On the 29th of March, the intimate upstairs venue at the Fox and Newt pub in Leeds played host to a compelling night of storytelling, poetry and music. The set opened with Roy, a spoken […]
Is Change Coming?
“If you don’t do something, who is going to?” asked Toke Dahler, the 2015/16 Union Affairs Officer, in an interview back in December. The context: encouraging international students like himself to run in this year’s Lead LUU. […]
Not another Van Gogh biopic: At Eternity’s Gate Review
Vincent Van Gogh has become perhaps the most cinematically invented and re-invented of artists since red-haired Kirk Douglas embodied the passionate, tortured genius in 1956’s Lust for Life. The dramatization Van Gogh’s later years, his […]
‘Why is my Curriculum White?’ – Decolonising Geography
The Gryphon News Editors Eleanor Smith and Zahra Iqbal attended the Decolonising Geography Talk and, in this article, they outline some of the key discussions and insights from the event. On Tuesday 5th February, a […]
Editor’s Letter, Issue 11 – “I Used to Rule the World” and why Viva La Vida is the Best Album of all Time
Dear readers, It’s time. You are now reading the penultimate issue of my tenuous Gryphon editorship. After you all return from Easter, fresh-faced from dissertation hell and ready for exam season, there will only be […]
Campus Watch
University of Birmingham: Uni Allows Formation of Controversial Anti-Abortion Society Despite its highly controversial nature, the University of Birmingham have approved the formation of an anti-abortion society following concerns over free speech. The group, which […]
Blue Stockings Makes The Past Feel Immediate
Jessica Swale’s Blue Stockings centers around the women of Girton College fighting for their right to graduate in 1896, perhaps a difficult concept for an audience of twenty first century students to relate to. However, […]
Leeds RAG Fashion Show 2019: In Review
Last Thursday played host to the return of the highly anticipated annual Leeds RAG Fashion Show. For this year’s show, fashion editors, Elicka Ghahramani and Christy Bucklow, witnessed a worthy homage to leading artistic movements […]
Editor’s Letter, Issue 10 – “There is no Gender Pay Gap” and Other Phrases to Ignore on International Women’s Day
Dear readers, Hello and a happy International Women’s Day to all of you. This fair 8th March marks a day where we can huddle round our issues of the Gryphon and celebrate all the incredible […]
Breaking the Glass Screen: Women Pushing the Media Boundaries
Rachel Bloom – Writer & Actor Rachel Bloom is the amazing and multi-talented driving force behind the show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The actress/comedian/singer/songwriter has used the TV show’s platform on the CW to push the boundaries […]
Spotlight on: Women in Art
In Celebration of International Women’s Day, the arts team pay homage to some of our favourite female creatives.
The Shamima Begum Debate: Welcome Back or Leave Stateless?
Leave Stateless There is nothing quite like Britain engulfing itself in a polarising, national debate. The Shamima Begum dispute, having separated itself into the “she should come home” camp and the “she shouldn’t”, is no […]