A student has been the victim of a serious sexual assault. Police are seeking three men in relation to the incident. The assault took place in the early hours of Saturday morning, after a night […]
Israeli Ambassador Daniel Taub creates stir on campus
Students have voiced concern over a visit from the Israeli Ambassador Daniel Taub. The visit attracted criticism after Taub gave a talk to a group of POLIS students. Some attendees were shocked by what they […]
Sesame to close
Sesame, the Japanese food shop in the Union, is to close down. Students have expressed their dismay at the shop’s closure, with one condemning it as “an absolute travesty.” Second year student Hasell McCosh said, […]
Union fights Council over student housing
The Union is fighting a Council proposal that will change the provision of student houses in Hyde Park and Headingley. The plans, approved by Leeds City Council in 2011 and still being developed, are designed […]
Natalie Bennett Green Party Leader Interview
James Greenhalgh speaks to Green Party Leader and former Guardian Weekly editor about her ideas on legalising cannabis, feminism in Britain today and the living wage. Most people know your party for advocating action against […]
Students condemn BAE on campus
The University is facing increased pressure this week over its relationship with BAE Systems. An online petition and a Better University idea are both demanding all ties with the controversial weapons manufacturer are cut. Following […]
Spotted
If you’re as hooked to social media as I am, you may have seen the rapid emergence of Twitter accounts and Facebook pages with which students can submit anonymous comments about attractive people they’ve seen […]
Birmingham Blues
Would people actually notice if Birmingham merely ceased to exist? If one day, everything from Birmingham disappeared, and its populace was dispersed into other, less irrelevant population centres, would there be any tangible effect felt […]
Celebrity Obsession
Has Spencer got a new haircut? Who’s Harry Styles going out with? Did you see the tweet about Justin Bieber’s auntie’s postman?…Who cares? Students seem more consumed by social media and celebrity culture than ever […]
Desmos: Engineered for Success
22.02.13 The Mechanical Engineering Charity 5-a-side Football Tournament took place last Saturday at Weetwood with great success. The tournament was one of the largest of its kind to take place at the University of Leeds […]
Get a slice of RAG’s cash
Societies are being given a chance to get a slice of RAG’s Community fund this week. Profits from efforts like naked calendars and collection tins in Essentials are put into the fund, which can be […]
Music: Album Review: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Push The Sky Away
Well it was about time. Nearly five years have elapsed since Cave’s last full-band outing, 2008’s superb Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, and with a title as grand-sounding as Push The Sky Away fans might expect a gloriously noisy return […]