Students have been left bemused this week following the appearance of odd, knitted creations across campus. The “community-made knitted sculptures” were produced in celebration of the Yorkshire Year of the Textile, an arts project initiated […]
Vice Chancellor Question Time
In a Q&A session, VC Alan Langlands condemns government policy and hears students’ concerns about University failings. The event began with Sir Alan Langlands outlining his views on how Brexit could affect the University of […]
Campus Watch: Wisconsin University shocked by charge of student serial rapist
Alec Cook, a 20-year-old student at the University of Wisconsin, was charged with sexual assault and false imprisonment against five women last week. The disturbing details that have since been released have shocked and horrified […]
Campus Watch: Mourning of famous tree in Sydney campus
Australian students awoke on Sunday morning to the news that ‘Jacaranda’, “the most famous tree in Australian education” had collapsed. Jacaranda (a purple jacaranda) was the university’s most treasured flora, featuring in “thousands” of wedding […]
Campus Watch: Beauty contest banned due to ugly behaviour
A beauty contest held at Keio University in Tokyo has been banned after allegations were made against the organisers. It has been claimed that the group was forcing minors to drink and that male members […]
Campus Watch: Coventry safe sex initiative offers students £400 to have sex on camera
A Coventry University project aimed at reducing the number of young adults with STIs has been criticised after offering students £400 to have sex on camera. Project leader Dr Katie Newby explained that the films […]
Review: TG’s NSFW – mature in more ways than one
Advertised as a ‘play all about boobs’ by director, Liv Morrissey, the intellectual integrity of TG’s ‘NSFW’ was queried, however the show was a treat to watch with some poignant and current topics dealt with […]
Marauding motorcyclists cause chaos on streets of Leeds
Two arrests have been made following an incident on Halloween when a group of youths drove erratically around the centre of Leeds in a ‘Mad Max’-style ride out on motorcycles, scooters and quad bikes. Police […]
Police issue warning over suspected GHB overdoses
West Yorkshire Police have issued a public warning after a suspected contaminated batch of the party drug, Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), led to four people falling ill at a Halloween Event on Saturday night. Police were called […]
Slow Club @ Brudenell Social Club, 30/10/16
Slow Club, Sheffield’s finest, have evolved a lot since 2009’s debut album Yeah So. The band were once renowned for folky, melodic songs with heart-wrenching lyrics inspired by the hardest and deepest moments in the […]
A Branson pickle! Students complain of “appalling” Virgin Media broadband in Hyde Park
Tell my wi-fi miss her… The Gryphon has received a number of complaints from students living in the Hyde Park area about poor Virgin Media broadband service, a problem which seems to have been recurring […]
“Let’s drink some more rum, shall we?”
The Lifestyle and Culture editors Megan, Will, and Charlie, spend an evening at Turtle Bay… Every now and then, there comes a time when you have to pause to fully appreciate the perks of being […]