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Our Welfare and International Officer, Suzi Burtenshaw tried the fine City of Leicester for an evening meal for Go Gluten Free Week.

We’re looking for enthusiastic, motivated bar, box office and cloakroom staff to join our team!

Head over to our recruitment page to find out more!

Fénian Ó Duġaén, your Activities Officer looks at eating lunch through out the day on campus.

Tomorrow, Welfare and International Officer Suzi Burtenshaw, eats out in Leicester city and tries and finds the best Gluten Free dining.

Lily Davis, our Strategy and Communications Officer has looked around campus for the best Gluten Free food.

Tomorrow Fénian Ó Duġaén, your Activities Officer looks at home cooking for his lunch.

The latest edition of The Ripple (and the final one of the year!) is now available to view online - click here to check it out!

Academic Affairs Officer, Alex Nutt goes to 1923 to experience gluten free food.

Tomorrow Lily Davis, our Strategy and Communications Officer searches the campus for gluten free food.

Tomorrow at 9am voting in the Ripple Editor elections will open at leicesterunion.com/vote - make sure you know who to vote for by checking out their manifestos, or coming along to the hustings tonight in Ken Edwards LT3 at 6.30pm!

Voting is exclusively online, and opens at 9am Wednesday 16th May and closes at 9pm Friday 18th May.

This week the Executive Officers are taking part in Go Gluten Free Week, a campaign to access our services as a Students’ Union, University and City.

Standard (£29) and VIP (£50) tickets for this year’s Summer FestiBall are on sale NOW!

Don’t miss out - get yours today!

THERE WILL BE A MEETING OF UNION PARLIAMENT ON TUESDAY 15 MAY 2012 AT 6.30 P.M. IN LECTURE THEATRE 3 KENNETH EDWARDS BUILDING

If you bought a Summer FestiBall ticket earlier this week then you can get discounted entry to tonight’s Basement Jaxx event, in support of the University of Leicester Cardiovascular Research Centre Appeal.

Bring your student card to show at the door and you’ll get a special reduced rate of only £6! And even if you don’t have a FestiBall ticket, entry is only £8.

Why not try revising in The Square this weekend? Or take a break from the library with a freshly brewed coffee?

Starbucks and The Square are both open 8am - 4pm on Saturday, and 10am - 4pm on Sunday.

We are pleased to announce that the new University Bike Park is being launched on May 8th as part of a week of cycling-related events when you’ll be able to get your bike fixed, pick up info and freebies and learn how to fix your own bike.

For more information and to register for access to the Bike Park, go to the Travel and Transport - Bicycle page.

Come and see the stalls on the library podium next week to get your bike fixed for free, attend a bike maintenance workshop or just pick up some cycle-freebies.

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Important Summer FestiBall Ticket Info…

Early Bird Tickets - £19 - On sale from The Point Tuesday 8th May from 10am - LIMITED AVAILABILITY - First come first served! Maximum 2 per person.

Standard Tickets - £29 - On sale from The Point, on-line and from ticket sellers Monday 14th May from 10am.

VIP* Tickets - £50 - ONLY 100 AVAILABLE - On sale from The Point and on-line Monday 14th May from 10am.

* VIP Ticket includes private bar, private smoking terrace, free cloakroom, VIP balcony access with best view of main stage, champagne reception, canapés.

Dance giants Basement Jaxx will play an exclusive DJ set on May 10 at Leicester’s O2 Academy to support the University of Leicester’s Cardiovascular Research Centre appeal, with all funds raised from ticket sales going directly towards the new unit at Glenfield Hospital.

Members Simon Ratcliffe and Leicester-born Felix Buxton are currently working on the follow up to their 2009 albums “Scars” & “Zephyr”, and fans will be able to catch a preview of new Basement Jaxx material during their headline set.

The London-based duo, who have won Grammy and Brit awards, will be supported by dubstep producer Boy Kid…

The results of the 2012 Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey shows a 20-place jump to joint eighth (in a list of 105 institutions).

The results from the latest survey find us solidly in the top ten, sharing eighth spot with Reading, Birmingham, Southampton and UEA.

This success reflects the redevelopment of the Percy Gee Building, which was officially opened just over a year ago with the Square, the ARC, Nourish, 1923 and the O2 Academy venue being key highlights within the building!

We know that what we now have is one of the very best Students’ Unions in the…

The city of Sheffield, home to many Greggs, 2 fantastic Students’ Unions, a great music scene and this week – the NUS National Conference 2012.

A new BBC series “The Big Vacation” is looking to follow groups of friends in a series to find out how teenagers across Europe spend their holidays.

Forgotten your highlighters? Pen run out? Need some post its?

Get your revision essentials from the brand new Ryman stationery vending machines, located in the David Wilson Library in the copy rooms on the first and third floors.

Available 24 hours a day!

The new Sport and Recreation website is live at
https://swww2.le.ac.uk/offices/sports
please see this site for information from now.

The Union is seeking applications from talented, driven and insightful students to fill the position of Student Trustee on its Board of Trustees.
With a membership of over 23,000 students the University of Leicester Students’ Union is a thriving charitable and democratic organisation. 

The Students’ Union is the definitive voice of these students and plays a central role in empowering them to shape their experience at Leicester and to develop themselves in the process.  Through its range of educational, social, cultural and welfare offerings the Union is at the heart of student life at Leicester.

NUS National Conference 2012 will begin today at midday, with hundreds of delegates from around the country, including five from Leicester, who will be voting on a vast array of motions, as well as for the next NUS President.

To find out more, watch the live stream and keep up to date with all conference news visit the NUS National Conference 2012 website; follow the conference hashtag: #nusnc12 on twitter

Send your comments and questions to our lead delegate, Campaigns and Involvement Officer Thom French @thomsucampaigns on twitter.

Do you love dinner parties? Are you a great cook?

The Channel 4 hit show Come Dine With Me is back for a new daytime series.

Over five days, five strangers, from all walks of life, take turns to host the perfect dinner party for each other. At the end of the week the best host wins a £1,000 cash prize!

If you or anyone you know would like to take part from the LEICESTER and surrounding area then please call or email ASAP and leave your name, address, age and contact details:
Email: cdwm@itv.com
Tel: 0871 244 4142
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From Monday 23rd - Friday 27th April, and Monday 30th - Friday 4th May, the Percy Gee Building and services will be open as below:

The Square: 7am - 5pm
Starbucks: 8am - 5pm
Nourish: 7am - 5pm
Rymans: 8.30am - 5pm

ED: 10am - 4pm
ARC: 10am - 4pm
1923: 10am-3pm

Willingales: Closed
The Scholar: Closed

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