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Leeds University Union (LUU) is the representative body for the students at the University of Leeds, England. Aside from representing students, the union includes numerous shops and bars as well as an award-winning nightclub. Leeds University Union is one of the largest students' unions in the UK. permissioned recievedhttp://www. ...
The University of Leeds is a major teaching and research university, one of the largest in the United Kingdom with over 32,000 full-time students. ...
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The Aldwych Group is the group of students unions of the members of the Russell Group of Universities in Britain. ...
The University of Leeds is a major teaching and research university, one of the largest in the United Kingdom with over 32,000 full-time students. ...
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Union Venues
The Old Bar The Old Bar is in the style of a traditional English pub and has a food servery (run by the University catering services). The Old Bar hosts a variety of evenings such as live bands, pub quizzes, and big screen football. The Monday-Friday daily "Aussie Hour [sic]" features Neighbours followed by Home and Away on the big screens between 17:35 - 18:30. "Aussie Hour [sic]" has attracted heavy criticism from certain sections of the Leeds student population for it's flagrant misuse of the English Language. University Secretary Roger Gair has flatly refused to become involved in this debate. This article is about an Australian soap opera. ...
Home and Away (also commonly known as H&A) is a Logie-winning soap opera that is produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since July 1987. ...
In 2004, controversially, a smoking ban was enacted in the Old Bar. Profits fell so much that the ban had to be lifted. The Old Bar was then divided into smoking and non-smoking sections but is now entirely non-smoking; in line with the national smoking ban which came into force during summer 2007. The liaison officer for Leeds City Council responsible for this is Chris Akinrele.
The Terrace The Terrace has been styled as a trendy 'chill-out' coffee bar, serving hot and cold drinks. This venue is non-smoking from 1 July. The bar has an outdoor seating area and pool tables. is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Stylus The BEDA award-winning nightclub Stylus is home to the "Fruity" club nights on Fridays, plus other events such as "The Wendy House" and "School Disco". Stylus has a capacity of 1000 when used on its own. The Wendy House is a goth and alternative nightclub based in Leeds, England. ...
Pulse (formerly known as Bar Coda) Pulse is a 350 capacity venue situated adjacent to Stylus. It is used for a variety of activities both in the daytime and evening. Daytime activities are generally society-led, such as break-dancing or meetings, whilst evening activities usually involve having the bar open and the venue being used either on its own, or in conjunction with Stylus and Mine.
Mine Mine (opened October 2005) is a re-development of the old Harvey Milk Bar, which closed in 2001 due to the opening of the (then) new extension of LUU, housing Stylus and Bar Coda. It is primarily targeted at postgraduate students, with a wide selection of 'trendy' food being served throughout the day. At night, the bar is transformed into a 450-capacity nightclub with both live music and DJ-based nights running on a regular basis. Current events include Rock of Ages, a monthly live rock night, The Blow Out, a live jazz night running fortnightly on Mondays, The Tunnel Club which is a showcase for up-and-coming local bands, and various society events which take place throughout the week. For other uses, see Harvey Milk (disambiguation). ...
Quaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. ...
In September 2006, Mine was successful in winning a BEDA award for the best Student Union venue of 2006.
Riley Smith Hall LUU has its own theatre, the Riley Smith Hall. This venue has a capacity of 400 seated (including 100 on the balcony) and in late 2005 underwent a major refurbishment, the first for many years. This has provided a much-needed renovation of the three dressing rooms as well as construction of an internal box office and other storage. The Riley Smith Hall is used constantly throughout the year by LUU's many societies, most notably the performing societies who produce a number of shows varying from musicals to theatrical plays and dance performances. Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ...
The term box office can refer to either: A place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to a venue The amount of business a particular production, such as a movie or theatre show, does. ...
Riley Smith (born on April 12, 1978 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is an American actor. ...
Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theater combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ...
The Riley Smith Hall is also the main venue for the Backstage society; the society is involved with the technical and stage management side for the majority of performance-related shows which take place in the hall. Part of the stage managers panel at Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts Stage management is a sub-discipline of stagecraft. ...
