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BY FAITH ARNEUD AND Q CUMMINS

TODAY IS THE final day of strike action organised by the University and College Union (UCU) at universities around the country, including York.

Staff have been striking on issues including pensions and pay, unsafe workloads, casualisation and inequality.

The UCU has said the average working week in education is currently 50 hours, with 29% of staff working 55, while workload has increased for a majority since the pandemic.

This increase in labour has come, for many, without an increase in pay, with national wage disparities found on a basis of race (White staff are paid 17% more on average than Black staff), disability (where the gap is 9%) and gender (with a gap of 15.1%).

The UCU claims these disparities are likely to take 22 years to resolve with the current rate of change of universities.

A key demand being made by the UCU in this term’s strikes is that employers revoke national cuts to staff pensions.

Under Universities UK proposals, the UCU claims lecturers stand to face cuts of 35% to their guaranteed retirement income, a figure that Universities UK have

STRIKING STAFF SPEAK OUT

said is in fact around 10-18%.

Additional demands from the Union include a wage increase for all staff, and action to tackle inequality and insecure contracts.

National UCU President Vicky Blake visited the York strike picket line, and told York Vision: “I wish we weren’t on strike. I wish we didn’t have to strike, but we are here because it seems to be the only way that our employers will listen, and that’s really sad.”

Acknowledging the inconvenience that strikes cause students, she said: “we are on strike because it’s the only way that they ever listen to us.

“You deserve stable working conditions and fair treatment from your employers […] we are asking for fair and safe workloads.”

This emphasis on “fair” and “safe” could be felt in many of the picket speeches, with one staff member saying: “I beg them to look at the colleagues who have given everything for our students, and I beg them to look at the students who want to be in the classroom and are here because they want to learn, and I beg them to stand up for us.”

Picketers included some students who wanted to show solidarity with University staff.

Speaking to Vision, YUSU President Patrick O’Donnell said that, in light of delays to exam results, coursework and overcrowded lecture theatres, it is “really important that we are working with the University and other students’ unions nationally to seek progress”.

O’Donnell said students would see positive changes to their tuition if the demands of striking staff were met, telling Vision: “Our learning conditions are the working conditions of our staff”

A University spokesperson said: “We recognise that the decision to take industrial action is not taken lightly - we respect colleagues’ right to take part.”

When strikes were first called this year, Vice Chancellor Charlie Jeffery said: “The national UCU’s call for action will not change the national challenges facing the pension scheme, and so much headway has already been made on this issue, as well as very constructive progress on pay and working conditions. This is why I have called on all parties to build on the common ground we know exists, rather than continuing the damaging cycle of division we have seen.

“I am committed to continuing to work collaboratively with our local UCU branch and to build on all of the work we’ve done so far to continue to provide good employment conditions for all of our staff.”

A NOTE FROM THE EDITORS

Matt WardPerkins, Co-Editor Will Rowan, Co-Editor

AS WELL AS being York Vision’s 275th issue, this is our final issue as an editorial team.

It is also just over three years since Vision was brought back, returning to the University of York’s campus after years of struggles and mistakes.

Most importantly, this paper, since its return, has been a home for hard-hitting investigations, breaking news, and content that is all about students at York telling students’ stories. We know that a student paper is not just a student paper, and we have a responsibility to tell your stories the right way.

Any publication will make mistakes, but that doesn’t mean we get a free pass. It’s the job of every paper’s editorial team to put everything we can into making our publications as good as they can be, and to listen if readers say we’ve got it wrong.

You have every right to criticise this paper, to point out things we should do better, to comment on the decisions we make, and that should be true of every publication. Vision is for you, not for us. to College Varsity this Sunday, and the whole of this issue is packed full of revealing stories and insight.

When thinking about what to write in a final editors’ note, we inevitably ended up thinking about the people who have enabled Vision to continue to grow.

Of course, it is not just our last issue, and Vision would not be what it is without the amazing work of our SCENE Editor Charlie Gaskell, and Deputy Editor Matt Igoe. Their work has helped SCENE to grow, and they have supported the main paper through every prod week we have had.

