Janie, today I quit my job. And then I told my boss to go fuck himself, and then I blackmailed him for almost sixty thousand dollars. Pass the asparagus – Lester Burnham. The American Dream […]
Switching Roles
This is my first Valentine’s Day in a relationship, and all is set. My boyfriend and I will spend our evening at a fancy restaurant, before heading to the cinema and ending the night with […]
Light-hearted
This week, in an unashamed attempt to slim down before Valentine’s, I decided to try a diet of sorts. I was to become the man of every woman’s dreams by leaving behind the dark, devil-filled […]
Single-minded
Is there a more divisive day than Valentine’s? For some, its very name sparks excitement; for others, it’s little more than an expletive. It carries with it all the baggage of preconceptions, prejudices and familiar clichés. […]
Student gambling: “I’ve considered taking my life”
A Leeds Student investigation has shown that gambling is a serious problem amongst students in Leeds. Our reporter visited several Leeds casinos, and spoke to a number of students. One second year History student, who […]
Transgender student shoved out of Union toilets
A transgender student has been verbally abused and pushed out of the Union’s female toilets. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning, during Fruity. Alexis, a Microbiology student who is currently […]
RAG feels the biking burn
Cyclists from across campus felt the burn on Wednesday, as they took part in an all-day charity ‘Bikeathon’. Perched on cycling machines in the Terrace bar, pairs of cyclists took shifts at pedaling from 10am […]
Campus crash
A woman had to be cut free from her car after a crash near the University on Thursday morning. The accident, which took place outside the Engineering buildings on Woodhouse lane, happened at around 7.35, […]
Union sales plummet
The Union’s financial surplus has fallen by more than 98 per cent. Despite being a not for profit organisation, it aims to make a surplus each year. In 2011 this sum was £28,159, but in […]
Is it love or lust at first sight?
Love at first sight, or LAFS, is ubiquitous in Western literature, yet slammed by sceptics. Who can blame them, considering our culture of chlamydia, capriciousness, and cleavage? Most students are not celibate or conservative. We’re […]
End to module enrolment misery
The Union has managed to change the way students can enroll on modules for the next academic year. For years, students have complained about computer systems not loading, not being able to choose modules before […]
Oxytocin – The love drug
The month of love is upon us, in case you managed to escape the yearly advertising boom. With only six days to go, the shops are brimming with the tackiest of confectionary and tasteless trinkets. […]