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 YUSU executive had agreed to join other universities in writing against the choice of the Oxford Union debating society allowing Griffin to speak on Freedom of Speech on November 26th.
But BNP spokesman Simon Darby sparked tensions after he said: "We would let anybody within reason speak at a University but to insist that we are forbidden is like something out of the Soviet Union. It's just a far-left clique. If Nick's invited, Nick will go."
"It translates as a policy of telling people who they can and can't hear. At the end of the day you should listen to all the arguments and they are forbidding students from listening to Nick."
"Just last week Nick was speaking at MSU in Michigan and that's a university with 50,000 students. He can probably speak at any university in the world within reason and yet he can't speak at a British University, it's bizarre."
YUSU's choice to send a letter aligns them with NUS president Gemma Tumelty and Local MP Andrew Smith, both of whom have objected.
YUSU were unable to comment, but Tumelty said: "NUS utterly opposes racism and fascism wherever it arises and will certainly oppose any attempt by Oxford Union to invite Irving and Griffin to speak. With freedom of speech comes the responsibility not to abuse it.
"All students have a right to learn in an environment free from discrimination or harassment. It is unacceptable to expose students and staff to the possibility of attacks and to give a platform of academic respectability to Griffin and Irving."
Griffin, a Cambridge graduate, became the BNP chairman in 1999 and has written of the need to "normalize" the party to win political credibility. Critics condemn him as "a hardline fascist" and he was convicted in 1998 for incitement to racial hatred.
The Oxford Union's website defines the event as "a night of discussion on the limits of free speech, to feature several high-profile speakers."
The organization boasts that it remains "at the cutting edge of controversy" and aims to provide "a forum for debate and the discussion of controversial issues." Previous controversial speakers include civil rights leader Malcolm X, Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams and disgraced US president Richard Nixon.
Current President Luke Tryl said: "The Oxford Union is famous for its commitment to free speech and although I do think these people have awful and abhorrent views I do think Oxford students are intelligent enough to challenge and ridicule them."
Proof reading in the Yorker isn't really up to standard - it's Gemma Tumelty not Emma Tumelty. 
Huh, well you clearly have too much time on your hands, maybe you would like to go through each article and make sure every last fullstop is in the right place etc? You should also bear in mind that pretty much every publication in the history of publications contains typos, mistakes and misprints. It's just what happens when you're publishing a lot of material.
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Please consider using the feedback form at the bottom of the pages to report errors in order to get the problem fixed asap.
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James
YUSU are writing as our representatives to block this but "are unable to comment" on why? I'm sorry, but this doesn't reflect my views and I resent having my union doing this. Honestly.
Perhaps they are "unavailable to comment" as they haven't been given enough time to do so. Remember, The Yorker is not linked in any way to YUSU as it is a private limited company.
comment deleted by a moderator I resent the implication that my journalism is in any way unfairly biased and unprofessional, especially by an individual who is too cowardly to name him/herself when expressing their views.
In contrast I have the integrity to put my name on an article as a journalist and on comments as an individual. It's a pity YOU are not the same 'anonymous'.
As University of York students and therefore members of the student's union, neither I nor any member of The Yorker bears YUSU any ill will.
I don't understand the apparent aggression towards The Yorker on the alleged basis of "attacking" YUSU. The YUSU-affiliated campus papers have both run damning articles about YUSU and its representatives on several occasions in the last two years, and The Yorker has stuck to reportage rather than specifically attacking YUSU. Unbiased news can seem critical of whatever it reports on, that's the whole point of free press.
Denying them the right to speak, just like attempting to deny them the right to stand in an election as some people were in the last one, is simply undemocratic.
I'm a liberal, but getting angry and trying to ban them, essentially just because you don't agree with them doesn't achieve anything and only draws attention to their campaign.
Hello All,
YUSU has now submitted a comment to the Yorker regarding this story. We simply did not have time to do so before the story was written. I don't see that YUSU has been "attacked" by the Yorker on this occasion.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the content covered in this story, you should contact me on communications@yusu.org. As your elected representatives we will always aim to go with a decision that reflects the views of the majority of the student body on contentious subjects like this one.
Sam Bayley
Societies & Communications Officer
University of York Students' Union (YUSU)
Sam Bayley's comments will be published at 15:30 this afternoon as a separate story, since we're not keen on re-scripting past articles. Thank you for your debate! Dan, Editor
Taken from YUSU website:
"Should YUSU condemn the BNP?
(From: Matt Burton)
Now's your chance to make your vote count and support a motion submitted to the last UGM of the term calling for a condemnation of the BNP! Log on at http://www.yusu.org/ and vote from 6pm Weds Wk 9 to 6pm Sat Wk 9!"
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