Earlier this month it was announced that in order to cut costs, BBC Three is being axed as an on-air channel. With an operating budget of £85 million, LSi looks at what we could buy […]
Luscious Two Lemon Cake
This lemon cake packs a powerful citrus punch, wasting none of the lemons that go into it. Yielding a marvellously moist, and quite sizeable, sponge, there’s plenty to go around. This is a slight twist […]
Comment | The brutal lessons of WW1
Most people’s knowledge of the Great War is summed up perfectly in an episode of Friends in which Phoebe and Rachel reach the conclusion that the allied forces fought against Mexico in the First World […]
Comment | All quiet reigns supreme
When you’re a kid, things seem so innocent. You are given lots of toys by mummy and daddy which you can use to create your own little fantasy world. And in this fantasy world, heroes […]
Comment | Imperial Britain ignores fallen heroes
The white crosses scattered across the battlefields of the First World War have become a poignant and harrowing symbol of the war that was meant to end them all. Popularised by John McCrae’s beautiful poem, […]
News | First bus fares set to rise
As of March 30, the biggest bus firm in Leeds will be increasing many of their ticket prices. Single and return fares are set to rise. However, adult day, week, month and annual prices for […]
News | Youths burgle Hyde Park students
People living in the Hyde Park area have admitted to feeling unsafe after another student house was burgled in the area. The burglary took place on Tuesday night at approximately 8.30pm. The student occupants of […]
Film | 300: Rise of an Empire – more parody than sequel
Image: Warner Bros. The first 300 movie was a camp but awesome film with Gerard Butler’s King Leonidas coming out with some of cinema’s coolest phrases while he and his men armed with big abs […]
Features | LUU Elections – The Highs and Lows
It’s that time of year again when campus is plastered with posters telling us to ‘Vote for X’ or ‘Get down with Y’ and our Twitter feeds are taken over by the union trying desperately […]
News | Exposed: Homelessness in Leeds
Students have complained about a rise in homeless people approaching them for money around campus, LS can reveal. Students have reported being approached daily in Hyde Park in the morning, and outside the Business School, […]
TV | First Dates – A dating show with a difference?
First Dates is Channel 4’s latest attempt to spice up the rather stagnant pool of TV programs about dating. It strays away from the game show format prominent in recent shows like Take Me Out […]
TV | Freeview Flicks of the Week – Memento, Fight Club & Whip It
There’s always a wide selection of great films available on Freeview. And seeing as staying in is the new going out, TV presents the ideal opportunity to catch up on what you might have missed […]