16.11.12 Leeds is the thirteenth most alcoholic campus in the country, according to a new survey. Academic rankings for the University may have slipped over the past few years, but this week saw […]
Students warned party drugs cause bladder failure
Increasing numbers of young people in Leeds are being diagnosed with bladder disorders after using party drugs such as ketamine and methadone. Health workers in Leeds have revealed that new cases of […]
Film | LIFF: Sightseers
4/5 stars A film about love, caravans, murder, and the Yorkshire Dales, Sightseers is the latest offering from Ben Wheatley, better known as the mind behind 2011’s acclaimed Kill List and the hit television show […]
Meet the Tealights
Founded in 2005, The Leeds Tealights are the University’s oldest running sketch group. Each year they work to produce shows in Leeds, before taking the best of their sketches to the Edinburgh Festival. Lily Dessau caught […]
Film | Seven Psychopaths
2/5 stars After the success of In Bruges, the new picture from Irish writer-director Martin McDonagh comes highly anticipated. It is unfortunate then that the film thoroughly disappoints with a story all over the place […]
Comedy | Daniel Sloss: The Show
5/5 stars Daniel Sloss is a phenomenon. After leaving secondary school he reportedly asked his parents for a gap year to try his hand at comedy. It paid off well and by nineteen he was […]
Secret snapper banned from campus
16.11.12 A man has been banned from campus after being caught covertly filming a female student in the Leeds University Union (LUU) building. At midday on Tuesday, the man was seen secretly filming the girl […]
Placard stunt gets graduate a job
16.11.12 A Leeds graduate has landed a job at one of the most competitive insurance companies in London, after holding a placard advertising himself at Liverpool Street station. Giles Metcalfe, who graduated from Leeds last […]
Brick used in city centre mugging
16.11.12 A Leeds student has been robbed and threatened with a brick in Leeds City Centre. Police say they are investigating a street robbery of 22-year-old student Sean Jacks, which occurred some time between […]
The Power of Music
On Friday 16th November Wire will host a tribute to Muslimgauze, a one-man band masterminded by late Mancunian Bryn Jones; both prolific and pioneering, Jones released over sixty records of experimental electronic music before his […]
On Campus Street Style: November
LS fashion photographer has been back on the hunt this week scouting the top November trends on Campus!
Film | LIFF: Quartet
3/5 stars Quartet, Dustin Hoffman’s maiden directorial venture, is one of those films that invites the audience to think about the more important things in life. Set in Beecham House, an old age home for […]