With such a wealth of quality and diversity, it can become far too easy to get settled in the Leeds nightlife scene. With huge events and bustling venues a mere taxi ride away, taking an […]
Retreat of the Invaders: Paris’ artistic loss
Editor in Chief, Reece Parker, discusses why the theft of Paris’ most prominent street art is a loss for the city more than a gain for thieves. The past month has seen numerous thefts of […]
Union Condemned For Cultural Appropriation
Leeds University Union have been plunged into controversy regarding their Halloween event, which, despite being marketed as ‘The Living Dead Festival’, was populated by decorations emblazoned with the phrase ‘Day of The Dead’. This has provoked […]
How British Hip Hop Found Its Voice
From its very beginning, British hip-hop has existed in a permanently maligned state, seemingly always losing ground against the genres it rubs shoulders against. Whether being unfathomably overshadowed by its US counterpart, or rejected in […]
Edu-Groan: Technical Issues Torment Campus
In an ongoing poll ran by The Gryphon, 88% of the 100 respondents thus far reported issues accessing Eduroam whilst on campus. Of these, 34 students complained that they did not suffer connectivity issues in […]
Street Art: Public Nuisance or Counter-Cultural Force?
To a large proportion of the older generation, graffiti is nothing more than vandalism. However, much of the younger generation is waking up to the innate creativity involved in this art form, Editor-in-Chief, Reece Parker, […]
Pick Your Poison
Lifestyle and Culture Editors, Jade Verbick and Bella Davis, spent a lunchtime getting tipsy on Hotel Chocolat’s new collection of Halloween cocktail chocolates with a shot of liquor. The Gryphon’s Editor-in-Chief Reece Parker even got […]
Loyle Carner @ Leeds University Union
Loyle Carner has something special. This was evident from his first outings in Leeds, at Headrow House and Belgrave respectively, but even more so now, with this gig having to be upgraded from the latter […]
Clubbing with a Conscience
The Leeds nightlife scene caters for far more than just its attendees, with many events donating large quantities of money to charity. Editor-In-Chief Reece Parker gives us the run-down on such events. The morning after […]
Dominos Stand Replaces Food Banks as Leeds’ Largest Provider of Free Food
The Dominos pizza stand at the front of the union is now officially the largest distributor of free food in Leeds, The Pigeon can reveal. The stall gave away over 1 million free slices of […]
Man Stabbed in Leeds City Centre
A cordon is in place over half of Briggate in Leeds City Centre, following reports that a man has been stabbed. The incident occurred at the junction of Briggate and The Headrow, with a separate […]
Sentinel Towers cladding fails combustibility tests
Cladding from Sentinel Towers was found to have ‘not met the national combustibility standard’, The Gryphon can reveal. The discovery was made as part of a range of precautionary assessments following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. […]