A ‘Back to the 90s’ event challenged students to live without social media for a week. Our Associate Editor, Polly Hatcher, took on the challenge and wrote about it. Towards the end of last semester, […]
Technology and Inactive Lifestyle: How can you break out of it?
From university work to social media, laptops, tablets and phones are the essence of modern life. The Gryphon discusses the repercussions of inactivity and spending too much time in front of computer screens. In an […]
Hidden Behind a Screen: University, The Internet and Eating Disorders
The internet provides a space to express what we’re too afraid to speak out loud. This is especially important for people suffering from an eating disorder, which manifests itself in hidden lifestyles and habits we […]
Does ‘You’ Romanticise Stalking?
The Gryphon discusses the dangerous romanticisation of Penn Badgley’s character in the latest Netflix hit series, You. At first glance, You, the recent Netflix hit drama, might seem like your average love story – boy […]
Cruelty or Cultural?: The Practice of Force-Feeding in Mauritania
It is hardly uncommon to hear girls from many parts of the globe being obsessed with losing weight, because to some, that is the definition of beauty. However, the Mauritanians have a different story of […]
Liam Neeson: Refreshingly Honest or Bitterly Racist?
The Gryphon unpicks the controversy surrounding Liam Neeson’s recent controversial comments regarding revenge, racism and collective responsibility. He will find you, and he will (possibly) kill you. These famous words spoken by Liam Neeson could […]
Remembering Carilton David Maina
On the 21st December, Carilton David Maina, a student of the University of Leeds, was shot and killed by police in Line Saba, Kibera. According to friends and family, he was simply walking home after […]
Personal Stories: How Dance Can Be Liberating
Gryphon writer Helena Smith provides a personal account about her love of dance and invites others to try it out also. ‘We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance’. This […]
Longest Government Shutdown in US History Ends
The Gryphon discusses the US government shutdown and why it’s one of the longest in history. On the 25th of January, President Trump signed a measure to fund the government temporarily, which effectively ended the […]
Living with Less Plastic: how to #LeedsByExample
The Gryphon discusses the work of Hubbub and Zero Waste Leeds in their efforts to Leedsbyexample…. ‘Single-use plastic’, ‘sustainable fashion’ and ‘zero waste’ are buzzwords that are frequently used in today’s headlines, Twitter and pretty […]