Notice!

Apart from Intro, the other BIG notice of the day is to bring your attention to LUU's elections and referendum. Today, Monday 29th September, is the official day of notice for these important events.

Elections open Monday 6th October. Find out more at www.luuonline.com/elections.

Referendum opens Monday 13th October. Find out more at www.luunonline.com/referendum.
This is your opportunity of make a change!

Today is the start of the LUU Social Forum

Come along to any or all of the free events at LUU's first ever Social Forum. These include film showings, debates, workshops, and an afternoon of mass action, and will be going on throughout the day and into the evenings all week long.

Each day has a central theme, ranging from poverty on Monday, climate change on Tuesday, and human rights on Friday. The forum will also feature speakers from: People and Planet, Jubilee Debt Campaign, World Development Movement, New Internationalist, Revolution, Student Climate Project, Friends of the Earth, NO2ID, No Boarders, Amnesty International, The Truth isn't Sexy, War on Want, NUS, Compass, as well as MPs and academics from Leeds, Goldsmiths and Loughborough University.
Find out more about the Social Forum at www.luuonline.com/luusocialforum and see the line-up of events in the Gist List (pick your copy up from the Union building today! www.luuonline.com/thegist).

A week of Intro goodness!

What a great week!

We, here at LUU, hope you have had as much of a fab week as we have. It has been the busiest but best Intro yet...and there is still a week to go!

Throughout the week we have seen: four days of activity groups telling (or showing!) students what they are all about in the Activities Fairs; LUU Flash mob's crazy, but memorable, stunts promoting next week's Social Forum; the Exec telling you all about LUU in the Welcome Talks; a sell-out in all evening events in Stylus; 15,000 unique views of LUU's Intro website; advertisers giving out free pizza, spatulas, magazines, spray tans, gym membership, and all sorts of other goodies; Leeds Student Radio broadcasting across the forecourt from the LSR balcony; film showings in the Welcome Tent; approximately 5,000 chocolate bars and 10,000 sandwiches sold in Essentials; and loads more other stuff.

What are your first impressions of LUU?

Tell us what you think and help us to make LUU brilliant! Plus you could win two of 40 events tickets we have to give away!


Last year we asked for feedback to improve on this year's Intro and, as a result, we have made significant changes for our new students. So, if you are a new student this year, please complete our two minute survey to tell us what your first impressions of LUU and help us to make more improvements. By completing the survey, you will be entered into a draw to win two tickets to either Happy Mondays, Fruity, Glam Racket, or Bad Robot.

Click the following link to complete the survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=gF7caVnPx%2bC4j84HH%2bkOmA%3d%3d#q1.

The new issue of the Gist is out!

You may have seen the first issue, the Intro issue, of the Gist in your mail outs earlier in the summer, before arriving in Leeds. The next issue is now out! You can pick up your copy in the Union building from Monday or download a copy now from www.luuonline.com/thegist.

This issue is all about: Varsity, the biggest sporting event of the year; the LUU Social Forum; how you can become a Union Rep and get paid for doing it; LSR's Station Manager answers a few questions; and not forgetting the full list of the coming fortnight's events.

Coming Up Next Week...

The most anticipated Intro event arrives...the LUU Social Forum!

All week, the Flash Mob have been out in action in and around the Union building promoting the Social Forum with paper airplanes, orange jumpsuits, cages, and flippers! Monday sees the start of this creatively-promoted event. Get yourself along to any or all of the events happening throughout the week as part of the forum to see if all the hype lives up to expectations! The first day's events, talks, discussions, film showings, are all about poverty. Find out more at www.luuonline.com/luusocialforum.

Evening Events

• Last weeks Intro Party is followed-up on Monday with Happy Mondays Launch Party featuring a DJ set from Hollyoaks' Max & OB!





• Still tickets left for: Guilty Pleasures on Wednesday 1st October, tagged: 'The clubbing phenomenon of the 21st century!', and Krunk, Leeds brand new club night, on Thursday 2nd October. Get your tickets from www.leedstickets.com or Cats and Hiccup!, in the Union building.

