@yorknouse /yorknouse @yorknouse www.nouse.co.uk A Night With NightSafe Flygskam anyone? MUSE encounter blood, sweat and beers on a Clash of Comments: Should we be night with student-led organisation NightSafe encouraging flight shaming? M.8 P.14 Mispronounced nationwide for 56 years Est. 1964 No. 491 Nouse Tuesday 21 January 2020 £1.6 mil to make buses greener Emily Hewat DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR CITY OF YORK Council has award- ed more than £1.6 million in fund- ing to five separate bus companies, including First Bus, as a plan to make the vehicles more environ- mentally friendly for the city. In total, the money will ‘retrofit’ or re- place 99 buses in York. Amongst the five companies that have been allocated mon- ey, First York has been given the greatest amount of funding with £1,188,000 to ‘retrofit’ or improve 66 of their vehicles, which may also include the University buses, the 66, N66 and 66A. This is ahead of the launch of York’s Clean Air zone in the City of York on 31 January. After the launch, every bus operating more than five times a day on or within York’s inner ring road will be required to meet the Euro VI emission standard, or have a plan in place that will enable The Vietnamese society starts the Friday Night Food Fest by cooking up a storm in Goodricke Clarbour Room. Read about the scheme on page... 7 them to meet the standard before January 2021. The Euro VI standard sets maximum limits for certain harm- MyUoY app causes University-wide concerns ful gases and particulate matter that a vehicle is allowed to Campus sees growing worries over the app’s location-based check-in feature and the idea of monitoring attendance emit. Once fitted with Cont. 6 Nouse was denied access to a check-in on the app. check-in. We are holding usability Jonathan Wellington meeting between concerned de- Concerns were raised, however, meetings with students to under- EDITOR partment representatives and the on the consultation process with stand accessibility needs and re- MyUoY team in an attempt to hear students and departments. One quirements in more detail. As part THE PILOT VERSION of the My- more concerns. This exclusion was academic representative told us “it of the development process for the UoY app would see students regis- on the grounds that the depart- was quite amazing to stand up in an student app, we have ensured that tering at contact hours via location ment representatives had not been academic leadership meeting with it complies with the current acces- services and a Bluetooth beacon warned ahead of time that a mem- the other department reps and be sibility guidelines.” inside of the room. Concerns over ber of the Nouse team would be pre- the only person even aware of the On whether students had been this were immediately raised with sent. check-in pilot a matter of weeks be- adequately consulted, the Univer- the Computer Science Department Location-based registration is fore it was meant to be going ahead.” sity said: “Consultation with the Representative, Tom O’Neill, who voluntary within the pilot and uses When asked for the exact fig- student population is underway and told Nouse that he was “surprised both the proximity to the beacon ures of all consultation that has al- is expected to continue throughout that the University hadn’t antici- through Bluetooth and your satel- ready taken place, the University the pilot and beyond. The Univer- pated the backlash from students lite determined exact location. If the said “the project team have been sity actively seeks feedback from the and staff.” Describing location data app were to have a University-wide working with YUSU and GSA, stu- student population and this is why as “inherently personal”, he argued release, as the University intends dent reps, welfare and disability we are keen to engage with students “Funny what people that “people are rightfully con- for next academic year, it is the in- support professionals and students on this check-in pilot, before we cerned about the extent to which tention that only the proximity via with disabilities in order to under- make any decisions on a University- use as bookmarks these they are expected to put trust in the Bluetooth element of the location stand the accessibility and inclu- wide rollout using this Cont. days” University.” gathering would be used when you sivity concerns with the app and technology. The project 4 NEWS POLITICS A NOTE FROM THE... Circuit survey results in P.5 Keir vs Rebecca P.16 University defends contract as A two horse race emerges? students reveal their anger Nouse Stormont’s sitting P.17 Controversial social back P.6 A fight over language rights Editor York Torie’s fox hunting social Jonathan Wellington paper, grammar and the way we arrange our to be held again dates is incomparable and I hate to think (he/him) what our content would look like without BUSINESS you. Next is Patrick Walker. Apart from driv- love Nouse. If you know me, or if we’ve ing to Lincoln in a van to collect this edition, Vice Chancellor interview P.8 A car free York? P.18 ever spoken in any sort of depth, then you served Nouse greatly as Editor and con- I you’ll be familiar with me saying “sorry tinue to help behind the scenes as Managing Meeting Charlie Jeffery What are the impacts for York? I really need to stop talking about Nouse.” Director. Thank you. However, it was when preparing to write this The opportunities - Opportunities Editor’s note that I realised this is the one through Nouse don’t just include driving to space I can talk about everything I love about Lincoln in a van: I’ve been on BBC Radio COMMENT Escaping Japan in a box P.19 Nouse completely guilt-free. York, interviewed my favourite childhood au- The advice I received for writing this thor Anthony Horowitz, and sat on a boat Canadian Wexit? P.10 Ex-CEO of Nissan flees the law from Joe Silke, the Editor when I first joined in the middle of the largest plastic-bottomed Nouse, was “I don’t know, just say something lake in Europe. Nouse has given me more free Should Western Canada really self-indulgent - that’s what I did.” What I will reign with design than I will most likely ever want independence? do instead (mainly) is be Nouse-indulgent have again. It also gives us the opportunity to (and perhaps indirectly self-indulgent). explore big news stories such as exploring the SCIENCE The design - The re-design that myself consequences of policies such as the MyUoY and Design Director Pat embarked on a cou- story on the front page. Nouse doesn’t just Do we really want them? P.11 A male contraceptive P.20 ple of weeks ago is now finally complete and give us the opportunity to cover stories but it feels really good. I’ve always loved our de- the opportunity to inform and hopefully in- Lords to relocate to the north? Could there be a new male pill? sign, but I think it was time to make it slight- cite discussion and change. Matt’s page nine ly more modern and prove that despite being is the perfect example of this. definitively broadsheet, we can still adapt The element of change - Everything al- Learn to take a joke P.12 The only living planet? P.21 and inject some much-needed style. ready discussed is so subject to change. The The people - One thing that rivals the fact we can change and adapt the design and Don’t cry, laugh... then focus on Are we alone in the universe? redesign is the people I did it with (thanks move forwards only makes it that much more Pat). Some of the best people I’ve met at attractive. The people, of course, change too the issue highlighted university have been from Nouse and seeing as they sadly have the habit of graduating these people succeed within Nouse gives me and leave us (miss you all). The nicer part is immense happiness. I won’t lie, moving from seeing our team growing in confidence, writ- MUSE Editor to Nouse Editor hasn’t been ing for more sections and appearing slightly SPORT easy. From my pile of stress and admin I’ve less uncomfortable on the computers. been left looking longingly over at the work The fact I get to lead it - Finally, the self- the MUSE team are doing at several points in indulgent bit. With everything above consid- Features: Awards Season P.4 Let transathletes be P.25 the week. Seeing Alex settle into the MUSE ered, I can’t help but love the fact that I get Editor role and Malu rising to the challenge to lead this amazing society. Only 14 months The biggest suprises, snubs and Abandoning untrue myths of being his deputy, however, makes it worth ago, I was sat in the office as Deputy Com- controversies of the season. it. The pair have done amazingly consider- ment Editor, taking everything in and won- ing the challenges they have faced (although dering how on earth those on the senior team UYNC fundraising day P.26 much like Andy and Saskia, I don’t ever in- coped. It is a headache and a constant stress tend on letting MUSE go). I do hate that but it’s a huge source of pride that I lead this Music: Classic Reviews P.8 Mind chosen as the clubs there isn’t room to give everyone a shout-out 56 year old society.