It’s a student’s prerogative to have wild nights out. Outside of the student bubble it is assumed that student life is a haze of vodka-lemonade and late night kebabs; that our days begin at midday […]
House Parties
The House party: in theory, a gloriously fun event peppered with alcohol, memories and reckless abandon, enjoyed by all of your closest friends. In practicality, a messy night of regret consisting of trashed items, vomit […]
Top of the cops
9.11.12 Voters will be going to the polls this week as they choose who should become West Yorkshire’s first Police and Crime Commissioner. The new Commissioner role is replacing local Police Authorities, scrutinising how forces […]
The Interview: Guardian Journalist Simon Hattenstone
Lucy Holden is let through the drawbridge of Guardian towers to talk anxiety, madness and famous faces with features-journalist and king of interviews, Simon Hattenstone. Thrown up in a history of brain damage, vanilla […]
Books: New Review: Zoo Time by Howard Jacobson
Within the first few pages of Zoo Time Guy Ableman, Howard Jacobson’s unlikely hero, is abused by an unruly reading group for hating all women and children, reprimanded for stuffing his face with a […]
Books: New Review: This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz
This Is How You Lose Her is Junot Díaz’s new collection of inventive stories, all but one narrated by Yunior, a young Dominican serial cheater, and same voice of Diaz’s previous works, Drown and […]
What's On: Baggage full of Dating-Shows
Georgia Greenfield looks into the changing shape of dating-shows this week, and asks, can Gok and Paddy ever stand up to the skirt-suited whine of Cilla Black? Ever since its invention television has been […]
Girls suspect drink spiking in Fruity
9.11.12 Two female students have had to be stretchered out of Fruity in two weeks, believing their drinks had been spiked. The two separate incidents took place at the popular Union club night on October […]
Books: Top Five Books About Journalism
Callie White honours interviewee Simon Hattenstone with this week’s selection of journalism classics. 1. Scoop by Evelyn Waugh Perhaps the most famous of all fictional journalists, William Boot is here employed by the national […]
Books: New Review: Double Cross by Ben Macintyre
Ben Macintyre’s latest foray into the little-known world of espionage and counter espionage during World War Two is, as to be expected from the highly esteemed writer, an utter triumph. Like Macintyre’s past successes […]
University considers cutting ties with Savile
9.11.12 The University is discussing removing the honorary doctorate it awarded to disgraced television star Jimmy Savile. The development comes after a month of speculation over whether Sir Jimmy abused children during his career at […]
Refectory under fire for food ‘monopoly’
9.11.12 Students are concerned they are losing money through the Refectory’s meal card system, Leeds Student has found. Students living on campus receive £9.70 to spend each week day and £5.80 at the weekends. Credit […]