An exciting and contemporary version of Wedekind’s Spring Awakening is bursting onto stage at the West Yorkshire Playhouse next month. Provocative and unnerving, the play depicts the confusion and intensity of teenage life today. The […]
Fashion | If money weren't an issue we'd be buying…
The Row, Cropped Sweater, £536.60 farfetch.com As those midterm deadlines loom, pyjamas can often appear a far more appealing option than any of the rigid spectacles showcased on the recent runways. However, high fashion doesn’t […]
Comment | 9k fees, are you getting enough?
The introduction of top-up fees in 2006 marked a watershed moment for the future of Higher Education and now, two years since their increase to £9,000, we’re seeing further barriers to students coming to university. […]
Music | LUU Big Band with the Oxford University Jazz Orchestra
Following a successful excursion to Oxford to showcase their talents, it was the turn of Leeds University Big Band (LUUBB) to host an event for the Oxford University Jazz Orchestra (OUJO). In true Leeds style, […]
Dance | The Good Life – The whole cycle of life, in dance!
My only experience of dance previous to this show was watching Step Up repeatedly throughout my teenage years (mainly due to Channing Tatum’s involvement) and the one street dance lesson that ensued. I therefore felt […]
Clubs | Review – Jams presents Elijah & Skilliam, Royal T
With waves of smoke filling the air and swathes of gun fingers bopping to each and every tune, it was clear from the outset that this grime night belonged in the underground. With a residency […]
Comment | Israel's abuses must end
Israeli Apartheid Week is often accused of been divisive, creating tensions and alienating people. These accusations are completely correct, in that it divides those who defend apartheid from those who do not. The International Convention […]
Film | Wes Anderson Q&A – "Cannes is a little bit hallucinatory"
Image: Fox Searchlight Pictures Ahead if the release of his new film The Grand Budapest Hotel we asked director Wes Anderson some of our nagging questions. Your films seem to be set in worlds just […]
News | Eng Soc hosts Weakest Link
EngSoc discovered whether it was students or lecturers who “would get more splinters from scratching their head” in their Weakest Link competition. The event was in aid of Reading Matters, a Yorkshire based charity. Lecturer […]
Comment | The justice system, no justice for victims
This week the hyper-lenient sentence given to Lewis Gill hit the news. Lewis Gill’s almost entirely unprovoked attack on Andrew Young in Bournemouth last year was the result of the victim merely telling off Gill’s […]
Features | Students show support for struggling refugees
The UK government, this year, refused to raise asylum support rates, meaning they have not been changed since 2011 and leaving many refugees unable to provide for themselves and their families. To tackle this, University […]
Features | Miley Cyrus – Yay or Nay?
From the shaven hair to the twerking, everyone is always talking about Miley Cyrus. Her new image is a far cry from her Hannah Montana days, but are her new ‘rebellious’ ways a good or […]