Last year’s Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS Association, ‘#blacklivesmatter’ for solidarity with those suffering in America, and ‘No Make-Up Selfies’ for Cancer Research UK. These are all examples of social media trending phenomenon which we […]
Mental Well-being: why looking after your mind MATTERS
The Gryphon explores the importance of looking after your mental well-being whilst at university and takes a look at the societies and courses of action that can help provide support for mental health issues amongst […]
The Story behind MoveOnUp at HiFi
MoveOnUp started in November 1995, and is now the longest running Soul night up North. One of the longest running weekly club nights in the UK, it plays a range of Soul, Tamla Motown and Sixties beat […]
Under the influence
The rise of popular music in the past sixty years has caused an overlapping of influences upon artists and even our own musical tastes. Take the music your parents listen to, or music you listened […]
So…Where are you from?
Black History Month calls for a reflection on the rich history of a range of cultures, and we need not explain why there is a whole month dedicated to doing so. Looking back into the […]
Music | Basia Bulat Live
Basia Bulat Belgrave Music Hall 4/5 Upon arriving at the Belgrave, I expected to witness a girl sing and play an acoustic guitar, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that Basia Bulat is a […]
Features | Valentine's Day – What's the harm?
Valentine’s Day is great for romantic gestures but what are the consequences of this surge in consumer activity around the world? For most, Valentine’s is like any other day, it’s not a national holiday so […]
Features | How bad really is drug abuse in Leeds?
Following the recent survey branding University of Leeds students as the most likely to take drugs, LS investigates further the reality of drug use in Leeds. At uni everyone tells you that if you […]