The Refectory The Refectory, whilst not strictly one of LUU's own venues, is the University's main canteen during the day but is converted into one of Leeds's largest venues for evening gigs, having a 2100 person capacity for live events.
Many famous bands have played at the University Refectory, including The Who (who recorded Live at Leeds there originally in 1970, and returned in June 2006 to recreate the original show), Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and more recently The Strokes, Bloc Party, Manic Street Preachers, K.T. Tunstall, Arctic Monkeys, The Coral and Paul Weller (comprehensive gig list available from the LUU site [1]). The Who are a British rock band that first formed in 1964, and grew to be considered one of the greatest[1] and most influential[2] bands in the world. ...
Live at Leeds (1970) is The Whos first live album, and indeed is their only live album that was released while the band was still recording and performing regularly. ...
Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ...
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Bloc Party are an English indie rock band. ...
Manic Street Preachers (often known colloquially as The Manics) are a Welsh rock band often associated with the Britpop scene, who gained mainstream popularity in the UK in the late 1990s. ...
KT Tunstall performing at the 2005 Summer Sundae in Leicester Kate KT Tunstall (born 23 June 1975, Edinburgh) is a Scottish singer-songwriter from Fife. ...
Arctic Monkeys are a Mercury Prize winning English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ...
The Coral are an English band formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula near Liverpool. ...
Paul Weller (born John William Weller May 25, 1958, in Sheerwater, near Woking, Surrey) is an English singer-songwriter. ...
The Review In 2005, Leeds University Union carried out a major review of its facilities ('The Review'), through discussion groups with members, in order to ascertain the current needs of members and propose changes for the future. In November 2005, the outcome of the Review was put to a ballot for acceptance by members, and was successful in being accepted. There was some criticism of the Review as the ballot gave members the option to either accept all the proposed changes or reject all the changes, with no option in between.
Following the Review, LUU drew up a three-page plan to outline the plans based on this for the three years from 2006-2009. A number of changes have been carried out already in 2006 - mainly to the structure and layout of the building (the relocation of some retail units, and a refurbishment of Stylus and Pulse).
Media LUU boasts one of the country's most active university newspapers, Leeds Student. It is published weekly, on Fridays, during term time. Leeds Student is Britains biggest weekly student newspaper, published free every Friday during term-time and distributed around the University of Leeds, Leeds, England. ...
Leeds Student was formed by the merger of the Leeds University Union newspaper (Union News) and the Leeds Metropolitan University Students Union newspaper, but in November 2005 the Leeds Met students voted to disaffiliate from Leeds Student citing under-representation as the reason. It is currently (for the year 2007-2008) edited by Charlie Griffiths. Leeds Metropolitan University Leeds Metropolitan University is a university with campuses in Leeds and Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. ...
Various other paper-based publications are produced, including The Document and The Gist, which provide up-to-date information on events and news about LUU. LUU also funds the production Lippy magazine, which is the Union's Women's magazine. Lippy is staffed entirely by students and produces a small number of issues each year.
LUU has a student radio station, LSRfm.com (or visit LSRfm.com), which frequently wins national student radio awards. LSRfm.com is widely active in LUU, hosting a number of LSRfm.com-associated events including The Blow Out (a monthly jazz night in Mine). Despite LSRfm.com not being successful in winning an FM licence for 2007, it retains LSRfm.com as its website and streams audio regularly through this. It also has a 'drive' show, between 4-6pm on weekdays, believed to be a first for an internet based radio station[citation needed]. The LSRfm.com coordinator for 2007-2008 was not an elected position but was appointed through an interview process, with the successful candidate being Richard Andrews. Leeds Student Radio (now broadcasting as LSRfm. ...
There is also an internal TV station, ls:tv, which broadcasts on televisions located around the Union building including in the Terrace, the Old Bar and in Game On. LS:TV broadcast live every Wednesday during term-time from their studio next to the Old Bar. Their weekly show includes The Essential (news), LSfix (entertainment) as well as drama, comedy, factual and documentaries. LS:TV have been successful in winning awards through the student TV association NaSTA winning 8 awards in 2007 including best broadcaster. LS:TV also recently won the award for most involved society at the annual Riley Awards. Selected programmes from LS:TV can be viewed online. NaSTA, the National Student Television Association, is an informal group of student television stations based at universities throughout the United Kingdom. ...
