www.thegryphon.co.uk @_TheGryphon Issue10 3/02/17

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Greggs in the Union? BetterUnionforumtodebate bringing the franchise to LUU Page 3

In The Middle withLoyleCarner We caught up with the up and coming Britishrapper In The Middle, Page 6

Image: Adrianadelas Cuevas Bitter offelsewhere?

Gryphonstudy finds Old Barand Terrace to be more expensive Problemswith the SWP Rape apology accusations linger despite thanlocal pubs and surrounding red brick universities Trump protests Page 13 DominicJohnson Both Terrace andOld Barweremore drinks;thismeans we will neverserve NewspaperAssociate Editor expensive than TheFenton, TheRoyal an alcoholicdrink forlessthan £1.50 Park,and Brudenell SocialClub. andnever sell aunitofalcohol forless Afterconductinganinvestigation Thequestionofaffordabilityhas led than £1. into theprice of alcoholatdifferent to some studentsdecidingnot to use “However,wehaveacommitment universitiesand localpubs, TheGryphon theUnion as aplace to drink. “Where is to delivering an experiencetostudents concludesthatLUU is more expensive theincentive to gotoOld BarorTerrace whichisgoodvalue formoney;weensure than similarstudent outletsand unions when youcan go to surroundingpubs theenvironment in whichstudents across thecountry. forless?”asked William Pickworth, a drinkismoreentertaining, inclusive Thestudy revealed that Leeds second year Politics andParliamentary andsafe. We maintain competitive University’s Student UnionBarsare more Studiesstudent. prices at populareventslikeFruity Bongo Spills theBeans expensive than thoseatManchester, However, anumberofstudentsatOld andwealso seek outpartnerships with We speak to the manbehind the bingo Liverpool, York,and LeedsBeckett.The Barwho spoketoTheGryphon felt that localproducerstobring independent night taking the UK by storm priceofapintofCarlsberg andasingle thevenue offered fair valuefor money. Yorkshirebreweries to ourbars.” In The Middle, pages 8 Vodkacokewereusedtocompare price, Jonathan Wrights, aHistory student at Suchguidelinescontrasttothe deals with LUUcharging£2.60 and£2.65 Leedssaid: “Itisquite annoying,but I nowofferedatestablishmentssuchas respectively.Other Northernstudent think Leedsisseenasnot tooexpensive theHydeParkPub,offering customers unions charge substantiallyless, with compared to places down South. It’s not £1.50pints forasmall entryfee on a adoublevodka coke at Northumbria pushingitbut it couldbecheaper.” Wednesday. costingaroundthe sameasasingleat UnionAffairsOfficer Jack Palmer At otheruniversities, thereis Leeds. respondedtothe study,stating:“LUU theadditional offer of college and Away from Student Union equivalents, hasaResponsible Retailing Policy which accommodationbars, as well as the theUnion also ranked lowincomparison setsout guidelines on ourpricing, main studentunion.Atthe University to thepubssurrounding campus. marketingand serving of alcoholic p,Read more on page 2 , 2 | News thegryphon.co.uk

Chargeofthe Pint Brigade

We recordedthe cost of apint of Carrlsberg at student unions across thecountry:

Continued from front page Contents BIRMINGHAM - £2.80 of Manchester,the main student BRISTOL UWE - £2.70 union. At theUniversityofManchester, 3-7 News themainstudent accommodation UCL - £2.70 premises,Owen’sPark, houses Squirrels 8-11 Views bar, whichserves£1.90 Carlsbergs EXETER - £2.60 and£1.50 singles. Manchester student 13-15 Features RoseMillsemphasises theimportance CAMBRIDGE - £2.60 of having astudent baratthe most 16-17 Business affordableinthe area:“Theaffordability READING - £2.60 allows everyone to letoffsteam without 18-19 Science NOTTINGHAM - £2.60 worrying aboutbeingoverbudget. There’snodiscrepancy in class, 20 Society LINCOLN - £2.60 anyonewho wantstosocialise in such asetting is able to.The only reasonfor 21-24 Sports LEEDS UNI - £2.60 notgoing outisusually money, andthe prices at Squirrelseliminate this.” LEEDS BECKETT - £2.55 Old Barand Terrace offer discounted AudioExpansion: drinks from 5-7pmeachevening,with YORK - £2.50 OldBar having reopened at thestart of last term to widespreadagreement that Mondays, OXFORD - £2.50 12pm, LSR it hasretainedits charm. Thereisafine line betweenpricing LIVERPOOL - £2.50 drinks so expensively that students Catchthe newradio MANCHESTER UNION - £1.90 decide to drinkathomeinstead,and too showfrom The cheaplythatalcohol is abused.Whether Gryphon,GryphOn MANC/SQUIRRELS - £1.90 theunion hasachievedthisbalance is debatable. Air, every Monday NORTHUMBRIA - £1.85 at 12pm on Leeds Look out forThe Gryphon’s‘Historyofthe Student Radio! DURHAM - £1.80 OtleyRun’feature laterthismonth.

Credits Theaverage pint came out at £2.40

Editor-In-Chief ~ JessicaMurray

AssociateEditor ~ DominicJohnson

DigitalAssociate ~ FloraTiley THEOTLEY RUN Editor of the Week News ~Polly Hatcher, Sarah Berry,Euan We all know the Otley Run can be abank breaker, so here’s arun Hammond, Christopher downofsome of the most popular stops and theirprice tags. Tobin

Society ~ElsaAmri, Bea Warleta PUBS CARLSBERG STRONGBOW SINGLE

Features ~Jessie Florence Jones, Hannah THE FENTON £2.00 £2.50 £2.70 Macaulay, Ella Healing SKYRACK £2.50 £3.30 £3.90 Views ~RoryClaydon, LiamKerrigan, Jess Readett ROYAL PARK PUB £2.55 £3.10 -

Science ~Sam ORIGINAL OAK £2.60 £3.55 £3.15 McMaster,Dougie Becky Nolan Phillips HEADINGLEY TAPS £2.60 £3.45 £3.15 Head of Design Business ~Sam Bailey, Matthew Moore HYDE PARK PUB £2.65 £3.20 £3.10 Becky was agreat help this week Sport ~LukeEtheridge, ARC £2.95 £3.85 £3.85 in terms of providing the design- JamesFelton, John Gibby side of our front page feature, coming back in on deadline day Design ~Becky Nolan, Frazer Sparham and thoroughlyimproving the final copy! thegryphon.co.uk News | 3 Students usesex Should we to payfor degrees getaGreggs Arecent survey has looked into the quirky methods students resort to when their loan isn’t enough in the union? Jangira Lewis items, offering ataxi serviceusing their own vehicleand taking up gambling. Arecentsurvey carried outbyVoucher GeorgeCharles,spokesperson for Voucher CodesPro found thatBritishstudents are Codes Pro, commented that“withtuition resorting to all sorts of quirky ways to help fees in theUKatthe highest they’ve ever themraisemoneytohelpfundtheir degree, been, the results of this survey are incredibly Image:BRB Ltd. includingthe sex industry,acquiringa shocking. Studentsshouldn’thave to resort “sugardaddy” or “mummy”and taking part to such extreme measures in order to get Polly Hatcher in medical experiments. through their course. Having asecond As The Gryphonreported in November 2016, job just isn’tfeasible forsomestudents, At the most recent Better UnionForum SamMiller, asecond Natwest’sstudentlivingindexestablished especiallythosethatalso havetopick up year Politics,Philosophy and Economicsstudent,suggested that a thatuniversity costs are higher than before. work experience. Student loans are means- Greggsfranchise should be introduced to theUnion building. Withthe abolition of maintenance grants tested andare basedlargely upon theincome Greggs is hugely popular in Leeds.There arealready 12 stores and and housing prices risingsignificantly, of yourparents –ifthey earnagood salary, last year, many took part in an Otley Run of theseshops where they further strains have been placed on students they’re expectedtohelpfinanceyourdegree hadtobuy abaked goodinevery shop in one day. to look to alternative forms of income. whichisn’tthe case.” When he proposed the idea, he said “Greggsprovides delicious The survey carried out by Voucher Codes Theongoing studyfurtherilluminates food at affordable prices. Students love Greggs, and hatehow Pro waspart of an ongoingstudy into the howdesperate studentsare to ensure unaffordablethe union can be at lunch time (£2.95 forapasty?! ways in which British studentsfund theirway they graduate with adegree in the hope eeek). Having aGreggsfranchise in the union building would really through university. Thestudy’srespondents of maximisingtheircareer possibilities. help Leeds students love their time at Leeds.” consistedof2,415Britonswho were aged The factthat students have to resort to However, after beingshown the economics he said “I would like 18+ and hadcompleted an undergraduate alternative methodssuch as selling sex to say I’ve actually asked forthe motion to be withdrawn fromthe degreewithin thepast two years. and undergoingmedical experimentsisan forum -turnsout theycosted it and it’s aterrible idea financially. I When asked howthey managed financially indictmentofaloans systemwhich often mean, sure it could happen,and maybe Ishould letstudents decide, whenmoneywas tight, one of thetop presumesparental fiscal support, revealing butalso if Essentials closed that’d be on me and who wants to be responseswas “resortingtounusual or quirky just howvulnerablestudents can be when thatguy?” money-makingmethods”. Theseunusual such help is unavailable. Othersuggestionsatthe forum includedone from JamieAli, the methods included writingassignments for LUU Community Officer,who asked ‘should LUU do moretolobby other students, sellinghandmade art/crafts landlords toprovidemoreflexible housingcontracts?’ LUU’s LGBTQ+Monthwages waron damaging norms

Sarah Berry variedand complex people who seek to not be defined representation in popculture (Tuesdaythe 7th in solely by our sexuality or gender identity.” Function). The 2017incarnationofLGBT History Monthhas Whilethe chosen themes forthis year are Three further panel discussionshave been planned already marked itself outwith the inauguration of Citizenship, PSHE andLaw (2017marks the 50th to meetHealey’s stated aims: “LGBTQ+ and Coming LeedsUniversity Union’s firstwomen centredqueer anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of male Out” on Thursday the 16th, “Trans People of Colour” danceparty,Scissors,ahead of apackedprogramme homosexualityinEngland andWales), Healeyaims (followed by aTrans only space with arts,crafts and of events. to tacklethe ideas and expectations which are heaped refreshments) on Wednesday the 22nd and “LGBTQ+ On Wednesday, Pyramid cafeheldapre-party upon those within the LGBTQ+ community, and which and Faith” rounding off proceedings on the27th. forthe new clubnight featuringavibrant mix of oftenessentialise LGBTQidentities. The Union’suse Previous panels have been goodhumoured, edifying spokenwordperformances and cabaret before re- of “+” seeks to avoid reducing people to solelybeing and engaging,but for thosewishingtobecome more opening for the main eventfeaturingthe likes of DJ conceived of within an LGBTQframe. aware of Trans issues, a‘Gendered Intelligence producerNikNak, Tami Pein and Karis, the founder of The Union’s campaignaims to expose “the Workshop’ will runonthe 22nd foranyonewho is underground partyWhyNot? assumption that to be LGBTQ+ is incompatible keen to be moretrans inclusive and supportive. Speakingofher aims forScissors, whichseeks with faith, the pressure that is putonpeopletobe Entertainment willbeprovided in the shape of a to displace the LGBTQ+ scene’sfocus on white, ‘out’ even when thatmay causeharm, thelack of screeningofSins Invalid next Saturday (the 11thof gay, slim, andable-bodiedmen,and forthe recognition of differentculturalunderstandings of February), aperformance project film which explores month’s schedule of events more broadly, Equality homosexualityand gender, theabsence of LGBTQ+ the intersectionality of disability and sexuality, along and Diversity Officer Emma Healeysignalledher spaces that are targetedatwomen, the erasure of with an LGBT comedynight on the 21st. Mae Martin, innovative focus upon intersectionalchallenge above bisexuality, and the pervasivenotion of disabled Mawaan Rizwan and AveryAddisonwillprovide the the usualhistoricisation: people as non-sexual.” laughsinreturnfor the nominalsum of £7 for a “It’s too often that our validityasLGBTQ+ people Building on Scissors’ provision of awomen-centred studentticket. revolves aroundthe “norm.” This month aims to space, the next eventonthe calendar is SpeakUp Fulldetails of allofthe events, including timesand challenge this notion–toestablishourselvesas Presents:Rowan Ellis, adiscussionand Q&A on LGBT locations, are available on the LUU website. 4 | News thegryphon.co.uk

Northumbria University 1Miscalculation resultsinadministration of “lifethreatening” dosesofcaffeine Campus Northumbria Universityhas beenfined£400,000 afterstaffmiscalculatedanexperiment, resultingintwo studentsbeingrushedtointensive care.AlexRossettaand Luke Parkin,bothscience students, were puton dialysis afterbeinggiven 30gofcaffeine,10timesmorethanthe dose they were supposedtobegiven. Thestudentshad volunteeredtotakepartinthe experiment, whichwas designed to measurethe effectof caffeineonexercise. Thecourt heardthatstaffweremeant to give 0.3g of caffeine but, when calculatingmeasurementsontheir mobile phones,astaff memberput thedecimal pointinthe wrongplace resultingincatastrophicerror. Watch Adam Farrar, theprosecutorinthe case,said: “the staff were notexperienced or competentenough”.He stated that they hadn’t even taken outariskassessment, whichisaprocedure that should be carried out alongsideany experimenttoensuresafety. Theseverityofthiscaseisshown in reportedfigures, whichshowhow people have died afterconsuming 18gofcaffeine,12g less than what thetwo studentsconsumed.Luckily both studentshavefully recoveredand theUniversityhaveapologisedstating they are“deeply,genuinely sorry” forwhathappened. TheUniversity wishedto“emphasise that they take thewelfare of theirstudentsand staff seriously”.

WilliamMarriott StrathclydeUniversity Racialattacksagainstthe university’s UniversityofOxford student president 3 Anew £115 million diabetes research centre will be opened at the 2RajJeyaraj,the Student PresidentofStrathclyde UniversityinScotland, has university beensubject to verbal abuse andthreats of violencefromanonymous members Anew diabetes researchcentreistobeopenedatOxfordUniversitybyDanish of thepublicvia email. pharmaceutical companyNovoNordisk. Thecompany’s £115minvestmentand RajisMalaysian-bornand is thefirstinternational studentpresidentat theirpromise of 10 yearsofcontinued fundingcomes in spite of Brexit andthe StrathclydeUniversity. Sincehis election in June hehas facedabombardment of many “uncertainties”the votehas produced. hate mail with regardstohis race andthe fact that he hasadisability following Novo Nordiskhas beenaspecialist in diabetes medication for90years and acar crashin2009. theOxfordresearchcentrewillbethe company’ssecondinEuropeand itsfifth The25-year-old stated that:“They come from theseanonymous email worldwide. Theunusual decision to locate thecentrewithinauniversityisseen websites. They sayIdeservedtolosemyarm,theywanttocut off my other as avaluableopportunity to uniteindustryand academiainthe fight against arm… It’s easy some timestosay that haters aregoing to hate butthere is diabetes. denial aboutthe extent of theproblem.” Byintegrating 100NovoNordisk scientists with the2,500 people already Despite thetirade of abuseRaj is adamantthathewants to continue in his employed on Oxford’s biomedical campus,Sir John Bell, Oxford’s Professor position andraise awarenessagainst racism andthreatening behaviourtowards of Medicine,anticipates adailysharing of “knowledge andinsightsthatwill otherstudents. potentiallyproduce newmedicines forpeople living with Type 2diabetesand its Aspokeswoman from StrathclydeUniversitysaid: “The Universityhas azero complications.” tolerancetodiscrimination of anykind, includingracism, andwedoall in our Theinvestmentisasignofarevivalofdrugdiscovery researchinthe UK powertodealwithithead-on when it is broughttoour attention,aswellas afteradecade of decline.Furthermore,the partnershipbetween Novo Nordisk supporting anyone whomay experiencediscrimination.” andOxfordrepresentsofashift in corporateresearchawayfromin-houselabs towardscollaborative andoutsourcedresearch, whichUKuniversitiesare greatly BethanyBartley-Jeacock benefitting from.

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Pennsylvania University Studyfindsthatfat-shaming makespeople’s 4 health worse According to newresearch, fat-shamingpeople into losing weight has theopposite effect, leadingtocomfort eating andevenanincreasedriskof 4 cardiovascular andmetabolic disease. ProfessorRebecca Pearlatthe University, said:“Thereisacommon misconception that stigma mighthelpmotivateindividuals with obesitytolose 2 weight andimprovetheir health”. Thosewho have anegativeimpression of theirsizewerethree timesmore likely to have ametabolic syndrome andsix timesmorelikelytohavehigh 1 triglycerides,orblood fats,indicatingaviciouscycle of lowselfimage andhealth problems. Shecalledbodyshaming a“pervasiveformofprejudice”often foundincyber bullying.People whoare battling obesityare toooften stereotyped as lazy, incompetent, andlackwillpower andmanypeople “internalise [these]negative stereotypesand canultimatelyleadtodepression. Dr Pearlhighlighted theneed to treatpatientswithrespectinthe clinical environmentaswellasinsociety more widely,emphasising theneed to discuss 3 weight with sensitivityand withoutjudgementand freely giving support and encouragement to thosewho struggle with weight management.

