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Free Fall: Meet the Brave Students Abseiling 160ft Down Sheffield’s Owen Building for Charity

Free Fall: Meet the Brave Students Abseiling 160ft Down Sheffield’s Owen Building for Charity

by Maximilian Jenz | May 12, 2023 | News, Sport

The RAGseil: Charity Abseiling event will take place at the Owen Building of the University of Hallam on Saturday, May 13th at 9am. Twenty courageous individuals will descend the 160ft tall Owen Building to raise funds for three charities. Evelyn Correa Diaz, 20, and...

What is Ramadan? – Sheffield’s Muslim community begin month long celebrations

by Maximilian Jenz | Mar 24, 2023 | Community, Culture, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

On 22nd March, over a billion Muslims worldwide began their annual observation of Ramadan, the holy Islamic month of fasting. It is a time marked by intense fasting and prayer for the Muslim community. So why is Ramadan so important to Muslims and what do they...

‘It gives you freedom to be yourself’: DJ workshop seeks to empower Sheffield’s queer community

by Maximilian Jenz | Feb 24, 2023 | Culture, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

A vibrant underground LGBTQ and women’s only DJ workshop brought Sheffield’s queer community together yesterday for a night of empowerment through music. The Gut Level is a LGBTQ community space whose mission is to address the lack of queer and women’s DJs in...

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