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Month: October 2008

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Cup giant-killing masks internal difficulties for homeless Brighton

Having been without a stadium for 10 years, the prospect of another season in English football’s third tier is no great affront to Brighton and Hove Albion’s pride, who have…

Heads of Schools controversy

The reorganized selection process provokes Sussex academics The selection of the new Heads of Schools at the University has begun but the process has attracted fierce criticism from Sussex academics.…

All the Fun of the Fair

Theatre Royal Brighton 6 – 11 October, tickets from £17.50 Set against the backdrop of a travelling funfair and packed with dazzling stunt sequences, hilarious crafty cons and plenty of…

E.N.S – Education Not for Sale, An Overview

One of the most vital campaigns you can associate yourself with at Sussex is that of Education Not for Sale. Last year saw Campus protests, the largest student rally in…

Sussex lecturer finalist in erotic awards

Dr Lucy Robinson, a Sussex history lecturer, was “blown away” to hear she was a finalist in the academic category of the Erotic Awards 2008 for her book Gay men…

Brighton Live

You know freshers season has dawned when you get loads of free stuff by accident. A case in point was the Brighton Live festival last week. The 4-day event was…

The Big Lemon to reward customers

The Big Lemon, the bus service powered by waste cooking oil from local restaurants, will now run hourly throughout the day from 8am to 4am, Monday to Friday, and all…

Back for good?

After troubles with drink and the disaster of Channel 5’s Naked Jungle, Keith Chegwin finally seems comfortable with his fame, his past and himself. ‘I know how good life can…

Union calls on Uni to revoke Mbeki doctorate

Thabo Mbeki, South Africa’s former president and Sussex alumnus, has had an astonishingly bad year. First came a humiliating defeat last December, when the ruling African National Congress (ANC) elected…

Success for Sussex

The University of Sussex has shown big improvement in two recent polls. In the National Student Survey (NSS), published on 11 September, the score for overall satisfaction rose from 78%…

‘Studentification’ threatens local communities

The government announced plans last week to reduce the adverse effects of densely-populated student areas in university towns.

NoFit State Circus – Tabu

30/09/2008 Hove Lawns I never thought I would live to see a tightrope-walker, that most disciplined and elegant of entertainers, pause mid-performance to pull from her bra a tobacco pouch…

The Streets – Everything is Borrowed (sixsevenine)

In stark contrast to Only by the Night, it is unlikely that many people will have been awaiting the latest album from The Streets with bated breath. Two and a…

Union shop revamped

Falmer House Union shop has undergone an extensive refurbishment to offer a better service to students. The University of Sussex Students’ Union (USSU) invested a total of £110, 000 in…

Badgering about at Beachdown 2008

As a young festival-goer raised on the battery eggs of festivals such as Reading and V, the inaugural Beachdown Festival is a breath of fresh air and an all together…

Dear Body

Corn Exchange 7-8 October Exclusive Badger student price £5 (normally £15) Dear Body is a fascinating and witty satire on our growing fixation with body image and body care, tapping…

Brighton comedy – fest set to pack a punch

One of the many, many things to love about Brighton is that whatever kind of culture vulture you are, this lovely seaside town is almost guaranteed to have a festival…

Attack on Freedom of Assembly

When Freshers Fair commenced last Wednesday, expectations were to see thousands of students look around and sign up to societies that interested them. The hope was that it would take…

Sussex worst offender for false fire alarms

The University of Sussex was named the worst offender in East Sussex for false fire alarms triggered by automatic alarm systems last year, after 161 unnecessary call-outs. The number of…

Sussex student sought by police

A University of Sussex postgraduate student who was arrested this summer over allegations of fraud is being sought by Sussex police after he failed to answer bail.