Intro Update

Sports Fair - Today in the Sports Centre. Find out how to get to the Sports Centre by watching the short video of Jess's (Activities Officer) guided tour at www.luuonline.com/intro2008/luuinmotion.

The fair will see sports and martial arts activity groups display what they do and give you all the information you need to know if you are interested in joining. Check out the photos of yesterday's Sports Fair on our Facebook fan page.
Also, don't forget the visit all the Political and Campaigning groups, and the Volunteering groups in the Riley Smith Hall.

Monday's Intro Party was a sell out! With 4,100 tickets sold, the Refec packed to the max, and the Vengaboys going down a storm, the Intro Party was a fantastic night giving new students a chance to check out their Union and party with some new pals. This was also a great introduction to Happy Mondays, LUU's new Monday night club night, which truly kicks-off this coming Monday (the 29th) with a launch party featuring a DJ set from Hollyoaks' Max and OB!

What's with the orange jumpsuits? You may have seen the activity taking place in and outside the Union building - people, dressed in orange jumpsuits, sat in cages, others wearing snorkels, masks and flippers! This is LUU's Flash Mob. Every day this week, the Flash Mob are promoting the LUU Social Forum with the message 'I want change', referring to issues important to them. Find out more at www.luuonline.com/luusocialforum.

Even more photos added! Check them out on our Facebook fan page – why not tag yourself?

Tonight see the legendary Hypnodog! Still tickets left for you to watch Hypnodog – the pooch with the power of persuasion! Get your tickets from Pulse, downstairs in the Union building.

How is Intro for you? Tell us what you think on our Facebook fan page discussion board.

See the Intro photos.

We have just added a new photo gallery on the Intro website to show you a few things that went on yesterday. Look out for more as the week goes on.

View the photos online at www.luuonline.com/intro2008/gallery.

Intro has arrived!

It's Monday morning in the Union building and all systems are go as the biggest, busiest few weeks of the year get underway!

Student activity groups have arrived armed with sweets, cakes, information, and goodness knows whatever else, and have set up their stalls in the Riley Smith Hall for the first day of the Intro Activities Fair. Today is General Interest day, so come along to see groups such as: Film, Bright Futures, Anime, Punk, Art Soc, Jazz and Blues, Rock, Stitch n' Bitch, and many more!

Get your free Domino's pizza in
the Welcome Tent.

Also in the Riley Smith Hall, as well as outside in the Welcome Tent, check out all the advertisers including: Wilkinson's, Vue Cinema, Domino's Pizza, Union Books, STA Travel, Virgin Media, First Buses, The Light, among others. They also have a few goodies to give away too!

Francis, from Wilkinson's hands out
goody bags in the Riley Smith Hall.

The fairs in the Welcome Tent and the Riley Smith Hall will be taking place all day so come and have a wander round at your leisure whilst checking out your Union building and everything it has to offer.

You will also be able to get your events tickets: pick them up if you have pre-booked them, or purchase if you have not already, from the Welcome Tent.

LUU's Sci Fi and Fantasy Soc in action
outside the Union building.

Today, and for the rest of the week, the Union bars are hosting: 'International Lager Festival' in the Terrace, and 'FestivALE' in the Old Bar, with a great range of lagers, ales, and ciders, so pop along with some pals to sample some of the goods*.

Alex and Fiona, two of LUU's Intro Helpers.

Don't forget, if you have any questions, need directions, information, or anything else, please do not hesitate the Intro helpers (look out for the red t-shirts).

*Please drink responsibly. www.unit1421.co.uk

Even more events added to the Social Forum...

More events for LUU's first EVER Social Forum have been confirmed!

The LUU Social Forum will take place towards the end of the Intro period, from Monday 29th September to Friday 3rd October in the Peanut Gallery and outside in the Welcome Tent, and will welcome guest speakers, host workshops and films, and get you involved in discussions and debates. Every day of the Social Forum is themed around a certain issues including climate change, democracy, and poverty.

The final dates and details of the Social Forum events have now been confirmed so check out the Intro calender at www.luuonline.com/intro2008/whatson to find out what's on when or, to find out more about the LUU Social Forum, go to www.luuonline.com/luusocialforum.