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.
Delegates from York were among those who voted to pass a new NUS constitution, bringing it one last step away from being finalised.
Now, smaller universities like York may gain more influence in affecting national NUS policy. There will be five specific 'zones' which are home to individual committees. It is argued that these allow more debate between unions before issues are taken to Annual Conference.
York were entitled to send eight delegates who were selected at YUSU Senate. They were YUSU Services Officer Matt Burton, Academic and Welfare Officer Grace Fletcher-Hall, LGBT Officer Matthew Pallas and Henry Foy, Mike Wood and Simon Gammon.
This is your chance to help make the NUS be what you want it to be by debating and voting on a new core constitution that will shape NUS for the future.
Whilst the eight York delegates were split in their voting, with 4 voting 'Yes' and 4 'No', the constitution passed the conference comfortably.
NUS have claimed the new constitution is "your chance to help make the NUS be what you want it to be by debating and voting on a new core constitution that will shape NUS for the future." officeronline.co.uk
The new constitution will now be taken to the Annual Conference next year for final approval.
NUS Vice-President for Educaton, Wes Steering said at the conference: "In your hands you have the power to transform NUS."
NUS President, Gemma Tumelty, said: “I am delighted that NUS members have chosen to unite behind the new organisation. Now students will have a coherent, influential voice to stand up for their rights at such a crucial time for the sector.”
If it succeeds and is passed again in 2008, it will be one of the biggest shake-ups in NUS history and will result in the following hierachy:
Congress acting like an Annual General Meeting, made up of delegates from universities. This would replace the Annual Conference.
The Board ensuring the NUS acts legally.
Senate ensures decisions from Congress progress, includes NUS President and non-voting attendees from other student organisations.
The Zones made up of various sub-groups, the main way of getting ideas from students accepted. Each zone will report to Congress which will allow more viewpoints to be heard, and reduce time wasting at Annual Conference.
Liberation improve support for campaigns.
Nations work to represent policies of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
"In your hands you have the power to transform NUS." Wes Steering
Although the ideas haven't been universally successful, some, including NUS blog writers have criticised areas such as both delegation sizes and discussion time being reduced as well as power-making being removed from Annual Conference.
The main proposed changes:
40 unions were required to vote for the conference to happen.
It's Wes Streeting, not Wes Steering 
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