- Bars:
- The SU has four main bars. The Redfearn is probably the most important. It has recently had a 0.5 million pound refurbishment and is rather spangly. It's quite pubby in style and plays a range of music. There is a DJ box for functions.
Elements provides the nightclub element to the SU. It is open until 2am for most functions. During the day it is used as a coffee bar and is a good spot to meet and discuss lectures... or not.
The Venue holds other major events and has a decent 1500 person capacity. Both of these are excellent for late nights out.
Oasis is a smaller bar.
The SU also has a deal with a local club called Zanzibar, which holds a student night on Monday night. Its a huge bar and was described as a "great night"...so the guys we asked obviously pulled!
This gives things a bit of variation and should ensure that you don't get bored! There are also university-run bars in halls but they are very simple and are really only there to serve drinks. The range of places to go, combined with the fact that Leicester is not really a campus university, means that it doesn't suffer from the incestuousness that some unis do. If you pull a shocker you might just get away with it here.
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- Functions:
- The ents programme is subject to change but usually looks something like this:
Mon- Blast, a night run specially for Leicester students at Zanzibar, a local club. There are some top guests and cheap drinks.
Wed- Apocalypse is a dance event held fortnightly in Elements. Reagans and Clintons provide a cocktail of 80s and early 90s tunes and cheap alcohol to make Thursday mornings a thing of the past. This is held in The Venue and Oasis.
Thu- Crisp is a fortnightly music event organised by the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual society. It is also held in Elements, Indigo is a night of Britpop and Indie held in the smaller Oasis venue.
Fri- Mad-for-it provides more of your favourite 70's stuff and is the largest event taking over Elements, The Venue and Oasis.
Sat- Lollypop (cheese) and Locomotion (60's) alternate in Elements. Saturdays are a bit quiet at Leicester, but you can have "All You Can Drink" in Elements for £6.00!
All this makes for a packed social programme at Leicester. This is only an opinion, but we reckon this is one of the best around. Details of all ents and events are available on the SU website. Student Union Website
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- Major Social Events:
- The University runs some formal dinners and the SU organises the huge graduation ball but most major social events are organised through hall committees known as JCR's. These are elected bodies within halls of residence coordinated by students' union staff. This structure gives a good level of cohesion to the social aspect of living in halls.
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- Clubs & Societies:
- Small bore rifling and change ringing (bell ringing) are two notable ones but among the other more mainstrem highlights are: Leicester university theatre, Street Jazz, Cheerleading, Film Soc, Vikings, Choral Society, Debating, RAG, Fencing, Mountaineering, Circus, Poker, Fancy Dress, Japanese Animation, and Skiing.
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