Meenakshi Parmar asks whether a degree is in fact a privilege or contributing to an increasing sense of wealth disparity. Income inequality in the UK is alive and blossoming, with the top 10% of society […]
Dakota Disorder
Features looks at the construction of the Dakota Pipeline and the threat it poses not just to sacred Native American land but the water supply and the economic stability of surrounding areas. The protests against […]
What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape
Mikhail Hanafi looks at the Ched Evans and Brock Turner cases and why the rhetoric around rape still needs serious change. On the 20th April 2012, Ched Evans was found guilty of rape. What followed […]
#NOTOKAY: the fight against everyday sexual assault
With the #notokay trend taking social media by storm, Bea Warleta discusses everyday sexism and how it affects women’s daily lives. “Women: tweet me your first assaults. They aren’t just stats” tweeted Canadian author Kelly […]
Young vintage lovers in Leeds
When it comes to Generation Y and the ‘Millennial’ experience, the youth of today have a tough ride. Having drawn the short straw thanks to economic depression, climate change and the implications of the ‘baby […]
Making Black History
A few months after its release, Jessie Jones reflects on the impact of Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’. If you speak to any hip-hop fans about 2016, somebody, and something, will almost definitely be the first thing […]
Is #Hashtag a movement or not?
As social media becomes more and more politicised, Somya Mehta looks at Facebook and Twitter as platforms for change. Is this straying away from a tradition of activism? Or is it a new and innovative […]
“Black lives matter on their own –and that doesn’t mean that white lives don’t matter.’’
On Monday 10th October, the event ‘A Discussion on Black Mental Health’ was held in the LUU as a part of Black History Month. The Gryphon speaks to Melissa Owusu, education officer at LUU and […]
Night at the Circus: An International Student View on Shopping in Leeds
With a large number of Asian students in Leeds, Meng Xian highlights areas of student life that make fresher’s week seem more of a culture shock than expected. From shopping to cups of tea, this […]
"Wellness did not serve me well" – the pitfalls of clean eating
So called ‘Wellness’ bloggers such as Ella Woodward and the Hemsley Sisters have turned the clean eating craze into an immensely profitable industry. Recently, this trend has attracted backlash, especially from medical experts. A recent […]
The Labour Dilemma: LLS Chair on why we must not forget the centre left
Joshua had been a keen Labour supporter for most of his life and has this year taken up the position of Chair for the Leeds Labour society. He’s worked in Washington and Parliament, and campaigned […]
“Where are those 30 million missing girls? Where was their right to live?” The effect of China’s One-Child Policy
Xue Xinran has spent the past forty years researching and interviewing the people of China, from the poor in the countryside to those whose lives have been overtaken by the isolation of the technological age. […]