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 referenda have been thrown into crisis as questions have been raised about whether YUSU has broken its own rules.
The problem first came to light on Monday, November 21 when Emma Brownbill, LGBT Officer, tweeted: “ByeLaw 9§10 requires @yorkunisu to give 10 working days [sic]notice of referenda motions. It hasn't. This referendum is accordingly out of order.”
The new YUSU bye-laws, which were adopted at the end of the previous academic year state that referendum motions must be published at least ten working days prior to voting opening. However, the motions were only announced on November 21 with votes opening on November 30, meaning YUSU only gave seven working days’ notice.
It is as yet unclear whether this will derail the referenda timetable, and how this will affect voting. It is understood that individuals opposing the motions are putting pressure on YUSU to abandon the referenda until a solution can be found.
This further complication means that regardless of the solution proposed, the legal wrangling over the referenda results could go on for weeks.
The Yorker understands that if an individual raises a complaint about the election, this would in the first instance go to Tim Ellis, as YUSU President, and then is likely be passed onto the Board of Trustees. It is also possible that David Duncan, the Registrar of the university, could be asked to adjudicate on the matter.
All of these procedures could take months, and may leave the position of Women’s Officer and the Women’s Network in doubt, as their future becomes uncertain. This may further exacerbate problems for the Women’s Network, which has raised concerns that the Gender Equalities motion could stop work for the committee for up to a term.
This adds to a list of mounting problems for the union surrounding the referenda, as concerns have been raised that the postering ban makes it unlikely that enough votes will be cast to make any decision binding.
Bit silly of them... They should play by their own rules!
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