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THE OFFICIALNEWSPAPER OF LEEDS UNIVERSITY CLUBS ESSENTIAL LEEDS NIGHTLIFE GUIDE FASHION NIGHTBYNIGHT OUTFIT LOOKBOOK HANGOVER MYTHS BUSTED www.thegryphon.co.uk 2 Contents News 4-6 Features 26-27 TheNews team interviews the Vice Chancellor, puts the new student Life in Yorkshire canbeaworld awayfrom the haunts of your youth - exec in the hotseat, and gets you up to speed with what’s been Dominic Johnson gives an outsider’s perspectiveoflife in God’s own happening in Leeds whilst you’ve been away. county. Editor Jessica Murray gives her verdict on newapp ‘Too Good to Go’, which enables users to buy restaurant food that’s not been sold for afraction of the original price. Music 9-11 Headover to theMusic section to discover the alternative freshers Views 29-30 week, acheapskate guide to gigs in Leeds, and apiece on the morality of Hip Hop pop-up shops. Can’t getaword in edgeways when talking to your new, gap year annecdote-fuelled flatmate Hugo? Head over to the Views section to equip yourself with the latest takes on Trump and the Brexit aftermath. Clubs 12-13 33 You now go to Leeds, you may as well embrace the stereotype. The Blogs Clubs section providesacomprehensive guide to the best venues the city edgée has to offer. Our bloggers give their take on how to make the most outoffreshers week, along with alookatLeeds’ most pictureque towns and villages in surrouding Yorkshire. Fashion 14-16 Never turn up to Highrise in your Abercrombie hoodie and Ugg boots again with the Fashion editors’night-by-night lookbook for Leeds’ Society 34 staple club nights. Ginfiend? Powerlifter? Both? You’re in luck! The Society section gives a rundown of the new societies spawning across campus. Arts 17-19 The Arts team delve into the magic of the Tetley gallery in an interview Science 36-37 its creative director. The editors also reveal their favourite hangover Makeyour hungover flatmates’ day by reading them Sam McMaster’s films just in time for freshers week. article on the history of hangover remediesinthis week’s Science section. Dougie Phillips also discusses the dangers of climate change facing future summerOlympic games. Lifestyle &Culture 22-24 Sport 38-39 Fancy eating in? Or would you prefer to dineout? In fact, it’s asilly, silly Head over toSportstoget to grips with Leeds’ biggest Football, Rugby question because Lifestyle &Culture tackle both in their section, giving and Cricket teams. This week’s section also has an interview with the you alowdown on therestaurants and recipes youneedinyour life. women’s rugby captain in their build-up to Varsity. Cover Illustration: Daniel Wilson www.thegryphon.co.uk 3 Editor’s Letter Dear Freshersand Refreshers, The Gryphon is here to provide that voice –tackling the biggest issues fac- ing students today, holding the university and union to account in order Welcome to Leeds and welcome to The Gryph- to make sure students are always getting the best deal. on’s annual Freshers’ Guide!Over the follow- ing pages we’ll take you through everything you But more than that, we strive to provide apaper that you want to pick up need to know about the city and university life, every week. Our newspaper covers everything from News and Sports to from navigating the best of the city’s nightlife to Views and Science. Our magazine, In The Middle, covers Fashion, Music, getting rid of those soul-crushing hangovers. Clubs, Arts and muchmore. Whateveryou want to read about, whatever you want to write about, we provide aplatform for it that can reach the We are the official newspaperofLeeds University, wholeofthe student body. written by students for students. We work to make the content that you want to read, with exclusive interviews, reviews, giveaways and coverage For any budding writers, designers or photographers out there –we’re of the biggest events of theyear. always looking for people to join our team. Come along to our Give It AGo session on Monday 26th SeptemberinLUU Room 6tomeetthe team and Havingbeen the university newspaper forover acentury years we have find out how to get involved. aprestigious history. However, this year’s focus is to be apublication that provides students with content on the events and issues that interest But we want to get our readerstoget involved too. Keep your eyespeeled them most, in aformatthat is both engaging and respectable. Journalism, this semester for the Big Gryphon Survey2016, which we’ll be launching like many industries, is evolving in the wake of adigital revolution. With very soon. The purpose of this survey is to hear your views on our publi- this in mind, The Gryphon is striving to develop its online presence, whilst cation –whatyou like, what you don’t and how we can make The Gryphon continuing to print amodern, relevant