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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.

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.

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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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.

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

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.

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

Leicester University Students’ Television (LUST) are entered into a string of award categories at the annual National Student Television Association (NaSTA) Awards; but they need your help to win the Peoples Choice Award.

‘Come Read With Me’ is up against competition from 4 other student union’s in the shortlist for Peoples Choice.

To vote for ‘Come Read With Me’, text LUST to +447624806527 (Texts will be charged at your standard network rate. Only one text counted per sender).

The Awards will be streamed live from 8.30pm on Saturday 21st April.

We’re still open over the Easter break! Opening times listed below.

You will have noticed that the works in front of the Library have finally come to an end and we are pleased to announce that the new Cycle Store will be launched after the Easter break.

Today the Students’ Union marks the 100th International Women’s Day

Tonight , the Students’ Union, Activista and Band and Gig Society will be putting on an Open Mic Night, come along, take part and help raise some money!

In Oadby Halls? Have unwanted clotthes? Then Swap them! From 11am in the John Foster Hall Bar, exchange your old clothes for some you actually want, a great away to avoid Saturday shopping!

This year the candidates will go head to head in individual role debates – this will be your chance to hear candidates opinions and promises, and grill them, in the area that interests YOU! Visit our election site to find out more!

The Students’ Union is moving against the awful practice of Tar Sands, please send a letter to Canadian Federal Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver, ask him to stop the expansion.

This evening at 5.45pm, the Environment Team will be auditing the Percy Gee for its green ethics of lighting. We at the Students’ Union think we have the Greenest building on campus, so come along and put us to the test!

This morning, we will be working out your carbon footprint and giving you tips on how to shrink it!

Come and see us in the Queens Hall Foyer from 11am or do it Online

For more information on the rest of Go Green Week, visiting the Facebook Group