Editing York University (section)

==Student life==
===Colleges and residences===
York has nine undergraduate [[residential college]]s:
[[File:FoundersCollegeYorkU2.jpg|thumb|Founders Residence]]
[[File:Vanier Residence York University Jan08 fixed.jpg|thumb|right|Vanier Residence]]
[[File:YorkUDorm.jpg|thumb|Winters Residence]]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#ce1126; color:#fff; font-size:110%"|Colleges of York University
|-
!Name<br />(Founded)
!Motto/Mandate
!Academic Affiliations
!Namesake
|-
|'''Calumet'''
(1970)
|"Technology and the Arts"
|[[Business Administration]], [[Economics]], [[Business]] and [[Society]], [[Cognitive Science]], [[Communication Studies]], [[Psychology]]
|[[Norman language|Norman]]-[[French language|French]] for pipe or pipestem.
|-
|'''Founders'''
(1965)
|"Self, Culture & Society"
|[[Anthropology]], English, [[Environmental Studies]], [[French language|French]], [[Geography]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[History]], [[African studies]], [[East Asian studies]], Social Work, [[Latin America]]n and [[Caribbean]] Studies, [[South Asia]]n Studies, [[International Development]], [[Urban studies]]
|The [[Group of Seven (artists)|Group of Seven]], often referred to as "The Founders of Canadian Art"
|-
|'''[[Glendon College|Glendon]]'''
(1966)
|Bilingual Liberal Arts
|[[Liberal Arts]], English, [[French language|French]], [[Policy|Public Policy]], [[International Affairs]]
|A combination of "glen" meaning "valley" and "Don" for the [[Don River (Ontario)|Don River]].
|-
|'''McLaughlin'''
(1968)
|Public Policy & Social Sciences
|[[Political Science]], [[Sociology]], [[Law]] and Society, [[Criminology]], [[Policy|Public Policy]], [[Health]] and Society, [[Labour economics|Labour]] Studies
|Colonel [[Samuel McLaughlin]], businessman and philanthropist.
|-
|'''New College'''
(2009)
|Professional Studies
|[[Commerce]], [[Human Resources]], [[Information Technology]]
|Newest college at York University.
|-
|'''Norman Bethune'''
(1972)
|"Science and its Place in the World"
|[[Natural Sciences]], [[Engineering]], Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Science and Technology Studies (formerly Science and Society)
|[[Norman Bethune]], Canadian doctor and Chinese hero.
|-
|'''Stong'''
(1969)
|Language and Sport
|[[Kinesiology]], [[Health Science]]
|The Stong family lived on the land now occupied by the Keele campus.
|-
|'''[[Vanier College at York University|Vanier]]'''
(1965)
|Humanities
|[[Children's Studies]], [[Classical Studies]] & [[Classics]], Culture and Expression, Hellenic Studies, Individualized Studies, [[Jewish Studies]], Liberal Studies, [[Philosophy]], [[Religious studies|Religious Studies]], Social and Political Thought, all Undecided Majors in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies
|[[Georges Vanier]], Governor-General of Canada.
|-
|'''Winters'''
(1967)
|Fine Arts & Education Studies
|Arts, Media, Performance & Design, Faculty of Education
|[[Robert Winters]], Canadian Cabinet Minister and York's first chairman.
|-
|style="text-align:left;"  colspan="5"|[[Glendon College]] acts as both a faculty and a college of the university. New College was created in 2009 to accommodate the creation of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies.
|}

====Student unions and organizations====
York University is home to over 350 student clubs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://studentclubs.scld.yorku.ca/|title=Clubs and Organizations at York|access-date=June 13, 2019|archive-date=June 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606074418/http://studentclubs.scld.yorku.ca/?|url-status=live}}</ref> A number of larger student organizations are supported by student levy fees.  These include the local chapters of the social justice group [[Ontario Public Interest Research Group|OPIRG]], and [[Regenesis (non-profit organization)|Regenesis]], an environmental organization on campus that runs [[farmers' market]]s at the Keele and Glendon campuses, a [[Give-away shop|free store]], a [[Bicycle cooperative|community bike centre]] and a [[Borrowing center|borrowing centre]].