and cutting edge newspaper. more appealing to you. We want to stay in touch with the opinionsof those we write, edit, and print forevery single week. It’s beenatough yearfor the country, and students are set to bear the brunt of the big changes taking place right now. With the scrapping of All that’s left formetosay is whether you read our guide cover to cover or maintenance grants, the economic and political aftermath of Brexit and purely use it to mop up spilt alcohol at pres, enjoy your Freshers week and GreatBritish Bake Off’s move to Channel 4, student’s need avoice more make sure to pick up acopyofThe Gryphon on campusevery Friday and than ever. follow us on Twitter @_thegryphon. Jessica Murray Editor-in-Chief Music Views Jessica Murray Robbie Cairns, Sam Corcoran, Juliette Rowsell, Rory Claydon, Liam Kerrigan, Jess Readett Jemima Skala TheGryphon Associate Society Dominic Johnson Clubs Elsa Amri, Bea Warleta Julia Connor, Reece Parker In The MiddleAssociate Blogs Mark McDougall Fashion Charlie Collett, LaurenDavies Hannah Brown, Victoria Copeland, Meg Painter, Digital Associate Beatrice Rae, Ashleigh Stern, Hannah Brown Science Flora Tiley Sam McMaster, Dougie Phillips Arts Design Will Arnold, Xa Roger, Sport Frazer Sparham James Candler, HeatherNash LukeEtheridge, James Felton,John Gibby, Zoe Thresher Advertising Lifestyle &Culture Josh Taylor Megan Fryer, Charlie Green, William Hoole News Features Sarah Berry,Euan Hammond, Polly Hatcher Jessie Florence Jones, Ella Healing, Hannah Macaulay www.thegryphon.co.uk 4 News Studentscampaignfor sexual consent awareness in Leeds clubs Howdoyou thinkthiscan be stopped? Workshopsare reallyimportant andhaveatwo-fold positive impact. Firstly, they educatepeople on what rape is andsecondlytheyencourage people to step forwardifsomething didhappen. This meansthat perpetrators can be punished andthere will be less repeatoffenders. What arethe specificaims for this campaign? We arehavingadeputationoutside thetownhalland then will present ourideas to thecouncil.Wewanttodisplay posters into clubsand bars in townswhere sexual assaults arereallycondensed.Onthe poster it will displayplaces of supportwhich will showpeople wheretheycan report incidentsand therewill also be ahelpline. Lots of menand womenfeel like if they aregroped in anight club they should laughitoffbutpeople have aright to saysomething.Thiscan putpeople off goingout –itisnot thevictims whoshouldbepushedout of publicspacesbut thisbehaviour. AmyCousens hasproposedamotion to LeedsCityCouncil to make it compulsory to displaysexualconsent postersinclubs andbarsinthe Do youthink studentsare particularlyvulnerableand what advice city centre. wouldyou give to studentstocombatthis? Campus cultureisenshrined with thisrapeculture.Thisisevident Firstlycould youtellmeabit about yourself? with some of thesportsteams such as theLeedsBeckett rugbyteamwho I’mpartofanational campaign called ‘Rapeisno Joke’which wasset have gamessuchas‘Fuck aFresher’. TheadviceIwouldgiveisthatitis up to combat misogyny andcomedywhendiscussingrapeand to raise not up to you to avoidbeingsexuallyassaulted or harassed.You’rehere awarenessofrapeculture.Alot of sexual assaults that happen couldbe to have funand it is theresponsibility of theuniversity, City Counciland preventedasthere is acompletely blurred line –thisisshown by thefact West YorkshirePolicetoenforce this. there’sevenasongabout it!Programmeslike HowIMet Your Mother have so many jokesabout rape whichtrivialisesit. Polly Hatcher News Round-Up Polly Hatcher and Euan Hammond The Leeds Night Owls: Student Accommodation University of Leeds to Let’s talk about sex Student superheroes delaysleadtosuspension raise fees to £9250 (and eat pizza) Coming outinthe darkest hours Student accommodation AUniversity of Leeds Emma Healey, the Equality and of the night,saving students, company, Urban Student Life, has spokesperson responded: “Leeds Diversity officer, is running ‘Let’s charging phones; the Night Owls been suspended for ayear from offers an outstanding education talk about sex’ sessions throughout will always be on hand to keep you the Code forNon-Educational and student experience, which is freshers week. safe. Establishments. This suspension recognised in theNational Student The sessions will be an open Night Owls is avolunteering is very rare and it is only the third Survey. discussion to aid people in being service, run by students, for time the Code’s Full Tribunal has “Continuing to meet these able to support their friends who students, promoting student safety met. standards requires on-going might have experienced sexual by creating anetwork of volunteers This follows complaints over investment.” assault or abusive relationships. around the city. the development Asquith House The University has opted Emma says“As