Student activities LUU has a wide range of member-led activity groups available, ranging from gliding to real ale appreciation. As a result of the Student Activities Review in 2005 the terms club, society and incorporated body as categories were abandoned, so student activities could be reorganised. The new groups are known as Performing, Media, Martial Arts and Dance, Faith and Culture, Political and Campaigning, General Interest, Sport, Departmental, Volunteering and Outdoor. Out of the five former incorporated bodies, RAG, Nightline and Action will now come under the volunteering banner and Leeds Student and LSRfm.com will fall under the media banner. Ordinary, life and honorary life members of LUU can join and participate in these activities. A modern glider crossing the finish line of a competition at high speed. ...
A pint of real ale. ...
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University Rag societies are student-run charitable fundraising organisations that are widespread in the United Kingdom and Ireland. ...
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Leeds Student is Britains biggest weekly student newspaper, published free every Friday during term-time and distributed around the University of Leeds, Leeds, England. ...
Leeds Student Radio (now broadcasting as LSRfm. ...
A full list of student activities can be found on the LUU main website (see External links).
How the Union is run Leeds University Union is run by a group of six elected student executive officers. Each officer covers one of the following areas :- Communications and internal affairs, Education, Activities, Welfare, Equality and diversity and Community.
The foundation ideology of the union is that the students of the University of Leeds have control of the union. This works by using an inverted pyramid of power - the members of the union (students) at the top, then the Union Council, the Student Executive Committee, then the Union Managers, then the staff at the bottom. The University of Leeds is a major teaching and research university, one of the largest in the United Kingdom with over 32,000 full-time students. ...
Leeds University Union also allows non-members to use its facilities, however on an evening members must show their union card to at least one member of the two door staff. Both door staff have the requisite accreditation from the Security Industry Authority, and as such, have undertaken at least 30 hours of unpaid training. The Security Industry Authority was set up in 2003 in response to the United Kingdom Private Security Industry Act 2001. ...
The Student Executive The Executive Committee is a team of elected students who work full-time to oversee the Union on a day-to-day basis. They help and represent LUU’s members. The Executive liaises regularly with Roger Gair, the University Secretary. A full time job usually has benefits (such as health insurance) and are often considered careers. ...
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Executive officers operate in two capacities:
- As a representative of University of Leeds students, campaigning for change on their behalf.
- A trustee of LUU, taking holistic accountability for the well being of the organisation, which is accompanied by significant legal responsibility.
Current Student Executive Team Luu is the Vietnamese transliteration of the Chinese surname Liu. ...
- Activities Officer - Andrew Greer
- Communications and Internal Affairs - Neil Mackenzie
- Community Officer - Sara Gill
- Equality and Diversity Officer - Hind Hassan
- Education Officer - Susan Nash
- Welfare Officer - Lizzie Fellows
All the officers are paid just under £15,000 p.a. plus various perks, including free entrance to all conferences, and musical events held within the union and attached Refectory. The salary is reviewed on an annual basis by Roger Gair[citation needed]. Look up Pa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Pa, PA or pa may stand for: pa, a word for dad or father (pa or paw) pa, Chinese political title meaning hegemon Pa, Maori word meaning a fortified village or redoubt, described at length in Maori Wars Per annum, p. ...
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Student Executive Restructure As a result of March 2006 referendum the executive was mandated to consider its structure, with the aim of drafting a structure that better reflects the responsibility of an executive officer and the changing needs of the membership. The current executive team presented proposals to enhance student representation through reform the structure of the student executive team.