AmyCrawford thegryphon.co.uk News | 5 5 Universities acrossthe world will be impacted by Trump’s‘Muslim ban’ Ben Sledge

PresidentTrump has recently enacted aban stoppingpeoplefrom enteringthe USA if they hold an Iranian, Iraqi,Libyan, Somalian, Sudanese, Syrian or Yemeni passport. This also appliestodual-nationality travellersorthose withvalid visas. Despiteglobal opposition,Trump has notwaveredinhis support for the 90-dayban. Prominent universities andacademics fromall over the worldhave publishedstatements, both supportingtravellers fromthe predominantly Muslimcountriesand attacking theban. Speakingonbehalfofthe 97 member universities, Universities Canada stated that they were “deeply concerned” at theidea of holding people fromthe seven aforementioned countries in limboatUS airports, or stoppingthem from boarding planesin the first place.Theyalso feltthat President Trump’s Image: TheForward actionsimpeded “thevalues of diversity, inclusion and openness” that create ahealthysociety, and domestic and foreignpolicy issues”. studentsholidaying in CostaRica and requiring a welcomed students of any nationalitytotheir Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Sir connecting flight in the USA, as she travels on an universities. LeszekBorysiewicz,was more scathing, complaining Iranian passport and is thereforeunable to return to In an official statement,the President of the thatthe Bill is “an affronttoone of the most university in time forthe startofthe semester. UniversityOfNotre Dame,Rev. John I. Jenkins, fundamentalhuman freedoms”, and “endangers The world’sprogressive thinkersand academics C.S.C.,commented on Trump’s lack of compassion the lives of people who have fled conflict”. This is are inagreementthat President Trump’s actionsare forrefugees, andmadesureto“respectfullyurge the especiallypoignantasrefugees rely on powerful profoundly wrong and inhumane, and universities president to rescind this order.” countries such as America as asafe haven. worldwideare unanimousintheir supportfor At the University of Warwick,OzHassan said ProfessorAnton Muscatelli, the Principal of the travellers from the7restricted countries in addition thatthe bill “has caused great alarm” and “shows University of Glasgow,had specific concern ‘for to refugees stopped fromentering the USA. Trump’s lackofunderstandingonawiderange of the safety and well-being’ofone of hisveterinary Women’s only gymhourtolaunch Theproposaltoholdawomen’s only weekly gymsession at TheEdgewas passed at theBetterUniversityforum andwillallow many to exercise comfortably

Bethany Donkin and PollyHatcher and thesessions are open to everyone that identifies as awoman. The sessions will be runbyfemale This Sunday awomen’sonly weekly gymsession instructors and even thereceptionistwillbeawoman. willbegin athree monthtrialatThe Edge. The Namrah wants to get manygroups involved. She sessionsaim to provideamoresuitable space for said “I have reachedout to cultural and faith societies women fromdifferent faiths to exercise confidently and Asian societiesasparticipation in sport and and without sacrificing theirmodesty. exerciseislacking in these groups. This is often due The idea was proposed to the Better UnionForum to issues around modestyand exercising.Exercising by Namrah Shahid,where it was voted throughby13 can often be seenasanimmodest thingtodoasit of the 14 members of thepanel. involves alot of movement of yourbody. Shahid has workedsince October to ensure that “There’s alsoalackofmodestsports wear on the women of all backgrounds andfaiths have access to a market which puts women off exercising. private space in which to exercise. She is alsoanNUS “I stick to tracksuit bottoms and long sleeve sports delegate for women at the National Conference and tops. Ihave afew running head scarves, theymake an IslamicSocietycommitteemember. youlook likeabit of an egghead but do thejob. Shesaid“As an orthodox Jewish girl,Ican’t wear Namrah said: “I’vealwaysbeen thankful forthe They’re made outofthe breathable lycra material exerciseclothes in front of menbecause of modesty women’s only swim sessionsatTheEdgebut last so it’s nice on your head and aren’t any pinssoit’s reasons. With there being over 1000 Jews at the year Istartedrunning outsidebecause Icould be comfortable.” University of Leeds,this initiative is agreatway to fully covered up (with aheadscarf), but in the lead Safety andcomfort werekey motivations for Sahid’s ensurethat we can also exercise. Whether it is for up to races Ihave been wantingtotrainindoorsbut proposal:“It can be dangerous to exerciseinascarf religious reasonsorfor comfort,I’m veryexcited to it’s hard to exerciseinanenclosed space whilst fully as youloseheat fromyourheadand when your head runonatreadmillorevenuse weightsinatotally covered. is coveredthat is dangerousand uncomfortable. comfortable, all female environment.” “Iwanttogoinfullliberty, Iwant to wear my Imagine exercising in your work shoes -itdoesn’t Classes begin on Sunday5th February at The shorts, Iwant to be able to have my hair outand be make sense!” Edge sports centre.The Edge willopen earlierto able to exercisecomfortably.” RebeccaMitzy, afourth year Chemistry Masters accommodate the sessions, which willtake placeat She wants to ensure that all women withinthe student and has been promoting the hour to the 7:30-8.30amand will be free for Edge membersand Universityand the widercommunity feelwelcome Jewish Society. Forher,the hour is very important. £7 for for Leeds University studentsand staff. 6 | News thegryphon.co.uk Girl Gang collective hits Leeds’ streets Creative arts initiative launchesinLeeds with good vibes, girl power and community values

Rabeeah Moeen The ten-point manifesto createdby Following its success in Sheffield and Manchester, Girl Gang founders at anon-profitvolunteer community aiming to support its inceptionhighlights and celebrate female creatives has now arrived in inclusivity alongside the Leeds. importance of female Girl Gang is acommunity which was originally friendship and support, created in 2015inSheffield. It began with aMean Girls skill-sharing, confidence moviescreening for women looking for an inclusive and the breaking of safe space in which to promote themselves, their work social boundaries. The and relevant events. Nowanaward winning collective, initiative has an active the organisers have set their sights on Leeds. social media presence in The volunteer,non-profitorganisationaims to accordance with its aim promote its valuesthrough community-led events, for anon-hierarchical including exhibitions, parties, social networking, mode of organisation and cinema screenings and club nights. desire to engage with and Girl Gang Leeds’ Sela BarLeedslaunch is afree bring together people party promising “Girl power, pizza [and] good of all different ages and vibes”. It will showcase female DJ talent in the form backgrounds. of Vanhessa Fruits and Emily Marlow, alongside a Scattergood also craft and arts fair with all-female stallholders and emphasisedthe Image: www.imgrum.net/ acharity raffle. Founder Kaz Scattergoodexplained intersectional approach that it will be “about women supporting each other, the community is taking, celebrating each other’s successes and giving creative aware that initiatives like this often lean towards Encouragingly, it seems that Leeds is ready to peopleaplatform.” straight, white members: “it’s important to us that take up Girl Gang’s aims. The manager of Nation of Scattergood stressed that Girl Gang is keen to we’re intersectional, and representative of all genders, Shopkeepers, JeremyArblaster, is keen to have the support local artists, and will be using the existing ethnicities, and sexualities.” team on board. Many will agree with his comment Leeds community to build upon their inclusive She wants the community to be involved with Pride, that Girl represents “thepositivitythat2017 needs.” network. She said: “it’s nice that groups can recognise as well as the number of other events they are planning The Sela Bar launch party will take place on February each other’sstrengths.” to host so far in Leeds. These include anetworking 17th. The event is free andtickets are notrequired, but Sela Bar managerEmily Cullen echoed hercomments, session with womenonSunday 12 February at Hyde attendees are encouraged to bring sanitary products sayingitwill be “great”tohold the launch party at ParkBook Club and an arts and crafts fair on Sunday to be donate to the homeless. Sela Bar and citing the importance of gatherings for 5th March in celebration of International Women’s creative people across the city. Day.

University’s SABREtorevolutionisemedicine Newmedicalscanner promises new insights into thehumanbody and advances in disease diagnosis

CamilleHanotte inorder to diagnose and treat patients as quickly as bacteria, viruses, and the macromolecules that dictate possible. thelife and health of our cells. Anew £6.8 Million medical imaging centre has The new technique will also allow medical The University anticipates that their new equipment justopened at LeedsGeneral Infirmary as part of a practitioners toclearly pinpoint health problems in will be sought after by researchers in Europe and University of Leeds research initiative funded by the patients, increasing the effectivity of drugs developed beyond. British Heart Foundation,Arthritis Research UK and to treat patients who have beenscanned using SABRE. the MedicalResearch Council (MRC). As Professor Sven Plein, Research Following ayearofresearch, the new technique Team Leader at the University of knownasSABRE (Signal Amplification by Reversible Leeds, School of Medicine, said: Exchange), was developedbyscientists and experts “This is agreat example of bench to at the University of York and Hull York Medical bedside researchthatwehope will school. The centre will use the new quicker and more have aprofoundly positive impact on precise technique to diagnose and treat patients the lives of patients”. with suspectedcancers, heart and musculoskeletal Ultimately, the Yorkshire developed diseases. technique aims to be used across SABRE will work alongside current MRI scans, the UK and globally to revolutionize increasing MRI signals by more than 200,000 times. the lives of patients, with aview By altering naturally occurring drugs or substances in to providing alow cost, effective the body, without changing their molecular structure, alternative to current medical the new method is very quick, effectiveand safe for scanning methods. the use on patients. The School of Medicine is not alone The benefits of more accuratescanning techniques in receiving largescale investment are clear, with Cancer Research UK claiming that “late andworld leading innovation. £17m detection of cancer can reduce chances of survival by worth of equipment is to be installed about half”. The new imaging centre will give amore in the Astbury Centre, allowing precise insight into the patient’s internal health issues molecular biologists to further study Image: www.leeds.ac.uk/

8 | Views thegryphon.co.uk Views Should it be compulsory that lectures arerecorded?

Yes Edmund Goldrick

Alot of my position on this stemsfromthe fact or anyone whohas sudden illnessorpersonal up hislivelihoodtostudy canfititintohis schedule. that it worksinmyhomeuniversity, theAustralian tragedybefallthem. Recordedlectureswill make the Universityshouldnot just be foryoung people with no National University, so whynot here?There maybe differencebetween catching up andhavingtorepeat. othercommitments. areaswhere laws andcircumstances aredifferent That’s sixtotwelvemonthsofsomeone’s life and Thisalsoshows howit’sinthe interest of the andnegatemypointsinwhich case I’mhappy to career at stake. university. If more part-timestudentswho study be corrected. Andyes,thiswould also mean that Whilst lecture capturemay provetobeanenabler primarilyonline can be drawn in,thenthatbrings attendinglectureswould be non-compulsory. forhungoverstudentstoskiplectures, thisisn’t more paying students, butwithlessstressplacedon My reasons in favour involveequityofaccess, fair to thecircumstances that affectsomestudents’ facilities.Theymight even pass on some of those convenience, andthe self-interestofthe university. lives. Firstly, they’repayingfor aservice,and if they gainstostudents. Mostly,myconvictions on equity arepersonal. A don’twanttoattendthen, as an adult, that’s their Theworry of recordings beingusedagainst lecturers closefriendofmineistryingtostudy buthas an choice.Secondly, speaking from experience, good is afairone,but copyrightprotectionshouldbe auto-immunedisease.Thismeans that she is unable lecturers will stillhavehighturnouts as studentswill sufficient.Whatlecturers saycan -and already does to attend lecturesfor weeksormonthsatatime.On want to attend in personbecause theirlecturesare -get used againstthem. So,inregards to lecture theoccasions shedoesmanagetoattend, shewill funand engaging;soit’salso agoodmechanismfor capture, threatofexpulsion forviolating copyright immediately leaveifanyoneinthe lectureorseminar monitoring alecturer’sperformance. lawwould be agood deterrent. is clearlycontagious, as it just isn’tworth therisk. To illustrate theconvenience,there’s aman in one Lastly,withthe cancelling of thecheck in system,I Withoutrecordedlecturesitwould notbefeasible of my ANUclasses whostudies part-time. He worksa imaginesignificantITresources will have been freed forher to graduate.There aresimilar equity issues 9-5, pops in forthe seminars during hislunch break, up. foranyonewho hasother financial commitments andwatches lectures at theweekend. That’s brilliant. that requireemploymentduringuniversityhours, Someonewho wouldhaveotherwise have hadtogive

No Nathan Olsen

Lecture capture: at best, auseful revision tool;atits Furthermore,the adoption ofamandatory policy lectures wouldonlyserve to demonstrate thefurther worst, adisincentivetoparticipate in an educational regardinglecture captureisnot only harmful to staff, commodification of education. As students, we pay processfor whichyou pay(at least) £9,000 peryear. buttostudents. As canbeseenbythe amount of moneytolearn (and thisamountofmoney will Though therewould be advantages to ablanket studentsturning up to lectureswhich will laterbe probablyincrease with thegovernment’sabolition ofa policy of lecturecapture,these advantages wouldbe available on theVLE,lecture capturehas anegative capontuition fees). This already indicatesthatweare considerably outweighedbythe possible disadvantages impact on student attendance.Itmay be argued notengaginginaneducational experience, butrather of suchapolicy. that lecturecapture allows studentstoaccess the buying into thedominantcapitalist culturewhich Firstly, thewholesale adoption oflecture capture sameinformation otherstudentsreceive directly obligesustogotouniversity, getajob, andcontribute wouldforce lecturers to do something whichsomeof in lectures, yetthisisnot thecase.Academicstaff to theeconomy.How wouldlecture capturechange them do notwanttodo.Dowereallywanttolearn have repeatedlystatedduringlecturesthatwatching this?The widespreadadoptionoflecture capture in an environmentinwhich professors feel their lecturesathomeand attendinglecturesinalecture wouldfurther alienateusfromour fellow students academic freedom andintegrity is constrained? At theatreare different experiences.Thatistosay,ifyou andacademic staff,thusmakingauniversitydegree theveryleast, academicsmay feel unhappyabout don’tattendalecture you will miss outonvaluable themarkofanatomisedindividual. such apolicy, whichcould lead to adecline in the discussion with yourpeers,which canonlyhavea In summary,not alllecturesshouldberecorded qualityofteaching. Alternatively, academicsmay positive impact on youreducation. Remember,thisis usinglecture capture. Why? Lecture capturedegrades even reconsider whethertheyare operatingand youreducation.You shouldbemakingthe most of it. academicstaffand theirresearch, devalues the researchinginasuitable environmentfor themselves, This must involveattending lectures. education of studentsand alienates us from ourfellow if such an environmentfosters afeeling of compulsion On amorephilosophical note, theadoption of human-beings. rather than choice. lecture captureasacompulsory blanketpolicyfor all

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Theadministrationin1984 is so frighteningbecause of itscold,calculatedefficiency. It effectively controls “theflow of information,tothe pointwhere people do notknowwithcertainty what year it actually is. Contrast thiswiththe mess that theTrump administration hasmade over thedisputed inauguration attendance figures.Press SecretarySean Spicer deliveredthe blatantlie that Trumpdrew“the largestaudienceevertowitness an inauguration”. That liewas deliveredwithsuchdesperation,it Image: Getty 10 | Views thegryphon.co.uk

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Jasper Clow In an efforttoshowthatheisgrownupenough anotheropportunity forhis criticstodefyhim. BA Englishand French to accept thereferendumresult, Jeremy Corbyn Ultimately,itwould nothaveevenaffected theresult, hasdrivenawedgeintothe centre of hisparty and duetoaConservative majority andthe number of It seemsthat, on January19th, Jeremy Corbyn awoke alienated members of ashadowcabinet that should MPswho committedtotheir leader. feelingthathehad entirely toomuchsupport from reallybefitted with arevolving door.Would hisvote So throughimposing athree line whip,Jeremy what is left of theLabourparty andthathis shadow alonenot be evidence that he respects thewishesof Corbyn undermines hiscolleagues, theviews of his cabinetwas simply held together toowell. He set little over half thevoters?Byforcefullysupplementing constituents,and thenotion of democracy within aboutrightingthese wrongs by announcingthathe it with that of hisparty he undermines theirability to hisparty.But,mostimportantly,heundermines will impose athree-linewhiponhis MPsnext week, properly represent theirconstituents. everything forwhich he previouslystood for. forcingthemtovoteinfavouroftriggeringArticle 50. Allowing each MP to voteindependently would It saddens me deeply to seethe Labour Partypulled AsupposedshowofstrengthfromCorbyn demonstrate thediversityofviews held towards further apartfor thesakeoftheir leader’sstiffupper should be welcomed, giventhathis leadershiphas Europe withinthe Labour Party, as well as removing lip. previouslybeencharacterised by adistinctlack of suchconviction.However,thistoken displayof pragmatism is taking completely thewrong shape. Hadhecommitted himselfand theLabourParty to theRemaincampaignwithsimilar force, he maynot need to whip hisparty in thefirstplace. Instead Corbyn haschosentostrip hisMPs and theirconstituentsofany choice,leaving himlooking like abizarre cross betweenMichael Foot andFrank Underwood. Theshadowministerfor earlyyears,Tulip Siddiq, andshadowsecretaryfor Wales, Jo Stevens, were thefirsttoget up from thefrontbenchfollowing the decision,withSiddiqwriting “I feel that themost effectiveway formetocounter TheresaMay’s hard Brexit is from thebackbenches”. Both MPscited, aboveall,the viewsheldintheir constituencies as the reasonbehindtheir resignations. It begs thequestion, howwillthe Labour leaderreconcile thebeliefs of his ownconstituentsgiven that over 75%ofthemvoted to remain in theEuropeanUnion? Corbyn is no strangertothe partywhip, having defieditanimpressive428 times. Nonetheless he nowfindshimselfonanincreasingly lonely front benchinthe ironic position of being theone doing thewhipping. Image: Getty PRINT©BUREAU EXPRESS PRINTING SERVICES AND ONLINEORDERING THESIS BINDING COLOUR ANDB&W PRINTING Located ORDER PRINT ONLINE on Campus ACADEMIC POSTERS FLYERS

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14 6 Is TheCuiousIncidentofthe Dogin DomJohnsonpopped by and the NightTime on it’s last legs?Jess interviewedLoyle Carner. Newgaasexploresthisuniquepiece of theatre. 9 18 MillyWhyman explores thehistory of Acid Houseand governmenthysteria Lifestyle andCulture countdown overyouth culture. theirfavourite SitComs.

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Fashiontrumpshate. Victoria Pah, listicles.Who needsthem? Copelandinvestigatesthe recent BradleyYoung has8reasons why protests. they’rehated so much... Image: The Omnivore The women who shaped music and the music that shaped women In light of the recent worldwide Women’s March, Katie O’Kelly explores music as aplatform forwomen to smash the patriarchy.

January saw some extraordinary demonstrationsoffemalepower, with various models in the male-dominated world of rock and roll. women’smarchestaking place across the globe. At atime when Donald Trump, a Nowadays, it’s easy two find these role models in the alternative movement, with man who has shown little respect for womenorour rights, has become ‘leaderof inspirational women like Haim,whose music expressesamodernfemininity thefree world’, it’s importantnow more than ever to rememberthe womenwho or LaurenMayberry of Chvrches, who is openly outspoken about her feminist foughtbefore us. For centuries women have fought to have their voices heardand activism. However, with artists like Haim, Lauran Mayberry and Ellie Rowsell. change the perception of what it is to be a‘woman’.Music became agateway for leader singer of Wolf Alice,shatteringtraditional ideas of femininity by redefining womentoexplore their sexuality and challenge notions of patriarchy. theimage of what it means to be afront (wo)man, we are seeing ashunning of female stereotypes specifically within the alternative music scene. Someofthe earliest examples of women who had aprofound influence on the music industry are female jazz singers of the 20th century.Awoman’splace,and However, within the mainstream, it feels like we’ve taken astep backwards. particularly ablack woman’splace, was strictly subordinate in this society and When Madonna started dressing in an overtly sexualway, it was because it was acareer was still virtuallyunheard of. In addition to this, “Where are the women telling controversial, thus making astatement about the restrictive many of the mostsuccessful of these women came from nature between femininity, sexuality and, particularly, age. incredibly underprivileged backgrounds. Ella Fitzgerald youtofuck the patriarchy, It currently seems as thoughbikini-clad female popstars was from one of the poorest neighbourhoods in New York stop starving yourself and rolling around in sand is theeasiest way to guarantee high and spent time in an orphanage and on the streets. In that you’re defined by your view ratings on YouTube. spite of her incredibly challenging beginnings, she would become one of the most influential women in the history brain, notyour boyfriend?” Female empowerment has become abuzzword, but these of themusic industry. Women werefinally recognised as videos don’t feelempowering. Little Mixmight throw afew more than apretty picture, but as real, talented musicians. insults at their exes but, in many of their videos, it feels Their voiceswerepowerfuland sexy,breaking the stereotype of what awoman like we’re waiting forthe overtly-sexualised slutty pillow fight to start. Taylor should sound like. These women demandedattention and respect, yetmany of Swift may claim to be agreat role model, but the majority of hersongs are about them still experienced sexism and abuse in their personal lives: asad fact of the men, leading us to believe that the legitimacy of female happiness is basedonthe era theylived in. stability of ourrelationships with men. MaybeweneedaBechdel Testfor pop songs to help us figure out whether we are supposed to feel empoweredornot. Laterinthe centurycameanew waveofrebellion.Inthe 1970s, aggressive, unapologeticand loud, punk rock fit right into the male dominion.When we think Whereare the rule breakers? Where are the womentellingyou to fuck the of punk ourminds turn pretty quickly to Sid Vicious, Paul Weller or JoeStrummer, patriarchy,stop starving yourself and reminding you that you’re defined by your but we shouldn’t forget the women who were so integral to this movement. brain, not your boyfriend? Nowadaysinthe mainstream music scene, they seem Women like Viv Albertine rejectedstereotypesand tookcontrol of theircareers few and far between. So, Isuppose, fornow we’llhave to focus on remembering and their lives. They revolutionised womanhood. Punk was all about breaking the ground-breaking women of decades before us as we waitfor the next wave of boundaries, and who had more boundaries to break than women? Like those of femalerevolutionaries. the jazz era,thesewomen weren’t abouttolet anypersonal situation get in the way of their career. Chrissie Hynde putitbrilliantly when she said “I was asingle Katie O’Kelly mumwith two kids.Whatelse was Igoing todo? It waseither be in aband or be a waitress.” They were inspirational without trying to be. They createdfemale role 5 Fresh Beats

AShadowInTime by William Basinski

Capturinglifeishardinany medium,instrumental becomeone continuous guitar solo.You can fit a musicparticularlyso. Words give us thefreedom to narrative to thetrack -itbegsusto! This is when jump forwards andbackwards,tozoominand zoom Bowie’sown guitar startedtopublicallysound.The out. Musicisoften tootiedtoits inherenttemporality twoloops dancearoundeachother playfully,but they to use thesamestrategies. arefundamentallydistinct–Bowie’s privatelifewas kept as separate as possible from hispublicone –but William Basinksi haslongusedtechniquesfor getting even hiswas just onelife. around this. He is most well-known forcreating shortloops on tape,thenrecording them playing Where‘ForDavid’was an investigationofthe short whileexposedtoair,documenting theslightchanges form,track two, a‘AShadowinTime’,islongform. that come with theirdeterioration. Each loop is one Deathleavesbehindour absence, ashadowofwhat musicalidea, onelife, being imperceptiblychanged we were.Beautiful,fuzzy,dense anddisruptive, by itsenvironment,and changing itsenvironment theambient drones of AShadowinTime powerfully imperceptibly. Moment to moment we oftenstruggle capturethis. Thepiece expands to thepoint of being to acknowledgehow we change,but look back far almost unbearable,and then shrinksall wayback enough andourselves become unrecognisable. down.Slowlyawistfulpiano line emerges.

