Fry condemns Tories' homophobic links
Steven Fry spoke out last week amid concern over the Tories’ links with Poland’s Law and Justice Party. The party, which was founded in 2001 by the Kaczyński twins, has…
Tongue tied
Hammer and Tongue is a monthly poetry slam and performance, showcasing local spoken word talent at Komedia. This, however, was no ordinary Hammer and Tongue, this was Hammer and Tongue…
Casual comedians
Looking suitably casual, as their name would suggest, and lounging on leather sofas, I sit with James Hamilton and Dave Newman, two Sussex students turned comedians. We are waiting for…
Dr Philip Harvey welcomed by student protests
The appointment of Dr Philip Harvey as Registrar and Secretary at the University of Sheffield has been met with student protests. Dr Harvey held the identical post here at Sussex…
British school leavers flock to the US
Increasing numbers of British school leavers are opting to undertake their degrees in the United States, leading teachers have warned. At a conference held last week to promote American higher…
Volleyball trials successful
Men’s Volleyball train 6-8pm every Thursday at Moulsecomb Leisure Centre, whilst Women’s Volleyball train 8-10pm every Friday at Falmer Sports Centre. Beginners are welcomed 4-5pm at the same venue on…
Women try tackling fears
Women’s Rugby held two taster sessions to give anybody interested a chance to give rugby a go. Unlike a lot of teams, Women’s Rugby do not hold ‘trials’ as such.
Men's Rugby start with win
Sussex Men’s Rugby 25-5 Sussex Downs In wet conditions Sussex got their season off to a victorious start against a game Sussex Downs team.
Should Internet charge for England game?
Upon this publication, time will have told how many England fans will have paid to watch their country on the internet against Ukraine. Of course there are those die-hard fans…
Women's Football Wet Weather Woe
The women’s football team played their first match of the season against Sussex Downs College on Wednesday. Despite losing and getting soaked to the skin, the team showed that they…
Hockey trials
Men’s Hockey had a friendly match between each other on Wednesday to try out the new players who turned up to trials. With new rules introduced this year, it was…
Fresher's flock to football trials
Having received upwards of 150 players at the trials, Men’s Football look in excellent shape this year. The first team secured an impressive victory at UCL 1sts in last week’s…
Brighton off to poor start
Football in the Sussex area is dominated by Brighton and Hove Albion, although Eastbourne Borough inhabit the Conference, whilst Lewes Town play one league lower in The Conference South following…
Sussex Sports teams hope for successful season
Sports teams at Sussex are already deep in preparations for the upcoming season. Recruitment is well under way and the hard yards, or otherwise, in the offseason will hopefully result…
Sussex one day wonders but four day flops
Sussex County Cricket Club, homed at the picturesque County Ground in Hove, have enjoyed a period of unrivalled success in the last six years, both in one-day cricket and the…
Has the Sun lost labour the election?
All eyes were on Brighton last week, with Labour holding their final annual conference before the next General Election. The focus seemed very much on rebuilding the party’s morale, with…
Two legs good, eight legs bad
When renting a student house, it is important to realise that less people generally equals less cheese, less spare eyeliner and a lot less money… A new legislation however is…
Sarah Millican
From the very beginning when the award winning comedienne squeakily introduced herself from offstage, and denounced the notion of a ‘Typical Woman’ the show was firmly entrenched in the battle…
Notes from a year abroad in Paris
Having lived for a couple of weeks as an Erasmus student in the world’s most romantic, most visited, and most talked-about city, I feel I’ve already experienced a slice of…
Final Cut at Komedia
Walking down into a dark basement in Komedia, I had a vague impression of walking into a seedy underground bar. After checking that I had indeed walked into a showing…