month or so will be instrumental in deciding the fate of Woodstock.
Losing the RAG aspect of Woodstock would be a travesty. YUSU had better not take away the charity or they'll make a massive loss this year!
Hmm it seems like YUSU have, once again, been getting some dodgy advice on RAG fundraising.
Oh YUSU...Woodstock is a major event on the Uni of York calender - I hope they'll work through any 'issues' with fundraising structures properly.
RAG *is* YUSU
As long as the whole feel and ethos of Woodstock isn't lost then it sounds good.
The no-need-for-a-ticket philosophy is good in my opinion and I like it, just an opinion.
That said, RAG *is* YUSU as was pointed out but I think the sentiment stands.
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