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.
Founding member James Jones said: "We've ratified as a society and really only have one more hurdle to cross. We have a meeting with Phil Kember from Commercial Services this week to allow tickets to be sold in bars across campus. If that goes well, we're pretty much there."
The lottery plans to allow students to buy tickets at Vanbrugh stalls, and if plans go ahead, at events and from bars. There would be a termly draw which could see one student win up to £1000, depending on ticket sales. If this were to be the case, students would have a 1 in 1500 chance of winning £1040. This compares to national lottery chances of 1 in 13 million.
Organisers announced early on that 51% of the money would be recirculated back into the competition and other student activities. If they sell out on tickets the lottery have announced that they could donate as much as £4000 to a good cause each draw.
Jones said: "Initially people are a bit worried about the prospect of a gambling society. But when they look at the website and see how transparent we are, they realise it's not really about gambling but is a lot more than that. All in all, we've had a fantastic response."
Last week Welfare Officer Grace Fletcher-Hall called on the founders to add links to their website which warned of the dangers of gambling, which the founders accepted.
It's a good idea, but I just don't see why it's a necessary one. Do we really NEED a gambling scheme just for students? Honestly I don't think so.
Do we really NEED any of the societies by that measure? Surely if there's demand, it should be permitted. It'll be better for the university than the national lottery, since lottery grants can be quite hard to come by (albeit generally of greater value).
Nightline staff will probably have to receive some additional guidance on talking to people with gambling problems though 
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