D-Bar success
Better communication between the University and JCRCs is responsible for getting Derwent Bar “off to a flying start” this term, according to Rena Quarton of Commercial Services.
D-Bar profits during Freshers’ Fortnight are up from the same time last year, and the two Club D events held so far have been more successful than last year’s counterparts.
Derwent JCRC Chair Matt Jenkins attributes this success to increased co-operation between his committee and the University. He said of Quarton: “Rena took on board my views on where the bar could be improved, particularly with competitive drink deals, and she trusted my judgement.”
Where to vote?
Potential government changes to the voting system for local elections may harm students’ abilities to get involved in their communities.
Second-year history student Josh Allen, who ran for Hull Road Ward councillor earlier this year, was informed during his campaign that “the government intends to introduce legislation limiting electors to one council area,” meaning York students would be forced to choose between only voting at home or at university in local elections.
Allen has spoken out against these planned changes, saying that they will stifle the student voice in York, and cause issues such as the housing crisis (reported on page 5) to become more commonplace.
He has also written a YUSU-backed motion to reverse York Council’s change of policy on which houses need planning permission, which calls for a reworking of this policy in a way that better suits students.
Good cafe
The Hub Cafe on the Hes East campus has extended its hours, and will now serve food until 7.30pm, with its special evening menu starting at 5.30pm.
The cafe has also revamped its menu to include pizzas and burgers, to accompany the soups and salads that are already served.
Goodricke chair Nacho Hernando spoke about the difficulties he overcame to turn what was “a mere construction site into a fully operational campus.”
He stressed, however, that the extension of the cafe’s opening hours is only a “temporary measure, until the new Social and Catering building is completed in the next few years.”