Matt Rogan

(Image: The Family Shambles) A first year University of York student has won a local drag competition here in York. The competition, titled “Bailey’s Big Drag Smackdown’, was hosted by the eponymous Bailey Bubbles and judged by Bodie Snatcher, Wilhemina Rose, Freida Nipples, and Nelli Mooney. Bubbles herself has recently won a drag competition in Leeds – she is the winner of Mamma’s Drag Battle 2022. ‘Big Drag Smackdown’ was fiercely competitive and featured many local drag artists.

Recently, many will have read the fantastic news that York Sport are officially launching Women and Non-Binary gym hours every week. When I first read about this, I was glad to see this happening! For so many students, this is something they will benefit massively from and the new hours will be an opportunity for those who may not feel comfortable using gym facilities within a safe space.

After the unveiling of the first designs for the brand-new student centre, the University certainly has some questions to answer. Specifically, who asked for this? Social media has been populated over the last few weeks with invites to consultations on the new student centre. Compared to other universities, York stands out given the fact it doesn’t have a dedicated student union building, so the prospect of a new centre was certainly exciting to see.