George Atkinson

George has written 33 articles for York Vision.

Students react to YUSU Elections: “It’s appalling that all the candidates for YUSU president are male.”

Students have taken to Twitter to voice their reactions to the announcement of the YUSU Election candidates. Many students were disappointed by the lack of female candidates running for YUSU president. It's […]

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Mansion opening hours extended until 5am

Mansion nightclub has successfully applied to have its opening hours extended. The club had its bid to stay open until 5am every day of the week approved by the City of York […]

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Legal highs now available on the high street

A shop has opened in York selling legal highs

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New dragon mascot for Goodricke College

Ricke the Dragon has been unveiled as Goodricke’s new mascot

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YUSU President vows to crack down on lad culture

Sam Maguire has repeated his pledge, saying lad culture will “be a real focus this term”

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What would Walter White Do? Fresher chemists face Breaking Bad themed exam question

First year chemistry students were faced with a Breaking Bad themed question in their exams earlier this month. The potential Heisenbergs of the future had to demonstrate their understanding of the reactions […]

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CHEATING SHAME: York students caught out by invigilators

Vision can exclusively reveal that over 100 students were caught cheating in an exam last year.

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Students shell out £40k on Uni fines

An FOI request found students has racked up a gob-smacking amount in damage charges over the previous year.

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“Tragic” porter poster ridiculed by students

University porters were ridiculed last week when posters advertising their services were spotted around campus. The posters appeared to be prepared on Microsoft Word, and whilst they would be sure to get […]

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Club plans ‘hopeful’ despite backlash

University Registrar and Secretary David Duncan is “very hopeful” that plans for a nightclub on campus can go ahead despite hundreds of students signing a petition in opposition. Under plans announced by […]

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Sam Maguire will not seek re-election as President of YUSU

Sam Maguire has announced that he will be stepping down as president of YUSU at the end of the academic year. The announcement came in a recent blog post drawing attention to […]

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New chancellor announced: Professor Sir Malcolm Grant

The University has announced that the new Chancellor will be Professor Sir Malcolm Grant. Grant comes to the University of York as the current Chairman of NHS England after also serving 10 […]

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YUSU President blasts UKIP after society is ratified

YUSU President Sam Maguire has slammed UKIP in a recent post on the YUSU website. The blog post comes after UKIP Association of York was recently ratified by YUSU as an official society. […]

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Hug it out: RAG students spread the love

Students entering the library yesterday afternoon were greeted by an enthusiastic offer of a free hug. A team of RAG students were promoting the fact that next Tuesday, the 2nd of Decmeber, […]

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Students demand campus club is called “Asbestos”

Students are demanding that the potential campus nightclub is called “Asbestos.” The change.org petition calls on the University to “ensure that the new nightclub at Derwent is named Asbestos.” The petition appeared on […]

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Dozens gather for Egyptian human rights abuses protest

Dozens of students and staff at the university gathered on Wednesday to protest against the detention of human rights activists in Egypt. Students and professors from the University’s Centre for Applied Human Rights […]

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