This week Puerto Rican Boxer Orlando Cruz has officially announced his homosexuality to the world. LS looks into why homosexuality is still such an issue in many sports. Last week boxer Orlando Cruz finally came […]
The Hammer of The Scots?
The term ‘must win’ is overused in the world of football, but for Wales and Scotland it’s perfectly appropriate. Both home nations are still looking for their first win in Group A of the 2014 […]
Loose Canon: Leeds Student speaks to hero of the Occupy movement Giles Fraser
It’s been almost a year since Giles Fraser resigned from his position at St Paul’s after officials opted to have Occupy protesters removed from its steps. One year on, the cleric-turned-columnist reflects on his decision […]
Clubs | Review – Wax:On presents Pearson Sound, Boddika, Jackmaster
Wax:On Pearson Sound, Jackmaster, Boddika, Dusky Canal Mills Saturday 6th October For their second event at the exciting new venue of Canal Mills, Wax:On amassed an impressive lineup featuring some of the biggest acts in […]
Comedy | House of Fun
4/5 stars The room upstairs in the Library is aglitter with fairy lights and candles, a more inviting venue than the Original Oak that boasts the identical line up each week. As the chairs begin […]
The Debate Continues…
Wednesday saw the first round of the United States presidential election debates, focussing on domestic policy. The general consensus seems to be that Barack Obama lost. Mitt Romney has gained popularity among voters due to […]
Comedy | Josie Long: Romance and Adventure
4/5 stars In a room above a pub on a Tuesday night in Leeds, Josie Long admits she’d welcome a bloody revolution in which the working classes overthrow our tyrannical government. Out of context, that […]
Rugby Culture
On October 3rd, as Yorkshire’s monsoon season yet again failed to disappoint, the huddled masses of students were drinking and growing more raucous. This was no ordinary Wednesday night, for Leeds University and Leeds Metropolitan […]
Preview: Vagabondz w/ Loefah, Zed Bias, Dark Sky, Icicle
Vagabondz Loefah, Zed Bias, Dark Sky, Icicle Leeds University Union Saturday 13th October 10pm – 6am £8 / £10 / £12 This Saturday sees Vagabondz return to its home in Leeds for its first event […]
Film | The Bird (L'Oiseau)
3/5 stars French filmmaker Yves Caumon is not afraid to let his film speak, and maybe that’s what wrong with it. L’Oiseau, french for The Bird, is a film about loss, disconnection and rejuvenation, taking place in Bordeaux […]
Comrades, Hobsbawm and the Relevance of Marxism
Michael Gove, the Education Secretary who looks perpetually like a rebuked child, said of Eric Hobsbawm in 2008 that ‘only when (he) weeps tears for a lifetime spent serving an ideology of wickedness will he […]
Film | Taken 2
2/5 stars Liam Neeson returns as superhuman Bryan Mills in the tamer and more absurd sequel to 2008s surprise hit, Taken. Predominantly filmed in Istanbul, where the fragmented family take a much-needed holiday, Taken 2 […]