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Train turmoil causes chaos for Sussex students

Significant recent changes to the train timetables between Brighton and London are causing havoc for furious commuters.

Gus Van Sant

I’m sitting in the basement of the Soho Hotel, having chosen to sit in a huge red leather chair, opposed to the huge cow hide one I could have sat…

Google search equivalent to boiling a kettle

Performing two Google searches has the same environmental impact as boiling a kettle for a cup of tea, according to recent research.

5-aside final becomes 10-aside brawl

A University disciplinary committee has fined 3 players for fighting in the final of the intra-mural 5 a-side football competition last term. The committee also decided to ban both teams…

Rare rock ‘n’ roll portraits on display in the North Laine

The Crane Kalman Gallery in Brighton is now showing the latest part of the Rockarchive’s 10th Anniversary Collection on its world tour which started in Dubai last summer. Rockarchive has…

Defiance

Review: Defiance, 15, 137 mins. Director: Edward Zwick Starring: Daniel Craig, Jamie Bell The story of Defiance is a remarkable one, and the fact that it’s true only serves to…

Seven Pounds

Review: Seven Pounds, 12a, 123 mins. Director: Gabriele Muccino Starring: Will Smith,Woody Harrelson, Rosario Dawson Seven Pounds is a thought provoking film, though it may not capture you entirely whilst…

Union condemns Heathrow expansion

The University of Sussex Students’ Union has spoken out against last Thursday’s decision by the government to approve a third runway and sixth terminal. If built, the new runway will…

The Credit Crunch: making bad news into moderately good news

Amid the growing economic unrest, most of the national newspapers have been bombarding the public with news concerning the probability of getting a graduate job, which is reported to be…

Government plans internships for graduates

The government has announced an initiative to provide three-month paid internships to university leavers, in an attempt to reduce the impact of a worsening labour market on graduate employment prospects.…

‘Careless cyclists’ to blame for own accidents say Sussex Police

Cyclists in Brighton and Hove are to blame for a third of the accidents they are involved in according to Sussex Police. Inspector Phil Clarke commented to The Argus last…

Transfer window: credit crunched?

This month has seen the re-opening of the greatly detested Transfer Window where for one month football managers of all leagues attempt to ‘wheel and deal’ as much as possible…

Search for Sussex fraudster moves to Switzerland

The ongoing search for Sussex postgraduate student Erich Kofmel, who is suspected of internet-based fraudulent activities, has now moved to his native Switzerland.

Franz Ferdinand – ‘Ulysses’ (Domino, 19 Jan)

Anyone who read the The Badger ‘Review of the Year’ at the end of last term will know that I had tipped Franz Ferdinand – back with a new album…

Slumdog hits the jackpot

Review: Slumdog Millionaire, 15, 120 mins. Director: Danny Boyle Starring: Dev Patel, Anil Kapoo, Irfan Khan, Madur Mittal Looking at his CV, Danny Boyle hasn’t been the most typical of…

Sussex Students meet Gerry Adams

In December last year the Politics Society spent four days in Belfast studying the history of the Northern Ireland crisis. What we managed to squeeze in to four days felt…

Lilly Allen – ‘The Fear’ (Regal, 26 Jan)

During the two years that have passed since she released her debut album, Alright, Still, Lilly Allen has been repeatedly and relentlessly plastered on the glossy and not-so-glossy pages of…

Swastika graffiti in Worthing

Two teenagers were arrested in Worthing last week in connection with a spate of racist graffiti which occurred over the festive period.

DR Congo: a nation reduced to a commodity

The Democratic Republic Congolese (DRC) community on Friday, 21st of November, 2008 poured out in their hundreds to protest against the Rwandan government support for rebel leader Gen. Laurent Nkunda…

Morrissey – ‘I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris’ (Polydor, 9 Feb)

I think it’s quite safe to say you have to be a special sort of person to embrace Morrissey and, dare I say it, become a disciple. Sure, anyone can…