Nottingham University strip in stand against homophobia Nottingham University’s Men’s Hockey Team have taken a public stance against homophobia in sport by playing a match nude in the freezing cold. A video of the match […]
Number of student burglaries on the rise
West Yorkshire Police has warned students to be vigilant after an increased number of burglaries in recent months. Regent Park Terrace and Royal Park View in Hyde Park have been hit by a recent spate […]
Union to provide free dental dams
The Union has voted to provide free dental dams following a forum this week. Speaking to The Gryphon, Chair of LUU’s LGBT Society Fran Goddard explained, ‘Now the Union will be supplying free dental dams, […]
Gym fees pushed over the Edge
The Edge users could expect to see reduced membership fees in the future, as a Better University forum this week voted to make the gym more affordable. Student Stella Vellendi, who proposed the notion, argued, […]
Hollywood movie filmed on campus
Film crews arrived in Leeds earlier this week to shoot scenes at a number of locations around campus for the upcoming Hollywood production of Hunter’s Prayer. The adaptation of Kevin Wignall’s 2004 novel For the Dogs, which will star […]
Hyde Park ‘letter scam’ revealed as university project
After days of confusion, it has been revealed that letters sent out to a number of student houses in Hyde Park, appearing to be from a bogus letting agent attempting to enter properties illegally, is […]
Poor CCTV blamed for Edward Boyle laptop thefts
Two laptops were stolen from the Edward Boyle library last week after being left unattended by students. Patrols by the Police and University security services have been increased in the libraries with the police putting […]
LSTV hold live Children in Need fundraiser
Media Society, Leeds Student Television held a live seven hour broadcast on Friday 14th November in honour of the leading children’s charity Children In Need. The broadcast, filmed in the Leeds University Union foyer featured […]
Campus Watch – 21/11/14
Drugs bust at Wisconsin Uni A Wisconsin University student is facing criminal charges following a drugs bust carried branded by UW-Stout police as the largest in campus history. Officers, who seized more than six pounds […]
Bradley Escorcio denies Union funded trip
LUU Union Affairs Officer Bradley Escorcio acted quickly to quash claims that he was enjoying a holiday paid for by the Union. Bradley and Aidan Grills, CEO of LUU have been in Michigan this week […]
N-bomb risks lives
Police have warned about the dangers of drugs following the life-threatening illness of a student who took ‘N-bomb’. The 20-year-old undergraduate at Leeds Beckett University was treated for a suspected heart attack after police found […]
Prolific Hyde Park thief jailed
A teenager who burgled over one hundred student homes during a four-month spate of break-ins earlier this year has been jailed. Nineteen-year-old Liam Walker stole £193,000 worth of goods such as laptops, iPhones and tablets, […]