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21/04/2023

NEWS: Students stand AGAINST UCU action in landmark vote

Students at the University of Leicester have voted against Students’ Union support of the UCU marking and assessment boycott, signifying a notable turning point in student opinion.

The poll results were verified on the evening of Tuesday 18 April and indicate that, of 320 student voters, 174 (54.4%) were against supporting this UCU action.

✍️ Ella Johnson
ed.

Read the full story: https://leicesterstudent.com/2023/04/21/students-stand-against-ucu-action-in-landmark-vote/

17/04/2023

Our Spring pitch call is here! 🐣

Have a read through and, if anything piques your interest, please send a pitch through to [email protected] (100-150 words max, full guidance can be found on our website) and one of the team will advise you further.

Remember that pitch calls are suggestions often based around current events - we’re always welcoming to new ideas and no previous background in writing is needed! Drop us a message or come by to our Wednesday drop-ins if you’d like any help or have questions :)

04/04/2023

our trip to Glasgow for was a success ❤️

it was our first attendance at the national conference as a publication and, to be honest, just to be there and shortlisted for an award was a dream! we received invaluable insight from some fantastic speakers and had the chance to meet fellow student journalists from incredible publications across the country 🥰

we also loved getting to see some of the city of Glasgow in our free time (swipe to see a little bit of what we got up to 🤨)

but it’s back to business as usual this week - april pitch call and march article of the month poll are coming tomorrow. members, keep an eye out on your emails!

just a final thank you to for putting such a huge event together and also for making it possible for all of our committee to attend! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

02/04/2023

SPA Awards 2023 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 we may not have won but we’re winners in our hearts AND we had the best the time!!

Huge congratulations to all of the winners and thank you to the SPA for putting on such a wonderful night🥳

27/03/2023

A trip to Vacationland: Portland, Maine

Known affectionately to Americans as Vacationland, Maine’s largest city is not so well known outside of North America. Just a 2-hour bus journey from Boston, the comparatively small city boasts culture, history, and some of New England’s most beautiful scenery.

Having spent 9 months studying abroad there, I may be biased, but Portland is one of the hidden gems of the East Coast to foreign travellers.

✍️: Libby Chandler
ed. by Iona Wagg

Read now: https://leicesterstudent.com/2023/03/27/a-trip-to-vacationland-portland-maine/

23/03/2023

REVIEW: 100 gecs – 10,000 gecs: An Irreverent Musical Playground

If you don’t inhabit a certain corner of the internet, you’d be forgiven for never having heard of 100 gecs. The duo, formed of Dylan Brady and Laura Les, were one of the first acts to popularise a genre now known as hyperpop, with their 2019 debut album 1000 gecs.

It’s understandable, then, that the follow up, somewhat confusingly titled 10,000 gecs, has been so hotly anticipated.

✍️: Harry Featherston
💻: Ella Johnson

Read now: https://leicesterstudent.com/2023/03/23/review-100-gecs-10000-gecs-an-irreverent-musical-playground/

21/03/2023

FEATURE/NEWS: Student Reports University of Leicester Overshoots Carbon Emission ‘Fair Share’ - Full Report

Originally published with , this full report from Karli Wagener outlines the foundational knowledge needed to understand climate change, mitigation strategies and ‘fair share.’

The attention is then turned to , with calculations determining that the University’s Fair Share overshoot date passed last month.

✍️: Karli Wagener
💻: Ella Johnson

Read the report: https://leicesterstudent.com/2023/03/21/student-reports-university-of-leicester-overshoots-carbon-emission-fair-share-full-report/

18/03/2023

REVIEW: Co***ne Bear – A Bear Out Of Hell

What can I say that hasn’t already been said about Co***ne Bear? We all have that weird cinema goblin friend who’s seen it and is more than likely raving about it. I, for one, know that we at LSM have been dying to put out this review for a little while.

Let’s start by getting the obvious out of the way – this movie is about a big black bear that does a lot of co***ne in the Georgian woods and, when the film doubles down on that concept, it shines.

✍️: Jeevan Bhogal
💻: Harry Featherston

Read now: https://leicesterstudent.com/2023/03/18/review-co***ne-bear-a-bear-out-of-hell/

***nebear

17/03/2023

Women in Journalism – Facing Prejudice, Unfair Pay, and a Lack of Opportunities

There have been several cases where women have been treated unfairly in the journalism field, simply because of their gender. Women often do not receive the same pay as their male colleagues, or do not have the same opportunities to higher positions as men.

This is a common occurrence across countless industries, which is why challenging it is so important.

✍️: Hannah Houghton .the.writer
💻: Nabeelah Latif & Ella Johnson

Read our latest feature on the website now: https://leicesterstudent.com/2023/03/17/women-in-journalism-facing-prejudice-unfair-pay-and-a-lack-of-opportunities/

15/03/2023

REVIEW: Gorillaz – Cracker Island

Cracker Island is the eighth studio album by popular virtual band, Gorillaz. Lead by Damon Albarn of Blur fame, the band originally started out as a trip hop band - combining dusty drum samples and deep bass lines with catchy pop melodies and unique, but well utilised, special guest features.

