University’s proposed investment policy change is “progress”, say anti-fossil fuel campaigners
Fossil Free Sussex, a student group lobbying the University to drop its fossil fuel-related shares, demonstrated in Library Square on…
The Politics of Student Life
A selective study of student politics at The University of Sussex from its beginnings to the present day. Whether facing…
Student wins underpass busker’s “impossible” national anthem contest
A Sussex medical student has been awarded £300 worth of free keyboard lessons, after he won a national anthem guessing…
Sussex students take to the streets in Paris for action on climate change
On December 12th, over 20 University of Sussex students took part in the D12 red lines demonstration in Paris to demand…
Anarchist pickets end after estate agent returns Sussex student’s holding deposit
King & Chasemore Lettings have returned a Sussex international student’s holding deposit, following a series of anarchist-led pickets outside its…
What is the future of mobile technologies?
Mobile technologies take up a large part of most people’s lives. But in an age of information overload, young people…
Islamophobic taunting reported outside the Muslim Prayer Centre
A group of young males shouted taunting comments about ISIS outside the on-campus Muslim Student Centre on Friday 20 November.…
Subs Review
Opening with a scene in which the audience finds a smartly-dressed woman, later to be known as Rose, parading round the…
‘Exploited’ PhD students finally get paid
The University of Sussex is reimbursing some of the Graduate Researchers who have been working for the University but receiving…
Remember, remember: Bonfire night at Lewes
As we step outside we are greeted with the cold, crisp November air- an air tingling with anticipation. We make…
Freshers: The tale of a new city
Fresher’s week is rife with countless opportunities; it’s an exploration of what’s on offer just waiting for the eager…
University pay £20k to student protester – after wrongly accusing him of criminal behaviour
The University of Sussex is to pay 22-year-old ex-student Michael Segalov £20,000. They have also issued a public apology after…
50% of Sussex students sexually dissatisfied
Almost 50% of Sussex students are not satisfied with their sex lives, according to a recent survey. The Hexjam Student…
How mental health lost the war on disease
The BBC reported a “crisis in mental health provision” last month, after an NHS trust was told no mental health…
The Students’ Union – or the Soviet Union?
Warning: Criticism Of The Students’ Union Giant banners bearing the leaders’ omniscient faces leer across buildings. Dissenting press is censored,…
University league tables: are they really necessary?
It is a sad reality that, with potentially ever rising tuition fees, most students must now consider their degree…
Sussex student to wear fancy dress for a year
Second year Sussex student, Aaron Lawrence, has taken on the challenge of “wearing nothing but fancy dress for a whole…
Students hold candle-lit vigil for blast victims
Over 100 students gathered in Library Square on 13 October to remember the victims of the Ankara massacre. Candles were…
Less than five percent turnout for Student Rep elections
Only 612 students took part in this year’s Students’ Union Student Rep elections. This marks the lowest percentage turnout in…
President of Sussex UKIP society decries Anarchist ‘totalitarianism’
As the president of a UKIP society at what is, in general, a very left-wing university, I’m well aware…