Charli Fritzner

House of hope

Charli Fritzner unearths the Casa Hogar Don Bosco, a shelter that brings hope to girls in San Miguel, Mexico.
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Posted Mar. 10, 2009

Virtual safari a reality

A trip to Kenya's Masai Mara while sitting at home is soon possible as a team of researchers from Warwick Manufacturing Group and the University of York work to create a virtual reality cocoon.
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Posted Mar. 10, 2009

Ecstasy: should it be downgraded?

The Government’s refusal to listen to the advice of the Advisory Council on Drugs Misuse to downgrade ecstasy from Class A to Class B calls into question the drug classification system in the UK.
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Posted Mar. 3, 2009

Action day addresses refugees

Student Action for Refugees (STAR) took part in the annual national Student Action Day last Thursday with a film showing and a panel discussion.
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Posted Mar. 3, 2009

Newton’s new ideas

Isaac Newton Acquah won the position of Communications Officer, with a substantial margin of 1346 votes to Andrew Horder’s 935 at the final stage.
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Posted Feb. 24, 2009

A new Twiss on Sports

Alex Twiss will be the Union’s Sports Officer next year, winning by a substantial margin of 1327 votes versus Leo Matlock’s 1014 of the final vote.
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Posted Feb. 24, 2009

Allegations of foul play and disqualifications tarnish campaign week

The Students’ Union elections this year were some of the more exciting in years. Unlike most years there were no joke candidates and all Sabbatical positions were closely contested (except Education where only one candidate stood). “Campus has been alive,” said current Students’ Union President Stuart Thompson. Most of the...
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Posted Feb. 24, 2009

Gaza sit-in conflict continues

Negotiations between the University and representatives from the group of students who organised the S0.21 sit-in began last week. Despite no concrete outcomes, the sit-in organisers feel progress was made.
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Posted Feb. 24, 2009