Stabbing at Nixon Court
A man was stabbed at a party in the University of Leicester’s student accommodation Nixon Court on Thursday evening.
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Can we feel safe again? A student’s response to modern-day spiking
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.
Leicester Students’ Union fails to address spiking at meetings
Leicester Students’ Union (SU) failed to address the topic of spiking at the Student Council Meeting on 9 November and the Annual Members Meeting on 29 November.
DHM Spotlight: “I have a fear of being ‘too much’”
Sophie is a first-year student at the university, who bravely opens up about her experience with her mental health.
DHM Spotlight: “All of my conditions are interlinked with one another”
Iona, a postgraduate student in her fourth year at Leicester, opens up about her experiences with multiple conditions, including learning difficulties and mental health issues.
TikTok and Disney’s homophobic roots prevalent in new partnership
TikTok and Disney’s collaboration sees new pathways for the mergence of digital media. However, both companies’ problematic histories are still abundantly clear.
DHM Spotlight: “Hidden conditions aren’t really hidden, they just present differently”
LSM President and SU Accessibility Officer, Ella, shares her experience with ulcerative colitis (UC) and its impact on mental health.
University of Leicester students can hold Covid parties, but banned from playing sport
Students are banned from playing outdoor sports due to the emegence of the Omicron variant of COVID, but Christmas parties are allowed.
“The ordinary person can, and the ordinary person did” – In Conversation with Neo Kalungu-Banda
Geha Pandey speaks with second-year psychology student, Neo Kalungu-Banda, about publishing his debut self-help book.
Travelling on a budget? Research is key!
Whilst researching potential travel locations can be tedious at times, it is worth every minute. This article outlines some top tips for travelling on a student budget.
University of Leicester students frustrated by blended learning
Students are frustrated by this year’s rules on who studies in person and who takes their classes online at Leicester University.
November Snapshots of Science History
A reflection on vital historical discoveries in science that took place in November.
Victim First provides wellbeing support in Leicester
Victim First are an independently run organisation who offer a free, confidential service to victims and witnesses of crime.
PREVIEW: The Libertines + Dead Freights @ O2 Academy Leicester
Next Tuesday will see indie royalty coming to Leicester, as The Libertines bring their Giddy Up a Ding-Dong Tour to the University’s own O2 Academy.
Leicester students vote to support UCU strike action
Students at the University of Leicester have voted in favour of supporting this week’s UCU strike action, according to a statement released by Leicester Students’ Union (SU) this afternoon.
Christmas Returns to Campus
Christmas returns to University of Leicester with two days of festive activities on campus.
Students regurgitate University of Leicester propaganda over strikes
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.
University of Leicester calls the UCU ‘greedy bastards’
University of Leicester launch an extraordinary attack on UCU’s planned industrial action.
University of Leicester fails to sign up to COP26 declaration
The University of Leicester has chosen not to sign up to the COP26 University declaration for reasons that are yet to be made public.
University of Leicester Students’ Union faces budget cut
Leicester Students’ Union (SU) discussed a budget cut of £508,000 due to the financial impact of the pandemic at a recent Student Council meeting.
COP26 is a PR Stunt: Hypocrisy and Climate Racism
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?
REVIEW: Dune (2021)
by Auden Chamberlain It is difficult to find any piece of work since 1965 in the science-fiction genre that does not bear a debt to Frank Herbert’s seminal novel Dune. Perhaps the most notable example would be the desert landscapes and “spice mines” of Star Wars (1977), but clear influence can be felt almost anywhere – from Fallout to Game of Thrones. It’s perhaps that legendary status that means Dune has been such a difficult nut for Hollywood to crack, despite its obvious popularity. How do you make something fresh that’s been aped countless times in countless ways? Attempts have been made previously: Alejandro Jodorowsky’s infamously fell apart, leaving a young and precocious David Lynch to pick up the pieces. His effort, released in 1984, came together in such a way that Lynch wanted to remove his name from the credits, and is something he considers a “huge, gigantic sadness in [his] life”. An admittedly terrible adaptation of the book (and one that Lynch contends he had no creative control over), it is still an …
What the Flux? A Review of Doctor Who’s Highly Advertised Return
This Halloween, Doctor Who returned to our screens with its new series, simply titled ‘Flux’. The ambitious return introduced fans and casual viewers alike to new, as well as familiar faces – such as Weeping Angels and Sontarans. However, this author poses the question, how predictable will it be?
SU Therapy Dog Sessions are Paw-fect for Relaxation
Overwhelmed with your studies? In need of canine companionship? Grace rounds up her experience at the SU’s weekly Therapy Dog sessions.
Brutal daylight attack on University road
University of Leicester CCTV captured a gang of men carrying out an organised attack on University road in the middle of the day, leaving their victim barely conscious.
October Snapshots of Science History
A reflection on vital historical discoveries in science that took place in October.
Capsule Wardrobe on a Student Budget
The only guide you’ll ever need on shopping with a tight budget and making the most of your purchases while being the most stylish student on campus.
Leicester nightclubs come under scrutiny over spiking
Nightclubs and bars in Leicester have come under scrutiny after increasing reports of spiking, particularly via injection. LSM asked city centre venues how they are responding to concerns highlighted in the Big Night in movement.
The Students’ Union is broken and unrepresentative of students
Why did the SU put out a statement on the sensitive subject of spiking in nightclubs without adequately consulting the students that they represent?
REVIEW: Turtle Bay Leicester
Leicester Student Magazine review the autumn cocktail range at Turle Bay Leicester (invited/gifted)
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