James Durcan has become President of the University of York Students’ Union for the 2018/2019 academic year. Durcan, a former Chair of James College, defeated fellow students Hector Macduff, Has’san Suhail […]
Author: Jack Harvey
York students abseil down Central Hall for charity
Students at the University of York and Sabbatical Officers from its Students’ Union have abseiled down Central Hall to raise money for charity. Students descended from the building, typically used […]
Defenders of tax havens should put ethics before economics
The Paradise Papers: a triumph for investigative, data journalism, an embarrassment to the rich and famous benefactors of the Bermuda tax haven, and an outrage for the man on the street. […]
It should have been the film for our generation – what went wrong with The Circle?
Power, politics, surveillance, social media, privacy: The Circle (2017) had everything it needed to be a deep and critical commentary on the ethical dilemmas of today’s world. So why did it […]
What Donald Trump Jr’s Tweet shows us about today’s political conversations
The world is used to reading unusual Tweets from a man named Donald Trump. Most of the time, it’s the President of the United States; but sometimes, others can confound […]
The difficult issue of legal naming and shaming
“Every guy’s worst nightmare is having a one night stand and in the following days the girl accuses him of raping her.” So begins a typical Tab thought piece: taking on a serious subject with […]
Want to save Sarah Connor? Terminate The Terminator
The announcement that Linda Hamilton is to portray Sarah Connor again ought to cause plenty of excitement among film fans. Connor is one of the most famous female characters of […]
Hints and tips for your first week at York
If you’re reading this, then you’re probably an incoming student of the University of York. Congratulations on your recent results and getting at place at our university! The University of […]
York Tories under fire for inviting “the most misogynistic MP” to campus
The University of York Conservative and Unionist Association has been criticised for inviting a “misogynistic” Member of Parliament to speak on campus in a forthcoming academic term. The society, better […]
How has Donald Trump fought his critics? By boring us into submission
If you’ve come to see a scathing attack on the President of the United States, well, go and look somewhere else. Donald Trump is boring. Like many other writers, in the […]