====The Village at York University====
The [[Village at York]] University<ref>{{cite web|url=http://studenthousing.info.yorku.ca/files/2012/10/Village.pdf|title=About "The Village"|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222170844/http://studenthousing.info.yorku.ca/files/2012/10/Village.pdf|archive-date=2014-02-22 }}</ref> off-campus student housing area has become a popular area of accommodation for many upper-year and post-graduate students, and the area has had a large amount of attention particularly for large parties hosted by students, including the annual Battle of the Village kegger held in March. There have also been many reports of the level of noise pollution from late-night parties from students living in the area.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/SpecialSections/SchoolsGuide/article/257819|title=Schools Guide&#124;York University: The city within a city|work=Thestar.com|date=2008-08-25|access-date=2011-03-02|location=Toronto|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207201221/http://www.thestar.com/SpecialSections/SchoolsGuide/article/257819|archive-date=February 7, 2009 }}</ref> Safety has also been a pressing issue.<ref>{{cite web|date=2019-01-21|title=Staying Safe On York University's Campus {{!}} Her Campus|url=https://www.hercampus.com/school/york-u/staying-safe-york-university-s-campus/|access-date=2021-07-27|website=www.hercampus.com|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103454/https://www.hercampus.com/school/york-u/staying-safe-york-university-s-campus/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Campus media===
''[[Excalibur (newspaper)|Excalibur]]'' has been the university's autonomous student newspaper since 1966. In 2008, the ''YU Free Press'' was formed as an alternative campus newspaper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yufreepress.org/|title=YU Free Press|access-date=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707222932/http://www.yufreepress.org/|archive-date=7 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Existere]]'' is  magazine published by students of the university's professional writing program. The magazine was first published in 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://existere.info.yorku.ca/about-us/|title=About us|website=existere.info.yorku.ca|publisher=York University|access-date=14 November 2022|archive-date=15 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115002941/https://existere.info.yorku.ca/about-us/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''YorkU Magazine'' (est. 2003) is the official magazine of York University. It is published 3 times a year in both a print and digital format.

===Athletics===
[[File:YorkUvsUofGuelph.jpg|thumb|York University vs [[University of Guelph]]]]

The university is represented in [[U Sports]] by the [[York Lions]]. Beginning in 1968 York's sporting teams were known as the "[[Yeomen]]", after the [[Yeomen Warders]], the guardians of the fortress and palace at the [[Tower of London]], otherwise known as Beefeaters. Later, the name "Yeowomen" was introduced to encourage women to participate in sports. Popular sentiment ran against this name scheme, however, as many students were fond of noting that a "Yeowoman" was fictitious, neither a real word nor having any historical merit. In 2003, after conducting an extensive internal study, the university replaced both names with the "Lions", as part of a larger renaming effort, and a new logo, now a white and red lion, was brought into line with the university's new visual scheme. The name change also brought York University in line with the 92% of other Canadian universities which use a single name for both sexes' sports teams. Ironically, students often refer to the female Lions teams as the "York Lionesses", even though the name "Lion" is intended to apply to both sexes.<ref>[http://www.universitysport.ca/e/story_detail.cfm?id=397 Canadian Interuniversity Sport] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329132247/http://www.universitysport.ca/e/story_detail.cfm?id=397|date=March 29, 2012 }}. Universitysport.ca. Retrieved on 2010-12-11.</ref>

York offers 29 interuniversity sport teams, 12 sport clubs, 35 intramural sport leagues, special events and 10 pick-up sport activities offered daily.