Our Chief Subeditor Lucas Lefley has done an incredible job building up a team that will keep Vision’s grammar and spelling in check for years to come, and there are many more of our outgoing committee who we don’t have space to thank, but Vision would not be printed without.

If you’d like to be one of the people who takes this paper forward next year, please do come down to our AGM next Tuesday at 6pm in V/N/045. You don’t need any experience, and take it from us - this is a great team to be a part of.

At York and elsewhere, the natural rivalries between media groups have sometimes taken over any time they are in the same place.

We have valued the positive working relationships we have been able to build with the teams at other student media groups, including rival publications.

This issue obviously follows the end of the YUSU Elections, and we enjoyed attending and reporting on all the main events of the election season.

While the turnout and Sabb nomination numbers were perhaps not at the level we would want them to be, let’s hope that the large numbers of first- and second-year students running for Part-Time Officer roles is a sign of things to come as life gets more normal.

In Features, we are looking at the election system, and speaking to outgoing officers about the improvements they would like to see.

The YUSU Elections aren’t the only things happening on campus, and in this issue we are reporting on the problems returning students have had finding accommodation and much more.

In Sport, we are looking ahead

NEWS £175K ON

MASKS

BY WILL ROWAN

OVER £175,000 HAS been spent on face masks by the University since the start of the pandemic, a York Vision investigation has found.

£121,000 of this spending was during the 2019/20 academic year when over 57,000 masks were purchased, the majority of which were reusable face coverings.

The mean cost of each mask purchased has fallen by over 85% between then and this academic year with only FFP2 masks purchased this academic year.

Over 60,000 lateral flow tests have been performed and processed on campus since November 2020.

These picked up over 360 positive cases among asymptomatic individuals.

On average, just 22 tests were performed on campus each day this academic year.

A University spokesperson told Vision: “We will continue to make our stocks of masks and Lateral Flow Tests available to staff and students for the remainder of this term.”

RULE BREAKS RISE

BY MATT WARD-PERKINS

REPORTS OF ACADEMIC misconduct have more than doubled since the introduction of online exams, York Vision has found.

Misconduct reports rose from just 180 in the 201819 academic year to 395 in 2020-21, while findings of misconduct rose from 110 to 265 in the same time frame.

Increases were most notable in departments including Computer Science, where reports rose from just five in 2018-19 to an average of 55 in the last two years, and Management, where reports went from 15 in 201819 to 85 last year, the highest of any department.

A University of York spokesperson said: “The increase in students investigated shows that we have not allowed our commitment to academic integrity to slip. Anyone who is suspected of cheating is investigated and appropriate sanctions are applied to individuals who have broken the rules.

UNIVERSITY INVESTIGATES ‘TAKE ME OUT’ INCIDENT

IMAGE: WILL ROWAN

BY RUTH KELNER

THE UNIVERSITY HAS told York Vision it is conducting an after Dewent Rugby members gatecrashed an LGBTQ+ round of Derwent College’s ‘Take Me Out’ event at D Bar last Friday.

The club faced criticism after members joined the round for gay and bisexual men despite not being members of the LGBTQ+ community.

The incident, which has forced Derwent Rugby and Derwent College to make formal apologies to the LGBTQ+ communities, took place D-Bar’s long awaited opening night.

After a number of complaints were made about the incident, Derwent Rugby posted an Instagram story apologising for their behaviour stating that “looking back we disrupted theexperience”.

This first apology was seen by some students as inadequate, and a new permanent post was made in which they apologised for their apology, realising the first was “not sincere”.

In this new post they went on to say they “truly apologise for the actions of some of the Derwent Rugby players […] we should never have gone up and we fully regret this”.

A statement on the Derwent College Instagram said the participation of Derwent Rugby in the event had “the unfortunate consequence of publicly undermining the experience of gay and bisexual men in the College, and at worst subjecting it to parody”.

Despite a lengthy apology by the College Manager, many in the comments of this post felt it was insufficient.

One user commented that the post had “so many words but not a single ‘we’re really sorry for making a mockery out of the LGBTQ+ community in front of mass amounts of people’”.

One commenter made a statement about the lasting impact of the incident on relations between Derwent College and the LGBT community, saying: “Many members of the queer community left the event due to being uncomfortable, I think it may take more than an Instagram post to make the community feel invited back to these events”.

