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.
Then YUM Chair Chris Young argued that the role of YUM Chair on the Union Council upheld “freedom of press”, and that being represented by the Student Activities Officer would be a conflict of interest, as the media would be “restricted in their ability” to hold their representing Officer “to account”.
However, others viewed the role of YUM Chair as one that represents the “4/5 societies in YUM”, giving them an “unfairly favoured presence over other societies.”
According to YUSU President Tim Ngwena, who put forward the proposal, the motion sought to “address the conflict of interest between the existence and representation of a group that clearly publishes material as a press and media basis and the political integrity that is needed when holding officers and members of council to account.”
“As it stands, Union Council can pass policy and impose it on YUM, a clear threat to their freedom of speech,” added Ngwena.
A motion on the official removal of YUM and YUM Chair from Union Council will be put forward during the coming UGM to officially amend the YUSU constitution on this matter.
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