‘For David Robert Jones’ wascreatedusing this Afinalelegy,for afriend. technique. Thetrack openswithanalready washed outloop, rising andfalling steadily.Aquarter of Daoud Al-Janabi theway throughitisjoinedbyalooped guitar line, fragilebut assertive,bythe endofthe pieceithas Rating:

ThePaceofthe Passing by Toothless

Ed Nash,bassist of Bombay Bicycle Club,has stepped theformer’ssampledbreathing building an eerieyet into anew direction whilepayinghomagetohis band’s encompassing atmosphere.‘YouThought IWas Your rootsinthisnew solo project. Thealbum movesin Friend (I Want To Hurt You)’ is astrongtrack,slightly waves, beginningwiththe etherealtrack ‘Charon’, ambientyet drivinginits execution. before transforming into an energeticcluster of indie rock,triggered by thefast-paced‘Sisyphus’. ThePaceofthe Passing holdsaweaklyricismthatleaves something to be desired, although thedirectnature Thealbum carriesatimbrethatmakes Toothless’ of thiscan bringmoreattention to themusicality Bombay Bicycle Club origins clear, from thedistorted in songssuchas‘TheMidas Touch’.There is an bass easily recognised from IHad TheBlues ButIShook unmistakable likenesstoBombayBicycle Club’s work, Them Loose, to thedrumcontribution from Bombay’s which, if anything,highlightsNash’sinnovation in SurendeSaram,bringingastrongenergytothe consistentlyproducing seamless work. record. Thealbumisn’t particularlyexperimentalor Thefeaturesonthe albumare fitting andbring anew ground-breaking, butitstandsasastrong bodyof side to each song.Tom Flemingbringsadarkness musicthatisworth thelisten for anyfansofBombay that makesanotherwise weak song,‘TheMidas Bicycle Club. Touch’,flourish.Liz Lawrence,backing singer for Bombay Bicycle Club on theirlatestalbum cycle, Isobel Moloney contributesbeautifully to thehighlight of thealbum ‘Party ForTwo’. Thepunch of thissongperfectly Rating: juxtaposes themoreserenemoments of thealbum, such as ‘Terra’and ‘The Sun’sMidlife Crisis’, with Nearer To TheWildHeart of Life by Japandroids

Near To TheWildHeart of Life is Japandroidsfourth abit like SonicHighwaysbut easier to understand. studio album. This band from Vancouverallowstheir ‘I’m SorryFor Not FindingYou Sooner’has ariff very Canadian heritage toshine proudlyinits lyrics,likea similartoBoston’sMorethanaFeeling,which got less cheesyversion of Robin Sparkles.Thisalbum has me very excited. Howeveritthenfeels static andthe aslightly90’svibe, with itsstyle of guitar anddrum vocals aredrownedout andfuzzy.Tomethiswas a playingbut hasaWombats vibe goingtoo.It’sagreat little experimentthatdidn’tworkout well. mixand is amust-listen forany indiemusicfan. ‘A rc of Bar’ doesn’tjuststand apartfor it’s length Theeponymous trackisaperfect introduction to (seven andahalfminutes), it also uses some sort of what therestofthe albumhas to offer,withits fast synthpop alongwiththe guitar to create aunique pacedtempo andindie-pop vibe,and asprinkleof sound. Here thevocalsare better,but just feel notas Canadian accent shiningthrough.Considering the inspiredasearlier tracks,forgettable. song is aboutgetting fired up I’dsay that it does just that forthe rest of thealbum.‘North East SouthWest’ Although thealbumisgood, it stagnatesabitinthe then blends in some acoustic,which goes well with middle. thesoothing butstrongvocals, andthe steamfrom thelastsongisn’t gone either. Will Nelson

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In The Middle with Loyle Carner Image: DIY

Dominic Johnson caught up with Loyle Carner to talk crowds, collaboration and his cooking project, Chili Con Carner.

“People don’t know everything about me!” laughs Loyle Carner, “It’s almost a Carner, teaches cooking skills to young people with ADHD. As someone with ADHD bit too late to worry about it anyway”. Speaking to the 22-year-old rapper less himself,Carner underlines the importance of cooking as an activity that brought than aweek before his much-anticipated debut album Yesterday’sGone drops, it himpleasure: “I used to be abit of ahot headwhen Iwas younger, but the kinetic certainly is too late to worry about the emotional detail of his lyrics. Regardless, energy and instant gratification [of cooking] really chilled me out”. the effect of this introspective and deeply personal form of rap is part of the reason why Carner is fast becoming oneofthe biggest names in UK hip-hop. Loyle explains, “I wanted to go into culinary school,thatwas my dream”. Critiquing the ignorance surrounding ADHD, Carner seeks to “shed the stereotype, Carner comes to Belgrave Music Hall in Leeds on 8thFebruary,performingtoa getting teachers engaged with its existence, rather than just viewing achild as sold out crowd. “It’s rowdier up there”, Loyle remarks on the difference between simply badly behaved”. crowds in the north and south. Yet audiencesremain diverse throughout the country, with crowds reflecting the popularity of Carner’s soulful andlaidback The album does notshy away from raising awareness either: the song ‘Sun Of music. “It’saneclectic mix; there are seventy-year-olds, those in love with 6 Jean’ ends with aheartfelt poem read by Loyle’s motherabout her incredibly Music, and people you just wouldn’t expect”. active and creative son. “A two-foottaleoftrouble… “If Ican get up on stage He used to draw on anything… and nowhedraws Despite this growing acclaim, he has had to put up with words”. The song, and album, show the family with journalism that has not been entirely fair in the and tell acrowd some of my connection that flows throughout Carner’s lyrics, early stages of his career. Afew publications have deepest darkest shit, then epitomisedbythe album artwork. “It’s an extended failed to depict the rapper and his music accurately; people should be able to chat family photo, [picturing] everybody who had an a Guardian reviewerdescribed him as the‘sentimental impact”. face of grime’. “It’sjustlazy journalism”, explains [...] about theirs” Carner, describing it as part of an attempt to produce a The album, which hasdebuted at 14 in the charts, “captivating headline” to attract readers. displays areference to themusical work of his late father in its title. “My dadmade an album with asong called ‘Yesterday’s Gone’ Aside from these crude assessments, favourable reception to his album has been which my mum only found after he passed. Ilistened to the song afew months widespread. From the first listening of Yesterday’s Gone,it’s easy to appreciate the later and it resonated with me in many ways, and it made sense to pay homage”. synthesis between Carner’s lyrics andlong-termproducer Rebel Clef’s boombap beats. We talk about the extent to which Clef has been acreative influence on his We end ourconversation on the topic of his lyrics and their impact: “Hopefully music: “Massively, especially in the early days when we were really finding our my musicpushes more people to get how they’re feeling out in the open.IfIcan feet. Ilearnt alot from him and he taught me alot about hip-hop”. get up on stage and tell acrowd someofmydeepest, darkest shit, then people should be able to chat to their mum or their mates about theirs. It’s not scary at The importance of RebelClef to Loyle cannot be understated, yet profiles of all and it’s not abad thing.” Carner in newspapers and magazines have often missed this. Some journalists attempt to unpack and revealthe man behind the music, but they often ignore this It’s this candid self-reflection that dominates the lyrics of Yesterday’sGone,with musical partnership that makes for such enjoyable listening. the humbleness andhonesty of theirauthor so evident when he speaks. For one of the most pensive voices in UK rap, the future is deservedly bright. Away fromthe growingacclaim in the music world, Carner’s work outside of rap is incredibly important and close to home. His cooking project, Chilli Con DominicJohnson Gig 7

Withits low ceiling and pool tables, the Brudenell camefrom punky singles such as ‘Punks in aDisco Games Room capturesthat working men’s club Bar’ and ‘Dirty Cigarettes.’ However, tracks that Roundup vibe anditwas the perfect setting for the hotly showcased Beach Slang’s softer side, such as ‘Porno anticipatedreturn of Beach Slang. Support Love,’ fell short onstage as the band struggled to camefrom Aerial Salad, aManchesterband with contain their energy on the slower numbers. thundering guitars and screaming vocals. Beach Slang @ After closing the set with the electric ‘AtomBomb,’ There was tangible excitement in the room as Alexreturned by himself to deliver afantastic Brudenell, 25/1/17 BeachSlang arrived onstage. Frontman, founder cover of The Replacement’s ‘Alex Chilton’and fan and heart of the band James Alex looked quitethe favourite‘Too Late to Die Young.’ The wholeband character in hisruffleshirt and bow tie and his arrived for an informal encore that was kick-started friendly rapport with the audience was the highlight by an impromptu rendition of ‘Wonderwall.’ of the night. Alcohol, he claimed, had rendered him“wildly outgoing.” Alex’s excitement was Their comic interaction with the audience grew contagious as he explained how stoked he was to throughout the show and after an alternative be in Leeds after being inspired by The Who’s Live cover of aPixies classic, Beach Slangleft the stage at Leedsperformance. Thefrontman was anatural declaring that they were truly in love with our city performer,theatrically strumming his guitar and of Leeds. working the crowd. Lucy Milburn It’s rare that bands achieve such asense of camaraderie with thecrowd. Beach Slang’s previous Rating: tour managers mingled with the audience and it

Image: Allmusic was clear thateverybody was genuinely buzzed to be at thePhiladelphia rocker’s show. Highlights

Martha Wainwright is exceptional in the world of around her most sensitive subjectmatter. On those music. Performing since childhood with her parents songs written abouther children, she quips, “it’s Martha Wainwright @ Loudon Wainwright and Kate McGarrigle, there nice to have anicesubjecttotalk about in songs”; was undoubtedly apressurefor Martha to pursue this vague and yetgentlyrevealingstatement is City Varieties, 27/1/17 amusical career. In the twelve short years since characteristic of Wainwright’smusic: she wants you the release of her eponymous debut album, she to see, but nottoo much. has cemented her place in the Wainwright dynasty, defiantly holding her ownwithher father,mother Wainwright graced us with performances of and brother Rufus. some songsfrom herfirst album: ‘G.P.T’, ‘These Flowers’ and ‘When The Day Is Short’ to name a As proofofher strength of character, Wainwright few,although ‘Bloody Motherfucking Asshole’ was strides onstageatCityVarieties in agrey boilersuit, noticeably lacking. For herencore,she sangLeonard accessorised with an ovaries necklace, showing Cohen’s ‘Chelsea Hotel #2’ and hermother’s song solidarity with the recentworldwideWomen’s ‘Proserpina’, both heartfelt renditions that provided March.She takes her battle stance, legs apart and the perfect ending to afairly perfect set. With the firmly rooted in the floor. final two songs, it becme clear that Wainwright is truly oneofthe last troubadours, of the ilk of Bob As soonasthe first song starts, the audience are Dylan and Leonard Cohen, the last of those musicians hushed by her powerful presence and evenmore that wear their hearts on their sleevesfor aliving powerful voice. On record, Wainwright’s voice and sing their thoughts with an acousticguitar. Image: Allmusic is versatile and unique. In alive setting, it is commanding, controlled, andher primary weapon. JemimaSkala As shecroons songs fromher mostrecentalbum, Goodnight City, she simultaneously reveals her Rating: vulnerability and defends it, building glass walls Ramin Karimloo, Of all the genre-fusions that have infiltrated the theatre tracks felt huge and operatic. ‘Bring Him City Varieties circuit over the years, Bluegrass and Broadway might Home’ from Les Mis wasthe perfect ode to one of his be the mostunorthodox. However, when Ramin mosticonic roles.Undoubtedly though, no matter 23/01/17 Karimloo and The Broadgrass Band arrived in Leeds the genre of the song, what stoodout mostwere for the Yorkshire leg of their UK tour, it tookless thevocals. What was soft and liltingfor ‘Hushabye than an hour to convince the waiting crowd that it Mountain’ was deepand soaring for ‘Oh What A was amatch made in heaven. If anyone couldmake Beautiful Morning’.When thetimecame for him to suchwildly divergent styles comfortable bedfellows reference perhaps his most iconic role, the full force it was Ramin Karimloo, whose Tony nomination for of hisclassicaltraining came into play. When the ‘Best Actor In AMusical’proves he canpretty much opening chordsof‘Til IHear YouSing’ from Love do anything. NeverDies rang out acrossthe crowd,the silence was absolute. Without the mask or the cloak, with only Before Ramin, RobRichings’ laid back folksy ballads the barest accompaniment, the famed Phantom of perfectly set the tonefor the evening. Though the the operahouse was standing on stage, conjured polar opposite of Ramin’s theatre stylings, the set’s into being by voice alone. simple melodies and quintessentially Englishnature kept the audience onside throughout, allowing The skill was undeniable,proving thatyou can take apolitically chargedfinale dedicated toSyrian aman out of the West End, but you can never take refugeestofeelinvitingand authentic. Hiseasy the WestEnd out of the man. Image: Gieanneabara charm and sparse instrumentation was an instant win fromstart to finish. Rhiannon-SkyeBoden

Ramin was incandescent. Despite the presence of Rating: only aviolin,cello,box drum andguitar, the musical 8 BongoSpillsthe Beans

Bongos Bingo is no ordinary bingo night –there’s table dancing, glowstick ravesand Henry Hoovers forastart. With the sell out event nowbackatCanal Mills every Wednesday, Jessica Murraychatted to the main man himself, JonnyBongo, about the event’s runawaysuccess...

2017 threwmany unexpected thingsatusand one thing that no one saw coming previously featured. It’saneventwhere you have to expect the unexpected, and was the resurgence of bingo. I, along with many others, thought the game was youabsolutely havetoget involved. There’s no sitting on the sidelines here. confined to the dingy bingo halls of Gala andMeccafrequented by grandmas. But Arguably, it’s the immersive and interactiveelement of thenightwhichhas led Jonny Bongohad other ideas. Along with business partner Josh Burke, they’ve to its success. As Jonny explains, “If you go and play bingo in atraditional bingo createdBongos Bingo, abingo rave full of debauchery, dancing and ... dildos.It’s hall it’s boring, and especiallyifyou don’t win it feels like abit of awaste of time. revolutionising UK nightlife and has given anew leaseoflifetothe game. The Onthe other end of the spectrum, if you go to aclubnight where it’s four hours, event is noteven twoyearsold, and already packs out venues across sevenUK you can’t really talk to your mates, and it’s quite monotonous. Sowecome in cities, and is soon to launch in London. themiddle; it’s still amad nightout,you’redancing up on the tables, but you’re also,again it sounds cheesy, butyou’vegot an activity to do.” With claimsthat When Icaught up with Jonny Bongo, co-founder, bingo caller and DJ of the event, the younger generation are increasinglyrejecting typical clubnights in favour of he seemedgenuinely surprised at howquickly thenight hadbecome so popular. special, one-off immersive events, Bongos Bingo taps in to themarket well, and “From when we started, to where we are now,it’s become aproper ashow, and does it in acarefree, unpretentious style. The event may be held at Canal Mills, we neverexpected it at all. It’s mental;tickets sell out in 5-10 minutesnow.It’s but there’snothing edgy about the Vengaboysand Henry Hoovers. “I think club very humbling.” nights are in decline, and Ithink people don’t settle for average now.”

