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Sun, sex and suspicious pseudonyms: Do these sordid students even exist?
So-called students told The Sun all about their sex lives, and it wasn’t pretty
Union removes ‘offensive’ card after student complains…as a JOKE
LUU have banned another product, after a sarcastic complaint by a student about a topless greeting card was taken seriously
Student found dead in Leodis
Leeds Student confirmed dead in University accommodation on Friday evening
Leeds puppy England squad need new homes
Missing Pet of the Week? Check out these Leeds puppies giving a whole new meaning to the word ‘WAG’.
Outrage as club promoter posts naked photo of his 100th ‘conquest’ without her consent
Taking Liberties promoter celebrates bedroom milestone with a naked selfie on Facebook.
Rizzle Kicks to headline Summer Ball
Union announces line up for the Summer Ball 2014 – including Rizzle Kicks, Foxes and Duke Dumont.
VIDEO: Leeds student aims to inspire by writing motivational dissertation song
If you’re suffering through dissertation hell, this song from a Leeds student should brighten your day.
‘Leeds is on fire’: Giant chemical blaze causes dangerous smoke warning
Canal Mills evacuated and residents told to keep windows closed as firefighters tackle Leeds blaze
Student loses £1million after filling in wrong betting slip
Leeds Met live up to their rep as betting mistake costs student a fortune
Headingley cat becomes internet celebrity after ‘opening bakery’
Internet goes bonkers for entrepreneurial cat who invented a new way to catch birds on Headingley Avenue
Random drug tests to be introduced before exams
Leeds Uni bring drug cheat crackdown – meaning you could be disqualified for doping before an exam
Police launch appeal after multiple students mugged near Oxley
Two street robberies took place over the weekend close to Oxley halls of residence.
BNOC of the Year 2014: The Final
Two weeks of tireless campaigning and over 5000 votes later, we’re finally here. Who will be crowned BNOC of the Year 2014?
Union say they DID NOT cut Leeds Student budget
Union blame new format of Leeds Student for financial crisis and claim they are not cutting their funding.
‘Sexual Harasser’ business cards sent round halls
Birthday prank business cards delivered to residents of James Baillie.
Tequila watered down?
Controversial club night taken over by new management promising “Fun but responsible events” after council pressure. But have they changed?
Best election video 2014 gets played on BBC Radio 1
Scott Mills goes crazy for Leeds Union election tune
Is this the best election video of 2014?
Featuring worse singing than a first found X Factor auditionee and a bloke dancing in a leotard in the library, somehow this could be the best exec video of 2014.
Students sexually assaulted in Hyde Park
Police investigate four reports of sexual violence in one week in Hyde Park
9 Things you’ll only understand if you lived in Devonshire
From feeling like a wizard to getting pre-drinks shut down by wardens, here’s 9 things you’ll only understand if you lived in Leeds’ ‘most privileged’ halls.
Is this the best election video so far?
Video: Rapping in the library and popping fake champagne outside the Union? We think this hip hop parody might be the best campaign video so far.
Club posts official photo of punters ‘blacking up’
Medication at Control share photos of nightclub goers in ‘blackface’ dressed as the Jamaican bobsleigh team
Oceana to close down
The place you voted ‘The Worst Club in Leeds’ is closing its doors for the final time this weekend
Rage Against the Latrine: Mystery urinator caught with his trousers down on Brudenell Road
Student spots naked man urinating right outside her kitchen window on Back Brudenell Road.
One in three strippers are students, says new study
Researchers at Leeds Uni discover 29.4% of strip club dancers are students and many are from middle class backgrounds
Leeds student assaulted in “sadistic” scissor attack
Thugs jailed after inflicting severe injuries on a student on a railway bridge off Cardigan Road
Color Me Rad: Weird new race comes to Leeds
Does getting blasted with colour bombs whilst running sound like your thing? Check out this new race coming to Leeds.
Fallen tree blocks Uni halls as winds batter Leeds
Fallen tree blocks entrance to Oxley Halls and Otley Road still closed after Leeds is hit by gale force winds
Attempted mugging in Hyde Park
Police appeal for information after an attempted street robbery takes place close to Hyde Park Sainsbury’s.
Hyde Park and Woodhouse car break-in spree
Police release warning after multiple reports of vehicle crime last week
Distressed woman rescued from Hyde Park roof
Brudenell Road closed as police, fire services and ambulances talk down a woman from the roof of a house
Hockey Club smash over 300 Snakebites in just one hour
Leeds hockey boys neck six snakebites each in annual Snakebite Challenge
Students caught getting Fruity in Union nightclub
Two students, including one Union worker, were kicked out Fruity for having sex in the middle of the club
Video: Met invade Uni lecture in Neck and Nominate challenge
Met student interrupts Uni lecture with neck and nominate in front of packed theatre.
Give me some sugar: Leeds in top 10 Unis for Sugar Daddy Dating
143 Leeds Students have signed up to a ‘Sugar Daddy’ dating website on which 80% of matches involve sex.
10 things we’d rather have than Essentials
Essentials is useful, but what about something we actually need? From a second Popina’s to a laser quest arena, here are 10 things we’d rather have than essentials.
Animals Have Soles: Student Wins First Ever Vegan Shoe Competition
A Leeds student has won a worldwide competition to develop vegan footwear.
Police appeal for help after student goes missing
Student missing for five days after a night out in York
Return of the Strike
Classes cancelled as staff plan another higher pay protest in the first week of term
False alarm in suspected bank job opposite uni
Police called as smoke is spotted pouring out of Barclays
Man arrested on suspicion of Halo nightclub rape
New Year’s Eve sex attack suspect is caught by police
Tequila Kicked Out of Halo
The controversial club night has been cancelled at Halo due to council pressure
Three Leeds Strip Clubs Shut By The Council
Red Leopard, Wildcats and Deep Blue have been stripped of their licenses