The air has grown colder, and Halloween is upon us once again. One of the oldest holidays in the modern calendar, dating back as far as the Pagan times, it has reached global popularity. Bring […]
Waris Hussein: Groundbreaking Director
Moving from India to the UK at the age of just nine, no one could have predicted that Lucklow born Waris Hussein (1938-present) would have gone on to have such a successful and arguably ground-breaking […]
A Journey Through Columbia
Already thinking forward to next summer and proposing travelling to Latin America? Then make sure to visit Colombia; it’s the perfect place to start exploring the continent and a place to begin practicing your Spanish. […]
A Round Up of Halloween Events in Leeds
As October draws to a close, arguably the biggest student night of the academic year looms over us in all of its ghostly, ghoulish and gruesome glory. Halloween, this year conveniently falling on a Saturday, […]
Across The Pond with Mac White
UNIVERSITY of Leeds students have officially reached the one-month mark since classes officially began in late September. Days have become shorter and colder, athletes donning Gryphons’ colours are performing admirably and another year of Leeds Varsity […]
Campus Watch: 30/10/15
Shooting at Tennessee University Leaves One Dead and Three Injured A 19 year old man and three women have been injured after violence erupted following a row over a dice game on October 22nd at Tennessee State […]
Feature – David ‘Ram Jam’ Rodigan
Few broadcasters can hope to have a career as distinguished as David Rodigan. He boasts a radio career spanning over thirty-five years, in which time he has become the leading reggae broadcaster in the UK, as […]
Leeds scholars sign up to Israeli boycott
Eleven University of Leeds scholars have declared that they will be boycotting Israeli academic institutions in response to Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian land. The declaration to show solidarity to Palestinians has a list of […]
Hundreds Turn Out for BHM Event
On the 26th October, Leeds University Union held a “Why Is My Curriculum White?” forum, discussing a lack of diversity in the University Curriculum. On the panel for the forum were: Richard Tavernier, a member […]
Surprising Unity Despite Political Divides
The Union’s Political Societies debated key issues, from tax Credits to the EU, at Friday’s Question Time debate which was chaired by Politics student Edward Hardy. The issue of cuts to tax credits saw […]
Society Spotlight: Book Club
This week, The Gryphon interviews the President of LUU’s Book Club, Jenny Morgan. The LUU Book Club is a place for lovers of plot-twists, opening hooks and in-depth discussions. All book and reading enthusiasts are […]
‘Jeremy had a stonking great victory and now it’s up to the rest of us to support him, and that’s exactly what I intend to do.’
The Gryphon speak to Labour MP and Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn about Jeremy Corbyn, the future of Syria and the government’s new PREVENT laws. Since The Gryphon last spoke to you quite a […]