Alec Cook, a 20-year-old student at the University of Wisconsin, was charged with sexual assault and false imprisonment against five women last week. The disturbing details that have since been released have shocked and horrified […]
Campus Watch: Mourning of famous tree in Sydney campus
Australian students awoke on Sunday morning to the news that ‘Jacaranda’, “the most famous tree in Australian education” had collapsed. Jacaranda (a purple jacaranda) was the university’s most treasured flora, featuring in “thousands” of wedding […]
Campus Watch: Beauty contest banned due to ugly behaviour
A beauty contest held at Keio University in Tokyo has been banned after allegations were made against the organisers. It has been claimed that the group was forcing minors to drink and that male members […]
Campus Watch: Coventry safe sex initiative offers students £400 to have sex on camera
A Coventry University project aimed at reducing the number of young adults with STIs has been criticised after offering students £400 to have sex on camera. Project leader Dr Katie Newby explained that the films […]
Marauding motorcyclists cause chaos on streets of Leeds
Two arrests have been made following an incident on Halloween when a group of youths drove erratically around the centre of Leeds in a ‘Mad Max’-style ride out on motorcycles, scooters and quad bikes. Police […]
Police issue warning over suspected GHB overdoses
West Yorkshire Police have issued a public warning after a suspected contaminated batch of the party drug, Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), led to four people falling ill at a Halloween Event on Saturday night. Police were called […]
A Branson pickle! Students complain of “appalling” Virgin Media broadband in Hyde Park
Tell my wi-fi miss her… The Gryphon has received a number of complaints from students living in the Hyde Park area about poor Virgin Media broadband service, a problem which seems to have been recurring […]
Concerns grow for Leeds staff post-Brexit
Wednesday saw the first of a series of open meeting for EU and non-EU staff and students to discuss the consequences and impact of Brexit. The meeting, hosted by UCU president Tim Goodall and Work […]
2000 Year Old Lantern Festival Comes to Leeds
The Magical lantern festival is all set to debut in Leeds Roundhay Park after its huge success in London last year. Illuminating Roundhay Park from November 25 to January 2 will be dragons the size […]
“EU support should be treason”, proposes Tory counciller
Christian Holliday, conservative councillor and adamant Brexiteer, has launched a petition calling to make supporting EU membership a treasonable offence. In what appears to be an effort to antagonise so-called “remoaners”, rather than to actually […]
Victoria Gate shopping centre opens
After years of construction, the new Victoria Gate shopping centre opened its doors on Thursday 20th October, along with its flagship John Lewis store. The £165m retail development boasts a wealth of new shops including […]
Campus Watch: Students show their grief for the King of Thailand
The death of the King of Thailand on Thursday 13th October sent the country into a state of mourning. Thai citizens are showing their grief by wearing black and general solemnity, including closing bars and […]