Ciaran Lennon is running for Activities Officer, here are his view on reestablishing social leagues for sports. Sport at the University of Leeds is an important way for students to stay active and healthy in […]
LUU LEADERSHIP RACE: Encouraging Participation
Jess Bassett is running for Activities Officer, here are her views on how LUU can encourage and reward participation. Being in a society at Uni shapes the person you will be for the rest of […]
LUU Leadership Race: Societies just wanna have funds!
Rianna Julian is running for Activities Officer, here are her views on LUU’s fundraising troubles. Money most certainly does not grow on trees, but it also shouldn’t turn in to a Whomping Willow of a […]
LUU LEADERSHIP RACE: our activities are pointless unless they include us all!
Hannah Ryder is running for Activities Officer, here are her views on inclusivity. LUU is unequivocally a diverse union and with hundreds of societies you would think there was nothing better. We prove that Leeds […]
LUU LEADERSHIP RACE: Community, community, community!
Mark is running to be Gryphon Editor, here are his views on (you guessed it) community! There’s a lot going on in Leeds and we’re incredibly lucky as students to be able to have so […]
LUU LEADERSHIP RACE: Communication is key!
Reece is running to be Gryphon Editor in the LUU Leadership Race, here are his views on the issue of communication between the exec and student body. From first arriving on campus as a fresh […]
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump is no Jeremy Corbyn
Since Donald Trump won the Presidential election there has been a lot of, I believe, lazy comparisons between him and Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn. Whilst, as I will argue, they are similar in the sense […]
NHS privatisation? Don’t remember that being on the bus!
Theresa May’s plan for leaving the single market has left us at the mercy of other countries, who will seek to exploit our markets and public services for their own gain, and yet we are […]
How do you like your democracy, whipped?
It seems that, on January 19th, Jeremy Corbyn awoke feeling that he had entirely too much support from what is left of the Labour party and that his shadow cabinet was simply held together too […]
Why not try being a vegetarian?
The question is not, ‘Can they reason?’ nor, ‘Can they talk?’ but, ‘Can they suffer?’” Contrary to stereotypes, I don’t make a big deal about the fact that I’m vegetarian, but whenever anyone finds out […]
Trump: the accidental fascist?
Copies of 1984 have sold out on Amazon in recent weeks, and you do not need to be Sherlock to figure out why that might be. For the American far-right, and the Trump administration which […]
The LGBT community: our foundations and growth
I am an LGBT individual, and, as I write this, we are teetering on the edge of this year’s LGBT History Month. At this time of year, I find it important to acknowledge that there […]