Archive for December, 2009
Huddersfield Student newspaper to launch new website in new year
The Huddersfield Student newspaper is to release a new version of its online counterpart, Huddersfield Student news live. The new design of website, to be launched on New Year's Day 2010, will give the website a more categorised, newspaper look and feel and will make it easier for users to find stories that interest them. The design, adapted [...]
Fire Kills display lights up campus
A first year Sports and Marketing student put on an event in the Creative Arts building plaza last week to highlight the danger of house and chip pan fires. The 'Fire Kills!' display, the venue for which was only secured in the week leading up to the event, has been hailed a success by its organiser, Daniel Dunn. "I'm really pleased," said [...]
Calling all rockers!
Broadway Calls have had an exceptionally busy year. Supporting The Offspring at Brixton and playing both the Reading and Leeds festivals reflect a band on to something big. With new album Good Views, Bad News under their belt and string of dates supporting Set Your Goals over here in December, the punk rockers from Oregon are steadily becoming a [...]
New UHSU constitution passed
The new constitution of the University of Huddersfield Students' Union (UHSU) was unanimously passed at yesterday's Extra-ordinary General Meeting (EGM). The constitution, the rule book by which the Union must abide, has been streamlined and written to comply with the UK Charities Act. Among the changes, the five sabbatical officer titles [...]
UHSU general meeting votes against class time changes
A University of Huddersfield Students' Union (UHSU) Extra-ordinary General Meeting this afternoon voted to lobby against the University in its plans to change the timetable from quarter past the hour to on the hour. A vote, which saw only one vote against and one abstention, was unanimously passed by students who wished to preserve the [...]
