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.
Smith has fought for more that 30 years to put the development of sports facilities at the top of the university’s agenda.
Smith said: “My biggest challenge was trying to convince the University of the value of sport”. The University has only recently committed to vast improvement of on campus sports facilities.
'The Tent' has made a huge difference to college sports teams and plans are being touted for Heslington East to include a long awaited swimming pool, suggesting to many that the University may finally be investing sport on campus.
my biggest challenge was trying to convince the university of the value of sport.
Rumour has been rife around campus that Sports Centre membership fees are due to increase in the next academic year. Smith was an outspoken critic to this, saying: “Prices should not go up”. Smith is keen to stress that facilities should improve without students having to pay higher membership fees.
AU members are currently required to join the sports centre at a cost of £25 to use sports centre facilities. Student sports centre members pay £120 on top of this fee for 12 months gym membership.
Campus consensus suggests that improvement in staffing levels and facilities should be mandatory and not directly reflected in the cost burdened onto students and sports clubs.
Smith is yet another important figure of the university that has decided it was time to retire. James College provost Ken Todd and School of PEP secretary Janet Jenkins are all leaving the University before the start of the next academic year.
Smith did however hint that he may stay near to the university longer: “Every year there is a new intake with as much enthusiasm as the previous.”
Students can only hope that his successor will be as dedicated to his job and give as much to York students and community as Colin Smith did for the past three decades.
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