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Tag: Boycott

‘Girls Night In’: Leeds Students Boycott- The Spiking Crisis

Posted on 13th November 202113th November 2021 by Mia Stapleton

‘Revolution is coming.’ Following increased reports regarding young students being confronted with violence and malicious spiking attempts, the issue has gained traction across social media platforms. Things need to change in terms of the uncertainty […]

Club Boycott: Is it Enough to Pressure Businesses to Change?

Posted on 8th November 20218th November 2021 by Alicia Kaye

Boycotts of clubs across the nation have occurred in recent weeks in response to an influx of spiking cases – but is it enough to force businesses to change?

Should we boycott the influencers who have escaped to Dubai during the Pandemic?

Posted on 30th January 202130th January 2021 by Leah Dunderdale-Smith

Despite the UK being in a national lockdown, social media personalities have flocked to Dubai, which is not subject to the same restrictive measures. As ‘essential work trips’ are one of the few justifications allowed for travel outside of the UK, the influencers are citing their trips as ‘for business’.

Rooted: A Guide To Sustainable and Intersectional Book Use at Uni

Posted on 14th October 202014th October 2020 by Geeta Wedderburn

INTRODUCING ROOTED! In this article, Geeta discusses how we can be more sustainable in the way we buy and sell books

Mulan: Enemy of the People?

Posted on 24th September 201924th September 2019 by Matthew Jeffery

Most people outside of China won’t have heard of Liu Yifei. Or rather, most people outside of China wouldn’t have heard of her before a controversial remark appeared on her social media recently. The remark […]

Student forum proposals put to panel

Posted on 10th March 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

LUU votes unanimously to reject the NSS boycott, as well as to introduce compulsory equality and diversity training for all committees. Leeds students put forward the leading forum proposals to a random panel of students […]

A Boycott of the NSS Will Not Stop Fees Rising

Posted on 17th February 201728th February 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

As some of you may know, the National Student Survey (NSS) is open now, it gathers responses from final year students to attempt to ascertain the quality of their experience at University. This feedback is […]

25% of freshers boycott York sexual consent talks

Posted on 1st October 201626th October 2016 by The Gryphon Web Editor

A quarter of new students chose to walk out of York University’s first ever sexual consent talks after being handed flyers by an activist posing as a university official. Ben Froughi handed out flyers making […]

Supporting the marking boycott is supporting security

Posted on 17th November 2014 by The Gryphon Web Editor

As we reach the middle of term and those bitter, cold Leeds nights greet us again, students everywhere are already fully immersed in essays, exams and the new John Lewis Christmas advert. This hectic time […]

Uni condemns marking boycott

Posted on 2nd November 201414th December 2016 by The Gryphon Web Editor

The University has criticised lecturers’ decision to take part in a marking boycott in protest of proposed cuts to staff pensions. A statement released to The Gryphon said, ‘We are extremely disappointed that the UCU […]

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