The concept of the night was conceived backinLiverpool, where Josh ran aclub Jonny has becomealmostasfamous as Bongos Bingo itself; his Northern Irish night, and Jonny ran apub quiz with atwist.The guysjoinedforces, and Bongos lilt and often ruthless audience interaction being an integral part of the night. Bingo was born.“One of the big things is the prizes; even though you can win “People get alot of abuse if they don’t concentrate or make false calls, because it money we also give away madstuff like Coco Pops, a23-inch dildo andaHenry is serious bingo at the end of the day. So alot of people getcalled dickheads.” And Hoover.” And this reallygetsatthe his favourite bingo call? “A meal for two with beautiful view –that’s 69.” ‘‘The event maybe heart of why the night is so popular; theguysaren’t out to make money I’ve often wondered who you’re supposed to concentrate on playing bingo six held at Canal Mills, but or rippeople off, theyjustwant the pints in to the night, anditturns out that alot of people don’t.“It’s amarathon there’s nothing edgy audience to haveagood time. “The not asprint, and as the night progresses the prizes get better”. So basically, pace about the Vengaboys one thingIcare about is that people yourselfand youcould be in with achanceofwinning the big bucks, but get too and Henry Hoovers” enjoy the event.It’snever been a drunk and you’ll be bundled in to the back of ataxi with onlyafluffy pink unicorn money-grabbing event. The money to keep you company. fromyourticket goesback in to prize money and prizes.” The event has been such as success that the team are in talks about taking the event to Dubai andAustralia, and after Parklifeand Creamfields last year, Bongos If you’ve yet to experience the thrill of anight at Bongos Bingo, Jonny claims it’s Bingo will be hitting Snowbombing in April. And with the event’ssecond birthday an atmosphere that’s almost impossible to describe. “You kind of havetosee it coming up in the next few months, Jonnyand the team have abig extravaganza to believe it; Iknowthat sounds really cheesy. People really do take it seriously, up theirsleeves. one minute everyone is up on the benchesdancing to Vengaboys,and the next minute when the next number is coming out, you could literally hear apin drop. So if you haven’t already had ashotatwinning that oh-so-coveted fluffy unicorn We always give away agiant pink fluffy unicorn, and that is the mostsought after at aBongos Bingo night yet, you’re missing out. Before you buy your ticket, here prize. People sometimes concentrate more foraunicorn,than£200-£300.” are Jonny’s words of advicefor first-time bingo-players. “Keep your eyeonyour It’s amixture of serious bingo playing and absolutely bonkers entertainment; the books at all times, and just don’t be adickhead.” night is interspersed with dance offs, a20-minute full on rave with glowsticks, and the occasional special guest –David Hasselhoff and Fatman Scoop have Jessica Murray 9 Folk Acid andMoral Ravers

MillyWhyman gives aretrospectivelook at the rise and fall of the Acid House movement and government hysteria over youthculture...‘

Acid House rose to prominence in the 1960s to the 1980s from the clubs of What followed was the explosionofamusic scene into arave culture. In Chicago, characterised by the ‘squelchy’ soundsofthe emerging bass synthesiser, Manchester, Ibiza nights at The Hacienda became ahub foracid house ravers the‘Roland TB-303 Bass Line’. By the late 1980s the sound had travelled to Ibiza, who travelled acrossthe county for the ‘Madchester’ experience. Clubbing attire where DJ’sAlredo Fiorillio and Jose Padilla were spreading the genre in the sun changed from suits to dungarees, as ravers strayed from identifying with the and warmth of clubs like Amnesia and Pacha. Here it was found by agroup of clothing of awhite-collar workerand took to colourful baggy sweatshirts, Doc small time DJs and business opportunists, Paul Oakenfold,Danny Rampling, Martens and Levi 501’s. In London,Shoom was thefirstclubtodon theyellow Nicky Holloway and Johnny Walker, in search of the best partiesand new scene. smiley face logo that becameasignofmembership to this acidhouse community. Excited by the new style of music and anewfoundecstasyculture, they brought The Trip, ahouse night at the Astoria, was also filled with acid house enthusiasts thesound back to club nights in South London hotspots. The plan was to reinvent in outlandish clothing,with club-goers spilling onto the streets at the end of the thecarefree, trendy, ecstaticIbiza holiday and turn it into something that could night, still reeling from the deep baselines and electronic beats. inspire Thatcher’s mundane, individualist Britain. The revolution into anew culture had begun. The popularity of Acid House was notcompletewithout the presence of recreational drugs, and open drug taking becamestandard at these events. The empty industrial “The plan wastoreinventthe spaces of factories and fields, themselves aproduct of Thatcher’s Britain, became the perfect setting to escapewith the help of psychedelics. The dark side of the carefree, trendy,ecstatic Ibiza culture bears mentioning here.In1989 16-year-old Claire Leighton collapsed and holidayand turn it into something died as aresultoftaking ecstasy at the Hacienda.Thiswas the first ecstasy death in the UK. In 1995 Leah Betts died after taking an ecstasy pill and then drinking that could inspire Thatcher’s seven litres of water in a90-minute period. The Hacienda couldn’t shake the mundane, individualist Britain.” presence of violence, drug dealers and gangs. The club closed in 1997. What was meant to be the ‘Second Summer of Love’, with dancing, good music and wacky clothes materialised into something more sinister.

Just like howmodsand rockersbecamefolk devils of the 1960’s youth generation, peoplehavingagoodtime? Fight this bollocks.” The Streets classic ‘Weak shown as violent gangs who couldn’thelpbut fight with each other, acid house fell Become Heroes’ from OriginalPirate Material containsthe lyric ‘and to the victim to demonisation andmoral panic. When people starting dying of ecstasy, government Istick my middle finger up with regards to the Criminal Justice Bill.’ Acid House couldn’t be seen as afun new craze anymore; it lost itself to negative In short, government hysteriaover youthculture made this culture more exposure. Ravers were labelled ‘Drug Crazed New Hippies.’ Police cracked down on profound,and much cooler. Just as the 1960’s repeateditself in the late 1980’s clubs and raves and 1971’s Misuse of Drugs Act attempted to put astop to usage. The with Acid House, what will the moral panic over the new generation of young 1994 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act contained awhole sectiononcontrol of people be? With the closure of Fabric in 2016after its licence was revoked raves. This 1994 act is where hysteria is most obvious. Arave was defined, by law, following high profile drug related deaths, could there be agrowing public panic as agathering in open land or air with musicthatis‘predominantly characterised over recentclubbing culture? History seemedtorepeat itself as the club’s closure by the emission of asuccession of repetitive beats.’ This was an almost comical sparked a‘Save Fabric’social media campaign, and the club reopened in January attack on an alternative culture. How could government’s fears over ascene 2017toasell out event. Perhaps the irony of panic over club and youth culture mean that its musical genre could be pin pointed by law and directly attacked? is that, in an attempt to crack down, culture is strengthened and becomesa movement ratherthan acraze. It wouldbewrong to disregard drug deaths and As we all now know, young people would fight back. The Reclaim The Streets assume there is no problem: there is. But those fighting for the reopening of collective picked up speed. Ravesbecameapointofpolitical resistance, where Fabric in 2017 are the same people fighting for the right to hold ravesinthe youngpeople were battling over their rights to use public space. Such spaces 1980’s. Club culture and music is cyclical. It will come around again and needs to, were occupied and ‘free parties’ were put on, taking inspiration from‘Stop the for life is quite boring without the next best, forbidden thing around the corner. City’ protests of the 1980s. Musicians also joined the resistance. The Prodigy’s ‘TheirLaw’ was adirect response to the bill. Lyrics include ‘what we’re dealing Milly Whyman with here is atotal lack of respect forthe law’ ‘Fuck‘em andtheir law.’ The booklet for their 1994 album said, “How can the government stop young 10

Fashion Trumps Hate “Fashion should always be looked to in protest”

Stood outside Trump Tower, on astreetcarpeted with placards and protest The initial aim was to create headwear to keep LA campaigners warm in the slogans, Rihanna stands in aLAPPjumper emblazoned with the words “This Washington climate but the design of apink hat with cat ears became about Pussy Grabs Back” worn underneath alayerofbright pink Molly Goddard reclaiming the term ‘pussy’ and uniformly showing defianceagainst the man who tulle. An estimated 3.3 million men andwomen attended the women’smarch would somehow hold the presidency. Anational campaignwas started to knit and on January 21stand fashionplayed as much of aroleinexpressionas‘girls sew the hats and send them to marchers. It became inclusive of those unable to march just wanna havefun-damental human rights’ being plastered on signs. and even spread beyondthe US with the pattern being readily available across the world. Founder Krista Suh saw the project as having a‘dual function’. Speaking to Historically, fashion has been used as atool in protest by acting as aunifying the LA Times she said, “People there could have it to make aunified statement and forcetocreate apowerful image. Suffragettes used fashion to escapethe image of peopleathomewho couldn’tgocould be part of it andrepresent themselves there.” thedangerously politicisedwoman who wore masculine clothes, by conforming to early twentieth century feminine fashion and dressing smartly for the cause. Current fashion is certainly fuelling the rebellion. How many times have you Sylvia Pankhurst once said that suffragettes ‘spend more money on clothes than recently scrolled past an image of Maria Grazia Chirui for Dior’s ‘we should they can comfortably afford, rather than run the risk of being considered outré, all be feminists’ slogan teeonInstagram? Vetements can always be looked and doing harm to the cause’. Another example would be the black berets and to for the image of the rebel as can Balenciagawith an increasing sense of leather jackets worn by the Black Panther Party, as decided upon by founders Bobby realness shown at Demna Gvasalia’s most recent men’s collection in Paris. Seale andHuey P. Newton. The late-noughties ‘slutwalks’protestingagainst rape culture also saw fashion unifying protestors many of whom strippeddowntotheir Fashion should alwaysbelooked to in protest. The clearest form of expression, underwear to illustrate that what they wore didn’t mean they were ‘asking for it’. itcan unifyacrowd andsendamessage with clarity. Thehistory of fashion and protest is long and as history begins to repeat itself with apolitical resurgence At this most recent protest, where an estimated half amillion people marched on of the right, we should utilise our fashion choices. As stated on the Pussyhat Washington alone, fashion again succeeded in creating apowerful image by means of projectwebsite at the moment, this is amovementnot justamoment. the ‘Pussyhat Project’ founded by LA based Krista Suh and Jayna Zweiman. Following the release of some sexist comments Trump made back in 2005, the project was born. Victoria Copeland TopPicks -Couture Fashion Week

Images: Harpers Bazaar Ilove howthislookfrom Valentino Futuristic patterns and colours were akey Schiaparelli’s couture collection was gives feminine fluidity to atypically trend at CoutureWeek, and this Chanel bursting with vibrant colour and this piece androgynous shape. The clean lines and suit is the best example. Ilovethe elabo- wasastand-out. The fluted sleeves up- intricate detailing of the mesh shirt are a rate beading and 80s power suit silhouette. date the simple silhouette and Ilovethe fresh twistonthe Grecian draping. Mondrian-esque patchwork patterns. Izzie Ghaffari-Parker 11 Fashionand the First Lady

Off the back of Trump’s inauguration and the subsequent departure of the Obama’s from The White House, we could be forgiven for thinking that the release of blockbuster film Jackie, starring Natalie Portman, was timed to fuel politicaloutrage further. The film chronicles the life of Jackie Kennedy during hertime as First Lady from 1961 to herhusband’s death in 1963. As one of the most iconic first ladies of all time, Jackie was apopular media figure, one which Michelle Obama has often been paralleled to. But what made these first ladies so popular in the public’s eyes? In times of hardship, both strong women remainedresilient, calm anddetermined. As public figures, their impeccable style, unfaltering demeanour and eloquent public speech arguably elevated their husband’s careers even further. The In the Middle fashionteam have got our three favourite looks from our two favourite first ladies. Jackie Michelle

Maiden Name: Jaqueline LeeBouvier Maiden Name: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Born:July28th, 1929 Born: January 17th, 1964 First lady term: January 20th 1961 –November First lady term: January 20th 2009 –January 22nd 1963 20th 2017 Political party: Democratic Political Party: Democratic Education:French literature, George Education: Princeton University and Harvard Washington University USA Law School “There aremany little ways to enlarge your “You don’t have to be somebody different to child’sworld. Love of books is the best of all” be important. You’re important in your own right” Jackie Kennedy is most famedfor her iconic ‘Pill Box’hats, worn in the same colour as aperfectly Atwice Ivy League Graduate,motherand lawyer tailoredpencilskirt and blazer suit. Most Michelle Obama is the ultimate 21st century famously, Jackie is known for aPink Chanel woman.Known best for speaking out in support suit, pictured here as she stepped off the plane of LGBT rights, improved racerelations, the in Dallas, Texasjust hours before her husband’s importance of nutrition, poverty aidand the assassination.The suit became somewhat a education, the former first lady became arole symbol of her strength following the shooting model forwomen theworld over. Outside of of JohnF.Kennedy in November1963, when her own career, andher duties as first lady, we she refused to take it off despite it being blood- know her fromJames Cordon’s carpool Karaoke, stained.The actionssymbolise adistinctmessage many best dressed lists and the cover of Vogue. to the Kennedy’s critics, especially given the turbulence of the 1960s -America will notbe These are our top three looks that we feel sum broken, thegovernment will not be pulled down. up Michelle’s time as first lady. Picturedina high neck, A-line dress, complete with pearls, In other looks Jackie Kennedy was every ounce the Michelle canbeequated to amodern dayAudrey image of amodern American woman. Pictured HepburninBreakfastatTiffany’s.Theconnotations in agingham blouse,tailored shorts and afloppy of classand style typically associated with hat at the Kennedy compound in Massachusetts, the movie exude from Michelle, placing her we still feel inspired by this Holiday look. as one of favourite modern fashion icons.

In the work place, Kennedy is picturedhere Whilst appearing on The Voice US,Michelle in cigarette pants, ajumper and aneck- is picturedinastraight legged trouser suit, tie. Sportingher famous bouncing bob cut, cinched at the waist by ablack belt and Kennedy appears confident andhappy at blazer, classic and chic. In ourfinalimage, work as awriter, herfirst job and first love. we’ve chosen her gown by Naeem Khan at the Nordic state dinner in 2016. Michelle looks simply effortless in this Bardot number whilst accompanying her husband... Barackwho?! Meg Painter

It seems likecatwalks these days are more often strutted by Chasing Catwalks reality TV starsand social media sensations than models . Lynsey Rose Keyexplores therise in these ‘real people’...

ThisMilan fashion week menswear show saw YouTubers and “socialmedia and frequently posts photosofhimself with the designer duo on Instagram. influencers” alike not just on the elusive frontrow but strutting down the runway Tapping into the large audiences that the social media influencers have can only alongside models. Specifically Dolce and Gabbana invitedahostofmillennial be agood thing for brands, and it’s also connectin the younger and thus perhaps “influencers” and celebrity offspring that the fashion duo dubbedfavourably as newestaudiences, keeping brands as relevant as possible. It also serves to make the“DG Princes”. theinfluencers themselves feelmorelegitimate; on his TV show Dallas states: “They’re shedding alight on social media and what the power is; two years ago Social mediaormillennial influencers are so-called realpeople, who make they wanted nothing to do with us, but nowwe’re literally the biggest part of their content –that often being photos, videos or tweets about themselves -and gain show”. alarge following, “influencing”insomecasesmillions. Where Keeping up with the Kardashians, Big Brother, Made in Chelsea and evenMyspace musicians blurred Yet perhaps the most interesting and eyebrow-raising aspect is suggesting that theline betweenthe celebs and‘real’ people, Youtubers andInstagrammers have the chosen millennials were #realpeople on the catwalk.Yes,inpost-truth, over followed. Naturally, it onlymakes sense for the new social media millennials to Photoshopped times we’re craving authenticity, people, brands and alifestyle that follow reality stars such as Kendall Jenner onto the runway seem real. Seeing aperson everyday on your social media feed makes you feel like youknowthem andwhat they’re reallylike. However, if reality shows, filtered The epitome of the influencer is Vine sensation Cameron Dallas, with aworldwide Instagram shots anddeletedtweets have taught us anything, it’s that there’s not following that shows itself in over 17 million followers on Instagram,over alot of realnessonline, and howcan there be with all the toolseasilyavailable to 5million on Youtube andhis ownNetflixTVshow Chasing Cameron -that edit ourselves? Sure, in the constant debate over unattainable size zero figures; youneed to guilty-pleasure watch right now. If you’re still not convinced, he the “real” Youtuber is aget-out-of-jail-freecard. They’re beautiful and often wonthe award for“Social Media King”atthe TeenChoice Awards last year. wealthy, butbecause they started at home behind acamera they’re just likeyou In terms of fashion, Dallas markets himself as amodel, taking artsy shots on and me. But if anything it only reinstates that as an audience we’re told we want his Instagram that helped shoot him to fame. This January, Dallas lead the something real, but nottoo real. runway at the D&G show, and if it wasn’t clear enough who was boss –he wore acrown on the final walk on.Hefirst became fash-pals with D&G back in Lynsey Rose Kay September, when he attended their Spring Summer2017Ready-to-Wear show 12 Alexandra Shulman’s twenty-five- year reignhas comprised of some of the most iconic British Vogue covers todate:

March 1993: Kate Moss’ firstever Vogue cover, aged only19. Since then she has appeared on thecover of British Vogue alone over 35 times!

October 1997: In memorial of Princess The Reign is Over Diana –asuitable Image: NewStatesman tribute to an icon whofollowed the After 25 years, Vogue editor-in-chief Alexandra Shulman steps down. Voguefashions. Tessa Jones looks back on her career highlights...

After 25 years and aday on her throne, the Queen of Vogue magazine, Alexandra Shulman, an- nounced herresignation on 25th January 2017. She is the longest serving editor-in-chief, and has mas- sively shaped and had an impact on the fashion industry during her time at Vogue. Shulman started her journalistic career at The Tatler in 1982, and within eight years had moved on to GQ where she increased their sales by 30%. Her true calling though, was realised in 1992 whereshe gotthe muchdesired posi- tion at Vogue. This, however, was not without the scrutiny of thepublic, as it was questioned wheth- ershe had the experience or the ‘look’ to be editor of the Holy Grail of fashion, with The New York Times statingthat ‘she could be better acquainted with ahairbrush’. Of course, this negativity was all in vain as Shulman excelled in her role, with Vogue’s circulation increasing by 12% under hereditorship, accord- December 2000:The ing to The Guardian.Despite this, she saw herself as a‘journalist’ and nota‘fashion editor’, coming into Gold Issue, oneofthe Vogue with limitedknowledgeoffashion yetdisplaying an ability to thrive in whatever she set hermindto. mosticonic covers with thesilhouette Her growing platform in fashion was notwasted; using it for prevalent issues in the sector, particularly in of, who else, Kate regard to eating disorders and the size of models. After noting that anorexia was a‘huge problem’, Shulman Moss. debated the concern of sample sizes sent in by designers, which she described as ‘miniscule’. The models neededtohave ‘jutting bones’ in order to fit such clothes, and thus Vogue were limited on what models could be used for their covers, those of which were often unhealthily slim. In 2009, she wrote an open letter to designerstoappeal forbigger sizes; using her status to move the industry in anew, much desired, direc- tion. Furthermore, under the leadofShulman, Vogue refused to feature articles on the topics of dieting and cosmetic surgery, notwanting to be culpable of promoting such matters to society.Shulman’s final cover, the January 2017 issue, featured plus-size model, Ashley Graham.With this being her final ever cover, this could insinuate Shulman’shopes forthe path that Vogue should continue to take in the legacy that she has left. In 2004, she was awarded an OBEfor hercontributions and devotions to the fashion industry, and was named oneofthe 100mostpowerfulwomen in theUKbyWoman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4inFebruary 2013.

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Image:Fox Searchlight With many heralding this as Natalie Portman‘s finest performance to date, In The Middle takes alook at the much-hyped Oscar-contender, Jackie...

Jackie is no ordinary biopic. It sharesverylittle with on thesame degraded35mm stock as theveryfine If Ihad one complaint, it wouldbethat every now and stories like The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything, Carol. However it’s actually shotin1.66:1; like putting then, due to the screenplay bouncing around time and or Lincoln.This film achieves what many of those aneedle drop sound effectonaCD, it createsavintage space like Billy Pilgrim in Slaughterhouse-Five, thefilm do not; it paints atextured portrait of areallife feel. It alsomeansthat the spliced in old footage, with feels detached, and drags in places. However, this character without constantlyslipping into caricature. Natalie Portman digitally inserted, looks really organic. doesn’t stop Jackie being atouching,well made biopic The filmmaker’s next film, Naruda,isalsoabiopic Although thesupporting performances from and Portman’s best performance since Black Swan. and once more it looks daring, inventive, and unique. John Hurt and PeterSarsgaard are fine -maybe If she doesn’t win the Oscar, I’llbeverysurprised. the best being from Billy Crudup -they areonly Jackie followsthe story of Jacqueline Kennedy in supporting performances. This is really the Natalie thedaysafter her husband’s death -how she Portman show and she carries off the character Rating: copes with his death, howshe seeks to honour of Jackie Kennedy with some gusto. She has that him, how she comes out of her shell, and the imposing quality of Daniel Day LewisinThere Will performance she’d learnt to adopt as the first lady. Be Blood but much more nuanced and sympathetic. James Selway The film is verywelldirected; it looks like it was shot Split

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Is Shyamalan‘s latest thriller areturntoform, or yet another lacklustre flop forthe king of plot-twists? In The Middle reviews Split to see howitmeasuresup...

