Est. 1957, Re-est. 2020
Students take for granted that they are given a real influence within the university through SU Executive Elections. The standard practice of offering sweets instead of actual reasons to vote confirms student elections as the exercise in futility people my age believe democracy to be.
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Public Health Wales (PHW) announced that they will be increasing the gap between smear tests for cervical cancer from three to five years; the increase was introduced in Scotland in 2020. The change was met with outrage in Wales and there is fear of the change being introduced in England.
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In recent months, there has been a vast rise in reports of women and men being spiked at clubs and venues across the country via hypodermic needles. What felt like freedom to attend clubs again after relaxed COVID restrictions has turned cold and frightening. The daunting reality that we are not safe has hit home once again.
Trigger and content warnings: This article discusses drugging, needles, spiking and victim blaming in detail. There are minor mentions of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking.
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Rapper Travis Scott is facing backlash due to the tragedy at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas. Was it just a mistake, or should he face severe consequences?
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Students are banned from playing outdoor sports due to the emegence of the Omicron variant of COVID, but Christmas parties are allowed.
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The University of Leicester email to students labelling striking staff as greedy bastards, has been a success, as students have regurgitated the content of said email.
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University of Leicester launch an extraordinary attack on UCU’s planned industrial action.
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Global North leaders congregated at COP26 to discuss climate change solutions, but not without their private jets and motorcades. Are they genuinely committed to a solution to the crisis that disproportionately impacts Indigenous people?
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Why did the SU put out a statement on the sensitive subject of spiking in nightclubs without adequately consulting the students that they represent?
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Toby Cray takes a satirical lens to the University’s blended learning approach during the COVID pandemic.
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Media are often guilty of treating athletes like they are programmed to win, however, the story that dominated the Tokyo Olympics was not about success at all costs but, rather, how this attitude can impact the wellbeing and mental health of athletes.
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Like most of the nation, I binged-watched Line of Duty, a gripping drama about police corruption. Centred around the investigations
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Vice-Chancellor Nishan Canagarajah responds to the letter of no-confidence written to him by the Students’ Union Yes campaign team regarding ongoing staff redundancies. Reed James gives his views.
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Toby Cray takes a satirical lens to ongoing disputes between the university and student body.
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An exploration of tennis champion Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open after her refusal to participate with the press due to her mental health.
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Health secretary Matt Hancock says ‘F*ck them kids,’ but which ones is he talking about?
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The University of Leicester has spent much of this academic year embroiled in controversy over its ‘Shaping for Excellence’ plans, which include 26 staff redundancies. Students must take inspiration from other University student groups and protest.
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Music, much like all art, has long romanticised toxic relationships, but in recent years it’s possibly been taken too far.
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Twelve of Europe’s leading football clubs have announced they have agreed to establish a new competition, the European Super League (ESL). The league notably excludes PL title winners and current top 4 team, Leicester City.
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Following the news of Prince Phillip’s death on Friday, French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo swiftly mounted their one-trick-pony, and by the very same evening had posted a topical cartoon to their Twitter, depicting ‘l’hommage d’Harry & Meghan au Prince Phillip’
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When people talk about their mental health, I never claim I have anxiety because I feel like I don’t suffer like some people do. But I do.
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A raw inside look into the realities of a real break-up from the perspective of the one ending the relationship.
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Gender based Violence is a global issue, a national issue, a local issue and perhaps a personal issue to too many of us here today.
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The new Netflix Original is so obviously a dramatic ‘Gilmore Girls’ knock-off they reference it 10 minutes into the show, but is it worth the watch?
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Or brown. Or disabled. Or gay. Or trans.
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The Tacit Colonising of Critical Cuts at the University of Leicester
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Written by Trinity Barnatt It’s 10pm and I’m walking home alone after finishing my shift at work. There’s a man
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It comes as no surprise that COVID has had a huge impact upon the job market.
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The free-speech champion, announced early this month, is set to ‘protect’ the legal rights of students and staff on campus — but will it really? Or could it just be another power grab by the government?
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2020 may be over, but the fight against racism isn’t. Awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement should not die with 2020, and now, more than ever, it is vital that we continue to talk about it.
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