As Leeds Varsity draws ever closer the tension is beginning to rise as both University of Leeds and Leeds Beckett prepare for the biggest sporting event of the year. Women’s lacrosse club captain Sophie Wimble […]
Sport | Uni fight hard against impressive Met
Leeds Uni Rugby League had a sterling match against their Metropolitan rivals. They lost the match 44-20 but it was one of the closest games against Met all season. Playing at Headingly Stadium (hallowed ground) […]
Sport | Unbeaten rugby league side are ready for Varsity
After going unbeaten in the league, Leeds Uni’s rugby league side are preparing to take on Leeds Met in a Varsity showdown on Friday May 2. Uni lost the same fixture against the country’s most […]
Sport | BUCS – Met deal Gryphons cruel blow
Flair proved to be no match for brute force on Wednesday as a creative Leeds Uni 2nd cruelly and controversially defeated 32-25 by their Met counterparts at Becketts Park. The first half began a scrappy affair, […]
News | Met student Neks drink in Uni lecture
Two Leeds Met students have taken NekNominate to a new level by accepting to perform the challenge during a lecture at Leeds Uni. The students sneaked into the Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre, with one disguising […]
Sport | 'Promotion on the cards' for Gryphons
Leeds Men’s Hockey take on Newcastle tomorrow at 4pm in the LS Match of the Day at Weetwood. LS’s Jack Fairs caught up with Gryphons forward Alfie Jones ahead of the big game to discuss […]
Sport | BUCS – Netball round-up
Leeds Uni 1s v LeedsMet 1s: Leeds Uni used their warm up well, to prepare themselves for the tough match to come, going onto court to face their long term rivals as a determined front. […]
News | Leeds Met name change approved
Leeds Metropolitan University will officially be renamed Leeds Beckett from September 2014. The Privy Council approved the name change despite a strong backlash from students. Arguments against the change stated the £250,000 estimated cost could […]
Sport – BUCS Preview
This week’s BUCS fixtures begin with a football derby double-header at Weetwood, as Uni’s 1sts and 2nds line up against Met’s 1sts and 3rds respectively. Leeds’ teams have got off to similar starts this year, […]
News | Met cricketer's mysterious death resolved
The tragic death of a Leeds Metropolitan student was caused by a sudden arrhythmic death syndrome, a second post mortem has found. Thomas Hardman, a final year Sports Science student was discovered dead by his […]
News | Union booze costs more
Students at Leeds University Union are paying 75p more for their pints than students at Leeds Metropolitan University, an LS investigation can reveal. After investigating the prices of a range of different products in both […]
Sport | Uni fall 5-1 to Met in Women's Football 1sts
Wednesday’s game came as a shock for Leeds Uni Women’s Football 1sts when they took on Leeds Met at Bodington playing fields. Uni were determined that the game would not be a repeat of Varsity’s […]