At first Iwas extremely wary of this film. Anything of theclassic thriller genre make themselves Althoughthis grip is loosenedslightly by the which negativelydramatises the effects of mental known, it is Shyamalan’s careful and persuuasive introductionofthejarringsupernaturalthemestowards illnessesordisordersissomethingIfinduncomfortable amalgamation of psychologicalthemes with the final tenminutes, it would be unfair to suggest to approach. Fortunately, Shyamalan’s portrayal of the superficialportrayalofrealitythat truly thatt this film is not an invigoratinglyunique horror DissociativeIdentity Disorder is initially empathetic makes this piece as successful as it is intriguing. wherein thhe majority of its terror lies in Shyamalan’s enoughtododgethetypicallabelofstigmaticignorance. unsettled portrayyal of reality. Without adoubt, Split is The overtly exaggerated elements he attachestothe Flickering between personalities like the on-off of definitely one to watch over, and over, and over again. disorder alleviatesany confusion as to whether or asporadic lightbulb, James McAvoy’s enthralling not this is athriller or an informative guide on the performance is afar cry fromthat of the loveable real day-to-day effects of the disorder. Surprisingly, Narnian half-breed we tend to associate him Rating: Ifound myself extremely enjoying the film. with. Meanwhile, Gioulakis’ dark and bewitching cinematography has as much of acaptivating hold While the usual teeth-gritting suspense motifs on us as Dennis wields over his female prisoners. Emily Moscrop Why we‘re in love with Image: AMC La La Land

As controversy abounds surrounding La La Land‘s record-breaking 14 Oscar nominations, In The Middle discusses whether the film really is worth the hype...

Thisyear’sOscarnominations are in and it’s official -everyoneisgagafor LaLa time we could all do with alittle escapism. Chazelle seems to have taken Trump’s Land.Hollywoodhas ahabit of naval-gazing, which means the film’sstory of a rallying cry ‘Make America GreatAgain’toheart,but instead of sending us back struggling actress and multiple classic Hollywood references boostsits chances of fifty yearsinterms of civil rights, Chazelle’s dropped us off at aperiodinhistory netting best picture.You might wonder if perhaps it would be better deserved by where the glitz and glamour and just plain fun of Hollywood were thegreatestthing something more hard-hitting, like Hidden Figures, Moonlight or Manchester by The America had to offer. In reality America wasn’t great then and nor is it now, but Sea,and perhaps you’d be justified. But allow me to fight La La Land’scorner first. thepoint is that we canpretend on film, perhaps the only outlet left for us to do so.

We’re so used to seeing movies which havesomethingserious to say about But Chazelle isn’t trying to putstars in our eyes entirely. He gives us Gosling society,every frame drained of colour like alow saturation Instagram filter, and Stone and makes them mimic Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, but their in an attempt to mimic real life. La La Land revels in bright block primary movements are alittlestiff and too simple. Chazelle is quoted as saying Gosling colours, anod tothe technicolour classics it riffs on, and Stone are perhaps our nearest thing to the old power but also provides abright splash of colour amongstthe “In reality America couple, but they’reapurposefully poor imitation of it. drudgery of ‘everyday life’. Even when the film dips into wasn‘t great then and Seb and Mia aren’t yetstars, and this is all reflected painful realism, the cinematography adds an enjoyable in the wistful mumblingsong numbersand the rough glamour to the screen,keeping up the haze of romance. nor is it now, but the dance steps. The sweeping romance is still there too, point is thatwecan but it’s alittle sour. The film’s resolution is quiet, As with the colour palette, La La Land wears its influences rather than thefinalheadywhirl of the oldclassics. on itssleeve.Ifyou’re into your films, you might catch pretend on film” 1964’s French musical Umbrellas of Cherbourg in the bright Mia andSeb’s dreamsare achievedthrough sacrifice and spots of colour, the change of season calling cards, and in hardwork,andyettheystilldon’tquiteliveuptoexpectation the bittersweetending. There arealmost frame to frame match-ups to Singin’ -but such is life. La La Land touches on so many of these important lessons –art InThe Rain and An American In Paris -watch out especially in the epilogue -as vs commerciality, hope in the face of failure, and what success really lookslike. wellasstraight up references to the classic romance Casablanca and screwball- In both Mia’s acting and Seb’s musicwelearn art needs passion and ambition. comedy BringingUpBaby.Hollywood’s fascination with film noir gets alook-in Mia and Seb can’t coast along in their nostalgia forever, and nordoesthe film. with 1946’s The Killers (catchthe poster in Mia’s apartment) and watching over Mia’s bed is ahugeposter ofItGirl and three time Oscar winner Ingrid Bergman. That’s nottosay the film isn’t without faults. To have Seb, awhite man, portrayed as jazz’s apparentlast foot-soldier, can make you wince if you think Allthe classic movies alluded to were either made in the inter-war years, or in toohard about it. Butthe film doesn’t entirely condemn John Legend’s Keith the years afterWW2.The real world then certainlywasn’t picture-perfect, but the either, who’s willing to do what Seb isn’t and bring jazz to awider audience. explosionofHollywood andthe many stars it createdprovided escapism. Screw-ball I’ve heardthat people were disappointed in the ending too,and maybe comedies and musicals to make you laugh; grand stories about the endurance `of they’vegot apoint –surely artistic success and lasting relationships aren’t love; thrillers aboutspies,and jewellery thieves. Allweredesigned to boost public completely incompatible? But if we take the high rates of celebrity divorce into morale in these years of hardship and uncertainty. It’s no surprise then, considering account,maybe there’s hope for Mia and Seb. La La Land 2 anyone? I’m in. our current political climate, that Chazelle is dragging the classic Hollywood musical romance back to the twenty-first century.It’s hard nottothink now is aboutthe

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As the landmark production prepares to embark on its farewell Curious tour, Jessica Newgas looks back on awonderfully unique piece of theatre.

Incident The Curious Incident of the Dog in The Night- The story followsChristopher Boone, aboy Time wasone of the first playsthat opened whose Asperger syndrome makes the world an my eyes to theatre and has left me wide-eyed even more confusingplace than it is formost. and wanting more ever since. The exciting Oneofthe play’s greatest achievements is its of the news is that this electric piece of storytelling honest and totally believable representation of will grace the stage of Leeds’ Grand Theatre, Christopher. Through listening to monologues and if you love to be inspired and moved, or where he explains the workings of his wanttosee something vibrant andtrue,then extraordinary brain and watching intently as Dog this is not one to let slip through your fingers. he engages with the world around him, we are able to begin to understand Christopher. The National Theatre has beenlighting up stages Despite seeing things differently, Christopher with thisspectaclesince2012, and it deserves isnot presented like amaths problem that’s in the the awards and sell-outs that it consistently impossibletosolve, but as ayoung person receives. Of course there is the core of the play, justtrying to make sense of thingsand find MarkHaddon’s bookofthe same name that has hisway,somethingwecan all relateto. Night-Time been seamlessly adapted by Simon Stephens.

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Through the medium of theatre,the world us andtoengage. Haddon hands us atool through Christopher’s eyes is brought to life; toallowustosee into the life and mind of “A demonstration and what aviewitis. The technical range of somebody like Christopher and Elliott sits us theatre is flaunted; we are plunged straight down in the dark and shows us acharacter of what theatre into the centre of Christopher’s life as he and alife that will leave us enthralled by a leads us, not only on ajourney through his journeythat most people complete everyday. can achieve when ownwonderings,but also on another journey This is the beauty of theatre,the empathy it that he never expected. With each scene more hasthe potential to provoke and The Curious light, sound visuallyspectacular than the next, director Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime is avisual Marianne Elliott builds aworld that appears just masterpiece and an insightful presentation of and mechanical as overwhelming to us as it is to Christopher. what it’s like to move through our fast-paced Ademonstrationofwhat theatre canachieve world for someone like Christopher. But, most contortions of the when light,sound and mechanical contortions importantly, Christopher is not pitied but of thestage work together, ACurious applauded. He is notlacking, butbrilliant. stage work together” Incident is athrilling sensory experience. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the But it is not just the technical brilliance of this Night-Time will be showing at Leeds Grand show or the absorbing storytelling that sets Theatre from 28th February to 4th March. this play out from the crowd; it is the subject matter that is so expertly tackles. Theatre Jessica Newgas forcesustolook at what is putinfront of w Stewart Mason: Education, Collection, Exhibition

Catherine Doucette discusses the artist who revolutionised Arts education in the UK... Image: Arnolfini Archive at Bristol Record Office

Theseminar at the Henry Moore Institute, Stewart Mason: Education, Collection, create andgrow individually. The exhibition of Mason’s profound collection Exhibition,featured three scholarly speakers who discussed the educational and of contemporary works in schools thus acted as abond between academic artistic significance of Stewart Mason, an advocate for artseducation and key subjects and visual creativity -anintegral part of the general education figure in the City Sculpture Project. Dr Peter Cunningham (Cambridge University) which emphasizes thesignificance of creativity and art in the classroom. focused his presentation on Mason’s contribution to education,Professor Alison Yarrington (Loughborough University) presented on the importance of Mason’s The conversationofthese three scholars regarding Stewart Mason is amicrocosm collection and his role as acollector, while Dr Jeremy Howard concluded the of the larger role of art educationinthe present day. Museums are focusing their seminar with adiscussion regarding the exhibitions of Mason’s collection. exhibitions and galleries to suit the interests and edification of their audience. Through interpretive activitiessuch as lectures, guided tours, andfamily activities, The featured presentation was rooted in the belief that Stewart Mason created museums provide an engaging meansofeducating an audience about the art of both aretrospective golden age forart education. With the development of the new past andmodern cultures. Furthermore, to expose school children to worksofart, curriculum in theUKin the late 1900s, the encouraged appreciation of the arts museums arereferencing Mason’s philosophy by designing tours and education was underscored in the reforming education of this period. Mason promoted activities for school groups to learn about the museum’s collection. The growing the philosophy of education as the way teacher’s work with children, rather emphasis on the relationship betweenart and education is becoming an integral thanwhat teachers teach children in the classroom. This newphilosophy of part of the education and general experience of children in today’s modern culture. education influenced schools, particularly those in Leicestershire, to focus on creativity and activity across the school curriculum in order forachild to Catherine Doucette Review: Dare Devil Rides to Jarama

Racing into The Carriageworks, Communism meets motorbikes in Neil Gore‘s latest play...

Resuming their tour, Townsend Productions’ passion, however, was not bikes but workers’ latest offering, DareDevilRides to Jarama, took rights. It is on this relationship betweenpassion to The Carriageworks stage in front of acompact and politics that playwright Neil Gore focusses yet committed audience. Townsend are acompany hisscript, neatly allegorising Beckett’s sporting committed to taking innovative, engaging theatre prowess as amovingdepiction of left-wing fervour. to diverse and often distant audiences, shouting theirpoliticalmessagewith real artistic clarity. This Theatrically, both Heywood andGore (who plays reputation is in evidence tonight, as the audience aseries of different characters including Beckett’s clap, sing and literally rattle alongtoaplay whose companion Chris Caudwell) use their natural rapport message is clear: stand up forwhatyou believe in, and impressive musicaltalent to deliver what is a just like the company who aremaking this show. tragic story with real warmth. Amemorable moment camewith theuse of puppetry to depict Beckett’s Despite the title’s allusion to oneofthe Spanish Civil truly daredevil riding style, an effective technique War’s bloodiest battle grounds, Dare Devil Rides to for revealing the kind of blind determination Jarama is aplay with aBritish heart; andaNorthern that drove many young men to fight in another heart at that. Ourprotagonist is Clem Beckett (David country’s civil war. In these times of political Heywood), areal-life character whose story has – uncertainty, DareDevil Rides to Jarama helps to like many with anti-establishment politics –been questionwhether we are ever likely to witness the left out of the history books. Born in Oldham but collaborative capacity of Europe’s left-wing again. adopted by Sheffield,Beckett made his name on the motorcycle tracks of Britain as one of the most William Rees-Arnold fearless and skilful riders on the circuit. His main Image: Daniella Beattie 18

The Stage is Set! NewCoffeeBar Opens CharlieGreen talked to brothers Matthewand Martyn Jakeman, the proprietors of the speciality coffee bar Stage Espresso &Brewbar which recently opened on Great George Street.

Where did the idea for the venture come from? How longhas it beeninthe works? food bits for breakfast and forlunch.What we want to do further down the line is eventually hosting abit of live music and some film nightstomake it more of Basically, we’ve both always enjoyedcoffee; we’ve always beenquite passionate asocialvenue instead of just acoffee shop. We’re also looking at other roasters about it. About three years ago, we did our barista training just out of interest as well and thinking of doing cupping events. Sopeoplecould come down, pay and it just grew from there. It started off as more of adrunken idea; we were asmall price foraticket and try arange of different coffeestoreallyshow what sat having afew pints andthought it’d be agood idea to open acoffee shop. I difference there is in coffee.Ithink more and more nowpeopleare realising that (Martyn) moved up to Leeds about two yearsago,and since then we’vebeen able it can be more of aspeciality, much like wine is, andmuchlikethe Craft Beer to pushforward with it all. revolution that’s happened.

What made you decide to open the coffee bar in Leeds? It’s great to see independent ventures opening in Leeds, but are you worried about certain chains like Starbucks and Costa? It hasareally nice independent scene; everyone likes to buy locally-produced goodsand get out the way of the chains. I(Matthew) spent my time at uni here Ithink with Starbucks and Costa, it’s much more of abrand. We’re much more and Iloved the city, so I’ve beenherefive years now, and over that time, Leeds quality focussed. The stuff we’re serving will be better-prepared; it’s more of a has just gotten betterand better; it has more bars, more restaurants and it’s really handcrafted drink. Particularly in the area that we’veset up in, there arenoneof starting to see much more of aquality-drivenmarket. the big-brand coffee shops around here; they’re all down in the city. There are a few independent coffeeshops openedaroundherenow,and it’s greattosee the Could you tell us abit more about the coffee bar and the kind of produce you’re streets of Leeds developing alot more of an independent scene to it. selling? What would you say sets your coffee shop apart fromthe others? Our main focus is speciality coffee. We’re having our coffee suppliedbyacompany called Union Hand-Roasted; they’re based downnear London and they’re one of We’remainly focussing on single-origin coffees, so instead of buying ablend, thepioneers in speciality coffee in this country. They’ve been around for 15 years everycoffee we serve will be from one farm and one producer, which gives so much Ithink, andtheyhave areally good relationship with farmers all over the world variation in taste and potential. The plan is to have guest espressos and brews, and help them improve what they’re doing. For us, their company philosophy fits so we’ll have two or three different coffees on at one time, and have different in with what we’re about. The main focus is the coffee but we’ll be doing small methods of making it to show what difference it canhave.

Photo: Adriana de las Cuevas Countryside Trips to Cure Your City Claustrophobia ...

With exams finally out of the wayand theend of January in sight, nowisthe perfect time to get amuch needed change of scenery before Laidlawpulls youbackinto its clutches. As much as youmay or maynot be enjoying your self-pity party,you'll feel much more prepared to face semester twoonce you’veburst your Leeds bubble with alittle daytrip to one of these destinations:

Ilkley country ramble. Its residents tend not to be too Marsden Aclassic to start the list, Ilkley is amuch loved short of disposable income, meaning that the For those who feel they have exhausted the usual destination by many Leeds students. Nestled at the numerous charity shops are stocked with quality walking destinations (admittedly asomewhatunlikely footofthe Yorkshire moors, Ilkley moor is just a clothes. And of course, no visit to Ilkley is complete scenario) and especially those with access to acar, 15 minute walk awayfrom the station and boasts withoutafternoontea at Betty’sTearooms. Marsden is arelativelysmall town which lies just past beautiful views on aclear day. The best views Bring your railcard and an anytime return from Huddersfield and is afavourite spot for walkers. The are arguably from the Cowand Calf rocks, which Leeds will only cost you £5.60 and take barely half an open moors offer amixture of well-kept and boggier are part of the mostpopular walking routes and hour.Alternatively, hop on the X84 bus which also paths, as well as your chance to finally realize your overlookapub of the same name. Make sure you’re goes through Otley- our seconddestinationonthe list. Kate Bush dreams- you can practicallyhear thesong appropriatelydressed as the moors are very exposed Wuthering Heights reverberating above the hills. Make but don’t let this put you off. Acoating of snow Otley Chevin sure you either have averygood senseofdirection makes the moors look even more stunning and the Aslightlycloser destination than Ilkley, Otley is a or have some kind of navigational device with you fact that you’ve had to work for your well-earned pint market town that is accessible by a45minute bus (even Google Mapswilldojust to get your bearings in in the Cowand Calf will make it taste even better. ride (take the X84). The Otley Chevin is on the route relation to the town) as it canget foggy pretty quickly. Ilkley town centre has plenty to offer those for most walks here and again, offers great views. who are not sold on the idea of asoulcleansing The town itself hosts regular farmers markets with upcomingones on 26th February and 26th March. Mailies Fleming

Making aMurderer: Your Questions Answered

It wasthe Netflix season which had everyone gripped, and last week Making aMurderer attorneys were in Leeds to answer your burning questions...

Even if you didn’t avidly follow every episode the forensic technicalities it was fascinating to hear documentationhas highlighted the shocking failures of Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi’s series the inner details of the case being discussed by experts. of the criminal justice system and has allowed there Making aMurderer likeIdid, it’s impossible to to be aworld-wide discussion on these issues. To not be familiar with the case of Stephen Avery. The unique nature of Making aMurderer meant that quote Avery; “the poor never getjustice”, and it is it caused acertain amount of controversy specifically fromthe following of this one case that claims such In style with the nature of the documentary the regarding the portrayal of the case, with critics arguing as these are being given aplatformfor discussion evening hosted at LeedsTown Hall last Thursday that it was intrinsically biased. Strang and Buting spent and the possibility of change is being realised. allowed members of the public to ask their own some time discussing this and arguedconvincinglythat questionstoStephenAvery’s defence attorneys the facts fromboth sides of the case were presented, Iwenttothistalk expecting to satisfy some of my Dean Strang and Jerry Buting. For many people but the lack of cooperation from the prosecution owncuriosities regarding StephenAvery’scase thefollowing of the case became somewhat of meant it was onlypossible to build 3Dpersonalitiesof and by the end of the evening Ihad amuchdeeper an obsessionand Irememberwellthe feelings of the defence team and Avery family. For this reason, understanding of the many issues attached to excitement, anticipation and trepidation experienced the personal attachment many viewers experienced the criminal justice system. Despite the macabre before and after every new development. Beingable was directed in favour of Avery and his family. subject matter of the evening Ileft feeling positive to sitinaroom with twoofthe men so essential to and encouragedbythe fact that people arenot thecase was aunique and stimulating experience, This brings to the forefront another key point of willing to simply accept injustices when they are and helped to satisfy some of my desire to address discussion;whether the line betweenthe public and encountered. The passion of Strang and Buting was all my unanswered questions. The line of questioning the private has become too blurred and as aresult evident and their concluding thoughts resonated with was broadly split into two main categories; questions whether those involved in the case wereexploited. me, we have the justice we demand or tolerate and regarding specific details of the case and questions This question was discussed with the sensitivity therefore everyone is responsible for upholding it. regarding its wider nature and impact. There was it warranted and really got to the heart of what arealsenseofbeing given insider knowledge and Strang andButing were trying to convey.Whilst although admittedly Ibecame alittle lost on some of completely acknowledging the tragedy of the case, its Ruth Shepherd There have been countless lists ranking the 99 problems but a UK’s creme de la creme of the sitcom world. But after The Radio Times ranked Mrs Brown’s sit(uation comedy) Boys as the ‘Best Sitcom of the 21st Century’, Ellie Montgomery felt that justice must be served to those comedy classics which often get ain’t one... overlooked...

