Valentine’s is under a week away. It’s a tough time; wondering what to buy your man in a time of post-exam stress and dwindling student loans. To avoid anyone having to use the phrase ‘it’s […]
News | HOUSING CASE STUDY 2: Damp problems
Student Cribs disappointed and angered one group of students, who moved into one of the company’s cheaper houses. The property was rented at £94pw, including broadband but excluding all other bills. One tenant, a second […]
News | Thieves target empty houses over holidays
Student houses across Hyde Park and Headingley have been targeted by burglars over the Christmas period. Over 30 houses were burgled during the first two weeks of January, with 64 per cent of these properties […]
Sport | Hockey – Gryphons grab late draw
Leeds Gryphons managed to salvage a late point at Weetwood on Wednesday in what was a tense and nervy affair. Leeds went into the game against Newcastle knowing that a win would all but secure […]
Film | Inside Llewyn Davis – bleak but hugely enjoyable
Image: Studio Canal Here is the Coen brothers’ first film since the 2010 remake of True Grit, and perhaps again that title would be appropriate. There is an almost bleary, ghostly hue to the screen […]
Music | Album Review – Bombay Bicycle Club & East India Youth
Bombay Bicycle Club So Long See You Tomorrow 3/5 In a scene addled with charming young Indie bands, it’s never easy to say who’s going to be in it for the long haul. So Long, […]
Comment | Serve the rich, eat the poor
Faced with the shameful statistics that 13 million people in the UK are currently living below the poverty line and supermarkets waste 15 million tonnes of food each year, surely outrage and immediate action are […]
Interview | Very British Problems – A very British interview
Very British Problems is a Twitter phenomenon. Created by journalist Rob Temple, the social networking account artfully summarises the plagues of our tea-drinking brethren in a witty 140 character snapshot. Since its creation in 2013, […]
Sport | Sochi Winter Olympics Preview
This year in Sochi at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Team GB have the chance to become the most successful Winter Olympics ever, targetting 3-7 medals this year. The last time Britain managed to win 3 […]
Sport | Netball round-up
Leeds 2s v Lets Met 2s After a good warm up everyone felt prepared and fired up for the fight against Met which Leeds Uni 2s were determined to win. Pressuring them from the start […]
Theatre | LAPSE at stage@leeds – Original student drama success
Image: stage@leeds When going to see a new piece of student writing, expectations are mixed. The excitement of fresh work is regrettably tinged with an apprehension about the potential cringing that it might induce. Thankfully, […]
News | Delayed exam adds to stress
Three exams were delayed by an hour and a half, as well as some students being given an incomplete exam paper. LS spoke to an MBA student whose three hour Business Accounting exam was affected. […]