York University has several athletic facilities, some of which are used for major tournaments. These include a football stadium, 4 gymnasia, 5 sport playing fields, 4 softball fields, 9 outdoor tennis courts, 5 squash courts, 3 dance/aerobic studios, 6 ice arenas, a swimming pool, an expanding fitness centre and the new [[Aviva Centre]] (home of the [[Canada Masters|Rogers Tennis Cup]]).
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Tenniscanadarexallctr.jpg|thumb|170px|The Rexall Centre at York University {{Deletable image-caption|date=May 2012}}]] -->

In 2014 the York Lions won four banners: the [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport]] (CIS) men's national [[track and field]] championship, the [[Ontario University Athletics]] women's provincial [[tennis]] championship and both the OUA and CIS men's [[soccer]] titles. York will be hosting the 2015 CIS Men's Soccer Championships at York Stadium November, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://about.yorku.ca/canada-day|title=About York University|access-date=5 July 2015|archive-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703115456/http://about.yorku.ca/canada-day/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015 and 2016 York Lions Women's Tennis team won the Canadian University National Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkulions.ca/news/2016/7/30/tennis-champs.aspx?path=tennis|title=LIONS CROWNED BACK-TO-BACK CANADIAN UNIVERSITY TENNIS CHAMPIONS|website=York University|date=30 July 2016|access-date=2016-08-25|archive-date=2016-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828222322/http://www.yorkulions.ca/news/2016/7/30/tennis-champs.aspx?path=tennis|url-status=live}}</ref> The volleyball team has been coached by, among others, Olympian [[Sam Schachter]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://volleyballmag.com/sandcast-schacter-dearing-031622/|title=Sam Schachter and Dan Dearing: Considering retirement to honeymooning|first=Travis|last=Mewhirter|date=March 16, 2022|access-date=September 24, 2022|archive-date=September 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924191649/https://volleyballmag.com/sandcast-schacter-dearing-031622/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://varsityblues.ca/staff-directory/sam-schachter/1115|title=Sam Schachter - Men's Volleyball - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory|website=University of Toronto Athletics|access-date=2022-09-24|archive-date=2022-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924191649/https://varsityblues.ca/staff-directory/sam-schachter/1115|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.georgebrown.ca/sports/mvball/coaches/Sam_Schachter|title=George Brown College Athletics|website=George Brown College Athletics}}</ref>

====Fight song====
Notable among a number of songs commonly played and sung at various events such as [[Graduation|commencement]] and [[convocation]], and athletic games are: "York Song", sung to the tune "Harvard".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/college-songs-and-songbooks-emc|title=College Songs and Songbooks|author=Rebecca Green|publisher=[[Encyclopedia of Music in Canada]]|date=December 7, 2013|access-date=August 17, 2019|archive-date=August 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820085540/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/college-songs-and-songbooks-emc/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Fraternities and sororities===
Fraternities and sororities are not recognized by York University.<ref>{{cite web|title=Unauthorized Activities & Organizations|url=https://www.yorku.ca/scld/student-engagement/club-policies-and-guidelines/unauthorized-activities-organizations/|publisher=York University|access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref>

[[Phi Delta Phi]] (ΦΔΦ) international legal fraternity, at [[Osgoode Law School]], was given special dispensation when the law school became part of the university in 1965, as the fraternity's history with the law school dated back to 1896, and is recognized at York.<ref>{{cite web|title=York University, Osgoode Inn|url=http://www.phideltaphicanada.ca/YorkU.html|publisher=Phi Delta Phi Canada|access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref>

===Antisemitism===
York University has had multiple instances of [[antisemitism]] on campus.<ref name="Bandler2020">{{Cite news |last=Bandler |first=Aaron |date=5 June 2020 |title=York University Announces Measures to Address Anti-Semitism on Campus |url=https://jewishjournal.com/news/worldwide/316967/york-university-announces-measures-to-address-anti-semitism-on-campus/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021083234/https://jewishjournal.com/news/worldwide/316967/york-university-announces-measures-to-address-anti-semitism-on-campus/ |archive-date=21 October 2023 |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=Jewish Journal}}</ref><ref name="McLean2022">{{Cite news |last=McLean |first=Kayla |date=10 June 2022 |title=Jewish York University students sound alarm over antisemitic graffiti found near campus {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8913144/jewish-york-university-students-antisemitic-graffiti/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021170133/https://globalnews.ca/news/8913144/jewish-york-university-students-antisemitic-graffiti/ |archive-date=21 October 2023 |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=Global News}}</ref>