No. 10 –Ballot Monkeys (2015) No.5–Phoenix Nights (2001) Following Labour, Conservative,Lib Demsand UKIP Depicting aBolton-based working men’s club owned as they campaign for success in the general election by Brian Potter (Peter Kay),wesee thetrialsand on their respective buses, this The Thick of It-esque tribulations of the dodgy dealer attempting to make series offers arefreshing response to the current Phoenix Nights the best drinking establishment politicallandscape. Episodes werebroadcast within in Greater Manchester. Gritty and intricately hoursofwriting and production to ensurethe most sardonic, this comedy reflects the importance of up to datetopical references. The series was also surreal realism alongside the turn of the century. followed by the equally hilarious Power Monkeys which depicts the events leading up to the EU referendum.

No.9–WildWest(2002) No.4–Getting On (2009) Dawn French and Catherine Tate play lesbian Written and starring Jo Brand, Joanna Scanlan lovers, need Isay more? This quirky sitcomdepicts and Vicki Pepperdine, this dark and often difficult community life in asmallseaside town in the West to watchcomedyaddresses issues faced by both Country. The black comedy exposes the important theNHS and the elderly. Set on ageriatric ward and intimate relationships which exist amongst those in abusyLondonhospital, thecast explores the who reject city living, often exploring the insecurities difficult relationships that exist between patients, and selfishness which accompanies humannature. nurses and doctors which are often tarnished by Heart-warming and ultimately impossible not systems of social class and unjust stereotyping. to enjoy, this show deserves more recognition.

No. 8–TwentyTwelve (2011) No.3–The Mighty Boosh (2003) Amockumentary following the struggles of the Olympic planningcommitteeasthey attemptto This weirdlywonderful world is full of psychedeic makethe ever drawing nearer event at least apartial colours, an atmosphere in which modernity collides success. The seriesoffers apainfullyaccurate insight with fairy-tale. Although this programme has intothe ridiculousness of corporate organisation definitely reached cult status, there are few sitcom through an eclectic mixofdisgustinglyincompetent countdowns which would bother with granting it the characters. The hilarious contrast of Jessica Hynes’ acknowledgment it is entitled to. farcical performance as HeadofBrand, Siobhan Sharpe, and David Tennant’s sardonic narration is justone of the many highlights of this programme.

No. 7–The League of Gentlemen (1999) No.2–Black Books (2000) Before Mark Gatiss’ dizzying heights as the co- Focusing on the hedonistic lifestyles of three people creatorofSherlock, he co-wrote and co-starred in taking refuge in an independent bookshop in order to this disturbing yethilarious black comedy alongside avoid civilised society,Dylan Moran satirises the desire Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Jeremy to remain aversetomodern living. In this universe, Dyson. Setinthe terrifying town of ‘Royson Vasey’ in thebleakmisanthropy of Bernard Black (Dylan which Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown is inexplicably mayor, this Moran) is accompanied by outstanding performances seriesinvokes delightand horror in equal measure. fromBill Bailey and Tamsin Greig, making this avitalcomedywhich deserves appreciation.

No.6–Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan No.1–Green Wing (2004) Partridge (1994) This surrealist hospital sitcom is one of the most The prequel to I’m Alan Partridge, featuresanAlan perfectly executed comedies to emerge within the before his chat show was axedyet he’sjustasoffensive 21stcentury.Anabsolutely stellar cast including andoblivious as ever. Rebecca Front’s reoccurring Mark Heap, Michelle Gomez, Stephen Mangan, Olivia appearancesasvariousguests is both faultless and Colmanand Pippa Haywood (tonamejustafew!) extremely funny. Theintentionally shoddy aesthetics propels this unique and innovative series to the alongside Steve Coogan’s calculatedinadequacy as number one spotonthis list. Intertwining the realities Alanillustrates the witty perfection of this show. of hospital lifewith the totally bizarre, audiences As it is oftenoverlooked in favour of the subsequent can see awoman giving birth to alion, as well as production of I’m Alan Partridge,itisavital, and in my an anaesthetist taking an ambulance for ajoy ride. opinionsuperior, addition to the listofcomedygreats.

22 What ILearned from my First Break-up

We’veall been there; those first fewdaysofabreak up where all youwant to do is eat ice cream and cry while listening to Adele. This week we’vegot some anonymous advice on howtodealwith those first post-bae days..

Your social mediaimage is the least importantthing Maybe losing weightisn’t all it cracked up to be: Nothing lastsforever: I’m not saying I’d planned in the world: Iadored posting photosofmeand my Iadmit it, one of my first thoughts after the immediate ourfuture... apart from thenames of our three boyfriend on Instagram, Facebook, and just about break up was, ‘Oh well maybe I’ll loseweightasI children (I kid, Ikid). But you never think anywhere else it was possibletodoso. Iliked showing feel toosick to eat!’ Idid.For five days Ididn’t eat something so precious and perfect is going to end. theworld how happywewere. Now, Isee couples breakfast or lunch, andifyou know me,you’ll know doing the same and it cuts me inside,knowing Ican’t just how special breakfast is to me. Chocolate is Iamahell of alot stronger than Ithought Iwas: post thosephotos anymore. But who the hell cares ahugepartofmylife, but Icouldn’teven get that In the past, considering abreakup was like looking about photos Ishare?Myfollowers don’tget to share past my lips. The feeling that Iwas going to throw into ablack hole of nothingness.Now?Isee myself thememoriesbehind the photo,and they would never up almost 24/7 was absolute hell. Ibecame weakand growing stronger, keeping busywith writing and understand the true feelings in our relationship, and even more tired than usual. I’m thankful Imanaged the gym, and generally growing as an independent whyshould they? Some thingsare best kept private. to pull myself out of that stage before Igot worse. person. Iamnolonger defined by some guy.

Your first heartbreak is your worst: Isay this, but as Family is number one, always: Of course, Ialways It’s okay not to be okay: If I’m honest with myself, it says in the title, this is my first heartbreak. What knew this, but this experience has reaffirmed it. My Idon’tthink I’ve allowed myself enough time to Imeanis, I’m praying your first heartbreak is the mum has been my rock and my only constant. My cry yet. I’ve dragged myself out to Wetherspoons worst (people have been telling me it is!), because little brothers gave me acuddleinbed and made me and even beenclothes shopping. But come on, it’s thereisnoway in hell Icould go throughthis again. laugh. My dad tookmeonahiketoget the fresh air I perfectly natural that all you want to do is lieinbed needed. Family are there when everything fails, and I’ll with ice cream! The distractions are starting to work Communicationisthe most importantthing in never let anything or anyone comebeforethem again. betterastime passes -it’s only been aweek! I’mnot the world: Communication with my ex is now even going to judge myself for not getting out of bed all more special and important than ever, as Ineed to You cannot drink your troubles away: Believe me I’ve day or for going to uni in joggers and apyjamatop. know he’s ok. Communication with my friends tried. Each drop makeseach problem worse. Each drop is vital. It was hard talking to them about it at makes your head heavier, your heart more broken. You first because it was like admitting it was true. But start to remember every little thing that has happened, unless Itellthem I’m notokay, they won’t know. things that you can block out when you’re sober. The AustralianInvasion

With newexchange students arriving in Leeds forthe semester,Edmund gives us asatrical insight into what lifewould be likeinBritainifwewere taken over by Australians...

arenow. Circa early 2000’s, and Shephard’s Bush Carlton. Marmite will be replaced by Vegemite, your wasnot the gentrified London suburb it is now, it array of charming biscuits will be supplanted by a wasahub for Australians who wanted an easy base bunch of samey sugar filled monstrosities. Think your for staggering around Europe. The situation was railways are bad? Think again, they’re just notAussie so severe, that formanyyears, Australia’s football enough. We’re goingtodig them up and change team would hold its home friendly matches in thesize of the gauges from county to county; you’ll Fulham. Go watch the footage fromthe wonderful have to stop at the border just to go from Yorkshire England1-3 Australia in 2003. The stands are packed to Lancashire. You will call ‘flip-flops’ thongs and with marauding Australians, and mind you this you will forget all popular music. You will listen wasbefore footballwas very popular in Australia. to AC/DC, INXS, Guy Sebastian and Shannon Noll.

Now I’m not saying it will be like this again, I’m We’ve allbut annexedyou outofEurovision, now saying it will much worse. Australian shopping we’ll take your placeinthe EU. The night is dark and conglomerateWestfield has already sunk its claws full of Australians. You made one too many convict in. Soon your shopping space will be tiled over with jokes England, and now we’re coming for you. sameywhite panels, the rents will be spikedand all Anothersemester, another wave of Australian those quirky English shops with very tight profit Edmund Goldrick exchangestudents.This time though, things margins willbeclosedaswerob the wealth from your might be different. As Britain tries to negotiate country. Cumberland sausageswill be no more. The trade deals outside of Europe, including with warehouse group Bunningsissoon to open in England, Australia, it is starting to realise that it isn’t andwith it will come anew ageofAussiesnags. If the holding many cards. Basically, Australiaisangling temperature climbs to the mid 30’s your first thought forrelaxed immigration from Australia to Britain. will be to go outside and cook red meat on the barbeque. Ithought it high time for agoodold fashioned immigration scare campaign.Many of you maynot People who drink of the false beer Fosters (brewed in be aware, but there used to afar greaternumber Manchester) will be cast off in prison ships. Carling of Australians frittering about Englandthan there will be drained in the streets; you will drink VB and 23 8Reasons Why IHate Listicles

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Eleanor Healing This is adifficult issue. And although the Monday evening protest was for me, difficult to On Monday evening, Iamong thousands of separate from the co-organiser, Imarched on. I other Leeds residents, joined the protest against refused to take any associated leaflets or papers. Trump’s Muslim ban in the US. Before Iattended Irefused to take aplacard or banner bearing the however, Icouldn’thelp but see aseriesof logo. Imay get criticism for rejecting abanner Facebook posts criticising one of the march’s decrying racism and insulting Trump when I’m co-organisers: the Socialist Worker’s Party (the at amarch to do just that, but Ihad to distance SWP) and the offshoot organisation Stand Up To myself from rape apology and refusal to handle Racism. these cases properly. Rape apology has longbeen The controversy relates to aseriesofincidents triggering for me. In my first and second years between2010 and 2013, where aseriesofrape of university, Ican’t count the number of times allegations were brought to light. Rather than Iheard problematic statements about rape and getting the police involved, the matters were abuse, or questioning of how valid survivors’ dealt with by an internal committee. Asupposed statements. This happened at pre-drinks and Kangaroo Court was also set up, where amember partiesalike, and the statements came from was asked inappropriate questions about their friends and from strangers. Ikept my mouth sexual past in regard to rape allegations they shut, not wanting to reveal my own trauma,but

had brought forward. Despite the march having after eachinstance I’d hide away in my room in

other co-organisers who were not involved with floods of tears. The SWP’s poor handling of rape arapeallegations scandal, I’m sure many of the allegations, and the alleged questions posed to a Leeds citizens attending the march were not survivor are no different. Iknow many survivors

aware of this. This is acrying shame for well- will also feel this way.

meaning activists who want to stand up for I’ve longbeen scepticalofsome of SWP’s what they believe in: they may unwittingly be Last week, the Union Exec rejected the SWP and actions. At the Leeds Black Lives Mattermarch supporting aproblematic group. their Stand Up To Racism sister organisation from “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ So can we separate an organisation from the campaigning on campus. Again, their reasoning “

crimes of its organisers? An art piece from was the poorly handled rape allegations and the crimes of its artist? Personally, Ifeel very some further accusations of anti-Semitism in BaBlack Lives Matter, uncomfortable doing so. In the same way Ican the organisation. Iapplaud the Exec for taking no longer watch Roman Polanski films, Iamnow astrong stance against this. Ialso applaudthe aMa Muslimcouncillor

uncomfortable about supporting the SWP and claimants for being so brave as to take on this foror tthearea, alocal their sister organisations, despite considering organisation at the risk of becoming triggered teacher, LGBT+ myself aSocialist and taking astrong stance and re-traumatised by their ordeal. When your against racism. abuser is in aposition of power, it’s so much activists...these wwere This matter has amore personal meaning“ harder to take them down, because your voice thepeopleIwass prrououd to me too, far beyond my moral compass and has less weight. Their voice will be believed human decency.Asasurvivor of sexual assault above yours. Not all of us can face our abusers or to marchwitth abuse myself, Ifound the whole story about evenseek justice.Inevercould, and Ineverwill.“

in the summer, afriend and Isaw SWP members CnCa we separatean handing out their papers. When my friend and I ogorganisation from told them that this march wasn’t about them, it was about the safety of black people, a(white) ththecrimes ofits membersaid rather aggressively “The black lives organisers? matter movement came from Socialism!” While these were onlythe words of one person, it must be infuriating for the tireless black activists and the Kangaroo Court deeply disturbing. The campaigners who founded the movement to questions allegedly put to the claimant in the hear this. Effectively,this is taking credit for “Kangaroo Court, and the brushing under the black activism and the fight for BAME rights and rug of the other allegations is horrifying. Ifeel safety. failed as asurvivor. Not onlythis, Ifeel failed Ultimately, Imarched on Monday because what as aSocialist.Socialism is meant to protect and Trump is doing is deplorable, and Ihad to make represent those on the bottomrung, and as astand. The SWP may have been aco-organiser somebody who has spent years reclaiming my of the march, but speaking and marching that sanity, self-worth and even my ability to enjoy day were members of the Leeds branch of Black sex, Ifeel detachedfrom the SWP if that’s how Lives Matter, aMuslim councillorfor the area,a they handle cases like this. As far as I’m aware, local teacher, LGBT+ activists and more brilliant the SWP have never properly addressed this activists Ially myself with. These were the issue in away which would put sexual assault people Iwas proud to march with, not the SWP. survivors and activist’s minds at rest. Perhaps with an apology and an immediate dismissal of the guilty, we could move on. Image: independent.co.uk 14 | Features thegryphon.co.uk #Slacktivism: Are we protestingenough?

In world of increasingsocial injustice and political division, activism is needed more than ever. But is a Tweet or Facebook share enough? MeenakshiParmar discusses...

