Brighton’s live music venues in crisis
Brighton’s live music scene has lost two of its most student-friendly venues in recent months with another looking set to follow. Popular venues in Brighton, such as the Barfly and…
Falmer building hosts student’s exhibition
If You Don’t Know You Better Get to Know, Falmer Common Room Until Friday 21st November
The Access to Learning Fund
Most students have to manage on a limited budget throughout their studies but for some money can become such a problem that you may even wonder whether you can afford…
Survey shows that 1 in 12 graduates regret their choice of degree
The current financial crisis looks to be shaking up the way students see their university courses, a new study shows.
Pushing the boundaries of musical improvisation: The Bays
As far as I am concerned, ‘jam’ (in the musical sense – I love it on toast) is a very dirty word. They are, no doubt, fun to indulge in…
Iranian Minister faked Oxford degree
The Iranian Interior Minister has been dismissed from his post after the discovery of a forged degree from Oxford University. Ali Kordan, who has only been in office since mid-August…
Fox Cubs headline USSU Introducing…
USSU Introducing… @ The Cube, 11th November The first of the 3-band selection tray at The Cube on Tuesday evening was Hold Fire – a 4-piece with an extremely polished,…
London orchestra comes to town…
As part of a season of concerts the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, appeared at the Brighton Dome on the 8th November to perform two of Tchaikovsky’s lesser-known…
Sussex 1st unlucky to lose to local rivals Brighton
The Sussex Men’s Football first team allowed slack defending from set pieces twice to ruin an otherwise encouraging performance in their latest BUCS league game at the Falmer Sports Centre.…
Switch & Sinden – Fabriclive 43 (Fabric)
Since the series started in 2001, the honour to compile a fabriclive is like receiving a knighthood in the dance world. This time it’s the turn of bloggers’ favourite Sinden.…
The Obama presidency – here’s where the story begins…
Robin Kolodny, Associate Professor of Political Science at Temple University, Pennsylvania, and Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Sussex speaks to The Badger about Obama, his policies and assassination.
Locals Continue Campaign against Starbucks
The fight against Starbucks on St. James Street persists after residents witnessed yet another opening of the well-known branch in May this year. Before the development, this road was already…
Deerhunter – Microcastle (4ad records)
I have encountered many criticisms for the online publication Pitchfork from friends, claiming it to be snobbish and elitist, rubbishing some bands, then insisting on overhyping and supporting others, ascribing…
Sometimes war is a necessary evil – but let’s hope Obama will find alternatives
Well that’s it then: President Barack Obama. There is no doubt that this is an enormous victory – it signifies the end of an era for the Republican party, the…
Why aid for women always comes last
It probably won’t surprise you to know that one in sixteen women die in pregnancy or childbirth in Africa, or that in Ethiopia that figure is one in seven. We…
Directing Rita
Lana Harper talks to Chris Davis, the director of SUDS’ latest production, ‘Educating Rita’
Das Pop: does exactly what it says on the tin
The three part Belgian, one part New Zealander band which stormed on stage last night were definitely what the crowd of people surrounding the stage was calling for a taste…
The Scramble for Africa: the DR Congo case
African issues seems to have gained popular debate within academia, students and in general public gatherings . However, this dialectic discourse has never taken a clear and critical position in…
Le Band Extraordinaire – Le Band Extraordinaire EP
Brighton quintet Le Band Extraordinaire clearly did not have modesty in mind when they were choosing their band’s name, and considering they have performed alongside acts such as The Guillotines…
Toffs: back in fashion
With all our fair trade coffee, bangles and well travelled student body, it is far too easy to forget that there is a real world out there. The University of…