World Bipolar Day: Living Between Waves and Episodes
The first moment of healing was found when wandering in the outside world. Wondering what life was for, I was lost and emotionless. The rules and regulations were no more, the...
Month: March 2022
“More of the Universe, more time with you”: Doctor Who’s same-sex storyline and seeing myself in fiction
This year, during the New Year’s special of Doctor Who, companion Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill), or ‘Yaz’ to her friends,...
Exploring queer history through The Gryphon archive
Archives aren’t all dusty books and crumbling manuscripts -research into past issues of the Gryphon(including in its former life as...
Student Lunchbox: the ultimate sushi
Up until a few weeks ago, my weekends mostly consisted of being a chef at the Leeds tapas restaurant El...
“C’est le common sense”: Student Protests Take to the Streets of Montreal, Canada
In Canada, students face many of the same problems as they do in the UK: rising tuition fees, high rents,...
“Leeds Students Welcome Refugees” – Student Societies Show Solidarity with Ukraine
The LUU societies STAR (Student Action for Refugees) and Amnesty International have been organising displays of solidarity with Ukraine around...
Send Nudes by Saba Sams review – “10 short stories that are brilliantly crafted and subtle in their delivery.”
‘So she left, walked home through the park, with an image in her head that wouldn’t shift: her body as...
Slowthai wreaks havoc at The Refectory, Leeds
A 2000-person capacity venue-come-university canteen that has seen the likes of Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones; Leeds refectory is...
2022 Travel List
With the majority of COVID-19 restrictions on travel set to be removed, 2022 might finally be the year to book...
What the Treatment of Child Q Says About the Safety of Black Children in the UK
In December 2020, a 15-year-old Black schoolgirl in Hackney, referred to as Child Q, was removed from her mock exam...