in the term are connotations of laziness and ease; and women shouting from the streets. However, Meenakshi Parmar theOxford Dictionary defines slactivism as ‘actions through broadcasting these struggles to the rest of performed via the internet in support of apolitical the world throughTwitter [a means of admirable or social cause but regardedasrequiringlittle time protest in its ownright considering the censorship Ithink it’s fair to define myself as aslacktivist. A or involvement’. in some of these countries] ,the internet provided classic armchair activist. Iwill sit at my computer However, why should people be blamed fortaking adose of democratic spirit that helped garner and feel affirmation simply by reading acouple of agenuineinterest in world affairs andseeking to widespread opposition to the injustices of their Guardian articles. Ihave often sharedphotos on change apart of theworld that they don’t like, oppressive governments. Facebook of aprotest that Iwas too hungovertogo whether that be virtually or in reality?The nature of Conversely, some may point out the limitations to. Or have changed my profile picture to show that protest is undoubtedly changing, but that shouldn’t of online protestand its capability to affect real I’m down with gay rights. automatically be interpretedasanegative thing. change. In discussion with agroup of students from Butthen Iquestion what it is that Ihave actually Accordingtodata from Ipsos Mori, there was only the University of Leeds, onestudent comments: done in terms of promoting or fighting for the a43% turnout amongst 18-24 year olds in the 2015 ‘Online protest just enables people to be cowards causesthat Isoadamantly support. RecentlyI General Election.Innumerous studies, it has been behind theircomputer screen. The only way that I attended aBlack Lives Matter talk with Bob Brown, shown that younger people are those more likely to could imagine it affecting any real change would be the co-founder of the Illinois Chapter of the Black engage with social media; it appears that those who if it was mixed with real life action’. Another student Panther Party, the revolutionary American black engage with social media the mostare turning out shared similar sentiments: ‘I think that ‘clicktivism’ powermovement which challenged racism and at the ballot box the least. It’s no secret that huge enables more people to be involved with protest white supremacy. To hear him speakofthe Haitian numbersofyoung people are disillusioned with than would be without the internet; in this sense revolution and the bravery of slaves liberating mainstream politics and politicians. Perhaps it’s itismorally successful, but practically unsuccessful themselves from their owners, and the relevance alienation with the formal political world that has in terms of how it is able to influence government that this may have to anti-racist protest today, was driven young people to throw themselves into online legislation’. nothing short of inspirational. action. In this way, the internet can be seen as a It seems that the success of online activism is To believe in something so strongly that you ‘safe place’ where people believe that they canassert largely based upon what motivates the protestor in would risk imprisonment, or even putting your themselves and are less likely to be shotdown. the first place. If your intentions lie with learning ownlife in jeopardy is something that I, forone, With this interpretation in mind, online activism about injustices and spreading the word, then the know that Iwillnevercomeclose to experiencing. seems afar cry fromthe ‘slacker’ ‘not doing enough’ internet is abrilliant place to start conversations Settling for something which can be considered as stereotypes surrounding it. At the Black Lives Matter and find out about events. One click, asignature on the more convenient option,Iusesocial mediaas talk that Imentioned earlier, when discussing how apetition, andashare of ahashtag can go along both the means of reading aboutimportant issues themovementcan progress, the mention of ‘bottom way, particularlywhen in numbers [the internet andthe platform through which Ibothform and up’ protest rang loudly around the room. If there is is an instrumental force in the mobilisation of the express an opinionabout them. It couldbeargued no evolution from the top, there must be revolution masses]. Yet it seems that the critique of ‘slactivism’ that, particularlyfor tech-obsessed millennials, the fromthe bottom; plain and simple. Could online is applicable when these clicks, signatures and shares internet is making us asecond-handgeneration, activism be the most grassroots, bottom up method amount to that and nothing else. The problem lies where picketing andsit-ins have become less of protestthere is in the Western world? The internet with people not following up on their actions, and attractive in an alluring world of bedrooms, laptops, undoubtedly bring together the masses, people from onlinecampaigns thus becoming fleeting and short- and information available at the click of afinger. all kinds of backgrounds andintersectionalities, lived. In this case, it seemsthat what motivates the With most students actively using social media, implying asense of equality and feeling of belonging protestorismerely self-affirmation and aboost to it comes as little surprise that when acontroversial that are often denied in many aspects of ‘real life’. moral esteem. To ensure that this doesn’t become issue comes to the forefront of the world stage, it This was made during early 2011, in the Arab Spring. thecase and that theinternet is beingusedasaforce is through the mediumofthe internet that many Thousands took to the streets in countries such as for good, emphasis should be on the combined power engage with protest. Alongsidemany of the criticisms Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Syria. Although these of online activism and direct action. This would help levelled againstsocial media and how it comes to political crises are far from being resolved, the impact to ensurethat protest doesn’t remainsymbolicand shape the lives of millions of impressionable users, of the powerless masses standing against their on ourcomputer screens. slactivism within the popular vocabulary seems to governmental regimes caught the world’s attention. represent something inherently negative. Embedded Yes, this was very muchdown to the bravery of men thegryphon.co.uk Features | 15 HasBlackMirrorcome to China? In world of increasing social injustice and political division, activism is needed more than ever. But is a Tweet or Facebook share enough? Meenakshi Parmar discusses... education, employment and opening start-ups,while of social control already exist in democratic countries. Mailies Fleming severe wrongdoing will be made public”. This system They simply appearonasmallerscale and in asocially becomescompulsory in 2020. accepted format. The reaction of the global press has been Take amoment to consider the apps which you use Cast your minds back to the first episode of the new understandably incredulous, largely due to the fact ineveryday life. How about the last time you used an series of Charlie Brooker’s dystopian Black Mirror.In that this move by the government coincides with the Uber? The simplicity of it means that barely asecond ‘Nosedive’ the protagonist Lacie simpers herway piloting of eight social rating apps such as Sesame thought is sparedfor the number of stars with which through aperfectly manicured world of perfectly Credit (launched by Alibaba- China’s answer to yourate your driver. However, internal charts shared polite people.Inthisalternatereality,everyactionis Amazon), which have beendescribed as having by Business Insider in 2015 leave little roomfor doubt judged and rated by those around her and her average “gamified obedience to the State”. However, China about the direct implications which driver ratings rating is visible to everyone she comes into contact does not currently have afinancial credit rating have on the security of an Uber driver’s job. Drivers with. Lacie adopts apersonaoffalse nicetiesinan system as rigorous as thoseinthe West, so efforts to with an average rating of 4.6 out of 5orbelow run attempt to improve her ratings but the pressure gets make credit ratings more transparentseemjustifiable; the risk of becoming ‘deactivated’. Of course, this is too much- her emotions break through herpolished especially considering the problems China faceswith all for the purpose of providing excellent customer exterior andinnotime at all,she finds herself slipping issues such as fraud and corruption throughout its service and improving safety for Uber’s customers and further andfurther down the five-pointrating scale industrial, healthcare andeducation systems. ‘partners’ alike. In an automated worldwhere instant as her freedoms become increasinglyrestricted. Yet thesepilot projectspenetrate further than gratification has become the norm and customers The thing about Charlie Brooker’s imagined world is simply analyzing financialcredit by combining data and suppliers both dance to the merciless tune of the that, despite seeming extreme, it fits the blueprint of from all spheres of an individual’s life. For example, markets, there is no room for humanerror. Whenthe ourcontemporary world so snuglythat it never feels an individual’s internet activity may be assessed on requirement is to give a100% ‘performance’100% of completely inconceivable. ‘Nosedive’ could not be the basis of whether the user is sharing content that the time human emotions and short-fallings become more relevant after recent reports about the Chinese is pro- or anti-state. The fact that the government inconvenient blips in the system, yet sanctions as a government’s decision to speed up plans for its new hasgiven theseapps its stamp of approval, whilst result of mistakes haveveryrealconsequences for social creditsystem have caused ethicalconcerns to the political rhetoric in its own reports maintains a individuals. flare up. typical sense of ambivalence about the consequences This brings us back to Lacie’s performance in Black In 2014, the Chinese government released reports that asocial credit systemwould have, has led many Mirror. Her interactions with people are not genuine about asocial credit system that would combine media sources to conflate the two ideas and come to but tacticalmoves to gainapproval andimprove her data such as tax payments and adherence to the conclusion that China is embarking on anew form social rating. Allthe while, the spectre of those who traffic regulations in order to build aprofileof ofsocial engineering. GivenChina’s history of social have slippeddown thesocialladder and lost privileges trustworthiness for each of its citizens. It would control, this is apredictable accusation to make, such as the right to work looms large, pressuring require akind of national database of each individual’s though, admittedly, it is not that far from the truth. her to keep up her performance. Similarly, China’s ratings which would bureaucratize almost every If plans go ahead as expected,the publicising of social decisiontoquantifythe trustworthiness of its citizens aspect of public life; from social security to the labour scores means that people not only have aregulating reeksofirony as it will inevitably weaken authentic force to internet usage. AccordingtoChina Daily effect on each other but also on themselves. 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Puttingthe fag out:The future of smoking

Tim Knickmann University of Missouri found that (in mice it should and slotting inbehind the state owned Chinese be added) nicotine helps ward off the depressant and Imperial Tobacco Group, which has amonopoly on Asksomeone standing outside Terrace with apint reduce drowsiness causedbyalcoholic consumption. thelargest tobacco market in the world: China. inone hand andacigarette in the other about their Additionally,nicotineincrease the ‘alcohol high’ and The United States is also still avery lucrative tobacco smoking habit. The conversation will probably go our desire to drink. market, despite declining smokingrates alike to most along these lines: “Are you asmoker?” “No”,“Youare Lookingatthe statistics, the heaviest drinking other developed countries. The US is so lucrative due smoking right nowthough”,“But I’m not asmoker, demographic is the same as the highest smoking to its high packet pricing, which is possibledue to the I’m asocialsmoker”. demographic. Its 16 to 24 year olds. Curiously, the generallyhigh wealth of the consumers. According Thiskindofconversation can probably be had with demographic that drinks the most regularly is the to the BAT chief executive Nincandro Durante, two alot of your friends that smoke as well. It epitomises complete opposite of the one that smoke the most; packets of cigarettes in theUSbring in the same net an attitude towards smoking that has permeated high-income individuals drink more regularly, while revenue as six packs fromother developed markets many, especially university students.While 40 low-income individuals tend to smoke more. or even 13 packs in comparison to emerging markets. years ago, it was acceptable to smoke constantly The UK has decided to crack down on the ‘social’ More generally, tobacco companies are looking at regardless of occasion, nowadays smoking is often smokers, especiallytrying to stop young smokers. alternativestoburning tobacco, now popularizing onlysocially acceptable at times when alcohol is Most recently, standardised packets have been ‘heat-not-burn’ products. Philip Morris International involved. Interestingly, this isn’t just acorrelation, introducedwithshock images andnologo. Cigarette for example, has poured more than $3bn into but has acausal explanation. Scientists at the packets must now containatleast 20 cigarettes and R&D in this area.The competition with vaping self-roll tobacco pouches have to at least contain 30g. and e-cigarettes is heating up (no pun intended). Controversially, the amount being spent on mass- Conversely, the tobacco companies must prove to media campaigns has been gutted; reducedfrom regulators that these products will not encourage new £25m in 2009/10 to just £4m in 2016/17. smokers by being seen as healthier alternatives. Russia has also beeninthe ‘smoking’ news recently, by announcing aplantoban cigarette sales foranyone Image:cigbrads born in 2015and after.Although the plan has since beenput on hold,itreveals the changing attitude towards smoking. Amidst allthis anti-smoking sentiment, therehas beenanotable merger in the tobacco market. Following British American Tobaccos (BAT) withdrawal from the US market around 2000,ithas nowbought up the remainder ofReynolds, where it owned 48% already. This will make it the secondlargest Tobacco company Image: DailyTrojan inthe world, overtaking Philip Morris International thegryphon.co.uk Business | 17 Northern Bloc: Here’sthe scoop

ChloePryce What lifts NorthernBlocabove otherice cream producers,suchasthe globalbrandsBen &Jerry’s, Nowfeaturedasoneof2016’snew wave of ice Häagen-Dazsand CarteD’or, is that theice creamis creammakers andamongst the“FreshPickings” in allnatural, free from artificialingredients,gluten- TheSundayTimes’ Food Magazine,NorthernBlochas free andlow in fats andsugars. Vegans canevenenjoy evolvedfromselling scoops outofavintage icecream the2sorbetsonoffer, whichare free from anyanimal vanatstreetfoodand artisan food events into amuch products.The recipe hasbeendeveloped over tenyears larger,successfulice creamproducer.The Leeds-based to create an indulgent-but pure -product.Theyalso start-up nowhas an office andmanufacturing unit in believe theircompetitive advantagearisesbyvirtue Armley,and supplies restaurants, theatres andasof of theirchef, whoscientificallydevises each flavour. recent,80+ Co-op stores across thenorth.Luckily for RangingfromStrawberry&Black Pepper to Raspberry us,their 100% naturalice creamcan even be found &Sorrel, each maintainsatraditional touch, yet around campus as twomembers of theNorthernBloc embodiesaninnovative, modern twist. He is described team areLeeds graduates! as notonlya‘true icecreamexpert’ butan‘icecream WorldChampion’ with an inheritedexpertise fromhis father andgrandfather before him.

My freezerisnow entirely full with tubs of it. Having beendelivered 10 tubs directly to my door,my flatmates andIdid ataste test.Our favourites ranged from BlackTreacletothe Strawberry andBlack Pepper whichhad afruitystrawberryflavourwithaslightly spicy kick after-taste.

Finally, an icecreamthatisequallyasdeliciousasit is natural.

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AreCEOs paid enough?

Nabeel Alhassan agloballuxurybrand.However,there areanumber of caseswhere performanceand paymentare at a By allmeans,weshouldcompensatequality people Attracting andretaining themosttalentedpeople mismatch.In2016, twoFTSE100 companieshad forthe positive impact they deliver. Butthere is a to work forabusiness is keytoits ongoingsuccess. theirremuneration reports (i.e.executive payplans) growingsense of injusticethatthe opaquenatureof McKinsey &Company coined thephrase‘thewar for voteddownwithother firms on thereceiving endof executivepay rises is notdeserved. Is it rightthatthe talent’backin1997. Itsrelevancy todayhas arguably investor’s openly voicingdisapproval.The Investment CEOofBPtotal paypackage rose 20%in2015, in a increaseddue to theacceleratingpaceofglobalisation Association,anentityrepresentingthe UK’s £5.5 year when thecompany reportedrecordlosses?Reform over thelast20years. This applieseverywhere, from trillion assetmanagementindustry, publishedareport of executive compensation is key, butfew arebrave recruitingtop graduatestohiringthe best people to last year statingthatrisinglevelsofexecutive payover enough to take thefirststep. Afterall,noone wants lead thebusiness. thelast15years hasnot been aligned with theFTSE to lose thewar fortalentinthe unforgivingworld of 100performance.According to thereport, executive international business. Attracting talented CEOs to join is particularly payinits currentformisfailing to actasthe tool to challenging.Toset thestrategyofaFTSE 350firm incentivise performance. couldinpracticebethe differenceinbillionsofpounds to acompany’s valuation.After it wasannounced that TheHighPay Centre,athink tank Angela Ahrendts,thenCEO of Burberry,was leaving set-up to monitorincomedisparity, thecompany forarole at Apple –Burberry’sstock calculated theaverage payratio market valueimmediately fell by half abillion pounds. betweenFTSE100 CEOs andthe To themarket, Angela appeared to be providingalot averagetotal payoftheir employees more valuethan herreceived£17 million paypackage in 2015 was129:1.Itassumed,the at Burberry.Ifthe averagegraduatesalaryis£20,000, averageannualpay of theiremployees aCEO on £17million wouldhavebeenpaid850 times was£28,200.Yet thereare many more.Thisisdue to thedistinction in talent.There are people in theUKwho earn much less. many fantasticgraduates,but howmanypeople are So if performancehas beenpatchyat capableofsuccessfullyrunning amulti-billion pound best,why didCEO payincrease by 10% multinational business in ahyper-competitive sector? in 2015?Incomparison, accordingto Investors can rest peacefully in theknowledge that theOfficeofNationalStatistics, the hadyou or Ileftafirm aftercompleting itsgraduate averageworkersaw realwages grow scheme,suchachangeinvalue is highly unlikely to by less than 2%.Thatwageincrease arise. wasthe highestreceivedsince 2008. Theincomedisparity in theUSiseven TheproblemoccurswhenCEO paydoesnot match more pronounced,withthe S&P500 companyperformance.Angela waswidelyviewedas CEOtoaverage worker payratio beingbehindBurberry’ssuccessfulstrategic shiftinto approximately335:1. Image: Youtube 18 | Science thegryphon.co.uk Acup of yoghurt aday, canhelp keep Cancer away

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From Actimel to Yakult, we’ve all seen those TV advertsproclaiming thebenefits of eating yoghurt. Herewe take alook at exactly how these tastypots of bacteria actually help your immune system...

Louise Müller of bacteria,which together performdailymaintenance reach thelarge intestine, starting achemicalprocess tasks, such as ensuring ahealthy environmentinthe knownasprotein putrefaction.Whencertain bacteria Didyou know that half of thecells youcarry around gut, providingthe bodywithnutrients andfending breakdownprotein remnants,toxic compoundsare in your bodyare notactually your ownhuman cells, off potentiallyharmful bacteria with thehelpofthe createdwhich damage theintestinallining. Instead butthose belonging to variouskinds of bacteria? immune system.These arepeaceful times, when of allthatmeat, as you have undoubtedly hearda Around 30-40trillion bacteria (yes that’s right, yourtummy is quietlygoing aboutits business and thousand times, what you should eatiswholegrain Isaidtrillion)leadahappy life in variouslocations you rarely need to payattention to itsbehaviour. andfibre. Dietaryfibreisdifficult to digest,meaning around your body, predominantly in thegut.The gut However,thissereneintestinallandscape caneasily it makesitall theway to thelarge intestinebefore microbialfloraconsistsofamultitude of bacterial be disturbed.Differentinteractions–such as changes yourfibrefermenters gettowork. This produces large species, all with differentcharacteristics andabilities. in yourdiet, exercise,alcohol consumption or a amountsofbutyrate, whichisanimportant source of In thelastfew yearsthe role of bacteria living in your heavycourseofantibiotics –can favour thegrowth energy forthe intestinalcells.Butyrateactslikesweets body, andthe gutinparticular, hasbeenextensively of certain typesofbacteria, reducing thediversity forthese cells, keepingthemhappy andfunctional. studiedand shown to immenselyinfluenceyour andshiftingthe balance of substances generated In contrast, easily digested,refined carbohydratesare well-being.Assuch, thestate of yourgut’s microbial during digestion.Suchchanges, in turn,can initiate insteadrapidly convertedtoglucose andabsorbed in florahas beenlinkedtoeverything;fromcancer andprogressthe developmentofvariousdiseases, thesmall intestine, resultinginalackof‘sweets’ to andobesity to one’smentalhealth. Most of your gut includingcolorectalcancer,type2diabetes, obesity keep thecells in thelarge intestinehappy. bacteria reside in thelarge intestine; themaintask andpsychological disorders such as depression and This is wherethe yoghurtcomes in.Consuming of theseminicaretakers is to help with thedigestion schizophrenia. Thestate of theintestinalflorahas probiotics (productscontainingliveand beneficial of what you eatthroughoutthe day. Variousbacterial also beenlinkedtoneurologicaldevelopment during bacteria)has been shown to increase thebacterial speciescan breakdownfoodconstituentsindiffering childhoodand adolescence, andmay be theanswerto diversityinthe gut, antagonising anyharmfulchanges ways,and it is in thisprocess that alot of newmicro- yourrebel behaviourasateenager. to thelocal environment. Theeffect of thishas been substances aregenerated –these substances can be So howdoyou take care of theseimportant little showninstudies whichlinkyoghurt consumption to anything from thenutrients we need to keep ourown housekeepers in your tummyand keep them happy? areduction in therates of both depression andcancer. cellshappy to moleculesthatare actuallytoxic to us. As mentioned,the well-being of thegut flora is tightly Otherfoodsthatcontain probiotics include fermented They can affectthe localintestinalenvironment or, connectedtothe physiological function of thelarge vegetables,suchaskimchiand sauerkraut,and real alternatively, travel longdistances within theblood to intestineand itsprocessing of thefoods we consume sourdoughbread. This is very convenient forthose impact upon differentparts of thebody, forexample –whatyou eatdeterminesthe environmentfor whogravitate towardsfashionable food –you can in thebrain. yourinner bacterialwizards.For example,eatingan justifyeatingsomeoftoday’s biggestfoodfadswhile In ahealthy state, yourgut contains adiverse range abundanceofmeatcauses excess indigested protein to giving yourinner bacteria aboost at thesametime! thegryphon.co.uk Science | 19

TrumpSilences Science What’s new in science this week?

•New interface allows locked-in people to communicate: The terrifying prospect of notbeing able to communicate hasbecome less scary with the advent of anew interface, allowing thoughts to be deciphered. Participants in the tests havebeen reported as being “happy” despite their condition.

•Humans’oldest known ancestor discovered: You might initially think this is in reference to an ape-like ancestor but we’re going even further backthan that. Researchers from St John’s College, University of Cambridge, have uncovered fossils of amicroscopic bag-like sea creature that lived around 540 million yearsago.