Derwent College said they “do not tolerate hate speech or discrimination. This includes ableism, bullying and harassment, homophobia, sexism, racism, transphobia or any other form of prejudice or hostility toward individuals or groups”.

A University of York spokesperson said: “All of our students have the right to enjoy a respectful and supportive environment on campus, and we are very disappointed to hear about the conduct of some students at this event. As a community we uphold and promote wellbeing, equality and fairness, and we are investigating this incident.”

AT LEAST 19 REPORTS OF BULLYING OR HARASSMENT

REPORT AND SUPPORT TOOL EXTENDED TO STAFF

BY WILL ROWAN

AT LEAST NINETEEN departing staff have cited bullying or harassment as a factor that influenced their decision to leave the university in the past five years, a York Vision investigation has found.

At least seven departing staff in 2017 cited bullying or harassment as a reason for their decision to leave the University.

When accounting for staff departures for any reasons, 2021 saw the highest number of staff departing from the University in the past five years, with 770 staff leaving, which the University says was the result of the introduction of a voluntary redundancy scheme due to COVID-19.

From March, the University’s report and Support tool will be extended to all staff.

Each of the past four years has seen at least one complaint by a staff member related to bullying or harassment.

Decisions related to such complaints are made by a Hearing Manager following an investigation by an Investigation Manager.

Not a single complaint made in the last three years has been upheld following this process.

The Equality Act 2010 defines harassment as “Unwanted behaviour related to a protected characteristic which has the purpose or effect of violating someone’s dignity or which creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment.”

These protected characteristics include age, race, and sexual orientation.

Bullying is defined by the University as behaviour which is “usually persistent, unwarranted and unwelcome, offensive, intimidating, humiliating, malicious or insulting.”

It can include a range of behaviours that undermine another individual’s confidence and feelings of self-worth.

These definitions are part of the University’s dignity at work and study policy.

The policy provides procedures and mechanisms to report and address incidents of harassment, bullying, and hate incidents.

A 2018 investigation by The Guardian found hundreds of academics were accused of bullying students and fellow staff members.

IMAGE: HARRY CLAY

Following the publication of the article over 200 academics contacted The Guardian to share their own experiences of workplace bullying.

A University of York spokesperson said:

“All members of our community have the right to a fair, welcoming and inclusive environment that is free from all forms of harassment and bullying. We strongly encourage anyone who has experienced or witnessed bullying or harassment to report this to us, and to make this easier, we are extending the University’s Report and Support tool to all staff in March.

“While we encourage anyone raising a report to identify themselves, so that we can conduct a full investigation, there will also be the option of reporting anonymously. The HR team, along with colleagues in the Equality and Diversity office, will closely monitor levels of reported incidents to identify any pockets of concern.”

“All formal complaints we receive are treated extremely seriously and the decision of whether to uphold a complaint is made by a Hearing Manager following a fair and unbiased investigation by an impartial Investigation Manager.”

OIL AT THE DINNER TABLE

VARSITY HAVE REPORTED that during a Trinity College lunch service, a climate activist poured fake oil over herself, stood on a table, and gave a speech.

As part of a climate change protest, a member of the Youth Climate Swarm climbed on a table and gave a speech during a Trinity College’s lunch service. The activist stood on a table and poured a fake organic oil over herself and using a megaphone gave a short speech beginning with, “Education will not save you from the climate crisis. Money will not save you from the climate crisis.”

According to Varsity, the fake oil was made from organic material, such as ‘guar gum, pond dye and water’. As reported by the Norwich Evening News, the activist, 27, has been arrested 16 times for similar protests.

A BIG DEAL IN WARWICK

MOCK FUNERAL AT LEEDS COURT

SHEFFIELD STUDENTS OCCUPY CAMPUS BUILDING

A WARWICK STUDENT drug dealer has revealed that Second-year students are their most active customers, proclaiming in an interview with The Boar that, “Second years are my most active customers” and “from what I’ve noticed, Warwick students love weed and ket”.

In an interview conducted by The Boar, the student drug dealer said: “Second years are my most active customers [...] I deal weed, mushrooms, ketamine, acid, and ‘study drugs’ like Ritalin and Adderall. I need to make a living, so I decided to start dealing last year.”

