If you trust the media, you would think that Britain was awash with all the worst social ills; crime, rioting, the NHS in crisis, education being dumbed-down and a general sense that the country “was […]
Feminists: Reclaiming the Internet
For many years, the media was the enemy of feminism. The movement was mischaracterised, tainted, and exploited, condemned as weird and unfashionable. Undressed and muted like helpless Page Three models dead behind the eyes, feminism […]
The Legacy of the North South Divide
‘Is there really a North/South water taste divide?’ Upon emerging from a post dissertation hand-in, alcohol induced haze this was the cutting edge journalism that the BBC could provide me with this morning. Please, someone […]
Gang suspected in spate of Union thefts
Police say an organized gang may be responsible a spate of thefts in the Union. Victims had high value items stolen from their bags and purses, in a series of nine separate incidents in one […]
University accused of racism
A recent student has publicly accused the University of racially discriminating against her while she was studying. Sanaz Raji was forced to leave the University after her scholarship was withdrawn. Raji, who was studying for […]
LS meets the Vice Chancellor: The Final Word
Why are you leaving? One last big academic job before I hang up the boots, I think. If you read anything about leadership they all say that 7 to 10 years is about the right […]
Leeds shops offer sanctuary to scared students
The Union Exec has helped launch spaces in the city where students in danger can take refuge. The ‘Safe Spaces’ project is using a variety of Leeds landmarks to give students a recognisable place where […]
‘Prolific’ campus thief jailed
A man has been imprisoned for two and a half years after stealing from University property, having been apprehended by Security. Mark Devine, of Holbeck, Leeds, was found guilty of theft, fraudulent use of a […]
Security leave students feeling “unsafe” after drug raid
Two students arrested in their Halls for possessing drugs have launched an official complaint against University Security. The students say that they “no longer feel safe” in their own flat, after they were held in […]
Exec rally students before EDL protest
The Union Exec has called for students to “come together” against racism ahead of a student rally this weekend, organised in opposition to an English Defence League (EDL) demonstration in Leeds. On Saturday, the EDL […]
University considers £10 library fines
The library is considering raising fines to as much as £10 a day, this newspaper can reveal. In a statement to Leeds Student, the University confirmed that it is considering a new range of daily […]
Return from the Continenent
So the time has come to depart from the land of beer and chocolate back to the city of whatever Leeds is famous for apart from the indoor market and the Otley Run. A time […]