Jess Rolfe joined The York Tab in 2022 during her first year of university as a student contributor going to become Features Editor, and is now the Editor in Chief
Jess is in her final year at the University of York studying a BA in Politics with International Relations. Her dissertation looks at the use of TikTok in political campaigns
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The student was later arrested on suspicion of assault
An anonymous confession claimed to have put the duck in a plastic bag and thrown him in the lake
Demonstrators have been demanding the uni fully cut ties with weapons manufacturers
Lancaster won Roses 2024 by the end of day two
The University will no longer invest in the arms industry, fossil fuel banking, and international law violators
Lets hope it doesn’t end like the actual ‘War of Roses’ did
The deadline for applications is Wednesday 8th May
Long Boi’s Lounge will open exactly one year on from the famous duck’s tragic passing
We can’t be friends is SO sobbing in the Salvos smoking area
27-year-old Orlagh Anderson had been missing since yesterday evening but has since been located
YUSU’s Environment and Ethics Officers’ resigned last week calling the institution ‘hostile’ to progressive change
YUSU’s Environment and Ethics officers resigned yesterday
A sample taken from the river contained high levels of bacteria, including E. Coli and faecal matter
The department has threatened ‘disciplinary’ action over ‘unpleasant mess’
‘I will pursue this matter in the strongest possible way’
‘The only place you should be going to the toilet is IN the toilet provided’
She really soft launched Eternal Sunshine
The duo host a weekly student radio show called ‘What’s for tea?’
The crown is within reach
You know what to do
Somehow he wrote his dissertation whilst filming the series
Protesters said the university is ‘taking student fees and turning it into blood money’
The page’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are currently providing users with a corrupted link
There’s a new Long Boi on campus
What should we call him?
One volunteer told The York Tab: ‘YUSU absolutely could have done more to support volunteers’
A video circulated online of the altercation that took place in the club’s smoking area
The group are calling on the uni to transition to plant-based catering to combat the climate crisis
He made a three-tier, 12 layer, birthday cake for his 21st and I’m obsessed
All teaching will go ahead as normal next week
It was probably trying to get there nice and early to beat the Ghost Merchants’ queue
York has risen two places having been ranked 21st last year
Staff at both universities in York will be striking at the start of this semester
Applications will remain open until 15th October 2023
YUSU’s fundraising campaign has raised £5,500 for the memorial
Students say they received no communication from the uni for a day
Drop everything now
It was so awful, but I loved it
‘Sympathy isn’t a degree, and that’s what I want’
Ticketmaster please, I need peace
20 have been investigated and five have been found guilty
I’m still not over Operation: Blackout tbh
If you get them all you deserve Eras Tour tickets
One student said that communication from the uni made it seem like ‘it’s all my fault’
The Vice Chancellor said: ‘We will not stop these efforts so we can get your marks to you as soon as possible’
The uni has announced its plans for managing the impact of the marking and assessment boycott
It has risen four places since last year
‘Help us remember our Boi’
Long Boi hasn’t had a confirmed sighting in almost two months
‘Charlie Jeffery should be embarrassed’
Greg James is holding a minute of quacking for Long Boi on the BBC Radio One Breakfast Show tomorrow
We got escorted out of the building lol
Police found a ‘highly professional and sophisticated’ set up inside the property
This is York’s first ever away win at Varsity
Someone give Campus West the Greggs it deserves
Vice Chancellor, Charlie Jeffery, has described the extra strike day as ‘deeply frustrating’
Constantine College hope the move will improve inclusivity and opportunity in the game
James College Football Club described the move as ‘an important step towards equality in the game’
Charlie Jeffery has spoken on the ‘problem of university strikes’
Staff will strike for 18 days this term, starting on February 1st