The Boar decided to go straight to the source for an interview following recent studies which have shown an increased usage of ‘study drugs’ at universities.

THE GRYPHON HAS reported that Climate protesters staged a mock funeral at Leeds Magistrates’ Court to protest the proposed Leeds Bradford Airport expansion and the Policing and Sentencing Bill.

The campaigners from Extinction Rebellion Leeds, Kill the Bill Leeds, and the COP26 Coalition, held the mock funeral outside of the Magistrates Court for “both for Leeds’ carbon budget and the right to protest.”

The Gryphon has reported that protesters carried a coffin outside the court “to symbolise the ‘death’ of Leeds’ carbon budget”, before proceeding with a funeral procession to Millennium Square and Civic Hall where they placed banners with messages including “code red for humanity”, “airport expansion kills” and “kill the bill, save our liberties”.

FORGE PRESS HAVE reported that students have occupied the Jessop West building in solidarity with the second round of University and College Union Strikes.

As reported by Forge Press, 16 students have occupied rooms across the Jessop West and have hung banners from the windows of the building supporting industrial action and protesting the planned closure of the University of Sheffield’s Archaeology department.

A student interviewed by Forge Press said: “What better way to show our support with the strikes than be a part of them and make this occupation? The missing link is students, because we are paying customers.”

YORK’S RETURNERS’ ACCOMMODATION CRISIS

BY RUTH KELNER

CONTINUING STUDENTS WHO wanted to stay in on campus accommodation say they have been “hung out to dry” with many students having their accommodation requests unmet, a York Vision investigation has found.

Third year student Daniel told us he was only able to secure Halifax accommodation after having to call accommodation services and “recount every single horrific circumstance of my situation”.

Daniel explained that he had specifically requested accommodation with an ensuite due to needs arising from sensory issues.

Although the university does not provide an accommodation guarantee for continuing students, some students said they expected the University would find them somewhere to live.

Although Daniel has now been allocated a room in Halifax, it does not have an ensuite.

He says this will be “a difficult affair for me at best, but it’s that or I [will] bankrupt myself on private accommodation or literally go homeless”.

After missing out on campus accommodation, continuing student Samson decided to contact YUSU President Patrick O’Donnell over the issue.

Samson told O’Donnell: “The crux of the issue is, why are there so few places that returners have to apply within the first several hours that housing is released.”

Applying within these first pivotal hours was not possible for Samson, who was on a gap year.

He had to ask the accommodation team to grant him manual access to the application portal, by which time all rooms had already been taken.

After Samson was told his accommodation application had been unsuccessful, the accommodation team sent him some private sector options.

Samson told Vision he believes this is placing the “onus on students”, when it is the university who have created the “unprecedented limited supplies”.

One suggestion of private sector accommodation was Vita Student where prices start at £225 per week.

Vision was told these private sector accommodation options are not realistic for many students, including estranged students and care leavers.

A student who was hoping to return to on-campus accommodation explained that it is even worse for independent students as, “They have to rely on the University as a guarantor.

“If they don’t find accommodation they could end up homeless, as York is their home and sometimes they don’t have parents to go back to.”

York will only be a guarantor for rent up to £155 a week and the student said that, “[With] rising prices in York, and coordinating with potential flatmates, it’s increasingly hard to find something under this price.

“The issue with the University being the guarantor is that If you can’t find anything below the amount they’ve set you can’t stay off campus.”

Estranged students are guaranteed campus accommodation by the University.

Estranged students, like others, were only offered accommodation in Anne Lister or Halifax, with Halifax the only option priced under the University’s guarantor limit.

One student felt this was a “very clear trap to keep people’s money on campus”.

The University of York’s website says the University hopes that “our accommodation will be your home away from home”, but Daniel said he believes the University is prioritising freshers and “washing its hands” of the responsibilities towards continuing students, forcing them into “private accommodation or other, unsuitable arrangements”.

He said the University “owes students is a palpably clear explanation”.

Speaking to Vision, YUSU Community and Wellbeing Officer Kelly Balmer said: “The accommodation situation in York

IMAGE: WILL ROWAN

has been getting worse over the past decade.

