Players Bar, a popular destination for students’ sports socials, is reportedly closing down this Sunday. Situated opposite the McDonalds on Albion street, Players is notorious for its cheap Trebles drinks and £5 rounds. The venue […]
“Get Your Hands Off My Bacon”: MP Liz Truss on Brexit, The Meat Industry and The Tories Winning The Next Election
Last Friday at an event hosted by 1828, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liz Truss came to the University of Leeds to speak about how she feels the Conservatives can improve on their standing about […]
Leeds Coffee Shop to Sell ‘Piers Morgan’ Vegan Donuts for Charity
Tomorrow, popular student destination Temple Coffee and Donuts will be selling their new ‘Piers Vegan Donut’, topped with an edible picture of Piers Morgan. The completely vegan donut will retail for £3.50, and Temple Coffee […]
Headrow House Bouncer ‘Relieved of his Duties’ Following Alleged Assault on Leeds Student
A University of Leeds student was reportedly assaulted by a bouncer last night at Headrow House, at club night Bobby’s Disco. The student, George Blackshaw, is a double-amputee, following an accident with a lawnmower at […]
University of Leeds’ Ethnicity Pay Gap Revealed
The Universities of Leeds, Manchester, York, and Durham all showed similar results when reviewing the disparities between salaries according to ethnicity. In the request made to the University of Leeds, the statistics showed dramatic differences in […]
Is A Surprise Beyoncé Release Around the Corner?
For the last decade Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has become renowned for the control she has exerted over her public image down to the last detail. She rarely gives interviews and when she does, she has completely […]
Meet the New Presidents of LUU’s Theatre Group and Open Theatre
Views Editor Ed Barnes talks new projects and daunting audition processes with Theatre Group‘s Katie Austin and Open Theatre‘s Eve Walton So first of all, to any readers who haven’t heard of your societies, what […]
Love, Simon Comes Out As The LGBT+ Rom Com We’ve All Been Waiting For
Love, Simon opens with a sequence that establishes the normality of our protagonist’s daily life – he has breakfast with his family, hangs out with friends, goes to college. This sets up the pervasive ordinariness […]
The narrative of LGBT+ abuse needs to change in Hollywood
Hollywood hasn’t always been this way. Ironically one could argue that the early days of cinema was far better for presentation than what we get nowadays. While admittedly these gay characters were often played with […]