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===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|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>
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