Last week’s referendum which proposed lighting up Woodhouse Moor Park did not reach 1500 votes and therefore was not passed. 542 students voted ‘Yes’ in the referendum and 271 voted ‘No’. In an email that […]
LUU hold referendum over suggested lobbying to light up Hyde Park
A University of Leeds student has called for the Union to do more to ensure that pavements in Hyde Park are better illuminated at night. Ravi Mistry, a third-year History student, has submitted a referendum on […]
A Fairer LUU: Campus votes ‘yes’
Students have voted to give more coverage to The Gryphon’s editorial candidates after a campus referendum this week. A majority 1,232 ‘yes’ votes means that students running to become Editor-in-Chief will be entitled to equal […]
Our statement on Sunday night’s email from your Union Affairs Officer
Dear all, Last night your Union Affairs officer sent every society on campus an email (the full text of which will be printed below this statement) trying to persuade you to vote in a particular fashion. We […]
The Gryphon claim they were unfairly sidelined during Leadership Race
The Gryphon are putting LUU under fire for claiming that they were unfairly sidelined in the recent Leadership Race elections. The elections, which saw six executive officers run for LUU posts, also included the campaign […]
A Liberating New Idea
Later this month Leeds students will be voting in a referendum to decide whether or not LUU should have Liberation representatives for women, BAME (Black and Minority ethnic), LGBT and disabled students among others. Although […]
A Job in Killing
BAE Systems, the second largest arms producer in the world, is rarely far from the public eye. Despite being found guilty for numerous counts of corruption and fraud and a track record for selling arms […]