Early hits such as Clint Eastwood and Feel Good Inc made listeners aware that Gorillaz were a band to keep an eye out for, and also that Albarn wasn’t just a one trick pony.

However, the band’s latest album, Cracker Island, is easily one of the weakest of their whole career.

READ THE FULL REVIEW: https://leicesterstudent.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https://leicesterstudent.com/2023/03/15/review-gorillaz-cracker-island/

✍️: Shakeer Sayani .tys
💻: Harry Featherston

13/03/2023

You voted and here they are… YOUR 23/34 EXECUTIVE OFFICER TEAM 🎉

We asked the successful candidates to condense how they were feeling on results night into three words - have a swipe through to the end to see what they said!

Our full coverage, including quotes from your new officer team, is available on our website. Click the link in our bio or highlight reel for more.

12/03/2023

REVIEW: London Native Loyle Carner visits Leicester on the ‘Hugo’ Tour

On Friday 3rd March, Leicester saw South London’s very own Loyle Carner perform at De Montfort Hall as part of the hugo tour, celebrating the release of his highly personal and emotional third album.

The concert was supported by up-and-coming London based producer/artist, Wesley Joseph – who performed songs from his most recent project, GLOW, such as the dark and sultry ‘Cold Summer’ or ‘Thrilla’ from the ULTRAMARINE album.

✍️: Zeeta Muigai
💻: Ella Johnson

Read now: https://leicesterstudent.com/2023/03/12/london-native-loyle-carner-visits-leicester-on-the-hugo-tour/

10/03/2023

BREAKING NEWS: Leicester Students March With Arch: Sports Officer Elected SU President

“Archie Robinson has been elected as the next Students’ Union (SU) President.

“The SU announced the results of the Executive Election on Friday 10th March at the SU Square in the Percy Gee Building.

“This election period saw the biggest voter turnout in a decade, with 3307 students having their say on who will represent them across all aspects of the student experience next academic year.”

✍️: Ella Johnson & Harry Featherston

Read now: https://leicesterstudent.com/2023/03/10/leicester-students-march-with-arch-sports-officer-elected-su-president/

08/03/2023

WE DID IT 🥳 Despite feeling like our publication has been around for donkey’s years by now, we are still newbies in the grand scheme of student journalism so we are OVER THE MOON to share that LSM has made the national shortlist for Best Newcomer Publication!

A huge congratulations to everybody involved - whether you’ve written for us, edited or just read our content - and a huge thank you to for the recognition (this is our last year of eligibility so it’s now or never 😉)

Stay tuned to see if we manage to take it home at the end of the month!

07/03/2023

The results are in! As voted for by LSM members, February’s Article of the Month saw a split vote 🗳

ARTS & CULTURE: Leicester’s “Local MVP” returns home: Sainte’s Vacation tour @ O2 Academy
✍️:
💻: ella]

LIFESTYLE: Pizza Punks Goes Plant-Based
✍️: ella]
💻:

Congratulations to everyone involved! Remember: we’re running this every month to celebrate our writers and you’ve got to be in it to win it 🥳 so get your article ideas in to [email protected] - we can’t wait to work with you.

03/03/2023

REVIEW: The Last of Us is a masterpiece in video game adaptation

“In a dystopian world, a mutation of a fungus known as cordyceps has infected the human population, turning them into zombie-like creatures. With rampant famine, sickness, and cannibalism, every living person’s only goal is survival. This is the nature of Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann’s show The Last of Us, based on Naughty Dog’s 2013 video game of the same name.”

✍️: Eddie Wong
💻: Harry Featherston

Read now: https://leicesterstudent.com/2023/03/03/review-the-last-of-us-is-a-masterpiece-in-video-game-adaptation/

03/03/2023

Campaigning is now underway for Executive Elections!

As a media group, LSM is required to remain neutral throughout the election period so will not be endorsing any candidates.

However, we will be covering the Candidate Hustings taking place on Tuesday (and any news, should it arise) - check out for more information on next week’s event!

For full manifestos, as well as part-time officer candidates, check out the SU’s webpage (we’ll link in our stories)

Good luck to all candidates!❤️

03/03/2023

Candidates for Executive Elections are out!

As a media group, LSM is required to remain neutral throughout the election period so will not be endorsing any candidates.

However, we will be covering the Candidate Hustings taking place on Tuesday (and any news, should it arise) - check out for more information on next week’s event!

For full manifestos, as well as part-time officer candidates, check out the SU’s webpage (we’ll link in our stories)

Good luck to all candidates!❤️

01/03/2023

Our March pitch call is here! 🌻

Have a read through and, if anything piques your interest, please send a pitch through to [email protected] (100-150 words max, full guidance can be found on our website) and one of the team will advise you further.

Remember that pitch calls are suggestions often based around current events - we’re always welcoming to new ideas and no previous background in writing is needed! Drop us a message or come by to our Wednesday drop-ins if you’d like any help or have questions :)

28/02/2023

hey everyone!