•Heavily theorised metallic hydrogen becomes reality: Theorised nearly acentury ago, metallic hydrogen has been created by scientists from Image: MercuryNews Harvard University.Its potential is vast and could answerquestions regarding the nature He’s onlybeen in power twoweeks,but Trump has alreadylaunched an of matter, as well as being aroom temperature all out assault scientific bodies. We discuss what this could meanfor the superconductor. future of climate change... •Existence of time crystals revealed: Kira Knowles Thesuppression of theirresearch, andthe When you think of acrystal you’d probably consequent distribution of itsfindings,will most picture adiamond, or semiprecious gem, with a Although Donald Trumphas beeninpower for certainly result in both departmentsbecoming repeating lattice structure.However,research teams from the University of California have just twoweeks,hehas already stopped twomajor weaker;lesseningtheir abilitytocarry outprojects shown that some crystals can repeat in time, departmentsfrominteracting with thepublicand that combat climate change.Eventhoughboth instead of space, making this the first example thepress.These gagorders have been placed on departmentshavedocuments statingtheir freedom of anon-equilibrium form of matter. theDepartment of Agriculturefor theUSand also ofinformation to thepublic, thishas not seemed to theEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA). It is hold back Trump. •Evidence of holographic universe found: imperative that theseagenciesshouldbeallowed to Thereisevenasuggestion,inaletter fromthe White Afterstudying irregularities in the cosmic freely relayinformation from scientists to thepublic; HouseCounsel, that thegag orders maybebreaking microwavebackground radiation, scientists they should notfacepolitical interference,not least federallaw.Asstatedinthe letter,itappears that the havefound evidence of aholographic phase of censorshipofinformation. Trumpadministration hasbroken anumberoflaws, expansion in the universe’s past where space Theconsequenteffect of theseorders is that the notleast theWhistleblower Protection Enhancement and time weren’t well defined. Professor Kostas Skenderis of the University of Southampton publicwillbecomelessaware of environmental Act. Theletteralso asks that thecommunication explains:“Imagine that everything you see, issues,also ensuring that thereisless focusofthese blackout should be rightedimmediately.IfTrump feeland hear in three dimensions (and your withinthe mediaand news outlets. Climatechange is cancontinuetobreakfederal laws,thenhis beliefs perception of time)infact emanatesfrom a awidelyacceptedconceptthatneedstobeaddressed, will mean that climate change will be givenminimal flat two-dimensional field. The ideaissimilar particularly by theUnitedStateswho arethe world’s fundingand importance. to that of ordinary holograms where athree- dimensional image is encoded in atwo- second largestcarbondioxide emitter, making thegag Therehas been abacklashonsocialmedia with dimensional surface, such as in the hologram orders increasingly worrying.IfthisiswhatTrump manyemployeesofthe affecteddepartments -aswell on acredit card. However, this time, the entire can achievewithintwo weeksofhis Presidency,who’s as NASA andthe Department of Interior,Healthand universe is encoded!” to saythatthere will notbeevenlargerchanges and Human services-retaliating. Theemployees have thefurther dismissalofclimate change as amythin created‘rogue’ twitteraccounts, resisting Trump’s thecomingweeks? gagorders.These twitterprofiles have quickly TheEPA hasresearchfocusedonreducingcarbon accumulatedfollowers andreports of ‘realnews’. emissions, howeverwiththe gagorder in placeithas Evidence of climate change hasbeenpostedwiththe seen itsbudgetfor grants andcontracts frozen.One hope that theinformation will stillreach thepeople. of thebiggest changesthoughistheappointment of Therestraining nature of majorscience-based Director ScottPruitt. Trump’semploymentofPruittis agencies leaves little doubtthatAmericaisregressing concerning,asnot only is he aclimate change denier to apre-Obama state, with themonumentalsigning of buthehas hadrun-ins with theorganisationbefore, theParisClimate Change Agreementin2015, seeming taking them to court. This hasmeant that theagency like apipedream. Donald Trump’santi-sciencestance in charge of researchingemissionswill nowfind it meansthatAmerica-as oneofthe most influential more difficulttopublish therelevantinformation to countriesinthe world-could prompt othernations thepublic. to reduce theirresearchintoinvestigating climate TheUSDepartment of Agriculturehas also change.Asaresult,the effects of thesegag orders beenaffected;the department looksintomethane couldreverberate globally, with climatechange emissions, andwaystoreducethem, with methane pushedaside in favour of ‘alternative facts’. Image: SConway Morris /Jian Han beingakeycontributor to climate change. 20 | Society thegryphon.co.uk Guide Dogs Society:Pet andDe-stress Exam period is atime full of sorrow and anguish. Forced to return fromour Christmasholiday early;we sit in our dark university dorms, silently weeping and wondering whyweeverconsideredpursuinghigher education. However, if there is one silver lining to examperiod, it’s theGuide Dogs de-stress room.

Elsa Amri all the money from fundraisers goes towards helping improve the living conditions of blind and partially sighted people in Leeds. When you think about what agreat cause that is, it makes you realisethat the couple of extra pounds you spend are worth it. Beyond just gettingtopet thedogs, Ialso got to speakwith some of the guide dog owners, who were just as lovely. They toldusabout their guide dogs, how longthey’ve hadthem, andhow much theymeantothem. It was amazing to learn more about the experiences they’ve had with their guide dogs, and it makes you realise just how important guide dogs are to the blind and partially sighted community. Having to leave the roomfull of dogs after my session was over was abitter-sweet ordeal. It was bitter because the dogs wereadorable, and disregarding what Imentioned earlier about 10 minutesbeing enough, Iwould havegladly spent the entire day with them.However,itwas also sweet because Mars, one of the Image: GuideDogsSociety Guide Dogs Society’s sponsors, handed out candy bars as people On the 11th January,the GuideDogsSociety held their first ‘Meet the Guide left. Literally sweet. The Guide Dogs’eventofthe yearinthe Union. For thoseunfamiliar with the concept, ‘Meet Dogs Societywillbeholdingthe the Guide Dogs’isanopportunity for students to,essentially, pet and interact with same event sometime around guide dogs as away of de-stressing during stressful exam periods. Idecided to May. If you’re lookingfor away attend the event, both because itwas important to document such agreat activity, to calm yourself down whilst and also because Iwould never turn down an opportunity to pet loveable dogs. youprepare for your exams, In order to participate, students had to purchase tickets to the event, and each and you don’t mind supporting ticket provided you with 15-20 minutes of interaction with the guide dogs. This agreat charity, then I’d suggest may notsound like alot of time,but Iwas surprised to discover that even10 youattend the next ‘Meet Guide minutesspent with the dogs was enough time to boost my mood. Dogs’event! Moreover, Guide Dogs Society is partneredwith Guide Dogs UK charity, therefore, Image: GuideDogsSociety Vegan Delights:Sweet &Savoury Treats Here are acouple of deliciously sweet and savoury vegan recipes thatyou can try out next time you’re looking for culinary inspiration. Thank youtoHazel and Gloria from the LUUVeg Society who suggested these recipes!

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Choco Chip Vegan Cookies Ingredients: -2/3 cup of oil of choice

Image: Lauren Caris -11/3 cupsofsugar of choice (brown sugar is more caramel-y) -plenty of vegan chocolate chips Image: CookTube Oil-free Raw Avocado Pesto -21/2 cupsofplain flour Ingredients: -1tsp baking powder Mousse au Chocolat -1avocado -1tsp bicarbonate of soda Ingredients: -2peeled garlic cloves -1/2 cup non-dairy milk -250gsilken tofu -afew tbspsofnutritional yeast -dash of vanilla extract -150g dark chocolate -alarge handful of basil leaves -1tablespoon rum -ahandful of peas Method: -1teaspoonofvanilla sugar/extract(optional) -salt and pepper 1. Preheat your oven to 175degrees celsius. -little bit of soy cream/water 2. Mixeverything until it’s fully mixed and the Method: dough is fairly solid. If it’s very squidgy, add asmidge -Blend the tofu and heat up the chocolate. Careful Method: more flour. that it doesn’t burn. 1. You need some kind of food processing item for 3. Putthe dough on abaking sheet and squash into -Add thechocolatewiththe tofuand keep blending. this, or just very vigorous mashing skills. the right kind of shape you want and make them fairly -Ifyou want, add some rum or vanilla. 2. Pop everything into the food processor and let flattoo.Make sure you have plenty of space between -Put in abowland leave overnight in the fridge itchop forawhile untilanot too lumpy mixture is the cookies or you’ll have square cookies. (essential to the taste!). formed. 4. Pop them into your oven for 10-15 minutes- Tip: Youcan use any tofuand add water in the first 3. Taste and adjust as you want (I normally up the make sure you check them. They should be set on top step until you reach asmooth consistency. nutritional yeast and maybe add more liquid). and abit brownaround the edges. These are chewy 4. Mix through freshly cooked pasta, or in asalad, cookies and normally end up pretty big. If you double on toast, whatever. Go wild! therecipe you don’t really need to add extra baking powder or bicarbonate of soda. 1234 5678 9101 1121 22 | Sports thegryphon.co.uk Melbournemagic from oldrivals John Gibby the match all the way. It was nip and tuck stuff in Tennis the final set, and right up until the end it looked like it could go either way. As it was, it was the Swiss Celtic and Rangers. England and Australia. Aliand who took it, requiring aHawkeye challenge to tip the Frazier. Sport has had more than its fair share of scales in his favour. That is aperfect representation quality rivalries downthe years, and on Sunday night of howcloseboththismatch, and this rivalry have in Melbourne,one of thegreatest we have ever known been. We maynever see the like in tennis again. was rekindled in truly dramatic style. For along time And if the men’s game has been about The Big Four, many of us had suspected that Roger Federerand Nadal vFederer and MurrayvDjokovic forthe last Rafael Nadal would never again meet in aGrand Slam decade, the women’s game really has only been about final, or perhaps the final of any tennis tournament. onename. And once again it was the all-conquering All the odds weredefied,however, in the first major Serena Williams who landed the spoils in typically tournament of the 2017season,asthe bigmen Sir impressive fashion in her corresponding final 24 AndyMurray and Novak Djokovic fell by the wayside hourspreviously. Setting an Open-Era record in the while their recent understudies MilosRaonic and Stan process, Serena beat her older sister Venustoclaim Wawrinka both met their demise against the eventual her23rd Grand Slam singles title, and regain the finalists. world number one slot from Angelique Kerber. With The stage was set then for two of the most astraight sets 6-4 6-4 victory she never looked in successful and best lovedplayers in the history of the danger of an upset, and she makes the perfect startto men’s game to come to the fore forwhathad all the aseason where acalendar-year slam looks adistinct hallmarks of afinal showdown. Federerwas looking possibility. Due credit, too,tothe runner-up. At 36, to extend his lead at the top of the table of all-time Venus becamethe oldest Australian Open finalist in Slam winners, while Nadal was hoping to make it a the Open Era, and though comprehensively outplayed, first winatthe highest level since the French Open of looks asure-firethreat to improve on her current 2014.The fans who lined the stands of the RodLaver world ranking of number 11 on tour this year. There Arenawere in full voice, and were not disappointed. may havebeen muchtalk of the up-and-comers, or From the first serve to the final forehand, this nerve- the long-time bridesmaids finally having their time throttling,tense game was ajoy to behold. It could in the sun this year, but if it’s anything to do with just haveeasily been the 2007final, both in terms the Williams sisters, and Nadal andFederer for that of the contestants and quality. To-and-fro it went, matter, the oldguard remainwelland truly the ones with Federerlookinglike he had it wrapped up after to beat. Image: Clive Brunskill aclinical third set, before Rafa replied in kind to take Dylanneeds disciplinefor England

Ryan Wan at Jones’ disposal,and it will allow himtosee if these they didagainstTonga. RugbyUnion secondstringplayers areready forthe international Despite good resultsinthe Autumn series, Wales stage. CaptainDylan Hartleywillneed to make sure seem like ateamintransitionwithinterim coachRob Scotland vs Ireland he stays disciplined, as Englandwillneed himinthe Hawley trying to play amoreexpansive style, whilst Scotland arecomingoffofagoodAutumnseriesand setpiece. Warren Gatlandisawaydealing with theLions tour theirclubsides have also beenperformingwell, with France seemrejuvenated undertheir newcoach, to NewZealand in thesummer. Walesshouldbeable Glasgowand Edinburghboththrough to theknock GuyNovès,withgoodperformances in autumn; to getthe winand bonuspoint despite beingawayin outstagesofthe European Championsand Challenge losing narrowly to Australiaand NewZealand. Rome.GeorgeNorth will certainly need to step up his Cups respectively.Althoughtheyhavethe home However Twickenham is neveraneasyplace to play game andprovidesometries if they aretowalk away advantage, most will stillconsiderthemselvesthe at andthe forwardpackwillneed to winthe battle with themaximum points. underdogsinthe openingmatch of thetournament. up fronttoset up aplatform Finn Russelland Stuart Hogg will need to be in top forthe rest of theirgame. form andprovidesomemagic to unlock theIrish Kickingwillsurelyplaya defence, whilst captainGreig Laidlawwillneed to slot factor in whetherthe French over anykicking opportunitiesifthere is anychance can starttheir campaign off of victory. with awin. Ireland hastobeconsideredthe in-formteamgoing ItalyvsWales into thetournament, with threeout of theirfourclubs Oftenseenasthe easy win still in theEuropeanChampionship. Theirautumn of thetournament, they,like testswerealso ahugesuccess, winningagainst the Scotland,haveshown that Southern Hemisphere bigthree,withahistoric win they candefeatSouthern againstNew Zealand,withtheir only loss coming Hemisphere teams.New in therematch.The injuries to JonnySexton,Peter coach Conner O’Shea has O’Mahony andAndrewTrimble arecertainly blows, injected anew lease of life butthere should be enough squaddepth forthemto to theAzzurri, especially cope. thekicking game andit EnglandvsFrance certainly showedinthe win Thereigning GrandSlam Championscomeinto againstSouth Africa.Italy theevent still undefeated underEddie Jones’ new will have to stay focusedfor management,but faceahost of injuries to theirfirst thewhole 80 minutesand team players.Thiswill be arealtestofthe squad depth notgive up thegamelate, as ImImagage: e:GeAsttyIiaPamacigefisc thegryphon.co.uk Sports | 23 Valianteffortnot enough for volleyball women

Luke Etheridge by Pieria Protopapa put the home side back on level Women’s Volleyball-Leeds 2nd 0-3 Hull 1st terms. Miscommunication gave Hull some more breathing space,beforeLara Se utilised her height Leeds were lefttorue aslow start against Hull in this brilliantly, with agreat block at the net putting Leeds Northern 3B match, as the away side won in straight back within one.With the scores at 23-22 to the away BUCS fixtures sets at the Gryphon Sports Centre on Wednesday team, Hull put in two goodplaysatthe net,totake 8th February unlessstated evening. However, this was amatch which could have the second set 25-22, and leaving asecond successive otherwise gone either way, with the home side showing that win for Leeds looking like an impossible task. they should hope to improve on their current league Two aces by Se gave Leeds the early lead in the third position. set, before Hull tooksix of the next sevenpoints, Full fixtures and resultsat Hull started much brighter than Leeds, winning the as they looked to end the set as quickly as possible, bucs.org.uk first five points before goodwork at the net earned taking advantage of aLeeds side who appeared Leeds their first point of the set. Two missed serves to sense that the set was beyondthem. Aseries of BadmintonMens 1st vs Strathclyde 1st:2pm, in arow gave each side apoint, before goodpressure fantastic team plays gave the home team four points TheEdge fromHull putthem into a12-2 lead, despite goodplay in arow,helping to bring the scores level again at 12- at the net from Bethany Whitehead. Leeds began to 12. With Hull finding the corners with the majority Basketball Mens 1stvsTeeside 1st: 7.30pm, The play bettertowardsthe endofthe firstset,beforeHull of their serves, it was hard for Leeds to gain any Edge put in some goodserves,striking the ball just above momentum for the remainder of the set, with anet thenet to take control of the points. It was obvious cord giving Hull the third set 25-20, ensuring that Fencing Mens 1st vs Sheffield 1st: 2pm, The which team was third in the league and which was they went back down the M62 with all three points. Edge eighth, with Hull taking the firstset comfortably 25- While the scoreline gave the impression of aone 8. sided set, Leeds were more than amatch forHull FootballMens1st vs Leeds Beckett 2nd: 2pm, The second set started much more even, with Hull during periods of the secondand third sets, with a Lower Pitch, Headingley Campus winning alongrally for an early 2-1 lead. Both sides few lucky deflections arguably being the difference seem to struggle with serving at the start of this set, in both sets. With onlythree fixtures left, and with Football Womens 1st vs Leeds Beckett 2nd: which helped Leeds tie the scores, with agreat smash no relegation worries, Leeds will be able to enjoy the 2pm, Weetwood byLara Hudson keeping the scores level. Ashot off final few matches, and hopefully convert some of thenet cord helped give Hullatiny advantage, putting their goodteamwork into victories, startingwitha Hockey Mens 2nd vs Mens 3rd: 3.30pm, them threepoints ahead, before agreat ground hit trip to Sheffield next week. Weetwood

Hockey Womens 1st vs Northumbria 1st:5pm, Weetwood

Hockey Womens 4th vs Newcastle 4th: 2pm, Weetwood

Netball Womens 2nd vs Sheffield Hallam 2nd: 5.30pm, Gryphon Sports Centre

Netball Womens 3rd vs Durham 3rd: 3.30pm, GryphonSports Centre

Rugby League Mens 1st vs Hull 1st:1pm, Buslingthorpe Vale Rugby Ground

Squash Womens 2nd vs Durham2nd:1pm, GryphonSports Centre

Tennis Mens 1st vs Durham 3rd: 1pm, John Charles Centre

Tennis Womens 2ndvsLeedsBeckett 3rd: Saturday 12.30pm, Indoor Courts, Headingley Campus

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Leedsnet victory in one-sided encounter Luke Etheridge lead.The refereeaccidentallysetting off thefire alarm determination to scorefromall players.The next Women’sBasketball 1st didnothing to stop thesustained pressure that Leeds points that Leedsscoredwas similartoo as four were starting to exert. Five minutesin, andLeeds, Leedsplayers rantogetherinacounter-attacking In oneofthe most dominantwinning displays in what wastobearecurring themethroughoutthe movewhich sawHull’splayers tootired to track youare likely to see, LeedsWomen’s Basketball side encounter, scored atriple to make it 9-2. Thehome back anddefend. Half-timethe scoreread32-12. comfortablybeatHull60-24 in theirfirstmatch side were runningthe showfromdefence to attack By nowthe matchseemedaforegone conclusion, of 2017.After winningawayagainsttheir local andeverywhereinbetween before abrilliantthrow Leedswerescoring points to make sure theleadwas Yorkshirerivals40-28 in October, thehomeside made it 11-2.Leedswere, as thescore line suggests, tickingoverwhilstturning on thestyle when they hadthe added psychologicaladvantage of knowing dominating theattacks,but it wouldbeunfairto wanted to.After scoringafew free throwsLeeds that they hadalready beaten theiropponents this suggestHullweren’t creating opportunities of their scored four points in quicksuccession to lead 46- season. This wastobeacrucial matchinthe league, own, themajor difference wasthatLeedswereableto 19.The last quartersaw Leedsgofrom48-19 up to as thesides were levelonpointsin3rd (Leeds) convertthemintopointsonthe scoreboard andtheir winningthe match60-24.Althoughthe game seemed and4th (Hull) places.Therefore,thiswas amatch opponentsweren’t.The first quarterended 15-4. over well before this quarterLeedswereprofessional both sidesneeded to wintoput pressure on first Thesecondquarter startedinmuchthe samefashion enough to make sure they kepttheir high performance placed Northumbria andsecondplacedNewcastle. as Leedsmade it 19-6 earlyonand demonstrated levels up.Leedscan take alot of confidenceinthat Thefactthatthiswas alocalderby only made that they were playingasateam, all together,whilst they played well as ateam, demonstratingthe clear thematch more interesting. Thematch,as Hull were misplacing passes and, in all honesty, strengthindepth possessedbythe Gryphons.Next aforementioned,was dominatedbyLeeds.After alloverthe place. An amazingtriple throw from up forLeedsisafixtureagainstbottomofthe table winningthe tip-off, Leedswerestraightonthe Leedsmeant they were winningcomfortably at 22- Teesside.Leedscan take thisperformance,and offensive,tryingtogetpointsonthe boardearly on. 6. Then,tomakeit30-10,something remarkable thefacttheybeattheir next opponents68-28 in Afterabrilliant counter-attack from thenumber occurred;the Gryphons desire forscoring points thereverse fixture, as good signsthattheyshould nine,Leedsdid take theopening points of thematch wasepitomisedwhenfourLeedsplayers went for come away as victorsagain.Iftheyplaylikethey to lead 2-0; Hull’s equalisertomakeit2-2 beingthe thesamerebound,withthe otherplayerbeing didtoday,theyhaveanextremely good chance. only time in thematch that Leedswould notbeinthe theone whotookthe originalshot, showing the