Contents 2 roses: The numbers 3 interviews with YUSU and LUSU 4 Sport presidents 5-6 war of the roses: a Brief timeline 7-8 nostalgia photo gallery 9 In conversation with York mind 10 How have york’s teams tackled training in lockdown? 11 Guide to the ultimate roses feast 12 How this years’ roses will boost participation for smaller teams 13 Experiencing Lancaster roses 2018 14 The roses soundtrack Editor’s Note: Matthew king Editor’s Note: annabel mulliner Some of you may be reading this and asking - ‘why on earth It certainly has been strange having my first Nouse production would they do a Roses supplement when both this and Roses week be entirely online, with frequent phone calls to Matt and itself is online. Firstly, I would like to express how hard it has the group chat constantly pinging back and forth with ques- been not going into the office and laying up our usual spreads. tions and collaborations. But this year has been all about per- Taking on this challenge was partially a way to fill that gap - to serverance for everyone, whether that’s at Uni or in our per- give the team a design-based project that we can all work on sonal lives. I think the Roses Unlocked tournament is a real together. Secondly, yes, Roses is different this year - we won’t testament to this, in showing students’ willingness to overcome have the usual events or the cheering from the sidelines. How- anything in our way. This supplement is designed to document ever, this is the card we’ve been dealt and we need to approach that mindset, with features covering training and boosting par- it with optimism. Either way, Roses are white - whether that be ticipation in lockdown. The lack of our ‘regular’ Roses content on York or Lancaster ground, online or in-person. This supple- has made way for MUSE’s debut within the Roses supplement, ment aims to celebrate the history of Roses and play homage with a mouth-watering food and drink guide from Lucy and to all who have worked so hard to give us it. Happy reading! some stellar playlists from Alex and Kristina to raise your spirits. Designed and Edited by: Matthew King, Annabel Mulliner, Jonathan Wellington, Jenna Luxon and Emily Harvie. With contributions from: James Moultrie, Annabel Mulliner, Dom Smith, Emily Hewat, Elizabeth Walsh, Barney Andrews, Lucy Cooper, Molli Tyldesley, Luke Snell, Alex Thompson and Kristina Wemyss Roses photography courtesy of Luke Snell. With special thanks to Maddi Cannell, Paul McCarthy and York Mind. 1 Roses: the numbers 28 26 York uni lancaster wins wins the year the first ever roses tournament took the amount raised in last years’ virtual roses, 1965 place. it was held in york, securing our first win which saw York win 2337 – 1971 £4883 The number of teams competing in the Pentathlon The highest average scored in 2020 Virtual Roses 30 event, which take place on the Friday of Roses Darts event, by Lancaster player Rhys Warham 72.32 The points difference between York and Lancaster The total amount of points on offer in this 50 at the 2020 Roses Cycling 5 mile time trial year’s Athletics and Running competition 14 the number of fixtures being livestreamed this the number of contests in a regular roses, making 8 year either by e-sports or ystv it the biggest varsity competition in europe 54 2 aNNABEL mULLINER SPEAKS WITH yusu sport PRESIDENT: mADDI CANNELL addi joins me over Zoom from every time.” she said. ywhere, so we aren’t campus, a place she has sorely “We have turned around a varsity forcing students to M missed over the last few months. tournament, albeit it is not as big as it would come back to York if “I’ve been at home in Essex since Christ- normally be, but it’s eight weeks and nor- they don’t want to. I mas, so this week is my first back in the mally we would have started planning Roses think that’s a real testa- office for four months and it’s really nice to in August the year before”. If anything, this ment to having to work in be on campus where things are happening,” year’s Roses Committee has had to work this new world where we’ve she revealed. both faster and more thoroughly to deliver a got the online stuff that can The tournament will use digital tournament that can be adapted last minute. assist”. assistance to broadcast a series of in-person Given the swift turnaround, G i v e n fixtures including darts and archery, along- including alumni who this climate of side fixtures that will take place entirely dig- missed out on their final students being itally. Any sporting society can put together Roses last year was just not “forgotten” and a team for the Pentathlon event, which will possible. many still dis- consist of a 5k run, a sprint, a 5-mile swim, “I’d anticipat- persed across a rowing race (via erg machine) and a 15km ed that this year would the country cycle. Digital fixtures will be individually be a normal Roses year, in different un- competed in and may include time trials, and we would have precedented with the exact details to be confirmed in been able to build situations, due course. that in somehow,” this year’s On the subject of spectatorship, Maddi explained. chosen charity, York Maddi said that “we’re going to have this There’s an obvious irony to Mind, seems incred- sort of live stream extravaganza, so every- the fact that Roses Unlocked ibly apt. “Student mental one can watch everything, and I really hope will be taking place before in-per- health I think is such a big, big is- that students are going to take advantage of son teaching returns and students are ‘al- sue at the minute,” Maddi said. “The feeling the opportunities we’ll have to screen that lowed’ back to campus on 17 May. of isolation, of feeling quite trapped in re- around campus”. Maddi described how she was ally quite small, substandard accommoda- Roses Unlocked was designed “disgusted” at the government’s tion a lot of the time with nowhere to go. to be adapted to any road- announcement, but that she I was looking at Mind’s coronavirus survey blocks in the roadmap out believed that sports and soci- the other day and it said that 73% of all stu- of lockdown, which Maddi eties are paramount during a dents had said that their mental health had emphasises was a “massive time that students have been got worse during the pandemic and I just challenge”. “We have now “forgotten by the government”. thought, that is absolutely staggering”. been through three iter- “I think we have a duty of care “That is why I’m really pleased ations of return to play, and a responsibility to ensure that we can be part of an effort that goes to- initially we were in a stage that people have fulfilling activ- wards supporting York Minds who provide system, then we moved ities to engage with beyond the such an important range of services”. to a tier system, and then classroom. The student experi- Maddi went on to point out that we moved to a step system, ence isn’t just about your degree the tournament would not be possible and none of them match up anymore, there is so much more,” without the efforts of students in adhering so we’ve had to Maddi said. to social distancing regulations, even back completely redo “I’m really proud that in autumn. “Public Health England even our we’re able to do this said it wasn’t being transmitted at Univer- proce- and I’m also real- sities in sports clubs. It shows that people dure ly proud that really want this and are being responsible to anyone ensure they don’t lose it”. can enter If anything is certain, it’s Maddi from an- and her team that has done us proud, and this weekend is sure to be a great time for all involved. 3 dOM sMITH SPEAKS WITH lUSU sport PRESIDENT: pAUL MCCARTHY aul McCarthy takes up a rather space. Coming up with this pentathlon draining cycle, only to have to wait for a sarcastic air as I ask him how he combine was the best thing. Everyone’s phone call from Lancaster to see if you’ve P feels about York’s superior record done a Zoom quiz about 100 times by won. McCarthy put that concern to bed. in Roses. now; you had to do something different.” “The stuff that student media are going to “Do you know what? I’m The competition will take do with streaming events would be awe- delighted,” he jests. As Lancaster place in both institutions this year. He some, because even if there’s no crowds, University’s sport president, much explains how Roses 2021 will people can still watch and be a part of it of McCarthy’s term has been work. “It’s going to ensure [via] our social media presence.” spent planning how on that teams who typically The conversation turns to pre- earth he and York’s have a fixture in Roses dictions of which way this year’s tourna- ex-sport president will instead be able to ment will go. “I don’t really think there’s Maddi Cannell have a fixture any sport York will dominate in,” he says could run Eu- in a variety confidently.