Third year Leeds students Jamie Taylor and Robbie Russell have won £1250 on BBC1 quiz-show Pointless. Jamie is a Politics student and News Associate at The Gryphon, while Robbie is an English and Philosophy student […]
What will Liam Byrne and Labour offer students if they win today?
Liam Byrne is an MP and Shadow Minister for Universities, Science and Skills, who hopes that after today he will be part of a new government. He became infamous for *that* note, when as the […]
Your current exec reflect on their time in office so far
Gemma Turner – Equality & Diversity Officer How has this year been for you? It’s been so good. Now is the time to reflect and I’ve realised how much I’ve learnt this year. I […]
Fake twitter accounts re-emerge
Controversial ‘fake’ twitter accounts attempting to influence LUU elections have re-emerged. The Gryphon first reported on the accounts in November, when they seemed to be trying to swing NUS delegate elections. At the time one […]
Campus Watch – 13/02/15
Inquest set following death of Cardiff student A Cardiff University student died from hypothermia after walking home from a night out, an inquest has heard. Ali Bunney, 20, was celebrating a friend’s 21st birthday and […]
Leeds University Marks 70 Years Since Liberation of Auschwitz
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz. The day commemorates the mass murder of 1.1 million people during the World War II between 1940-1945, the vast majority of whom […]
Campus Watch – 21/11/14
Drugs bust at Wisconsin Uni A Wisconsin University student is facing criminal charges following a drugs bust carried branded by UW-Stout police as the largest in campus history. Officers, who seized more than six pounds […]
Bradley Escorcio denies Union funded trip
LUU Union Affairs Officer Bradley Escorcio acted quickly to quash claims that he was enjoying a holiday paid for by the Union. Bradley and Aidan Grills, CEO of LUU have been in Michigan this week […]
University disputes plans for postgrad loan system
The University of Leeds is one of six universities to urge the government not to adopt a student loan system for postgraduate education. The proposal is designed to enable social mobility amongst the students who […]
Headingley Stadium to host Britain’s Got Talent
Popular ITV show Britain’s Got Talent is to hold open auditions at Headingley Stadium next month. The show’s producers will be at the stadium on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd of November, with people able […]
Images leaked in ‘The Snappening’
Thousands of Snapchat users’ images have been stolen in an online hack that has been dubbed ‘The Snappening’. Reportedly more than 90,000 images and 9000 videos have been stolen, which are slowly being released online, […]
Student suffers panic attack in “overcrowded” Stylus
A student has complained of ‘a complete disregard for safety and welfare’ after they suffered an anxiety attack at an allegedly overcrowded union event. The incident occurred at the ‘Road to Leeds Arrival Party’ in […]