2/5 stars After the critical slaughtering received by sci-fi romance ‘The Host’, the movie itself proved, in some ways, a pleasant surprise. That’s not to say ‘The Host’ is a great film – it is […]
Posthumous Appearances in Advertising: Dead Clever or Distasteful?
The iconic star Audrey Hepburn has recently made a return to our screens. In Italy the flawless actress seduces her audience with her signature flirtatious glances and cheeky smile, winning over the heart of an […]
Film | Trance
3/5 stars Danny Boyle has ascended to the echelon of national hero. Not only is he an award winning and talented director, but he also had the queen jump out a helicopter. Boyle juggled the […]
TV: Broadchurch
ITV’s latest delivery of British drama sees the sleepy village of Broadchurch cruelly awoken by the murder of a young boy, Danny Latimer. Everyone’s lives are affected by the boy’s death and the worst is […]
Olympic hero Brownlee awarded MBE
Olympic gold medalist and University of Leeds graduate Alastair Brownlee has been awarded an MBE. Brownlee, 24, was personally awarded the MBE by the Queen in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, after winning […]
Live Review: The Courteeners
Being my fifth Courteeners gig, walking out covered head to toe in beer with crowds chanting the final melody from ‘What Took You So Long?’ was expected; however what I wasn’t so sure about was how well […]
Live Review: The Gaslight Anthem @ O2 Academy
A sold-out and devoted Academy confirmed The Gaslight Anthem’s rise to the big leagues following the success of their latest LP Handwritten, which reached #2 on the Albums chart last summer. Over their four studio albums […]
An end to library fine woes
The University’s libraries are set to limit the number of fines that students can incur. The changes are to be introduced in August and the library claims the new system “will be fairer”, with the […]
Griffins win first ever Quidditch match in Leeds
Gemma Woodward Quidditch On Saturday March 16th, the Leeds Griffins achieved victory over Derby Union in the first Quidditch match ever held on Leeds soil. The match was a best of three games, wherein the […]
Knox and Solicito to be re-tried over murder of Leeds student
Italian authorities have overturned the acquittal of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Solicito for the murder of Leeds student Meredith Kercher.
New Vice-Chancellor announced
Sir Alan Langlands has been announced as the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds. He takes the post following the departure of current VC Professor Michael Arthur and will start work on October . Langlands […]
Superior Gryphons dispatch Sorry Sheffield
By Chavonne Duckworth Leeds 3rds 48 vs 25 Sheffield 2nds Going into our last match of the season, we were all so ready to put up a good battle against Sheffield Hallam. With a […]