As you might already know, nominations for the National Awards close at 11:59pm TOMORROW - if you’ve published anything with us between 15th March 2022 and now, we would encourage you to consider self-nominating your work! Full details of award categories can be found here: http://spajournalism.com/awards/

If you would like any support with either nominating your article(s) for the SPA Awards or nominating yourself for committee next year, we’d highly suggest you drop in to the Media Hub (percy gee building, third floor) between midday and 3pm tomorrow to get some support with either process. If you can’t make it but still want to speak to us, send a dm through to and we’ll sort something out!!

26/02/2023

ARTS & CULTURE: Why is Blue Lock getting so much attention?

The sports genre in anime has been known to unite anime watchers and sports lovers for decades now, going all the way back to when Slam Dunk came out in the 90s. Kuroko No Basuke, Haikyuu and Free are all blueprints for people that love this genre. Unfortunately, they’ve failed to hit the mark when it comes to football – until now.

Blue Lock is the most recent sports anime to come out and already has a huge following. Nevertheless, being a football anime isn’t the only exciting aspect of the show. It explores a concept that has never been done in the sports genre before: every man for himself.

✍️: Ritisha Shahriar
💻: Molly Monaghan
📸: Crunchyroll / .vancyy_

Read now: https://leicesterstudent.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https://leicesterstudent.com/2023/02/26/why-is-blue-lock-getting-so-much-attention/

25/02/2023

Finally, the fourth position up for grabs is the secretary! If you’re a natural organiser, this might be the role for you - primarily responsible for distributing meeting notes and keeping on top of the pitches, enquiries, PR and more that we receive from the [email protected] email.

Please note that this is a non-core role, so you are able hold the secretary position along with one of the other three roles previously shared 💭

YOU ARE ABLE TO NOMINATE YOURSELF FOR NEXT YEAR’S COMMITTEE VIA THE SU WEBSITE NOW 🥳

25/02/2023

Treasurer is our third and final core role 💸 The Treasurer is responsible for keeping tabs on our funds and membership income.

Interest in generating other streams of revenue (like sponsorships and advertisements) would be great, but by no means essential!

YOU ARE ABLE TO NOMINATE YOURSELF FOR NEXT YEAR’S COMMITTEE VIA THE SU WEBSITE NOW 🥳

25/02/2023

The Wellbeing & Inclusions Ambassador is another core role, signposting members to resources and services offered by the SU and University. You may also act as a first point of contact for concerns, complaints and any potential violations of our code of conduct.

Harry currently holds the Wellbeing role, feel free to send him an email (hebf1) with any role-specific questions!

25/02/2023

Think you could lead LSM to new heights this year? The society president oversees general operations, growth and development, as well as taking on an editor-in-chief role to coordinate our publishing activities.

Ella is currently our President, feel free to drop her an email (esj7) if you have any specific questions about what the position entails!

24/02/2023

Somehow, it’s that time already! If you haven’t seen already, nominations for next year’s committee are open 🥳

Over the next couple of days, we’ll be posting the roles you can get involved with in the 23/24 academic year. As always, please drop us a dm or email ([email protected]) if you have any questions :)

21/02/2023

NEWS: ’s Dr Joseph Choonara called upon Vice-Chancellor Nishan Canagarajah to act as a ‘real Citizen of Change’ during a Students’ Union-hosted debate last Monday.

Making reference to the University of Leicester’s marketing slogan, this statement comes after the ‘unprecedented’ move of calling 18 days of strike action over pay, pensions and working conditions.

Although the UCU has since called a national ‘two week period of calm’, the panel debate took place earlier in the week.

✍️📸: Ella Johnson
💻: Harry Featherston

Read the full story: https://leicesterstudent.com/2023/02/21/leicester-ucu-calls-upon-vice-chancellor-to-be-a-real-citizen-of-change/

19/02/2023

ARTS & CULTURE: Leicester’s “Local MVP” returns home: Sainte’s Vacation tour @ O2 Academy

“Tuesday, 7th February saw Leicester’s very own rap prodigy, Sainté, at the campus-based O2 Academy on the homecoming leg of the Vacation tour, for his latest album of the same name.”

✍️: Ritisha Shahriar,
💻: Ella Johnson,

Read now: https://leicesterstudent.com/2023/02/19/leicesters-local-mvp-returns-home-saintes-vacation-tour-o2-academy/

11/02/2023

NEWS: Recent poll finds Labour and Lib Dems dominant among young adult voting intentions

Young adults are over ten times more likely to vote for Labour than the Conservative Party at the next general election, a recent poll finds.

47% of voters aged between 16-24 said they would intend to vote for Keir Starmer’s party if there were a General Election tomorrow, while just 4% indicated their desire to cross the box for the Tories.

✍️: Kieran Williams
💻: Ella Johnson
📸: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

Read the full story on our website, available via the link in bio and highlight reel.

https://leicesterstudent.com/2023/02/11/recent-poll-finds-labour-and-lib-dems-dominant-among-young-adult-voting-intentions/

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