Rosanna Pound-Woods

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HC Leeds wins at the Riley Awards 2013 – A Belated Acceptance Speech

5/21/2013

Friday 3rd May saw society members from across Leeds University Union come together to celebrate their collective achievements over the year, in a prestigious awards ceremony that was extra special for Her Campus Leeds.

In attendance after being shortlisted for the “Best New Society” award, I think we were just happy enough with the excuse to sit there and drink wine for 4 hours, and certainly weren’t expecting to win anything. Our category was the first to be announced, and we were up against stiff competition from the likes of Leeds Friends of Syria, Eastern European Society and ZooSoc.

Music Blog: Lewis Watson Interview

5/16/2013

The first weekend of May saw myself and Helen Kelly reporting on the multi-venue Live at Leeds festival, which took place across the city over the bank holiday weekend. One of the artists that I caught up for a chat with was 20 year old Lewis Watson, an up and coming singer-songwriter. I asked him a few questions following his acoustic session for LSRfm. 

EXCLUSIVE: Riley Award Shortlists Revealed

4/25/2013

 

For many students at the University of Leeds, clubs and societies form an intergral part of uni life. Friday 3rd May will see societies from across Leeds University Union come together for the annual Riley Awards, a prestigious event that celebrates the achievements of groups across the union throughout the year. HC Leeds are excited to reveal the final shortlisted societies for each category...

BEST NEW SOCIETY

Handball

Her Campus

Zoosoc

Eastern European Society

Vertical Fitness

Leeds Friends of Syria

BEST COLLABORATION

Hiking/Caving

Real Ale, Wine and Folk Society

Wing Chun/Sikh

Human Rights Week

BEST LONG STANDING COLLABORATION

Backstage Society and Stage Musicals Society

Dance Show

MSRC and MedSoc

LUU Scifi + Fantasy Society and LUU Animé Society

STAR and Amnesty

GIAG AWARD

Backstage Society and Theatre Group

German Society

Jiu Jitsu

Club Day – Rugby, Hockey, Netball

Dance GIAG

MOST IMPROVED

Mixed martial arts

Rugby League

Sailing

History

Backstage

BEST PUBLICITY

RAG

LUUMS

SMS

Malaysian and Singaporean Society

BEST CAMPAIGN

Donor registration

Elephant in the Room

Islamic

JSoc

FUNDRAISING

Islamic

Preview: Live at Leeds 2013

4/15/2013

Today saw the timetable announcement for next month’s Live at Leeds festival. Taking its name from The Who album recorded live in the city, the event is a highlight of the local music calendar.

The weekend begins with Friday’s Unconference event, a series of seminars at Leeds College of Music giving industry insight and advice.  Saturday will play host to the main event, with Sunday featuring a separate ticketed gig headlined by The Vaccines in Millennium Square. Finally, Goals on Kirstall Road will be home to the LAL football tournament on the Monday, for the bands, venues and promoters who aren’t completely exhausted by the weekend’s festivities.

The Saturday of LAL shares a similar ethos to urban events such as Brighton’s The Great Escape, and London’s Camden Crawl, as well as the multi-city Dot to Dot festival. In a similar way, Saturday’s cross-city celebration of music spans venues great and small.

Campus Celebrity - Alexis Lilith Starr

3/28/2013

Following reports of assault towards her in the female toilets at Fruity, earlier this term, HC Leeds caught up with University of Leeds student Alexis Lilith Starr, a.k.a. Lexi.  She describes herself as an actively transitioning male-to-female transsexual, and was keen to talk about the process to HC Leeds readers.

Alan Holmes - Welfare Officer Candidate

3/3/2013

 

Alan Holmes is running for Welfare Officer in this year's leadership race; Her Campus Leeds spoke to him to find out more about his ideas for a better Union. Voting opens Monday 4th March.

Why have you chosen to run for Welfare Officer in this year’s leadership race?

