RAG has kidnapped members of the YUSU sabbatical team in order to raise money for Rag Week.
The stunt occurred this afternoon, when the ‘unsuspecting’ officers were abducted from their offices in James College and patrolled around campus. The sabbs were first taken to Vanbrugh Dining Hall and then finally to the Courtyard, all the while coming up with the catchy ‘Free your sabbs, donate to RAG’ slogan.
Initially the sabbs were complicit with their kidnappers. Nonetheless YUSU President, Tim Ngwena, made a run for it, resulting in the surreal occurrence of seeing Jason Rose, one of the captors, chasing a handcuffed Ngwena up and down the James College car park.
The authenticity of the kidnapping was possibly lost a bit with Ngwena happily using his iPhone despite having duck-taped wrists and the sabbs being generally more authoritative as to how exactly they should be tied up. York Sport President, Emily Scott, was especially demanding, insisting to be dragged on a leash by one of the kidnappers; Rose was only too willing to take on the burden.
The spectacle is part of a wide range of activities taken place this week. Unfortunately, the beginning of Rag Week was marred when it began last Sunday with the somewhat misleading title of ‘World’s Largest Toga Party’, leading many attendees to believe they were part of a genuine Guinness world record attempt. Vision understands RAG is unhappy with the bad press following the event, especially the false assertions by other campus media outlets that less than one hundred people had turned up.
Viking Raid also took place this Tuesday, however unconfirmed reports point to 300 T-shirts being left unsold, compared to a complete sell out last term. There are also many complaints that students were misled again by organisers as students bought tickets under the pretence they were entitled to a free VK at the Courtyard, however, with the Courtyard closing at 8pm without any notification to students, one Goodricke fresher told us: ‘ we walked all the way to Langwith for nothing , I feel like I’ve been conned’.
Photos by Daniel Goddard
Really boring writing. Why I read nouse
Definitely wouldn’t pay to have them released.
Good article I thought, in fact, I thought it was really good.
Informative, yet with a definite humorous streak, something I’ve never found on Nouse. I wouldn’t usually have commented but felt like the nonsense john is spouting needed to be balanced out.
could i ask why the article regarding james jcrc from the most recent edition is not on here?
That is a very good question anonymous. However I will have to refer you to Ben Humphrys on that one.
What did Ben Humphrys have to say on it then?
I would recommend contacting the paper at: [email protected].
People thought the toga party was going to be a guinness world-record attempt..?
We’re in York kids.. there’s never going to be more of us in a room, even wearing togas, than there will be in say, London.