2nd at the 2010 Atemi Nationals. 4th in 2011. Good results but not good enough when you know you’re the best. This year was set to be the year that LUU Jiu Jitsu finally […]
Jiu Jitsu lay down Martial Law
It’s called a ‘V’ after the shape that is formed by the attackers you are facing. Does it look intimidating? Good. It’s supposed to. The attackers are about to be sent out in waves, one […]
Soc of the Week 09.11.12: Yoga
President: Charlie Holloway Membership: £4/year Classes: £3 each for members/£25 for a month of unlimited classes Twitter:@LUUYOGASOC Contact: luuyoga@gmail.com Website: luuyogasociety.wordpress.com Since LUU’s first ever Yoga Society started 3 years ago it has grown to over 700 Facebook […]
Nautical nakedness for Club’s calendar
9.11.12 The University’s Boat Club (LUUBC) is to produce its “most nakedest calendar yet”, with shoots taking place across Leeds and York. Organiser, rower and model Nick Gandy described the preparations for the LUUBC calendar […]
Union prepares for national anti-cuts demo in London
9.11.12 Leeds University Union (LUU) is preparing for the NUS national demo this week. The members of the Union’s Exec are encouraging students to get involved in the demo, which takes place on Wednesday November […]
Interview: Jack Straw
Formerly President of Leeds University Union and one of Britain’s most senior politicians, Jack Straw spoke to Beckie Smith about the Iraq war, student politics and being banned from the Union.
Netball round up – 24/10/12
1sts vs. Newcastle 1sts: 24-36 After a well fought, well deserved game against Manchester last week, the firsts had plenty of confidence travelling to Newcastle for the 2nd match of the season. With Newcastle […]
Met Edge Uni in tight clash
This week the 2nd Netball hosted a powerful Leeds Met side in the Gryphons centre. The match started evenly enough. Both teams breaking through each other’s midfield defence and gaining every opportunity to score the […]
Cross Country Team Wether’ The Storm
Last Saturday marked the return of the cross country season for the University, with a good group of runners taking part in the West Yorkshire League. The race took place in Wetherby over a […]
Review: Vagabondz w/ Loefah, Zed Bias, Dark Sky, Icicle
Vagabondz Loefah, Zed Bias, Dark Sky, Icicle Leeds University Union Saturday 13th October The set up for this night was a little unusual: with Stylus closed down, Mine played host to the headliners, whilst Pulse […]
Are initiations good for team bonding and morale or are they bullying and unnecessary?
YES: Since becoming a student stories and rumours of sports initiations have been at the centre of Union policy and campus banter. The most notorious of these are of course the rugby initiations with leaked […]
Union lets down disabled students
Despite promising improvements last year the Union has admitted it is still not doing enough to ensure disabled students can access its building. Leeds Student initially raised concerns in an article published last year, after […]