By Daniel Goddard
SHOCKING PHOTOS of two YUSU sabbatical officers standing on campus’ frozen lake have been posted on Facebook.
The gaffe comes at an embarrassing time for YUSU as within the same week the University had posted a warning on its website along with its travel advice stating that “It is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS to go onto the [lake] and you MUST NOT DO SO for any reason.”
Worse still, one of the officers involved was also responsible for promoting the University’s safety message via the YUSU website and their own Facebook page.
It is understood that the images were taken at least a week before the start of term, before most students had arrived back.
When Vision confronted one of the sabbaticals with the images, they admitted it would “get [them] in to trouble with the University” if they were published.
Upon receiving reports of people walking on the ice, the University reiterated their message of warning through York Extra, the University’s internal online news system.