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Author: Lydia Varney

ELYSIAN in Review

Posted on 11th March 202014th March 2020 by Lydia Varney

LRFS2020 was a record-breaking sensation. Lydia Varney reviews the event.

Leeds RAG Fashion Show Breaks Fundraising Record

Posted on 9th March 20209th March 2020 by Lydia Varney

Elysian, the LRFS 2020 show, was a night to remember for more than just the extravagant creativity and amazing fashion on display. Split into five parts based on the five elements, water, fire, air, void […]

The Devil Rents Prada…

Posted on 25th February 202025th February 2020 by Lydia Varney

Lydia Varney discusses whether hiring our clothes is the future.

The Evolution of Student Fashion

Posted on 24th September 201924th September 2019 by Lydia Varney

Fashion editor Lydia Varney surveys the evolution of a student’s wardrobe.

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Instagram post 2276962794167098724_1499062485 Better late than never, our final issue of the year is out online! Read about the disruption on campuses across the UK due to #coronavirus, whale skin care routines and which sports have the highest environmental impact. Also our back cover is a better and bigger crossword! Click the link in our bio for a direct link to the issue (by clicking on the relevant post once inside!) Shoutout to online editor @michaelturnbull_ who came in to lay the pages for Views despite never having used @adobe Indesign before! #newissue #leeds #leedsuni #leedsuniversity #studentnewspaper
Instagram post 2271285055078758698_1499062485 At times like this, at least we have doggos 🐶 Here are a selection of the Editorial team’s pooches for #nationalpuppyday 🐕 #dogsofinsta #nationalpuppyday🐶 #doggosdoingthings #cutedogsofinstagram #puppy🐶
Instagram post 2267747417738511691_1499062485 It was a quiet day on the @universityofleeds campus and around @leedsuniunion. @oldbarluu, @screamluu and @terracebarluu have shut due to escalating #coronavirus situation. @lulgalleries and all library buildings are closed except Laidlaw The University has now cancelled all physical teaching and learning. Information can be found on our website or on the University’s website dedicated to their response to #covid_19 #leeds #leedsuni
Instagram post 2263821170859875394_1499062485 Sneak peek of issue 9 with news of a Wetherspoons in Headingley, Sikh society and Simon’s Armitage’s poetry centre. Pick up your copy now from @leedsuniunion or @universityofleeds campus 📰 #wetherspoons #wetherspoon #sikh #periodproblems #periodpoverty #poetryislife #genderpaygap
Instagram post 2263322858562111654_1499062485 I scream you scream, we all scream for ice cream 🥳 Scream is officially open downstairs in Leeds University Union! You can get two scoops of ice cream for just £1.50 today and tomorrow 🍨 #icecreamlover #icecreamtime #screaming #iscreamforicecream #iscreamyouscreamweallscreamforicecream #iscream #iscreamyouscream
Instagram post 2262610960266900210_1499062485 Massive congratulations to Leeds Student Community First Responder’s team who have just celebrated attending their 1000th call 🎉 These volunteers are the first to respond to a 999 call and the work they do is truly inspirational 🚨🧑🏾‍⚕️ #999 #ambulance #ambulanceservice #emergencymedicine
Instagram post 2261757175353223458_1499062485 A charity group fighting social injustice, Just Love Leeds completed a 24 hour stand for freedom against modern slavery on Friday. They also collected signatures for a petition asking @leedsuniunion to source their clothing sustainably 👕 #modernslavery #justlove #socialinjustice #standforsomething #charityevent #charityevents #charitywork #charitytuesday #charityfundraiser
Instagram post 2261249298767050291_1499062485 Enjoying an editor’s social at MOD pizza tonight 🍕 #modpizza #pizzaparty #pizzaforever
