Iwan Stone

Iwan has written 75 articles for York Vision.

Sturdy Apologises for University of York Criticisms

MP Julian Sturdy has changed his tune after tweeting: “the rise in [COVID] cases is being driven by York’s two universities”, admitting the comment was “too blunt”, and apologising “if it came across as an attack on our universities and York’s student population.”

News 4 years ago

50+ in “Oversized” Online Classes

“Nearly half” of Post-Graduate-run online classes have been “oversized”, with numbers reaching “as high as 50”, Vision has been told by York’s Postgraduate UCU branch officer.

News 4 years ago

Yor Party – Our Lives

YorPartyNetwork, a social media group who have facilitated the organisation of illegal house parties across lockdown, have told Vision that YUSU Sabbs are being “very cooperative” as they try to organise events on campus.

News 4 years ago

Screw or Screw You

All I can see is one self-professed legend with a smirk, racking up his numbers like a spitfire pilot returning from a dogfight.

Opinion 4 years ago

Six Months Later: We’re Still Standing

At the start of lockdown, student media looked ahead in absolute panic. Isolated from our teams, our support networks, and attempting to keep up to date in a hurricane of updates and […]

Opinion 4 years ago

Don’t Judge a Uni by its Cover

The University of York ranked 2nd for students choosing their university based on their course, despite ranking 13th of 29, five places below Leeds, with students choosing based on reputation. Students are […]

News 4 years ago

York Council’s Plea for Students to “Take Personal Responsibility”

The Council ask students to “take personal responsibility”, “keep people safe”, and “reduce the risk of death” .

News 4 years ago

Kamila Ostroga: My Experiences in a Mixed Contact Team

They are some of the loveliest people in the world and once they see that you care about the sport they don’t care what you have between your legs.

Sport 4 years ago

York women's rugby player hands off opposition as they storm through defences

What a Rucking Shame

Women's Rugby on their return after record-breaking season

Sport 4 years ago

Women’s Football’s Diversity in Sport Initiative

They hope it will help to understand: "barriers to sport, ... implicit bias, and how we can overcome these challenges.”

Sport 4 years ago

New Government Ban Could Slash Freshers Events

Freshers’ Week planning in tatters after new Government regulation bans gatherings of more than six people following COVID-19 case spike

News 4 years ago

York Activists Arrested After XR Protest Delays Newspapers Publication

The radical environmentalists were arrested after stopping publication of titles such as The Sun and The Times

News 4 years ago

Free Accomodation for Quarantining International Students

Two weeks of free accommodation and assistance with shopping will be offered to international students forced to quarantine when they arrive in York. This comes after students at Oriel College, Oxford were […]

News 4 years ago

The Wanderers of York Officially Endorsed by YUSU

“Wanderers of York” were officially endorsed as the primary source of waterfowl entertainment by YUSU President Patrick O’Donnell this week. The Instagram account, followed by 1,400 people, was linked in a tweet […]

News 4 years ago

BULLs-Eye for York Band

Interview with York Band, Bull, after the release of their first single: Green.

Music 4 years ago

Marks Rescaled Over COVID “Discrepancies”

English students experienced raised marks of up to 7% on their second year Critical Practice module after department acknowledges they were “affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown situation”. The module amounted to 17% […]

News 4 years ago