Ariel Sharon was born in British Mandate Palestine to immigrant parents, where he was swiftly recruited into an elite unit in the lead-up to the declaration of the State of Israel. He quickly rose through […]
Sport | Between the Lines – Racing Santander boycott a sign of things to come?
Not much in the world of football surprises Between The Lines. Having endured more long balls than hot dinners and one too many penalty shootout debacles, BTL has developed a thick skin and an unhealthy […]
Sport | Lizzie Armitstead going for gold in Glasgow
With the Tour de France’s Grand Depart in Yorkshire this summer, the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the first women’s Tour of Britain, cyclist Lizzie Armitstead is preparing for a massive year. The 2012 Olympic […]
Features | How to make the most of your last semester
Let’s face it, you’re probably not going to get that first you claimed you’d get on that very first day. You’ve lost your air of plucky bravado and realised that you’re a small fish in […]
Music | Semester Highlights – Haim at Leeds Met Union
HAIM Leeds Met Union Friday 6th December Before becoming irreversibly engrossed with the artists who are going to cause a storm in 2014, let’s just take a moment to pop those ultra cool Californian sisters […]
Books | Cheat's Guide to House of Leaves
This week: Dangerously self-referential post-modern confusion from Mark Z. Danielewski. Abandon hope all ye who enter here. Who? Will Navidson: A photojournalist. Moves into a new house with his family and films everything. Things start […]
Comment | Inequality reigns supreme
Short of a perfectly timed meteor strike in Davos last week, there was little hope for anything in the way of a real solution to global inequality at the World Economic Forum. Crammed with career […]
Travel | New Years Eve in New York
A far cry from my usual New Year’s Eve celebrations, which tend to consist of going to my local high street and making a fool out of myself whilst fuelled by Jägerbombs and kebabs, I […]
Sport | Jenny Jones secures first ever GB medal on snow in slopestyle
“Britain just dominated the slopestyle”. Of course, this is not strictly true. Any rational observer would see that Norway’s silver in the men’s, Finland’s in the women’s, and a gold medal in each for the […]
Blogs | Catching the Oscars – 12 Years a Slave
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Editing are some of the categories that 12 Years A Slave has gained nominations in at the Oscars this year, and this movie has bagged a fair share of […]
News | Biggest event ever at Union
The Union hosted its biggest student-led event ever last Saturday as the building was transformed into a winter festival. Over 1,000 students attended Bacchanalia, with hundreds of students being turned away at the door. The […]
News | Absolut fail for Old Bar vodka thief
A male thief unsuccessfully attempted to steal two bottles of vodka from the Old Bar last Saturday. The thief grabbed the bottles from behind the bar but dropped one before making his escape. He was […]