Instagram post 2261037810433584228_1499062485 Issue 9 out now and it’s an International Women’s Day special 💁🏼‍♀️ - Check out our exclusive Leeds University news including a new Wetherspoons in Headingley 🤪🍺 - The issue also features an exciting Leeds Uni crossword! Anyone got 9 down? 🖊🤔 - #wetherspoons #wetherspoon #leedsuniversity #genderpaygap #newspapers #internationalwomensday2020
Instagram post 2260307456781189932_1499062485 Happy International Women’s Day from The Gryphon and @itm_thegryphon 🧠 Over half of our editorial team is female and now our next editor-in-chief @safxb is also female! Yay! 👩🏽 #internationalwomensday2020 #girlpower💪
Instagram post 2259738080952970808_1499062485 The Gryphon girls take Women in Media Conference 💁🏼‍♀️🧠 Some really great panels and nuanced speakers across a variety of areas in the media 🗣 Thank you for having us!
Instagram post 2259100652978213302_1499062485 This year's #LeadLUU results in women elected to six positions on the Exec and one man elected as the first International Officer at Leeds University Union. Meanwhile, Safi will be the first person-of-colour to lead The Gryphon in seven years! Your new exec will be: Union Affairs Officer - Isobel Walter Welfare Officer - Sophia Hartley Activities Officer - Lucy Murphy Education Officer - Carolina Hall-Rodriguez Equality and Diversity Officer - Laila Fletcher Community Officer - Lotti Morton And your first International Officer - Franks Feng Alongside the Exec, your new Gryphon Editor-in-Chief will be Safi Bugel!
Instagram post 2255319486143791940_1499062485 This is the adorable Sugar, a therapy dog who came to visit Leeds not too long ago 🐶 We can’t tell who enjoyed it more! #doggosdoingthings #therapydog #therapydogs #therapydogsofinstagram #therapydogintraining #therapydogsrock
Instagram post 2253920178651537212_1499062485 Some more great photos of the climate strike in Leeds the other week ♻️👊🏽❤️🌏🔥 📸: @melinda_jakob #youthstrike4climate #youthstrike #climatecrisis #climateemergency #climatechange #leeds #yorkshire #xr #extinctionrebellion #climatejustice #climatejusticenow #teachthefuture
Instagram post 2252490677229036572_1499062485 Whether you support the strikes or not, you have to admire their determination in yesterday’s weather! 📸: @m.e.keating
Instagram post 2251071704432242301_1499062485 Who will be the next editor of the Gryphon? Meet your candidates here... #leedsuniversity #universityofleeds
Instagram post 2248957231550491279_1499062485 Our eight issue of the year is out across campus with a big story on the front page! We’ve heard it goes down well with a coffee in @leedsuniunion ☕️ (apparently now the cheapest place for coffee on campus). Check out the wrap-around which features all the candidates running in this year’s #leadluu too! #newspaper #news #leeds #leedsuni #universityofleeds #studentnewspaper
Instagram post 2247941826614851997_1499062485 Giovana Chiconelli visited OUTing the Past’s festival of LGBT+ History at @leedscitymuseum in partnership with @wy.queerstories , asking LGBT+ people their thoughts on the past and the present. 🌈📚 @LGBTHM @leedspride @leedspridepics @luulgbtsoc @luu.lgbt.soc @owainwynevans #LGBTQHistoryMonth
Instagram post 2247342412733069785_1499062485 Fellow publication Between Borders Magazine are hosting a launch party for their first issue: Transit. The magazine celebrates the diversity of British identities today 👊🏼👊🏽👊🏾👊🏿 - Click the link in our bio for a free ticket! 🎟 #indiemag #indiemagazine #independentmagazine
Instagram post 2245752594794264124_1499062485 Climate strikers collected in Leeds City Centre on Saturday, including one of our very own music print editors 🌎🔥♻️🐨👊🏽 📸: @melinda_jakob #youthstrike4climate #youthstrike #climatecrisis #climateemergency #climatechange #leeds #yorkshire #xr #extinctionrebellion #climatejustice #climatejusticenow #teachthefuture
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