Vision Issue 231

Some home truths

Listen up Socialist Society, York City Council is here to stay. Dave Levene, Labour Ward Member for Heslington, clarifies the Council’s role in improving student accommodation

The big opinions: What are the decisive issues in the YUSU Elections?

It’s that time of year again. On 18th February at 9am, two weeks of campaigning began for the YUSU election and Vision has asked four active members of the student population what they think the deciding issues will be in 2013.

Voice of Vision

Vision’s editors reflect on the big issues in the latest edition

Get Out

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Candidate profile: Jordan Lloyd

A third-year English Literature student, Jordan Lloyd is a former Langwith Welfare Representative and Vision Scene Editor and current member of the Norman Rea Gallery committee. He describes welfare as being fundamental […]

Candidate profile: James Ashrafi-Tari

James Ashrafi-Tari is a third year History student who is an American Football enthusiast. His passion for sport extends as far as writing his dissertation on it! He thinks it is important […]

Candidate profile (Student Trustee): Chris Robert

Chris Robert sees becoming student trustee as a natural progression from the roles he has previously held. The second year is an English course representative and Vanbrugh block representative, who wants to […]

Candidate profile (Senate Representative): Daisy Hale

First year Daisy Hale is head course rep for WDP, Chair of the LGBTQ social society and LGBT Rep on the Langwith College JCRC. Now the Writing, Directing and Performance student aims […]

Candidate profile: Chris West

Chris West is current Activities Officer, his specific aim is to help societies have a goal at the end of their time at university. He wants students to develop the employability aspect […]

Candidate profile: Jason Brandwood

Jason’s a fourth year Masters student, having studied at York as an undergraduate and being an active member of Langwith as Vice Chair. He’s noticed a different attitude of YUSU and a […]

Candidate Profile (Union Chair): Lloyd Wallis

Lloyd Wallis is acting deputy chair of the Student Development Assembly and assistant head of computing at URY. The Halifax JCRC member believes that YUSU can have a big impact upon the […]

Candidate profile (Senate Representative): Harry Toynton

The current YUSU Senate Representative, is re-standing with the intention of continuing and furthering his work. He aims to ensure this year that decisions are fed away from the YUSU core and […]

Candidate profile: Sebastian Odell

A third year Philosophy student from Halifax, Sebastian has been involved in People and Planet, Amnesty International and the Philosophy society. He’s standing because he’s passionate about society life at York, he […]

Candidate profile (Environment & Ethics Officer): Nick Devlin & Jamie Elliot

Jamie is chair of the Vegetarian and Vegan Society and Nick is chair of the Green Party. They aim to create more of an E&E network, to see the Uni getting its […]

Candidate Profile: Kallum Taylor

Position contesting: President Who do you think you are? “I’m from Vanbrugh College, a former Politics with IR student. I was Vanbrugh College Ents Rep, Vanbrugh College Chair and Vanbrugh Football 2nd […]