Last year I put an idea forward to have a 'Welfare' category of societies and it successfully passed. Since then I've been the Welfare Rep for these societies and I've had such a great job doing it. Having spoken to the committees they've raised issues which they've had to face over the year and a lot have mentioned that they've spoke to students who were intending to self harm, harm others or commit suicide. Unfortunately LUU doesn't currently have a strong policy which advices students what to do in these situations which means we're not currently supporting those using our welfare services to the best of our ability.  Our volunteers are doing a fantastic job but there's not enough support for them as it can be really painful listening to someone who clearly needs support but without any clear policy as to how to help them. I want to make sure that our students and our volunteers are supported. I've enjoyed supporting students and committees as Welfare Rep and I really hope I can continue this as Welfare Officer.

What experience do you feel that you’d bring to the role?

Lois Nuttall - Education Officer Candidate

3/3/2013

 

Her Campus Leeds caught up with Education Officer candidate Lois Nuttall to chat about her campaign, manifesto and why she's passionate about our education.

Why have you chosen to run for Education Officer in this year’s leadership race?

I have chosen to run for education officer because I am passionate about ensuring that every single Leeds University student has everything they need to get the best possible degree. I have loved my time at Leeds so far and would love the opportunity to really get involved and make changes which will make Leeds University the best university in the country.

What experience do you feel that you’d bring to the role?

As the student representative for the school of education I have experience in representing the views of others and using their feedback to implement positive change. By introducing these positive changes I have helped to improve not only the school of education but the student experience as well.

What do you hope to go on to do eventually?

Like many students I’m still undecided! Before coming to university I took a few years out, working full time, trying my hand at a few different things before finding that I was fascinated by the way people learn and decided to come to university to study it! At the moment I am contemplating doing a masters and possibly even a PhD but currently my main focus is getting my undergraduate degree.

Sarah Plant - Community Officer Candidate

3/3/2013

 

Her Campus Leeds spoke to Plant to find out why she wanted to run for Community Officer and more about her campaign and manifesto.

Why have you chosen to run for Community Officer in this year's leadership race?

It’s easy to forget while at University that we are part of a bigger community, and that there’s a whole city outside of our campus. I would love the opportunity to create better links with that community; get students’ engaging with local residents and local projects more, empower students to feel that they can make a difference in the city that we live, and encourage students to engage politically with local issues that they really believe in. I really want students not only to love their time at Leeds University, but to love their time spent in the wider community, too.

What experience do you feel that you’d bring to the role?

Hugo Greenhalgh - Leeds Student Editor Candidate

3/1/2013

Her Campus Leeds caught up with Hugo Greenhalgh who is running for Leeds Student Editor to speak to him about his manifesto, campaign and further plans.

Why have you chosen to run for Leeds Student Editor in this year’s leadership race?

I want to make Leeds Student an even better newspaper than it is already. I talked to lots of people about how I could improve upon this year and my manifesto reflects these ideas for change.

How did you first get involved with the newspaper?

I began writing for Sport in my first year, doing match reports for the University sports teams. I knew as soon as I got involved that it was something I really enjoyed.

What experience do you feel that you’d bring to the role?
As Sports Editor, I get to engage directly with thousands of students every week. We are consistently the second most read section after News, as well as being one of the biggest sports sections in the country. I also have a close relationship with the other section editors so I have a real understanding of how the newspaper operates.

Rehema Figueiredo – Leeds Student Editor Candidate

2/24/2013

 

Editor of Leeds Student, Leeds University Union's student run newspaper, is a very sought after job. HC Leeds spoke to Rehema Figueiredo, running for the position of Leeds Student Editor… Voting opens on the 4th of March for LUU’s Leadership race.

Why have you chosen to run for Leeds Student Editor in this year’s leadership race?

I think the newspaper probably sees more of me than my housemates do and there’s a reason for that. I’ve dedicated about 20 hours a week to the paper for a long time because I get such a buzz from seeing it in the stands on a Friday morning and thinking ‘I had a hand in that!’. I genuinely believe that Leeds Student is the best student newspaper in the country and it’s a great place to work, even if it’s for free.

How did you first get involved with the newspaper?

I think it was petty much the first day of my first year that I turned up at the paper and said ‘please can I write for you?’ I’ve known for quite a while that I want to be a journalist and that’s partly why I applied to Leeds, because of Leeds Student’s reputation. I was also lucky enough to be an Online Editor in my first year.

What experience do you feel that you’d bring to the role?