Mae Martin has performed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Leeds’ very own Brudenell Social Club. Originally hailing from Canada, she is currently based in the UK, recently appearing on Russell Howard’s Good News and BBC […]
Features | End the silence. End HIV.
In the UK alone there are over 98,000 people living with HIV and around 3,900 of those diagnosed are under 24 years old. LS talks to HIV sufferers who are now heading campaigns to stamp […]
Features | World Unite Festival – Celebrating multiculturalism in Leeds
With the Union’s “World Unite Festival” once again proving a hit, LS takes a look at how it encouraged us all to embrace multiculturalism in Leeds. When I first moved to Leeds, it surprised me […]
Features | Waterworld – Who should rule flooded Britain?
Although the Scottish independence referendum is not scheduled until September of this year, the South of England seems to have stolen a march on our friends to the north and chosen to secede from the […]
Features | The Housing Guide
Here at LSi, we’ve compiled a housing guide to aid you in your search for student housing once fresh out of the comforts of halls. Whether it’s in Hyde Park, Headingley or Woodhouse, you’re going […]
Features | Finding love with Asperger's Syndrome
Like many single people around the world, I am overjoyed the moment that Valentine’s Day is over. I have Asperger Syndrome (AS) and social communication is difficult enough, let alone the pressure of dating and […]
Features | Valentine's Day – What's the harm?
Valentine’s Day is great for romantic gestures but what are the consequences of this surge in consumer activity around the world? For most, Valentine’s is like any other day, it’s not a national holiday so […]
Features | Online Dating – Great or not?
It’s Valentine’s Day, that time of year when being single is no longer the paragon of excitement and opportunities it’s usually made out to be. In an age of technology, we’re plunged into the virtual […]
Features | The truth about social class at uni
We might think University is a blank slate where we can start afresh, but our upbringing and background count for more than you might think. LS investigates the thorny issue of class. In a […]
Features | How to make the most of your last semester
Let’s face it, you’re probably not going to get that first you claimed you’d get on that very first day. You’ve lost your air of plucky bravado and realised that you’re a small fish in […]
Interview | Very British Problems – A very British interview
Very British Problems is a Twitter phenomenon. Created by journalist Rob Temple, the social networking account artfully summarises the plagues of our tea-drinking brethren in a witty 140 character snapshot. Since its creation in 2013, […]
Features | The top five New Year stereotypes
We are now well into the second month of 2014 and, statistically, the vast majority of people will have already terribly failed their new year’s resolutions. However there are still some brave souls desperate to […]