Action is a student led volunteering society, which has been running for 10 years. They run projects with children and older people in the local community and do everything from playing bingo in a care […]
Classic novels updated in Project Remix
In an age where young people would much rather surf the internet than pick up a book, classic literature is increasingly being seen as outdated, irrelevant and a worthless aspect of education. Malorie Blackman’s Project […]
Leeds International Film Festival 2014 roundup
For the past two weeks Leeds International Film Festival has taken over cinema screens in Leeds, delivering the very best in new British and foreign films to the masses. With a programme comprised of over […]
Students encouraged to help the homeless
LUU are working in conjunction with Leeds Beckett’s Student Union to raise awareness and increase support for the homeless in Leeds. The scheme has introduced food banks across the universities’ student halls of residences as […]
Ducks in Yorkshire have bird flu, but are we in the disease’s pecking order?
The identification of a single case of bird flu virus H5N8 on a duck farm in East Yorkshire led to the immediate enforcement of a 10km containment zone last week. Within just 24 hours, officials […]
Selling war and peace
It’s that time of year. The long awaited John Lewis Christmas advert has been unveiled and it does not disappoint. The tried and tested John Lewis yuletide formula, of an old song covered by an […]
Concerning Violence has a message of great importance
Concerning Violence is a sobering, thoughtful and ultimately harrowing documentary about colonialism and violence directed towards colonial regimes by rebel groups around Africa, using footage from Angola, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Liberia, and more African nations […]
Female Masturbation: It’s a touchy subject
It’s a Friday night. You’re sitting around a table in someone’s kitchen, drinking vodka out of a Deloitte promo mug. To disguise the uncomfortable atmosphere, you play ‘Never Have I Ever.’ It gets to one […]
From 2001 to Interstellar: What do our views of the extra-terrestrial say about us?
In the recent hype around the release of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, many have noted the film’s obvious links to Kubrick’s widely renowned masterpiece of the genre, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Along with many Leeds-based film […]
Review: Vagabondz presents Zinc @ The Warehouse
On Saturday, The Warehouse was occupied by the Blu E-Cig company who teamed up with Vagabondz for another night in their series of free launch events across the country – a presumed attempt to embed […]
Atlantis: A Greek tragedy turned tragic
BBC One’s new series of the fantasy ‘drama’ (I use that term loosely) Atlantis aired last Saturday night. For those who don’t know, Atlantis is the capital city of a fictional island first mentioned and […]
Philae and Rosetta: Deciphering the language of the solar system
Two weeks ago an amazing feat of space exploration took place. Comet 67P/Churyumar-Gerasimenko received its first visitor from earth, 514 million km away, in the shape of a washing machine sized lander called Philae. The […]