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.
With 2012 just hours away, The Yorker looks back at what made the news in 2011, with a countdown of our most read news stories this year.
In February, The Yorker covered the imprisonment of a Tang Hall resident who stabbed a local drug dealer. The knife went through the victim's leg without hitting any major vein, nerve or bone. The attacker pleaded guilty in court to the stabbing, as well as possession of small quantities of drugs. He was jailed for two years and three months.
Earlier this month, the Yorker revealed that the Goodricke JCRC elections had been marred by accusations of bias against the returning officer. James Carney, who later lost by two votes, alleged that his campaigning ban, a result of his supporters posting comments on Facebook, was unfair and unconstitutional.
Back in March Tim Ellis was elected YUSU President, beating Lydia Blundell by just 14 votes, despite having been behind in all previous rounds of voting. Ellis has taken the reins of YUSU since July and has presided over a period of stability for the union. It is not yet known whether he will run again in the Spring term elections.
Earlier last term, The Yorker covered the fallout from the University Poker Society's suggested black-up social. The story was also covered on several leading poker blogs and the poker society was criticised by YUSU's racial equality officer Basim Al-Ahmadi.
In February, an evacuation of Ziggy's nightclub caused a stir amongst students. The police later confirmed that the evacuation was caused by a smoke bomb and resulted in two fire-crews being called to the club. The Yorker's reporter on the scene noted that "most people have moved on to Willow".
In a shroud of controversy, Islamic scholar Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari gave a lecture about his religion during the university's Islam Week. Event organisers the York University Islam Society told the Yorker they aimed to “create brotherhood and unity” and raise understanding of the Islam faith.
York became an archaeological hot-spot in June when a rare Bronze Age cremation urn was unearthed by students during excavations on the University’s Heslington East campus. The site first came to the attention of archaeologists in 2008, when the remains of a skull and brain dating back over 2,500 years were found.
The third most read news article of the year also comes from the YUSU elections, with The Yorker's live coverage of the results night proving popular. The liveblog, spanning four hours, brought up-to-the-minute coverage of the event, which culminated in the announcement of Tim Ellis' victory in the presidential race.
In an article which went viral in December, The Yorker exclusively covered the first RAG naked calendar which featured clubs and societies from around campus. RAG hoped to raise over £1,000 from the sale of the calendar. Rumours that the popularity of the article was down to the ability to zoom in on the scanned pictures are yet to be proven.
And coming in top of the list is The Yorker's coverage of the controversy surrounding Islamic scholar Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari's visit in February. The article, which was even mentioned in his speech, drew several impassioned comments on both sides of the debate.
So stay tuned to The Yorker during 2012 as exciting developments in the pipeline will ensure you are kept abreast of all the news across campus.
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