“At some point it is going to hit breaking point, and, if I am honest, I think we are about to hit it. I know many applied to York as it advertised itself as having returners’ accommodation options.

“Disabled students should be gauranteed on-campus accommodation, estranged students and those who need them should be able to access the University’s guarantor scheme regardless of price. Private sector accommodation across York is getting full for many reasons, and one is the University’s rapid expansion of the student population.

“As a result, students in desperate need of affordable, accessible and quality accommodation apply for halls; only to get rejected and left with a few of the most expensive options out there to pick from. It isn’t on.

“YUSU is currently working with the City of York, University of York, York St. John and a national student accomodation charity to find a solution, because York is getting full and we’re getting fed up.”

A University spokesperson said: “Supporting our estranged students wherever we can is extremely important to us, and in light of recent increases in private accommodation prices, the University will be reviewing the price cap for which it will be a guarantor for estranged students.

“We know finding the right place to live is a huge part of university life, and that there is a lot of demand to be on campus. This is why we’re providing more campus accommodation, with Anne Lister and David Kato Colleges fully opening later this year.

“However, demand will far exceed supply and this means unfortunately we cannot guarantee campus accommodation for continuing students.

“We guarantee University accommodation for new undergraduates, many of whom are living away from home for the first time, as well as continuing students with additional requirements such as a disability.”

YOUR NEXT SABBATICAL OFFICERS

FULL OFFICER

RESULTS

Union President

Pierrick Roger 1492 Charlotte Clarke 1195 Dylan Laugharne 256 RON 55

Activities Officer

Rohan Ashar 1529

BY RUTH KELNER AND WILL ROWAN

OVER 34,000 VOTES were cast by students in the first in-person YUSU Elections since 2020.

17.59% of students voted for their preferred candidates for the five full time Sabbatical Officer positions, ten part time officer roles, and four non officer positions.

This represented a 6% drop in voter turnout from 2020.

Pierrick Roger won the race for Students’ Union President with 1492 votes, winning 55.5 percent of the vote after second-choice ballots were counted.

York Vision spoke to all five newly-elected Sabbatical Officers after their wins.

Pierrick told Vision: “It felt amazing, I’m ecstatic.”

He said his first priority will be to “get rid of non-disclosure agreements”.

“I’ve been saying it for so long and I can’t believe we still use them.”

Pierrick called these agreements “disgusting”, saying, “It needs to be investigated, and if we [YUSU] are using them [then] get rid of them.”

Pierrick told us the highlight of his campaign was “meeting so many people, even people I didn’t know reached out on Instagram or Facebook and proposed to campaign for me”.

Before this run for YUSU President, Pierrick was elected as YUSU’s Environment and Ethics Officer last year.

He told Vision this experience is “going to make cutting the bullshit so much easier”:

“That experience was so valuable in order to deal with people, whether the Union or the Uni.”

Pierrick’s manifesto centred around three points: cutting the cost of living, cutting barriers for students, and cutting the bullshit.

When asked about the top source of bullshit he wanted to cut, Pierrick said: “Lies, so many lies.

“I can’t stand it, if we’re not being honest then we don’t deserve to represent students at all.”

Pierrick went on to explain how he wants to involve PTOs more directly in decision making,

“I think PTOs represent such specific issues.

“If you speak to any of them they will be the expert in what they’re doing.

“They deserve attention and respect.

“As Environment Officer it was so hard to get my voice heard, I want PTOs to be involved every step of the way.”

Having just seen the new team elected, Pierrick said: “I’ve met most of them during campaigning and they’re amazing people”.

Hannah Nimmo was elected Community and Wellbeing Officer in the closest race of the night which saw her win by just 12 votes.

Asked how it feels to be the new Community and Wellbeing Officer, Hannah told Vision: “It feels absolutely insane.”

Hannah told Vision that her first priority in the role will be to “increase wellbeing training university-wide”:

“I think more wellbeing training needs to be put in place across society committees, sports team committees, department reps… across the board.”

Hannah also mentioned, “The need for more mental health awareness training and more access, inclusivity, and equality training.

“I’m going to work with our incoming Sabb candidates, our incoming PTOs, and make it all happen.”

