MAX BRUGES Why do you want to be LS Editor? It’s not too bold to say that I’m the person who best knows the paper. Having worked in both News and Culture, I know that […]
News | Exec member opts out of green pledge for paperless campaign
All candidates going for the role of Community Officer in the Union’s Leadership Race are going paperless with their campaigns, apart from the current officer, who is re-running. Dami Adebayo, one of the candidates, said […]
News | LS holds the Exec to account
LS questions the Exec on what they have and haven’t achieved this year. Alice Smart Education Officer Do you think lecture podcasts affects attendance? There was the odd lecturer making these claims. They’re there because […]
News | Students forget the Exec
Half of students cannot identify the six Exec members who run the Union, an LS survey reveals. 20 per cent of students could recognise the six elected Union leaders as the Exec without being able […]
News | Students submit ideas to improve campus
Ideas submitted by students for changing the city and campus include longer opening hours at the Edge, an end to discrimination against women in nightclubs and lockers in the Union building. The ideas are set […]
Leeds shops offer sanctuary to scared students
The Union Exec has helped launch spaces in the city where students in danger can take refuge. The ‘Safe Spaces’ project is using a variety of Leeds landmarks to give students a recognisable place where […]
Union spends thousands on Leadership Race
It has been revealed that the Union spends thousands of pounds on advertising for the Leadership Race elections each year. This year, the Union has spent £7,000 encouraging students to vote for the new student […]
Leadership Race 2013: Candidate Question Time
On Wednesday, the Union hosted the annual Candidates’ Question Time event. The debate, hosted by LSTV’s Andrew Seddon, provided a platform for students running in this year’s Leadership Race to express their views and answer […]
Officer’s idea branded ‘undemocratic’
Students have branded an idea put forward by the Union’s Affairs Officer “undemocratic”. Antony Haddley has proposed that the Better Union Forum, where such ideas are voted on, should only assemble when there are at […]
Leadership race kicks off
A record number of students have nominated themselves to run the Union. Students having been putting themselves forward since December for one of the six Student Executive roles: Activities Officer, Education Officer, Union Affairs Officer, […]
Ex-Exec Sewards loses by-election
Former Communications & Internal Affairs (C.I.A.) Officer Mark Sewards has failed in his first attempt at local politics. He was defeated in a town council by-election in Leeds. Sewards, a Law graduate, was the Labour […]
Leadership race 2013 kicks off
16.11.12 Nominations for who should lead our Union next year will open on November 19. There are seven full-time, paid positions up for grabs in the leadership race – the six Executive Officers of the […]