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7th May - 1st September 2010
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PULLED: LS removed from shelves
LS Editorial on attempted censure
On Friday April 30, the freedom of this paper came under threat.
The freedom of speech, from ideology, from the establishment, and from mainstream media, has upheld Leeds Student throughout its 40-year history. It is a freedom that has allowed this paper to print interviews, articles and opinions that may not be liked, are sometimes disclaimed, and frequently bring fierce debate.
Jak Codd, Communications and Internal Officer, used his perceived power as a senior member of the student executive to remove all issues of Leeds Student from the stands in the Leeds University Union. Codd believed an interview with Palestinian journalist… Continue reading...
Also in this issue:
- Features A cure for tiredness?
- Comment Comment is free
- Features 50 years of Psycho
- Music Download
- Arts REVIEW- Counted
- Sport News York stumped by brilliant Briant
- Sport Features Bidding for the future
- Sport Big Debate Is it Africa's time?
- Fashion Magazine scouting for talent
- Lifestyle Call lane hotspot launches new summer menu
- The What's On Blog June 10 -16
- LS1 Features Dress to Impress: how does your interviewer see you?
LS1 articles
Re-structuring of Biological Sciences and Health to go ahead as Nick Clegg dismisses Illingworth petition
UCU-backed appeal fails to stop 'Economies exercise' from meeting its objectives
The Deputy Prime Minister has dismissed accusations that University chiefs by-passed the highest democratic body on campus in its decision to “re-structure” both the Faculty of Biological Sciences and the School of Health as part of its controversial ‘Economies exercise’. ... Read more
LS festivals previews
2010
Check out the line ups for the best festivals this summer. ... Read more
Rob Rouse's new show comes to Leeds
"Eye-wateringly hilarious" **** The List
Rob Rouse’s highly praised new show, My Family...And The Dog That Scared Jesus, is coming to Leeds next week and is set to be one of the most unforgettable shows you’ll see this year. ... Read more
LS2 articles
Part Chimp
Thriller
Almost everything about Part Chimp is a half-arsed afterthought. Almost. Their lyrics mean nothing. Their jokes and banter mean nothing. Their song titles mean nothing. Their clothes cost nothing. Their cover art is consistently stupid. The fact that their album is called Thriller, ostensibly owing to its release date coming right after Michael Jackson's death, has really got nothing to do with anything. Yet such is the magnitude of this band that when one of their fuzzed-out monolithic stoner riffs kick in, the fact that nothing means anything ceases to hold meaning. ... Read more
Kid Rock
Rock 'n' Roll Jesus
That's right. Kid Rock, the wordsmith responsible for classic refrains such as 'bawitdaba-da-bang-da-dang-diggy-diggy-diggy-said-the boogie-said-up-jump-the-boogie', is still making music. Despite beginning his career at an almost adolescent stage many years prior to real success, when Kid Rock, real name Robert James Ritchie, first appeared at the turn of the century blending cheesy biker-rock music, smutty hip-hop and occasionally a country twang he was a white rapper to rival Eminem's urban style with his own Redneck appeal. And were it not for the release of Beck’s ‘Loser’ an entire decade earlier, he could have been labeled the greatest Cowboy MC around. ... Read more
Dan Deacon
Spiderman of the Rings
There are so many songs, or albums, that are said to be able to make you feel young again, that often the phrase is merely a long-winded way of expressing appreciation for an artist’s vigor. Even on the occasions when it seems sincere, the songs in question usually only really take you back to being about 16, an age really of snide cynicism and narrow-mindedness. Dan Deacon goes the whole nine yards though. As far as I’m concerned, when listening to Spiderman of the Rings, I am a toddler. Following what is essentially a four-minute xylophone crescendo laden with cackling Woody Woodpecker samples (in the form of the appropriately named ‘Woody Woodpecker’), just two songs in and ‘Crystal Cat’ will have you running around giddily like a toddler, giggling, eating crayons and pissing your pants in the corner of the room. ... Read more
Sport articles
Is it Africa's time?
Africa prepares for World Cup showdown
With this year's World Cup taking place on the sunny shores of South Africa and no fewer than six of the continent's teams qualifying, LS Sport asks: Can an African team win the cup? ... Read more
York stumped by brilliant Briant
Women's cricket
Another win for the Ladies' First Team supplied mainly by Nikki Briant's confident batting and bowling. ... Read more
Bidding for the future
Leeds' 'Back the Bid' campaign
As Fabio Capello gears up for what will be an intense FIFA World Cup this summer, Joe Short catches up with Leeds United CEO Shaun Harvey, to discuss the FA's chances of bringing the world's greatest sporting tournament to our shores. ... Read more