Vision Says…
If we ever felt that living in a city as safe as York was like living in a bubble then the bubble has well and truly burst. York may boast some of the lowest crime rates in the country, but this means little when you wake up to find your room has been raided while you’ve been sound asleep. With this increase of theft from student properties it is necessary to be more vigilant than ever.
Crimes of this sort are often opportunist; thieves know that student houses are troves of laptops, televisions and iPods and that, more often than not, landlords don’t provide adequate locks on doors or windows.
It may seem obvious, by making sure that all doors and windows are locked, even when there are people in the house, might be what will prevent you from getting robbed both of your belongings and your sense of security in your own home.
Thumbs up to…
The 500 plus students and staff of the University travelling down to London tomorrow for the NUS National Demonstration. Whilst the lifting of the cap on tuition fees won’t see our own costs hiked, Vision believes it’s essential to fight for prospective students, whose voices would otherwise go unheard.
In 1987, in its 9th ever issue, Vision reported on the NUS calling upon students to protest against an Educational Reform Bill that threatened university funding. Twenty-three years later we make the same request: the eerily repetitious nature of our country’s politics is a worrying sign.
Each individual attending should be proud that they are taking part in opposing legislation which will victimise future graduates. Students are arguably the only body left in the country with an actively functioning union and it’s imperative that we continue to use it. It’s too easy to forget that the NUS represents more than a discount card – hopefully the actions in the capital this week will remind both students, and the government, of this.
Thumbs down to…
The 500 plus students and staff of the University travelling down to London tomorrow for the NUS National Demonstration. Whilst the lifting of the cap on tuition fees won’t see our own costs hiked, Vision believes it’s essential to fight for prospective students, whose voices would otherwise go unheard.
In 1987, in its 9th ever issue, Vision reported on the NUS calling upon students to protest against an Educational Reform Bill that threatened university funding. Twenty-three years later we make the same request: the eerily repetitious nature of our country’s politics is a worrying sign.
Each individual attending should be proud that they are taking part in opposing legislation which will victimise future graduates. Students are arguably the only body left in the country with an actively functioning union and it’s imperative that we continue to use it. It’s too easy to forget that the NUS represents more than a discount card – hopefully the actions in the capital this week will remind both students, and the government, of this.