Sophie and the Chocolate Factory: York Cocoa Works

Many people tell themselves that when they grow up they want to be sweet shop owners, confectioners, or perhaps even go full-Wonka and start a chocolate factory. For former UoY PPE student […]

Review: Yes, Prime Minister (26 – 28th January 2018)

British Prime Minister, Jim Hacker’s company at Chequers are turned into Czech Hunters in Drama Soc’s adaption of coalition era stage play Yes, Prime Minister. The two hour play snowballed the updated […]

Union Bungles Bio Badly!

Everyone makes a typo now and again. None more so than Vision Editors. But has academic integrity evaded YUSU’s social media team just that bit too much of late? Yesterday, YUSU’s Twitter […]

Pick A Side: Become A Campaign Coordinator In YUSU’S Working-Class & Social Mobility Officer Referendum

Students with a burning passion in improving social mobility and working class representation within YUSU, or a talent for semantic pedantry and wording of policy motions, can apply to lead campaigns for or against the […]

Derwent Fresher Goes Viral After Pretending To Be An MP

This week, Patrick O’Donnell, Derwent College First Year Student, became an internet sensation after his Instagram account, Patrick The MP, in which he pretends to be Member of Parliament for Clapham went viral! […]

Police investigate shameful hockey social after members wear swastikas and praise 9/11

CW: Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, References to Sexual Violence. The University of York Hockey Club have been condemned by officials within the University of York and beyond over the Conduct of their members […]

BREAKING NEWS: Man Rescued By Air Ambulance From York Minster Steeple

  Emergency services rushed to the York Minster this morning (Thursday 5th) after a man was taken seriously ill – at a shocking 40 metres above the ground. Emergency services group crew […]

Willow Revisited: Tommy Fong Is Having A Sale

From the 1930’s the Willow establishment graced the streets of York. First as a café, then a restaurant, Willow closed its doors in 2015 as the #1 disco in York – and […]

Freshers: Have Confidence In Confidence Alone

As you probably noticed at Fresher Fair – there are so many opportunities to get involved in here at the University of York. Be it joining a sports club, a society, your […]

Gizz’yer YorkyPud: York Roast’s New Craze Food

It’s Saturday, yesterday was STYC Social. Today I didn’t really want to leave my duvet but duty calls in the form of STYC Training. During my browsing of various online newspapers, trying […]

Pests, Paedos, and Perverts: Should you be worried about living near someone on the Violent and Sexual Offences Register?

Content Warning: references to sexual violence. A Freedom of Information request from York Vision to North Yorkshire Police has revealed that, as of September, there were 52 people on the Violent and Sexual Offences […]

Food and Booze Just Got Cheaper: York Drops “Rip-Off” Transaction Charges

Buying food and drink on campus just got easier YUSU Commercial Service and The University of York have jointly announced that from Monday the 18th of September all card and mobile payment charges will […]

Greggs, Papa John’s, and MORE, to open on Hes East

The University has confirmed seven new retailers are going to Heslington East Campus soon. Retailers confirmed include: Papa Johns, a pizza takeaway Greggs, a bakers (sadly not located on Greg’s Place) Subway, […]

Tim Peake to Re-enter Campus Spaceship This Freshers

Major Tim Peake, one of the first British*, and 7th European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut to enter Space will visit University of York’s “Campus Spaceship”, Central Hall, on Day 2 of Freshers this […]

7 Shocking Things We Learnt from York’s Student Health Needs Assessment

Content Warning: this article contains references to drug use, sexual violence, suicide, and self-harm. York’s first Student Health Needs Assessment Report (SHNAR) was recently published revealing 7 shocking things the report uncovered about […]

Hurrah for Taher: Inspirational refugee student wins “BTEC Student of The Year”

Maryam Taher, a first year Biomedical Sciences student at the University of York, was praised as “inspirational” at this year’s National BTEC Awards upon winning both an award for BTEC Student of the […]