Hannah reflected on her highlights of the campaign so far, mentioning Candidate Interview Night and Debate Night as “something I never thought I’d do”.

She also took time to praise the work of outgoing Community and Wellbeing Officer Kelly Balmer, calling her “a powerhouse of a Sabb”.

She said: “I’ve got big shoes to fill going into her role.”

Rohan Ashar was elected Activities Officer with over 1,500 votes in the first round.

Reacting to his election, Rohan told Vision: “I’ve never been this shocked and overwhelmed, it’s incredible.

“I’m happy and I don’t say that too often.”

Rohan was running against just one other student for the role.

He paid tribute to Joe Radford’s campaign in his speech on the night, telling Vision afterwards that, “From the start I believed that the silver lining if I didn’t win was that it would go to someone really capable of doing the role.”

Rohan recognised the similarities between his outlook and Joe’s, saying: “They have a very similar attitude towards student life as me. It’s about supporting students above everything.”

He’s keen to engage with Joe’s manifesto points and ideas after his own campaign.

“I will sit down with Joe, look at their manifesto, take some of their ideas and discuss it with them, because I think they had some really great ideas.”

Among these, Rohan said: “There is a case for a second bar on Hes East.”

Rohan’s first priority is inclusivity, telling us “that comes above everything.”

“Getting more people involved and making sure everyone can [get involved].

“All my points about accessibility, making the training resources widely available for staff and students, more accessibility information on promotional material, and pressuring the Uni to make sure more spaces are accessible”.

Asked about his favourite moment of the campaign, Rohan laughed and said: “Can I say the moment I won?!”

Franki Riley, the only current Sabb running for re-election, walked into her second term as York Sport Union President, beating out Ashraf Ahmed and Kieren Franklin in the first round of votes, with 57.4% percent of the first choice ballots.

Franki said she’s looking forward to “having a new team of Sabb officers and the challenge of being the only continuing Sabb, taking on a natural leadership role”; admitting that, “If you’d have asked me two weeks before announcing I was rerunning, I would’ve said ‘no’.”

With huge cheers erupting in the Roger Kirk Centre as Franki won it sounded like many were glad she changed her mind.

Deb was elected Academic Officer in the first round of votes with 1796 votes.

Fellow candidate Matt Best was eliminated in the first round of voting with only 903 votes.

The Academic Officer election had the highest turnout with 2,805 students casting votes.

When Vision asked how Deb felt coming off his big win he said: “I feel speechless,” and that he was extremely “thankful to everyone”, and made special mention, “to all my supporters, all my fans and my entire campaign team”.

On his choice to run Deb said it was due to “all my past experiences, I know how academics work”.

He also said he was excited to see “more diversity in this Academic Officer role”.

When asked what his number one priority would be on his first day in office Deb encouraged Vision to look at his manifesto points which he will be covering “from day one”.

Deb feels the biggest issue in the current academic running of the University is “the number of scholarship opportunities, internship opportunities and online courses” and wants to change that as soon as possible.

The newly elected Sabbatical Officers will take over from the existing officers in July. Joe Radford RON

York Sport Union President Francesca Riley 1417 Ashraf Ahmed 596 Kieren Franklin 398

Academic Officer

Deb Matt Best RON

Community & Wellbeing Officer

Hannah Nimmo 945 Matt Rogan 939 RON 55

LGBTQ+ Students’ Officer Ziggy and Katie 857 Freddie 721 Lex and Ambrose 348 B and Katie 252 RON 49

Women and Non-Binary Students’ Officer

Izzy Andrews 1485 RON 162

Working Class and Social Mobility Officer

Laura Blackburn 1525 RON 88

Mature Students’ Officer

Hugo Hobbs 1294 RON 96

BAME Students’ Officer

Emilia Chambers 1005 Phoebe and Timi 722 RON 39

International Students’ Officer

Jacob Bostock 1376 RON 95

Environment and Ethics Officer

Anushka Swannell 1531 RON 70

Volunteering Officer

Ollie Dennison 805 Eleanor and James 651 RON 40

RAG Officer

Ellen Rintoul Katy Swiston RON

Disabled Students’ Officer Freya Atkins 816 Dan Black 497 Archie Collins 275 RON 37