University of York

:This article is about the British university. For the Canadian university, see York University.

Student activities

The university has an unusually high number of active student societies. University Radio York, the student radio station, is the oldest independent radio station in the United Kingdom. There also exists student television station YSTV, England's first student TV station and one-time holder of the world record for longest continuous television broadcast under a single director. For a full list of the student societies, see List of student societies at the University of York

Related Topics:
Student societies - University Radio York - Radio station - United Kingdom - Television station - YSTV - List of student societies at the University of York

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Student nightlife is varied and despite lacking a central Students Union, York Students more than make up. Numerous College Bars on the Heslington campus host events weekly as well as being meeting places for a drink and a meal in the day. The city has three main nightclubs: the largest is The Gallery, followed by Toffs and Ziggys. The fourth night club Ikon and Diva was closed temporarily last year. Ikon paid host to famous Monday Student Nights, Thursday All You Can Drink and the popular Friday Lovedough Urban R'n'B and Hip-hop show. Ziggys nightclub hosts a popular free Wednesday student night. Bars and Pubs outstrip days of the year. Many excellent new bars have opened such as Kennedys (popular with Leeds United FC players) and Bluefly. The city has an excellent selection of restraunts through the urban zone. York St John University also is in the city and has a Students Union with regular event. This is in the Groves part of the city and remains to be discovered by York University students and boasts many cafes, bars and student orientated shops. Leeds and Newcastle city centres are quick train rides away. During the summer many student take trips to nearby beaches on the East Coast and this forms a part of summer student entertainment.

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Hull Road is developing into a student area and three new bars are being planned. The St Lawrence Working Men's Club is due to be converted into a student bar and pool hall. A new nightclub is to be built from the old Co-Op Milk Warehouse. Further plans are due to turn the Barbican Centre into a 4am venue and advanced building is already underway in the city for a 4am club on the site of the old Presto Supermarket.

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The University has gained fame for being perhaps the first British University to have fraternities linked to American orders and fraternity/sorority houses.

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Every summer term the students take part in the Roses Tournament, a sports competition against Lancaster University. The venue of the event alternates each year between York and Lancaster. In Spring 2005, a similar White Rose Varsity Tournament was held, between University of York and York St John College.

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Roses Tournament - Lancaster University - White Rose Varsity Tournament - York St John College

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The student government organisation on campus is called YUSU, the membership of which currently corresponds to the entire student population. Posts in YUSU are elected by the students yearly. Like many student unions, it is often critised by students for being inward looking, and not representative of the student body as a whole. Low turnout at YUSU elections, and poor turnout at UGMs (Union General Meetings) are evidence of this. YUSU also caused controversy in 2005 by imposing a new 'media charter' on the campus press. This imposed limits and controls on what the two student newspapers could publish, and ensured every written article had to be submitted to YUSU to be vetted before publication. This led to allegations of press censorship imposed by the current YUSU President, James Alexander.

Related Topics:
Student government - YUSU

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The societies are considered an integral part of YUSU and draw the larger part of their funds from it. As well as URY and YSTV, other media organisations include newspapers Vision and nouse and the Cinematography Society.

Related Topics:
Societies - Vision - Nouse

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The York Linux User Group, although not a student society, is based mostly, on University Campus.

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