Molly Walker-Sharp tells The Gryphon about her personal experience of her year in Northern France and the pros and cons of choosing to study abroad. With study abroad opportunities becoming more and more popular in […]
Mental Well-being: why looking after your mind MATTERS
The Gryphon explores the importance of looking after your mental well-being whilst at university and takes a look at the societies and courses of action that can help provide support for mental health issues amongst […]
Tim Goodall: ‘The Green Party offers something different and offers hope’
The Green Party’s candidate for Leeds North West, Tim Goodall, was extremely popular with students at the University’s election debates. Promising to scrap University fees, pay a living wage, protect public services and double the […]
General Election 2015: An interview with Yorkshire First
Although the name strikes a resemblance to a fascist collective we’d all soon rather forget, Yorkshire First say that they come in peace. Formed in 2014, the party are determined to devolve God’s Own Country […]
Laugh Riot is Coming to Leeds
Gina Yashere has travelled the world with her comedy and now she is back in Britain with her new show Laugh Riot, which will be in Leeds’ City Varieties Music Hall on 26th March. She […]
The Most Hated Women
From Josie Cunningham to Anita Sarkeesian, women online are subject to a seemingly constant barrage of hate and abuse. The Gryphon explores the phenomenon of online harrassment. At some point in most people’s lives they […]
Blind Date: Melissa meets Ivan
Fourth-year English student Melissa met third-year Electronic Engineering student Ivan at Trinity Kitchen for a spot of Rola Wala. Has love got anything to do with this date? Melissa on Ivan What did you expect? […]
Features Focus: The female experience
Today, on International Women’s Day, The Gryphon are marking the occasion by asking women about their experiences in our society. [ht_highlight color=”blue”]Abla’s Story[/ht_highlight] Empowering Muslim women have no place in the mainstream media and there […]
Roxane Gay: Think Big, Act Smart
Editor-in-chief Jasmine Andersson speaks to Guardian US columnist and ‘Bad Feminist’ Roxane Gay about her heroes, intersectionality, and Scrabble. What is the definition of a feminist to you? Feminism is pluralistic. There are multiple definitions […]
Under the Covers: An Interview with Vagenda
Features Editor Ruby Lott-Lavigna talks to Holly Baxter and Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, the brains behind the hugely successful feminist website, the Vagenda, and authors of The Vagenda: A Zero Tolerance Guide to the Media. Not […]
Blind Date: Ruby meets Harvey
Fourth-year English student Ruby met French and Politics graduate Harvey in Call Lane’s Distrikt for some tapas and a good bottle of red. However, did their fiery locks set each other alight? Ruby on Harvey: […]
A Voice for who?: The Gryphon investigates Male Rights Activism
The MRA movement has consistently gained attention for its controversial position in a world where feminism is becoming more and more status quo. From ‘GamerGate’, to the deep dark realms of 4chan, their voices are […]