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Should a toggle button show its current state or the state to which it will change?
I have a quick question about buttons that toggle between two states. (Think Play/Pause, or Shuffle/Regular Play.) As the title says, should the toggle show it's current state or the state to which it will transition? I think people are used to the Play/Pause convention. But the Shuffle/Regular play might be more confusing if you show the transition state instead of current.
YUSU Elections 2021: It’s Over, But What Does It All Mean?
So Elections are over. Thank god. Normally, the student population would breathe a sigh of relief as the tattered remains of campaign posters disintegrate in early Spring downpours, but, online, we are simply left with a vague anticlimax, watching unsuccessful candidates’ Instagram pages being quietly deleted. But what really happened? What did the results mean, and can next year’s candidates learn from the mistakes and victories of this campaign?
Economics Department Backtracks On Scaling Down Marks
(Image: Vittoria Avigliano) In an email seen by York Vision, the Department of Economics have announced that they have backtracked on their decision to scale down marks for a module. The department asserts that they will “continue to operate in line with the University’s standard policy”. They did not rule out future scaling down of marks, saying: “this does provide for the possibility of downward adjustment.
Let's Be Honest: This Is Not A Safety Net - University's Response
On 7 January the University released long-awaited details on the “safety net”, and my emotions went through a remarkably quick cycle of excitement, confusion, disappointment, anger, and a certain amount of anxiety. Let’s go through this so-called “safety net” point by point: “Removing the requirements for evidence where students are making applications under the exceptional circumstances affecting assessment (ECA) policy” – this is really unclear and I’m not sure how widely applicable it will be.
FACT CHECK: Are York’s Rising COVID-19 Numbers Driven By University Students?
MP Julian Sturdy claims “York’s universities are driving the spike in COVID cases.” We examine the claim and see if the data agrees with him.
University Backtracks on Fire Safety Guidance for Self-Isolating Students
(Image: University of York / Alex Holland) The University’s fire safety guidance, issued to all self-isolating students, has been updated, after an earlier version suggested that students “stay in [their] room for one minute” in case of a fire alarm activation. A snippet from the document has been circulating on social media this week.
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