The proposals passed at November referendum sees the student executive team restructured ino the following:
Activity Officer • Oversees LUU Activities agenda • National representation of LUU sports at BUSA • Supports Activities Executive • Representation of LUU Activities within the University
Communications and Internal affairs Officer • Union spokesperson • Responsible for ensuring Union policy is enacted • Leads on organisational issues including finance and staffing. • Oversees Unions democratic processes • Chairs relevant committees • Liaises with senior staff member to ensure the effective running of the Union. • Sits on relevant University Committees
Community Officer • Oversees student issues related to external community factors, such as: • Safety • Housing • Crime • Community links - Perception of students in the community • Liaison with local Councillors/local community groups/City & Regional • Pick up campaigns arising from Student Advice Centre
Education Officer • Liaises with Union Academic Representative and Course reps • Leads local & national education campaigns • Sits on relevant University committees e.g. Learning and Teaching board, University Council.
Equality and Diversity Officer • Ensures LUU represents and addresses the needs of the diverse membership • Oversees Liberation Agenda • Supports Liberation Convenors • Oversees International Student issues • Chairs Interfaith forum • Supports the Student cultural and religious representative. • Sits on equality and diversity committee and works with equality and diversity team at the University.
Welfare Officer • Oversees general health, student mental health, drugs/alcohol, debt and sexual health issues. • Ensures there is adequate student support • Oversees University accommodation issues • Liaison with University re pastoral services • Oversees campaigns arising from Student Advice Centre
Jack Straw Jack Straw, former Foreign Secretary, was famously President of Leeds University Union in 1967-68. Whilst President, Straw played a role in sabotaging a student sit-in in June 1968.[1] In 2000, a motion was passed at the LUU Annual General Meeting strongly criticisng Straw, the then Home Secretary, for his part in the Asylum and Immigration Bill, the attempted removal of trial by jury (for some defendants) and legal aid in many cases, the anti-terrorism bill, the curfew on teenagers, mandatory drug testing for criminal suspects, and his attitude towards cannabis and tuition fees. Simon Rothstein, who proposed the motion, noted that the organisations that have condemned Straw included the Bar Council. He also pointed out that Mrs Thatcher had said, "I trust Jack Straw. He is a very fair man." The motion revoked Jack Straw's life membership of the union, banned him from the union building and called on the university to withdraw Straw's honorary degree.[2] John Whitaker Straw (born August 3, 1946) is a British Labour Party politician. ...
In September 2007, the Communications and Internal Affairs Officer, Neil Mackenzie, put forward a motion to reinstate Jack Straw's name on the Presidents' Board in the Old Bar, but this fell at Union Council.[3] In November 2007, ordinary students, led by Rob Damiao and Leeds University Labour Students, reinstated his membership of the union and have had his name returned to the Presidents' Board by passing a motion via the LUU referendum process.[4]
Affiliations The Aldwych Group is the group of students unions of the members of the Russell Group of Universities in Britain. ...
The National Union of Students (NUS) is the main federation of students unions that exist inside the United Kingdom. ...
LUU Referendum In 2005/6 academic year LUU decided to replace the traditional decision making process of Annual General Meetings (AGMs) with 2 ordinary referenda per academic year. The change included the replacement of the AGM with a debate meeting that would not include voting but would be followed by a period of voting which would not require the voter to attend the debate meeting. For any motion to become a binding policy for the Student Union Council it needs to receive a minimum of 1500 votes (with or against it).
In November 2006 the first LUU referendum was implemented. Debate upon the motions was vigorous and complex, as the meeting's audio recordings[5] and summary minutes[6] suggest. All 5 motions were passed:
| Motions | Yes | No | Total | | Motion 1 "The Executive Restructure" | 1421 | 368 | 1789 | | Motion 2 "Palestinian Students’ Right to Education" | 1433 | 1020 | 2453 | | Motion 3 "Leeds Student" | 1478 | 292 | 1770 | | Motion 4 "Action" | 1625 | 394 | 2019 | | Motion 5 "LUU Policy towards PSG and Other Politically Active Societies" | 1421 | 895 | 2316 |
See also Leeds Student Radio (now broadcasting as LSRfm. ...
Leeds Student is Britains biggest weekly student newspaper, published free every Friday during term-time and distributed around the University of Leeds, Leeds, England. ...
References Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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