* In 2016, lab technologist Nikolaos Balaskas was fired from the university after Hillel Ontario said that Balaskas made antisemitic social media posts.<ref name="Miller2016">{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Adam |date=16 September 2016 |title=York University fires faculty member after alleged anti-Semitic social media posts {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/2945561/york-university-fires-faculty-member-after-alleged-anti-semitic-social-media-posts/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021170133/https://globalnews.ca/news/2945561/york-university-fires-faculty-member-after-alleged-anti-semitic-social-media-posts/ |archive-date=21 October 2023 |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=Global News}}</ref><ref name="Hudes2016">{{Cite news |last1=Hudes |first1=Sammy |last2=Alam |first2=Hina |date=16 September 2016 |title=York University fires staffer for Facebook posts seen as anti-Semitic |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/york-university-fires-staffer-for-facebook-posts-seen-as-anti-semitic/article_5a10b59f-56ab-58a9-892e-53bb929e4f63.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021072308/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/york-university-fires-staffer-for-facebook-posts-seen-as-anti-semitic/article_5a10b59f-56ab-58a9-892e-53bb929e4f63.html |archive-date=21 October 2023 |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=Toronto Star |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Shefa2016">{{Cite news |last=Shefa |first=Sheri |date=15 September 2016 |title=York faculty member fired for anti-Semitic Facebook posts |url=https://thecjn.ca/news/canada/york-faculty-member-fired-anti-semitic-facebook-posts/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021070648/https://thecjn.ca/news/canada/york-faculty-member-fired-anti-semitic-facebook-posts/ |archive-date=21 October 2023 |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=The Canadian Jewish News}}</ref> 
* In 2017, police investigated after students found [[swastikas]] and an antisemitic statement on a chalkboard at the front of a classroom.<ref name="CBC2017">{{Cite news |date=1 March 2017 |title=Police investigating after York U reports swastikas, anti-Semitic statement in classroom |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/york-investigation-1.4004642 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021072105/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/york-investigation-1.4004642 |archive-date=21 October 2023 |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=CBC News}}</ref><ref name="Brait2017">{{Cite news |last=Brait |first=Ellen |date=1 March 2017 |title=Swastikas found in York University classroom |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/swastikas-found-in-york-university-classroom/article_6b7c37b6-58b1-5668-9df9-363d7a66415d.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021065648/https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/swastikas-found-in-york-university-classroom/article_6b7c37b6-58b1-5668-9df9-363d7a66415d.html |archive-date=21 October 2023 |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=Toronto Star |language=en}}</ref> 
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|text=Our Unions remain unwavering in our support of the Palestinian people's fight for self-determination and liberation. We actively affirm that Palestinians are inherently entitled to the right to shape their political, economic, social, and cultural future. This struggle confronts the persistent oppression, displacement, and human rights abuses inficted upon the Palestinian population. We stand firmly in solidarity with those resisting such oppression, actively contributing to the legitimate fight for justice against settler-colonial nations. We as students’ unions have a responsibility to spread awareness and support the liberation of Palestine and all struggles for Indigenous sovereignty. 
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|author=York Federation of Students, York University Graduate Students' Association, Glendon College Student Union
|source=in final paragraph of the joint statement.<ref name="Freeman2023">{{Cite news |last=Freeman |first=Joshua |date=13 October 2023 |title='Abhorrent': York University condemns student union groups for statement appearing to glorify Hamas |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/abhorrent-york-university-condemns-student-union-groups-for-statement-appearing-to-glorify-hamas-1.6600502 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104184222/https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/abhorrent-york-university-condemns-student-union-groups-for-statement-appearing-to-glorify-hamas-1.6600502 |archive-date=4 November 2023 |access-date=4 November 2023 |work=CTV News |language=en}}</ref>}}

