A fire in Hyde Park has left students feeling unsafe in their homes. Muzammil Ali, a PHd student in Chemical Engineering, was in a neighbouring house when a fire was started on a sofa outdoors […]
News | 'Color Me Rad' to be the new charity fad
‘Color Me Rad’ is the 5k race that will make you a lot more than just red in the face. This new charity run, which debuts in Leeds in May, pelts participants with blue, green, […]
News | LS holds the Exec to account
LS questions the Exec on what they have and haven’t achieved this year. Alice Smart Education Officer Do you think lecture podcasts affects attendance? There was the odd lecturer making these claims. They’re there because […]
News | Uni spends £1million on campus
The University is spending £1million to develop the front of campus. The area, from The Michael Sadler building to the Great Hall, is closed off to pedestrians until the beginning of the next academic year […]
News | Poo-pertrator splashes back!
A house of students were shocked to find a human faeces on their doorstep when they opened their door last Saturday. In October 2011 there were a series of poos being left on residents’ doorsteps […]
News | Unfair uni stops you graduating
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has hit out at the University as being “unfair” and “unreasonable” for stopping students with outstanding debts from graduating. The Leeds University library website states: “If you are in debt […]
News | EXPOSED: Zero hygiene takeaways
Over 40 Leeds takeaways have a zero hygiene rating from City Council, LS can reveal. Following a Freedom of Information (FOI) Request submitted by this paper, the Council revealed several in popular student takeaways given […]
News | Campus watch
Nottingham University Bad-mouthing Prof Sociolinguistics lecturer, Anthony Fisher issued an apology after publicly ridiculing his students. The lecturer described one of his female students as ‘an idiot’ and quoted a phrase from her essay on […]
News | Only in Yorkshire
Base-jumping Dog A Golden Labrador has miraculously survived a 104ft fall from a viaduct in Harrogate. Luckily, the daredevil only suffered from a collapsed lung after she jumped over the wall of the Nidd Viaduct. […]
News | HIGH FUNCTIONING SOCIOPATHS in iQuiz final
A team of four students representing Leeds University have come ninth in the finals of The iQuiz, a national student quiz run by the i Paper. The ‘High Functioning Sociopaths’ team consisted of Emily Channon, […]
News | Councillors grilled at Question Time
Leeds City Councillors were scrutinised by students on Wednesday. Councillors were questioned on issues including housing, transport and crime. Labour Councillor Neil Walshaw announced the introduction of an Oyster Card scheme from 2015/16. He called […]
News | £25m spent on St. Mark's halls
25 million has been spent renovating the St. Mark’s Halls of residence, which re-opened last week. The new halls boast 526 new rooms with the redevelopment ongoing since the old building was closed in February […]