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.
The theme this year is “Climate Change and Us”, with particular emphasis on personal involvement and what we can do personally, however small, to make a difference. YUSU Environment and Ethics Officer and key player in the organisation of Green Week 2010, David Clarke, told the Yorker that, “we want to discuss what our role is in the climate change challenge; as individuals, York students and UK citizens”.
The week is an annual series of events organised to raise awareness of issues that YUSU Environment and Ethics believe we should be informed about and involved in. This year, not only representatives from student societies and University of York management have been invited to take part in the week, but also speakers from the UK government. David Kidney MP, the Minister for Energy and Climate Change, will be delivering a speech on Thursday.
Clarke also said: “we'd like as many people as possible to take part”, emphasising the frustrating fact that “too often, environmental issues are dominated by a well informed, committed few” without wider engagement from the student body. Clarke believes that “Green Week is an opportunity for people with no previous experience or knowledge to find out more” and get involved with issues they may have been previously unaware about.
“We don't all need to become environmental activists and live in trees,” Clarke says, but he emphasises the fact that “we're all people who make choices. And climate change demands our consideration.”
Monday saw a Q&A session with the Pro Vice Chancellor for Research, Professor Alistair Fitter, who is the man responsible for the University of York’s 10:10 pledge, and E&E have much more planned for the rest of the week.
Want to find out more? Go along to an event, have a look at the facebook page, or take a look at their blog: http://yorkgreenweek.blogspot.com.
Green Week 2010:
Tuesday – Panel Debate with the UNA and Politics Society on the future of international negotiations on climate change in G/020, 7.30pm
Thursday – Speech by the Minister for Energy and Climate Change, David Kidney MP, asking what is the role of York students in the climate change challenge? P/L/001, 5.30pm
Friday – screening of WALL E in Derwent JCR, 6pm
Sunday – “Green Tea”, come along to Derwent JCR to relax with tea, cake and updates and information from environmental and ethical societies from 3pm onwards
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