* In 2019, a student group at York University hosted two reservists of the [[Israel Defence Forces]] in a panel discussion.<ref name="Passifiume2019">{{Cite news |last=Passifiume |first=Bryan |date=21 November 2019 |title=Anti-Israel protest at York University turns violent |url=https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/anti-israel-protest-at-york-university-turns-violent |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210041713/https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/anti-israel-protest-at-york-university-turns-violent |archive-date=10 December 2022 |access-date=15 October 2023 |newspaper=Toronto Sun}}</ref><ref name="Bandler2020" /><ref name="Rocca2019">{{Cite news |last=Rocca |first=Ryan |date=21 November 2019 |title='I was shocked': Doug Ford denounces protest during pro-Israel event at York University |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6199325/york-university-protests-reservists-on-duty/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021070642/https://globalnews.ca/news/6199325/york-university-protests-reservists-on-duty/ |archive-date=21 October 2023 |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=Global News}}</ref> The group Students Against Israeli Apartheid violently protested the event, chanting "viva viva [[intifada]]".<ref name="Passifiume2019" /><ref name="Bandler2020" /><ref name="Rocca2019" /> Premier [[Doug Ford]] condemned what he said was a "hate-filled protest" and mayor [[John Tory]] condemned anti-Semitism in general.<ref name="Passifiume2019" /><ref name="Rocca2019" /> The university investigated the events and condemned violent protests as well as antisemitism.<ref name="Bandler2020" />
* In 2022, graffiti found on a garage wall near to the campus incited passersby to "shoot Jews in the head" along with an antisemitic caricature.<ref name="Freeman2022">{{Cite news |last=Freeman |first=Joshua |date=9 June 2022 |title='Took me aback': York students concerned after graffiti off-campus encourages people to kill Jews |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/took-me-aback-york-students-concerned-after-graffiti-off-campus-encourages-people-to-kill-jews-1.5940573 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102082406/https://www.cp24.com/news/took-me-aback-york-students-concerned-after-graffiti-off-campus-encourages-people-to-kill-jews-1.5940573 |archive-date=2 November 2023 |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=CP24 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="McLean2022" /> A suspect was later arrested and charged.<ref name="DeClerq2022">{{Cite news |last=DeClerq |first=Katherine |date=5 July 2022 |title=Charges laid in hate-motivated graffiti found near York University |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/charges-laid-in-hate-motivated-graffiti-found-near-york-university-1.5975856 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021070648/https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/charges-laid-in-hate-motivated-graffiti-found-near-york-university-1.5975856 |archive-date=21 October 2023 |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=CTV News |language=en}}</ref> 
* In November 2023, Lesley J. Wood, assistant professor and former chair of York University's sociology department was charged with hate-motivated crimes along with two other York University employees after vandalizing an Indigo storefront in protest of Jewish CEO [[Heather Reisman]].<ref name="Hager2023">{{Cite news |last1=Hager |first1=Mike |last2=Fine |first2=Sean |date=23 November 2023 |title=Toronto police charge 11 in Indigo store vandalism, report spike in hate incidents |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-toronto-police-charge-11-in-indigo-store-vandalism-report-spike-in/ |access-date=26 March 2024 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref name="Fine2023">{{Cite news |last1=Fine |first1=Sean |last2=Hager |first2=Mike |date=24 November 2023 |title=York University professor among those charged with defacing Indigo store |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-york-university-professor-among-those-charged-with-defacing-indigo/ |access-date=26 March 2024 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref name="YorkSuspensions">{{Cite news |last1=Hager |first1=Mike |last2=Fine |first2=Sean |date=27 November 2023 |title=York University suspends at least three employees after charges in Indigo store vandalism |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-york-university-suspends-at-least-three-employees-after-charges-in/ |access-date=27 March 2024 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref> 
