“Everyone employs charm to achieve” Queen of the arts, Mariella Frostrup, meets Lucy Holden for sushi in Notting Hill this week to discuss public image, corrupting fame and a nation obsessed with youth. Mariella’s beaten […]
Photo: PSG construct Union checkpoint
Members of the Palestinian Solidarity Group constructed a checkpoint outside Leeds University Union this week. The stunt intended to highlight the day-to-day struggles faced by Palestinians living in the West Bank. Second year English student […]
Debate: Should there be limitations on LUU campaigns?
Unless you have been bunking for the last fortnight, you will have seen posters displaying puns, slogans and plenty of flesh around campus. This week Big Debate asks, should there be regulations for candidates’ […]
Grappling for Gold
Ranvir Singh 1/3/2013 Kalare Judo It’s that time of year again when the world of Jiu Jitsu takes a break from the norm and tries its hand at Judo. Forget about showing off the perfect […]
Pool team get relegated
Ethan Monks 1/3/2013 Pool Last Thursday saw LUU Pool and Snooker club take two teams down to Great Yarmouth for the biggest organised event of the year. Leeds headed into the tournament seeded 8th, trying […]
Three cheers for Leeds Celtics
Charlotte Tunnicliffe 1/3/2013 Future Cheer Leeds Celtics Cheerleading Future Cheer hosted the biggest University competition in Europe and on the February 24 both Leeds Celtics Cheerleading teams travelled to Loughborough to compete and represent Leeds […]
Gryphons wings clipped in Semis
Nick Gandy 1/3/2013 Women’s Lacrosse Leeds 10-11 Nottingham Once again Leeds Women’s Lacrosse have proven themselves to be one of the greatest performing teams in the University. They may have lost their BUCS trophy semi […]
Grafting Gryphons beat Bishop Burton
Joe Bookbinder 1/3/2013 Men’s 2nd XV 23 – 19 Bishop Burton The Men’s 2nd XV Rugby team left it late to record an impressive victory after a sterling performance to beat local rivals Bishop Burton. […]
Does what we eat affect climate change?
The simple answer is yes! Our diets definitely do have a major impact on the environment and here is why. Emissions from agriculture account for 8% of total CO2 emissions in the UK, which may […]
Your country needs you!
In terms of resources, we are living in luxury, using the Earth’s resources as if we inhabit one and a half planets. In other words, we are consuming 50% more natural resources than our planet […]
Is 3D printing the next revolutionary technology?
What is 3D printing I hear you asking? It’s a revolutionary new technique that can produce, well, pretty much anything you want! It relies on a digital model to provide the blue prints for what […]
Why We Need a Climate Dream
In August 1963, Martin Luther King began his speech to an enraptured audience. He spoke of injustice, tragedy and broken promises, then, as he moved through his script, there was a cry from the audience, […]