Olympic gold medalist and University of Leeds graduate Alastair Brownlee has been awarded an MBE. Brownlee, 24, was personally awarded the MBE by the Queen in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, after winning […]
Live Review: The Courteeners
Being my fifth Courteeners gig, walking out covered head to toe in beer with crowds chanting the final melody from ‘What Took You So Long?’ was expected; however what I wasn’t so sure about was how well […]
Live Review: The Gaslight Anthem @ O2 Academy
A sold-out and devoted Academy confirmed The Gaslight Anthem’s rise to the big leagues following the success of their latest LP Handwritten, which reached #2 on the Albums chart last summer. Over their four studio albums […]
An end to library fine woes
The University’s libraries are set to limit the number of fines that students can incur. The changes are to be introduced in August and the library claims the new system “will be fairer”, with the […]
Griffins win first ever Quidditch match in Leeds
Gemma Woodward Quidditch On Saturday March 16th, the Leeds Griffins achieved victory over Derby Union in the first Quidditch match ever held on Leeds soil. The match was a best of three games, wherein the […]
Knox and Solicito to be re-tried over murder of Leeds student
Italian authorities have overturned the acquittal of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Solicito for the murder of Leeds student Meredith Kercher.
New Vice-Chancellor announced
Sir Alan Langlands has been announced as the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds. He takes the post following the departure of current VC Professor Michael Arthur and will start work on October . Langlands […]
Superior Gryphons dispatch Sorry Sheffield
By Chavonne Duckworth Leeds 3rds 48 vs 25 Sheffield 2nds Going into our last match of the season, we were all so ready to put up a good battle against Sheffield Hallam. With a […]
Bradford International Film Festival 2013
The Bradford International Film Festival returns on the 11th April, and until it ends on the 19th it will be showcasing the best of both Bradford’s history in film and the wider world of cinema. […]
A Closer Look At…Toulouse Lautrec
Perhaps best known for his posters advertising the Moulin Rouge, artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec captured and immortalised the faded elegance of belle époque Paris. Heavily saturated with colour, his paintings have a hazy quality, as […]
A Closer Look At… Pedro Almodóvar
If you want to educate yourself in Spanish cinema, there’s really only one name you need to know: Pedro Almodóvar. What marks him out from other directors of his age and experience is his unrelenting […]
How do you like your eggs in the morning?
In the absence of sweet, elusive chocolate eggs hiding from the clutches awaiting, drooling children why not celebrate the wonders that the ordinary egg can also provide. For some healthy indulgence, test out one of […]