Paul Dacre, Editor of the Daily Mail, famously said ‘If you don’t have a left-wing period when you go to university, you should be shot.’ Yet Edward Hardy, president of the LUU Conservatives, has no […]
Interview: Martyn
In the run up to the unfortunate cancellation of his night at Wire, we caught up with Dutch producer and DJ Martyn to talk about future plans, going back to basics and political science. […]
Female Masturbation: It’s a touchy subject
It’s a Friday night. You’re sitting around a table in someone’s kitchen, drinking vodka out of a Deloitte promo mug. To disguise the uncomfortable atmosphere, you play ‘Never Have I Ever.’ It gets to one […]
Ayahuasca: ‘It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life’
An anonymous student talked to The Gryphon about ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic drug in South America I first heard about ayahuasca when I came to South America to study. One of the topics brought up […]
The legalisation of drugs worldwide
The British media in the past year or so has seen a fixation with ‘legal highs’, and more specifically, why they are still legal when we know they can cause harm. One could be forgiven […]
We meat again: vague-etarianism
After being a vegetarian for seven years, the editor of The Gryphon, Jasmine Andersson, discusses why she decided to start eating meat again, the social pressures of being a vegetarian and her reasons for initialling giving […]
Zwarte Piet: The Dutch tradition of Black Pete falls under increasing scrutiny
The Dutch national holiday Sinterklaas is now under international scrutiny. St Nicholas, an old white saint who hands out presents, has a servant by the name of Zwarte Piet, or ‘Black Pete.’ Despite obvious connotations […]
A Divided Germany: 25 Years since the fall of the Berlin Wall
Although Remembrance Sunday will this year be focusing on the centenary of the First World War, the day also marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. For those who lived during […]
“The media is the thing which is harming the Muslims the most.”
Over recent months, the terrorist group Islamic State has dominated newspaper headlines around the world. Their actions are contradictory to the peaceful religion of Islam, but this has not always been made clear by political […]
Protein, Power-lifting and Push-up Bras: Weight lifting and the Modern Woman
The Gryphon caught up with local Leeds athlete Karina Nielsen, who has recently competed in the UK bodybuilding and Fitness Federation’s British Championships after obtaining an impressive first-place victory in the East England regional qualifiers. […]
So…Where are you from?
Black History Month calls for a reflection on the rich history of a range of cultures, and we need not explain why there is a whole month dedicated to doing so. Looking back into the […]
Interview with Elorm Haligah
Elorm Haligah talks to The Gryphon about employment inequality, the importance of volunteering, and being president of Nottingham ACS! When I manage to pin Elorm Haligah down for a chat, he is just about to […]