Vision Says…
This year’s race for the YUSU Presidency looks to be the most exciting in years. Much of the hype looks set to be centred around the battle of the ex-College Chairs, with Goodricke’s Nacho Hernando going head to head with Kallum Taylor of Vanbrugh.
Vision reckons this one could go down to the wire; there is no clear favourite, and both Taylor and Hernando will be able to rely on hefty backing from their respective colleges.
Add to this the fact that there are three other candidates running and we really do have a bit of a ‘Royal Rumble’ on our hands. Infamous Goodricke third-year James Carney’s campaign will no doubt unsettle his former College Chair whilst another candidate, third-year PPE student Abir Ahmed, is planning to etch his name amongst the stars by building a YUSU Space Station on the moon. Though by the looks of it, this is only mildly more ambitious than completing the offices being built in James College…
Despite all the excitement, there is a gaping hole in this year’s race for the Presidency; for the first time since 2008 there are no Tims running. Outrageous. Additionally, Sam Asfahani’s inability to run may force him to finally leave York meaning the University looks set to have a very different look to it by this time next year..
Thumbs Up to…
No more headaches. No more distractions. No more constant, mind-numbing construction work that makes you want to snatch the workers’ tools and use them to drill into your own skull.
That’s right, the library refurbishments are finally coming to an end and students will be left to work in the peace and quiet they desire. If the Halifax footballers don’t decide to make an unwelcome return that is.
Not only will the library now be obeying its own pleas for silence, but students may, shock horror, be able to actually find the books they’re looking for too.
This new found perfect study space will be further enhanced by the addition of a brand new Costa cafe to replace the old Freshers; as if us students really need another thing to distract us from our work.
Even so, we are on the verge of finally having a modern, fully-functioning study space. Joyful.
Thumbs Down to…
The snow! Not only is it making sports people campus-wide bored and cranky by causing fixtures to be cancelled left, right and centre but it is just a massive, slippery inconvenience for us all.
Though the University as a whole is well gritted, walking to and from campus on what can now only be described as an ice rink is the epitome of a first world problem, but a problem nonetheless.
I can tell you now that we here at Vision have fallen on far too many occasions to be able to ‘style it out’ every time, and I’m sure we’re not the only ones.
There have been times over this past week when York has officially been the coldest city in the country, leaving cash-strapped students with the dilemma of whether to splash out on increased heating bills or wake up with frostbite, hardly an enviable choice to have to make.