The Edward Boyle Library is set to open its first café ready for second semester. Great Food at Leeds have announced that the coffee shop ‘The Book Club’ will be located on level nine, and […]
Engineering Havoc: Civil Engineering building evacuated three times in one week
The University of Leeds’ Civil Engineering Building on campus has been evacuated and cordoned off by fire services and police on three separate occasions this week following an reported leak of a ‘respiratory irritant’. West […]
The romanticisation of skinniness
Is the romanticisation of skinniness a harmless body appreciation or a dangerous ideal? Charlie discusses why we need greater body diversity in the media: We’re all guilty of it. Wishing we had Gwyneth Paltrow’s cheekbones […]
Forward Constant Motion by Virginia Wing
Virginia Wing immediately catch attention with their new take on electronic experimentation. Following up their 2014 album Measures of Joy, Forward Constant Motion is a juxtaposition of Alice Merida Richards’ delicate vocals alongside glitch beats […]
You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen
Just when we thought 2016 couldn’t get any more disheartening, one of the world’s most admired writers and musicians has sadly passed away; the wonderful Leonard Cohen. Only a few weeks before his death, Cohen […]
How do you rationalise a vote for Trump?
It’s been just over a week since Donald Trump was elected as President of the United States. Bradley discusses how a vote for the self-proclaimed and anti-establishment candidate is a vote for prejudice and hatred. […]
Fright Night
Steven Atkins reports on Leeds Student Radio’s election coverage night at Old Bar, describing how a fun night quickly turned sour as the results rolled in. Preparation into election night on LSR had been going […]
Going Underground with Zine Culture
Rabeeah Moeen looks at the history of zine culture and its growing popularity with modern counter-cultures. As a medium of publication, self-printing has always been around. Perhaps we see it more nowadays, when printing is […]
Should we leave the dead to rest?
It’s a common debate amongst music lovers: is it okay to release artists’ work after they’ve died? Whether it’s just a remake of a classic hit or a whole posthumous album, it’s always controversial. 2016 […]
Christmas is Coming! Don’t panic, we’re all penniless together.
Here’s some handy tips for how to survive on our lowly bank balances. First of all, not all presents need to be bought – they can be made. We all love a present that touches […]
Welfare at Leeds: advice about the Christmas break
The Student Advice Centre is running a ‘Hygge’ themed space in Room 4 of the Union from 23rd to 25th November and in Room 2 of the Union on 12th December. The Christmas holidays in […]
Review: Planet Earth II
2016 – what a year! In times of global disasters, it takes a lot for telly to reinstate some faith that it’s not all doom and gloom across the world. It would seem almost perfect […]