This is the Secret Rugby Player, our new column inspired by the Guardian’s Secret Footballer. Find out what life is really like in the University Rugby Team as our man reveals all on what […]
Leeds Carnegie Sneak Past Plymouth
Jack Fairs 03.02.13 Leeds Carnegie 28-26 Plymouth Albion Leeds Carnegie had to battle hard until the final whistle on Sunday to hold off a late second-half charge from visitors Plymouth Albion. While Leeds led the […]
10 tips to make your food last longer: stop being a serial shopper
Have you ever been frustrated that your food seems to disappear quickly? Or that it’s gone off before you’ve eaten it? I know I have, but it’s led me to think up a few handy […]
Books: My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk
Orhan Pamuk’s My Name Is Red is one of the more complicated books I’ve ever read. It contains fifty-nine chapters, focusing mainly on twelve narrative voices (as if one wasn’t enough) and concentration is […]
Books: Across A Bridge Of Dreams by Lesley Downer
Across a Bridge of Dreams is the compelling journey of forbidden love in turbulent nineteenth century Japan. The novel is set in the aftermath of civil war during a period of fast industrial progression. Despite […]
Theatre | Two Gents
Leeds Student’s Josephine Langdon popped down to Canal Mills to suss out BackBreak Theatre’s much-talked-about show ‘Two Gents’ 4/5 stars Canal Mills January 24 ‘Two Gents’ was BackBreak Theatre’s second ever show, first full-scale […]
A Closer Look At… Quentin Tarantino
With the release of his recent blockbuster; Django Unchained (2012), the legendary director, screenwriter and producer has come into the limelight once more. Tarantino is recognised as part of the cream of Hollywood’s crop of […]
Soc of the Week 01.02.13: Belly Dance Society
President: Hannah Brock Membership: £5/year Classes: £20/semester Facebook: Luu Belly Dance Society 2012/13 Regular classes: Thursday 7-8pm; Thursday 8-9pm; Monday 6-7pm, The Treehouse LUU Belly Dance Society offers members the chance to learn one of the oldest forms of […]
All’s fine for RAG
The Library is to donate an entire week’s worth of fines to Raising And Giving (RAG), as part of the annual RAG Week fundraising celebration. £14,000-worth of library fines have been added to RAG’s Community […]
Art | Cutting into Colour
3/5 Stars Confined to a wheelchair and restricted by further disabilities, Henri Matisse was forced to abandon painting towards the end of his life. A true artist, he did not let this prevent him from […]
Instagram and Lomography: The Reel Deal?
Current fads see us reaching for our smartphones to capture the moment with a Lo-fi filter. Marysia Korzeniowska considers whether our passion for quick fixes is eroding the traditional art of photography. What camera do […]
Pints reduced to £2 in union bars
Union Affairs officer Anthony Haddley has finally succeeded in his election promise to bring the £2 pint to Union bars. The new pricing came into effect earlier this week, with Mr Haddley tweeting a picture […]