As is custom every year, just as we have finished sweeping the fake cobwebs from our front paths and prizing the mouldy pumpkins off our doorsteps, Christmas lands itself on our laps before November has […]
The Interview: Rick Edwards
“Fame Is Ephemeral” T4 prodigy Rick Edwards talks vanity, fickle fame and celebrity comedy with Lucy Holden over coffee in Kentish Town. Rick Edwards drinks black coffee and has a sweetly formal handshake. “Hello, I’m […]
The Lookout Post
A glance at the most exciting events happening in the art world over the coming month. Film | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Peter Jackson’s new film trilogy finally arrives. Bilbo Baggins, played by Martin […]
Theatre | Evita
4/5 stars Riley Smith Hall Until December 1 As a well-known Lloyd-Webber/Rice classic, there were high expectations set around Stage Musicals Society’s (SMS) latest performance, directed by Joe Gaus. ‘Evita’ follows the life of […]
Art | Vandalism in Art
In light of recent events in the art world, Hannah Woodhead explores instances where artworks have been subject to vandalism. Is there ever artistic merit in defacing a work of art, or is it a […]
Traders sell students dangerous highs
30.11.12 Dozens of Leeds traders are supplying students with dangerous ‘legal highs’, an investigation by Leeds Student has found. This paper has uncovered that a number of stalls in Leeds Kirkgate market and some local […]
Women to march against rape to ‘Reclaim the Night’
30.11.12 This Saturday hundreds of women will be taking to the streets to ‘Reclaim the Night’. The women will be marching through Leeds city centre asserting women’s right to feel free from the fear of […]
Edge voyeur pleads guilty
30.11.12 The Edge voyeur, Marco Cheyne, has pleaded guilty to two counts of voyeurism. On Wednesday, Cheyne, who was caught taking photos under the door of a girl’s changing room, admitted to the charges brought […]
Female Bishops? God No!
In last week’s student newspaper, you may have read my argument against having legislative quotas to get more women into Parliament. Just in case any of you reading that debate column think that I am […]
Bailiffs repossess Headingley home
30.11.12 Students have been forced out of their home after they were threatened with eviction. Four students, living in a property on Chestnut Avenue, were visited by bailiffs who told them that they were being […]
Student hit by bus
30.11.12 A female student has been hit by a bus while crossing the road opposite the Parkinson building. The incident happened on the evening of Friday November 23, as the woman attempted to walk across […]
Made in Headingley
30.11.12 Fans of E4’s Made in Chelsea were in for a shock last week when the show’s stars paid a casual visit to Leeds. Several students took to student media to express their excitement at […]