University of Essex: Over 200 Students Vote Against Creation of Jewish Society Despite receiving opposition from over 200 students, last week the University of Essex Students’ Union declared that the new University of Essex Jewish […]
Suspected Right-wing Terrorist Arrested in Leeds
A 33-year-old man has been arrested in Leeds on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism, the Independent has reported. The man has been taken to West Yorkshire police station following an ‘intelligence-led’ operation. The suspect’s […]
Ceiling Collapse Causes Disruption at Beaver Works’ Cirque Club Night
Beaver Works’ sell-out Cirque Du Soul club night was interrupted at around 2am last night, following the partial collapse of the room’s ceiling. The incident reportedly occurred during Purple Disco Machine’s set in the Tall […]
Campus Watch
University of Sussex: Students Straying from ‘Traditional’ Societies Students at the University of Sussex have made the decision to ditch nightclubs and parties for societies that are dedicated purely to activities such as bingo and, […]
LGBTQ+ TV Characters who Grabbed our Attention (and Hearts) in 2018
2018 was a landmark year, with the highest ever number of LGBTQ+ characters represented in TV shows. Here is a look at some of our favourites who have pushed the boundaries of LGBTQ+ representation: Sophia […]
Match.com’s ‘Imperfections’ Controversy
Match.com has developed a new feature where you can list your “imperfections,”. This feature gives users the ability to describe things that match.com claims to be flaws. In actuality of course, the “flaws” listed are […]
Hyde Park Picture House to Get a Second Screen
The iconic 104 year old cinema has secured £2.3 million of funding from the National Lottery and Leeds City Council for a landmark redevelopment project. The grant will pay for an extensive refurbishment of the […]
Personal Stories: How Dance Can Be Liberating
Gryphon writer Helena Smith provides a personal account about her love of dance and invites others to try it out also. ‘We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance’. This […]
Campus Watch
Marquette University, Milwaukee Introduces Esports as New Varsity Sport Marquette University (MU) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin have announced that Esports will become a varsity sport at their university, as of next year. The Wisconsin based […]
Why Does Hollywood Deem it Necessary to Romanticise Serial Killers?
Why does Hollywood deem it necessary to romanticise serial killers: Zac Efron starring as Ted Bundy in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. Where do we draw the line between portraying Ted Bundy’s charming exterior and […]
Transfer Deadline Day Live Blog
16:45 Unfortunately, I must check out from Gryphon HQ now. It’s been great fun, and if we get a Dan James sized update, I will rush back to satisfy your Leeds United transfer needs. I […]
The Gryphon’s Best Albums of 2018
Ask a crowd of 500 people what their favourite album of 2018 was and you’ll get 500 different answers, because there was just that much good music which came out this year. From the return […]