Stephen Topping 22/2/2013 Tour of Oman Team Sky’s faith in Chris Froome paid off last week, as 2012’s Tour de France runner-up claimed an impressive victory in the Tour of Oman. It may not carry […]
Art | The Most Expensive Paintings of All Time
Sotheby’s art auction last week cements the fact that even in our less-than-stable economic climate, the value of good art is on the rise every day- and people are certainly willing to pay good money […]
Theatre | That Face
4/5 stars stage@leeds February 14 @TGLeeds Families, they’re a dysfunctional bunch aren’t they; the fighting, the screaming and the punch-ups over Boxing Day lunch. In Polly Stenham’s ‘That Face’ dysfunctional families are taken to […]
Hockey heroines in Channel challenge
A group of girls from the University’s Hockey team have completed a gruelling swim, equivalent to the distance of swimming across the English Channel. The 10 volunteers, downed their sticks for goggles at The Edge, […]
What was Russia’s flaming fireball?
On February 15th a ball of rock and iron blasted through the Earth’s atmosphere at 40,000 mph and after a 32.5 second light show impacted Chelyabinsk, Russia at 3:20 UTC. NASA estimate the meteor was […]
How will the solar storm affect you?
A solar storm refers to the affect that a solar flare or coronal mass ejection from the sun has on the Earth’s magnetic field. On a day-to-day basis, the magnetosphere is bombarded by solar wind, […]
What’s your beef?
How many times have we all heard the phrase ‘I’m so hungry I could eat a horse’? Recently this light-hearted comment has turned into a reality, with traces of horsemeat actually being found in […]
24 hour libraries hit campus
The University has made a landmark decision to extend library opening times to 24 hours a day during the summer exam period. After lengthy debate between students, the Union and the University, the idea was […]
Student sexually assaulted in city centre
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 […]