The 2017 incarnation of LGBT History Month has already marked itself out with the inauguration of Leeds University Union’s first women centred queer dance party, Scissors, ahead of a packed programme of events. On Wednesday, […]
Scissors – LUU hosts first women-centred LGBTQ+ club night
Tonight marks the first Leeds University Union’s women-centred queer dance party, Scissors. Emma Healey, LUU’s Equality and Diversity Officer, came up with the concept for the event which launches the start of LGBTQ+ History Month. […]
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Top 10 most memorable outfits in fashion history
Over the decades, fashion has surprised us all with its weird and wonderful creations. Here’s a round up of our top 10… 10. Elizabeth Hurley – Safety Pin Dress In 1994, actress Elizabeth Hurley was […]
Back to the future of fascism
‘The deeply disillusioned, those intellectually apathetic to neo-liberal conservatism amongst us.’ Maybe not what one would expect when uncovering the core values of those promoting America’s revamped, yet still racist, alternative right. People’s fears, frustrations […]
Where are all the women?
It’s 2016, so how come women still aren’t being given the same amount of representation as men? Gender imbalance within academia is something that is often discussed, but then put to one side. Often, people […]
For how long will the past survive?
During the summer I went down to the Southbank with a friend to see a replica of London being burnt down to commemorate 350 years since the great fire of London. It was an exciting […]
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: The Gryphon takes you back to 1950…
Locked away in the vaults of the Brotherton Library lie treasures unimaginable… or at least unexpected. From cookery books to original Shakespeare folios, Special Collections has a little, or a lot, of everything. With freshers […]
A first-class performance: Leeds Korfball club make history
Leeds Korfball club qualify for first-tier of the nationals for the first time ever in the club’s history Each of the team’s ten players made the score sheet on the day The team storm to […]
Leeds History students given wrong exam paper
The School of History has come under fire after students sitting the examination for ‘Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union’, on Saturday 16th January, were left dumbfounded at being handed the incorrect paper. The […]
Heroic Hamilton Claims Historic Win
THE US Grand Prix was host to an historic event last weekend, as Lewis Hamilton entered an elite club of Formula One drivers who have achieved three World Championship titles. The driver now ranks among the […]
Leeds: A Musical History
Leeds has always been cursed with having very impressive musical neighbours and, to be fair, when pop music exploded into the public consciousness in the early sixties, our city didn’t really put up a good […]