Yorfess, the popular online confessions page for York students, published submissions which contain allusions to a far-right conspiracy theory. The page, not affiliated with similar page Yorfess III, posted a
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EDITORIAL NOTE Note from the Editor
On February 12, I used the @YorkVision twitter account to retweet my own tweet in regards to unsuccessful Union President candidate Joshua Mackenzie. This was a contravention of YUSU Elections rules
WHAT A FESS Yorfess Impact on Elections: Assessed
Popular online confessions pages have taken centre stage in this elections cycle as two YUSU Sabb candidates were revealed to be admins of Yorfess III during the campaign. The racist
COLLEXIT College Committees Slam YUSU in Open Letter
College Committee Chairs have slammed YUSU’s organisation and staff in an open letter addressed to YUSU released earlier today. The letter, signed by the chairs of all 8 undergraduate colleges,
VIRUS UPDATE Student with coronavirus spent night in Vita
The student who has been tested positive for the coronavirus has been confirmed to have spent a night in Student Vita York, a private student accommodation service on Lawrence Street.
THREE STRIKES AND OUT York lecturers to strike again
The Universities Colleges Union (UCU) has announced another wave of strikes to protest pay, equality, casualisation and workloads as well as changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). The strikes
RACISM SHOCK Yorfess publishes racist coronavirus submissions
Yorfess, the popular York-based anonymous confessions page, has published a number of racist comments about Chinese students in the wake of the UK’s case of coronavirus being discovered in York.
STUDENT HAS VIRUS UK’s Coronavirus Case is York Student
A University of York student is ill with Coronavirus, Public Health England has confirmed. The Chinese student began to show symptoms of the deadly virus while staying with a family
GRADS GRADS GRADS Just 34% of York’s Recent Honorary Graduates Are Women
Only 34% of honorary degrees in the last five years have been bestowed to women, a York Vision investigation has found. This revelation comes despite the University’s supposed commitment to
CONCERNING FALL York Falls in Ranking of Employers’ Most Desirable Universities
York has fallen to 21st in the ‘High Fliers’ rankings of universities which are most desirable to graduate employers. The 2020 rankings saw York fall five places from the 16th
MASKELL SURVIVES Maskell and Sturdy keep seats in Tory landslide
Conservative Julian Sturdy and Labour’s Rachael Maskell have been re-elected as York Outer and York Central MPs respectively as part of the Conservative landslide majority in the 2019 General Election.
RIP-OFF English students saddled with book bill
English literature undergrads are being charged hundreds of pounds per year out of their own pocket to access the core texts required for modules, York Vision has found. The core
READY TO RUMBLE Knock-Out Evening at D-Bar Fight Night
Combat sport has returned to campus after the massive success of Roses boxing in Central Hall this May. The University of York’s MMA Club put on the event in D-Bar
TRIO LEAD FIGHTBACK Brilliant Trio Secure Comeback Victory Against Hull 1s
Superb shooting from a mercurial front three led York’s Netball 1s into the quarter-finals of the Northern Conference Cup after a closely-fought 49-44 victory against lower-league opposition Hull 1s. The
LACE UP Rainbow Laces Day Return
Rainbow Laces Day will again descend upon campus this Wednesday with the York Sport Union gearing up to support the initiative which supports LGBTQ+ sportspeople in their fight against homophobia
READ FOR FUN Reading for Fun on an English Degree
The pace of an English degree is intense. Two books a week and countless secondary reading leave many on the BA utterly out of love with the degree they chose.