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.
Food Not Bombs is an antiwar movement that started in the early 1980s in Massachusetts, USA. Its ideology is that governments and corporations should spend more energy and money on feeding the hungry, instead of on war.
Food Not Bombs takes surplus food from grocery stores and markets, which would’ve otherwise gone to waste, and serves it to the public. All food served is vegan, as it promotes healthy eating and nonviolence.
Anna Clark, a third year English Literature student pioneered Food Not Bombs at University of York because “food is inherently political”, there is “so much food wasted” and she sees this as a way of “redeeming this food”. Anna describes Food Not Bombs as a “demonstration against waste” and a great way to promote veganism.
Tuesday’s movement showcased an array of food and interestingly enough, musical instruments made from vegetables. There was a Brussels sprout “windpipe”, a parsnip “whistle”, pumpkin “drums” and a cabbage “maraca” to name a few.
Alexander Longos, a student at University of York described the Vegan food served as “absolutely fantastic” and that although he was an avid meat-eater, the “flavours were wonderful”.
The event also acted as the launch of York Scoop, short for York Students Cooperative. Scoop is the brainchild of Geeta Koska, a first year Law student. It is a food co-op that will allow members to buy their food in bulk, directly from a supplier, which means only paying cost prices.
Rebecca Harris, who is involved in organising Scoop describes it as a “free channel for students to buy food at low cost”.
Also part of the organising committee, Oliver Burnham stresses that Scoop is “non-profit and runs on the same basis of Co-op, on a smaller scale”. Scoop’s supply of food will come from Lembas, Sheffield, which means students will be able to enjoy local Yorkshire produce.
Geeta says that Scoop is a great way to “raise awareness about food waste” and plans on “campaigning to have an outlet in York”- a space “run by students for the students”.
If anyone is interested in becoming a part of Scoop, or in buying food at cost price, join their mailing list by sending a request to yorkstudentcoop@gmail.com.
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