This September, Wakefield was once again riddled with indie kids and live music fans as Long Division Festival returned for the tenth time.
£10k Offers are Unethical to Students and Demean Universities
Money all too often defines the university experience and it is by the far the most unfair limitation for anyone outside the walls of tertiary education who is unsure of how to get in. Money wraps itself around classism, racism and the experiences of those from other underrepresented university backgrounds who in the British system luckily receive maintenance loans; socially acceptable benefits, that along with student course fees, are paid off essentially in a graduate tax at later date contingent on future income.
Humanitea: Life as a BA student in the Next Couple of Weeks
Arts & Culture editor Owen Frost writes about the first few weeks as a Humanities freshers student at the University of Leeds.
Crowd Surfing, Clashes and Community: Slam Dunk Festival 2021
Rishi Shah reviews the Leeds-based festival Slam Dunk.
Off the Mark: Grade Inflation and the Essay Crisis
With exam results upon us and university just around the corner, discussions surrounding grade inflation surge across British educational discourse. Josh Bate reports on the recent debates surrounding teacher assessed grades and the implications it may cause.
Arlo Parks Stuns Belgrave with Hypnotic Show
An intimate review of Arlo Parks’ recent gig at Belgrave.
Million-pound refurb of Mabgate’s Hope Foundry gives hope to Leeds’ creatives
MAP Charity will make a huge step towards revitalising Mabgate’s creative community in July, as work begins on a million-pound restoration of its headquarters, Hope Foundry.
Leeds Rapper Graft on new single ‘You Know What’ and showcasing his hometown
Esme McGowan speaks to the winner of 2020’s Rap Game about his newfound success.
Hyde Park and Its Littering Saga
Manasa Narayanan chatted to Jack Colmer about his hand-crafted Bin Bag dispenser, now a permanent feature of the Leeds landscape. After students were lambasted for leaving litter on Woodhouse Moor in both local and National news, Manasa investigates the situation from a student perspective.
Leeds’ oldest pub re-opens its doors
Leo Joslin reports on Whitelocks’ opening.
The rise and fall of the European Super League: a story of instant rejection
News around the creation of a European Super League (ESL) surfaced late on Sunday 18th April. Initial murmurings suggested that it would be a competition that ran alongside the domestic season, giving a more lucrative competition for Europe’s ‘elite’ clubs to play in and earn from. However, in a week that saw George Floyd’s murderer found guilty, the ESL went from creation to destruction in just over 48 hours.
A breakdown of #NotAllMen and why it is problematic
Madeleine Williams explores the trending hashtag #notallmen. Did this hashtag derail a necessary conversation about women’s rights or is it (as WIkipedia notes), a social movement against generalisations?