Mezz has closed down but the club night Tequila is to carry on, according to a statement released on Tequila UK’s Facebook page today. The closure comes days before the review of Mezz’s license on […]
News | FemSoc leads second strike against Tequila
A second protest against the weekly Tequila UK club night will be held on December 9, as The Mezz has its license reviewed by the Council. The protest is being planned by Leeds University Union’s […]
Comment | A revival in student activism
Ask several people what the point of a Students’ Union is and it’s not unlikely that you’ll get completely different answers from each of them. Some will say that it’s a cheap bar; others will […]
News | Students demand Living Wage for Uni staff
Dozens of students gathered on Parkinson steps on Wednesday to demand the University introduces the Living Wage. On a Facebook page promoting the event Leeds Labour Students stated one of the protest’s aims was for […]
News | University staff strike
Lectures and seminars across the University were cancelled yesterday as lecturers and staff took to the streets over cuts to pay and working conditions. Pickets were held at every entrance to the University followed by […]
News | Students stand up to Tequila
Tequila UK is under investigation following an LS petition to shut the event. Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Police have opened investigations into the licensing of the event following a series of complaints. The […]
News | Protestors back ban on BAE
Protestors stormed the University’s careers fair on Monday after discovering BAE Systems stall. The group organised a sit in, handing out information about the company’s arms dealing. BAE’s presence at the fair directly contradicts a […]
Exec rally students before EDL protest
The Union Exec has called for students to “come together” against racism ahead of a student rally this weekend, organised in opposition to an English Defence League (EDL) demonstration in Leeds. On Saturday, the EDL […]
Big Debate: Protest Without Progress
The recent NUS demo in London failed to attract a crowd anything like that of the 2010 march against the rise in tuition fees. Big Debate asks, was Demo 2012 a waste of time? […]
NUS branded ‘incompetent’ as thousands march on London
National Union of Students’ (NUS) President Liam Burns was pelted with eggs and thrown out of his own rally during the ‘Demo 2012’ demonstration in London on Wednesday. At a rally held at the end […]
Demo 2012 gains momentum
16.11.12 Ever felt a bit sleepy on campus? Well this week a conveniently placed bed was placed outside the Union. The stunt was all part of a push to promote next week’s ‘Demo 2012’ protest […]
The Soapbox: Fascism: Let it be fought, not forgotten.
I would like to express my concern towards some of the criticisms posed to the LS regarding the publication of the interview with Nick Griffin (Volume 43, Issue 4: Leeds Student speaks to Nick Griffin, […]