3/5 stars After Katrina, New Orleans was changed irrevocably. The city’s ninth ward became synonymous with destruction and government ineffectualness. Residents of the Louisiana city were forced to migrate across the country, acting as refugees […]
Film | Holy Motors
4/5 stars From the moment the opening credits roll, there’s no doubt that Holy Motors is a French film. Only our neighbours across the channel are capable of producing such beautifully bizarre cinema without appearing […]
Film | Different Views on Skyfall
The Film Buff: 5/5 stars After years of uncertainty, studio bankruptcy and a less than impressive box office display from its predecessor, Skyfall has arrived on screens. As a classic Bond fan it might not […]
Bonfire Night Plight
“Remember, Remember the fifth of November…” Since primary school we’ve all been more than familiar with the rhyme that has been passed down through four centuries, telling the explosive tale of a Yorkshire lad by […]
Funny Money
Life is a journey of making mistakes and learning from them. University, with a large sum of money in hand, is said mistake. The basic things you should indulge in are the student lifestyle staples […]
The Ideal Student
Since starting University just over a year ago, I’ve spent quite some time considering what exactly it means to be a ‘student’. In the eyes of the employed we’re the scruffily-clad, inherently lazy but vaguely […]
Cold Facts
The onset of the cold November weather has to a perpetual concern for all students a- plenty that we actually might catch hyperthermia. With our student pact of not putting the heating on to save […]
The Soapbox: Fascism: Let it be fought, not forgotten.
I would like to express my concern towards some of the criticisms posed to the LS regarding the publication of the interview with Nick Griffin (Volume 43, Issue 4: Leeds Student speaks to Nick Griffin, […]
Rogue landlord forced to pay up
2.11. 12 More than 100 students who had their deposits stolen by notorious landlord Tariq Zaman are finally being refunded. Zaman was ordered […]
Student homes evacuated in suspected arson attack
2.11.12 Students had to be evacuated from their homes after fire engulfed a property in a suspected arson attack. The Fire service was called to the address in Hartley Crescent in Woodhouse just before […]
NUS attempts to censor Leeds Student
2.11.12 A senior NUS (National Union of Students) officer has attempted to censor Leeds Student, demanding an end to the distribution of it’s interview with the BNP Leader Nick Griffin. In an open letter issued […]
Tensions at Boyle-ing point in cluster bust-up
2.11.12 A fight broke out this week on the level 11 computer cluster of the Edward Boyle. On Tuesday morning two students became embroiled in a punch up, according to students’ social media reports. An […]