* {{As of|2023}}, the university faces a [[class-action lawsuit]] for what the suit said was a history of antisemitism on campus dating back to an incident in February 2009.<ref name="Henry2023">{{Cite news |last=Henry |first=Michele |date=1 November 2023 |title=Jewish students at York University sound alarm over increasing antisemitism on campus |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/jewish-students-at-york-university-sound-alarm-over-increasing-antisemitism-on-campus/article_962e2f87-accc-565d-9195-fe047b82ea55.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104191615/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/jewish-students-at-york-university-sound-alarm-over-increasing-antisemitism-on-campus/article_962e2f87-accc-565d-9195-fe047b82ea55.html |archive-date=4 November 2023 |access-date=4 November 2023 |work=Toronto Star |language=en}}</ref> According to students present at the incident, a pro-Palestinian rally led by YFS vice-president of equity Krisna Saravanamuttu followed Jewish students to the room of a Jewish student group on campus.<ref name="Henry2023" /><ref name="Shefa2009">{{cite news |last1=Shefa |first1=Sheri |title=Jewish students under 'siege' at York U |url=https://thecjn.ca/perspectives/opinions/jewish-students-siege-york-u/ |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=The Canadian Jewish News |date=19 February 2009}}</ref> The Jewish students barricaded the room against the rally's attempt to enter, and the siege only ended after police were called to evacuate the students.<ref name="Shefa2009" />
* In 2023, the [[York Federation of Students]], York University Graduate Students' Association, and Glendon College Student Union faced significant criticism after endorsing Hamas' attacks on Israeli civilians during the [[Gaza war]],<ref name="CBC2023">{{Cite news |date=13 October 2023 |title=York University condemns statement by 3 student unions on Israel-Hamas war |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/york-university-israel-hamas-student-unions-1.6996228 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014055254/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/york-university-israel-hamas-student-unions-1.6996228 |archive-date=14 October 2023 |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=CBC News}}</ref><ref name="Post2023">{{Cite news |date=13 October 2023 |title='Unacceptable' pro-Hamas statement by York student unions condemned by university, government |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canadian-universities-face-challenges-navigating-israel-hamas-war |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=National Post}}</ref><ref name="DMello2023">{{Cite news |last=D'Mello |first=Colin |date=13 October 2023 |title=York University faces calls to decertify student union over statement of solidarity with Palestinians {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10022709/york-university-student-union-statement-israel-hamas/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014214735/https://globalnews.ca/news/10022709/york-university-student-union-statement-israel-hamas/ |archive-date=14 October 2023 |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=Global News}}</ref> a statement that York University itself condemned. The Palestinian Solidarity Collective at York said this condemnation was a form of [[anti-Palestinian racism]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kuznetsova |first1=Stacey |title="Surveilled & Silenced" report reveals systemic anti-Palestinian racism at York |url=https://www.excal.on.ca/news/2024/10/30/surveilled-silenced-report-reveals-systemic-anti-palestinian-racism-at-york/ |access-date=5 January 2025 |work=Excalibur |date=30 October 2024}}</ref>
* In January 2024, the union representing contract and part-time faculty at the school, CUPE 3903, asked all TAs to "collectively divert this week’s tutorials to teaching on Palestinian liberation" and called for banning [[Hillel International|Hillel]], the world's largest Jewish student organization, from campus.<ref name="Hopper2024">{{Cite news |last=Hopper |first=Tristin |date=29 January 2024 |title=York University teaching assistants told to hijack tutorials into anti-Israel sessions |url=https://nationalpost.com/opinion/york-u-faculty-told-to-hijack-tutorials-into-anti-israel-sessions |access-date=26 March 2024 |work=National Post}}</ref><ref name="Leathong2024">{{Cite news |last=Leathong |first=Sean |date=31 January 2024 |title=York University Jewish student organization feels 'targeted' after teaching toolkit circulates |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/york-university-jewish-student-organization-feels-targeted-after-teaching-toolkit-circulates-1.6749413 |access-date=27 March 2024 |work=CP24 |language=en}}</ref>