FACT: 89% of the statistics you read online or in the media are misinterpreted or misrepresented. A petition to ban plastic water bottles from the Leeds University Union Co-op gained traction in early March, securing […]
Is Change Coming?
“If you don’t do something, who is going to?” asked Toke Dahler, the 2015/16 Union Affairs Officer, in an interview back in December. The context: encouraging international students like himself to run in this year’s Lead LUU. […]
Leeds Snowriders Easter Ski Trip Struck With Drug Controversy
Reports have emerged that a number of students in attendance at the annual Leeds Snowriders Easter trip to Val Thorens have been arrested on drug related charges. Numerous sources have reported to The Gryphon that […]
A Progressive LUU Includes Drug Testing
It’s no secret that many Leeds students love drugs. They consistently score highly when data is collected on drug usage by university, most recently coming fifth, and the fashion choices that most of them make […]
73% of LUU Staff Receive Less than the Real Living Wage
Of the 504 staff members who work at Leeds University Union, at least 369 of them are paid at an hourly rate that is below the ‘Real Living Wage’. Almost three quarters of staff working […]
LUU’s Student Exec Reflect on Their Time So Far
If you’ve been on campus these past few weeks, you’re bound to have noticed the widespread posters, banners, and general campaigning for Lead LUU. Each Spring, LUU’s Student Exec are elected in a campus-wide vote. […]
Co-op Reintroduces Bottled Water to LUU After 10 Year Ban
Last Wednesday (20th February) saw the grand opening of LUU’s new Co-op store. LUU have said that the decision to transform Essentials into a Co-op would “provide [students] with more choice of products, cheaper options […]
Practice What You Preach – How Sustainable are This Year’s Community Candidates?
It’s that time of the year again, where walls are plastered in brightly-coloured posters promising environmental concern and sustainability – the irony is truly real. An average campaigner will print off around 200 A4 posters […]
The Struts Bring 70s Glam Rock to Stylus,
Following the 2018 release of their acclaimed sophomore album, YOUNG&DANGEROUS, fast-rising throwback glam rockers The Struts aim to finally win over the UK crowd with this sold-out headlining tour. The Derby rockers have been open […]
Review: LUU’s bubble tea shop ‘Pearls’
Some of you may have seen the long queue just opposite Salad Box in LUU and wondered what it was for. A new Bubble Tea store has now opened right on campus. If you’re a […]