Two divorced women and a drum machine: introducing Scotland's latest export, Ex Wives
It would be all too easy to sit here, plagiarize/paraphrase for all it’s worth and reel of yet more spiel about this year’s must-hear acts (that is, according to about…
Delphic: don't believe the hype
There’s a lot of noise being made about Delphic right now, owing to their bronze ranking on BBC’s Sound Of 2010 list. The thing is about this prestigious title is…
Gradual Decline
The Gradual Decline of a Previously Tight Family Unit in the Face of Economic Hardship: A Comedy didn’t cross the line of good taste so much as stamp, spit and…
Album review: Lightspeed Champion, 'Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You' (Domino)
When Domino Records’ dance-punk trio Test Icicles split in 2006 with just one full-length release to their name, few could have predicted the impending success of band member Devonté Hynes.…
Protests against cuts at Sussex gain momentum
The latest Stop the Cuts rally ended in occupation last week. Students gathered on Monday 8 February in rain and snow to rally against job and course cuts proposed by…
Senior management read post-graduate's private email
A postgraduate English student at the University of Sussex has revealed he felt “intimidated, bullied and compromised” by senior management after being called to a meeting to address a group…
USSU push for National Student Survey boycott
The University of Sussex Students’ Union (USSU) has urged all final year undergraduates to boycott the National Student Survey (NSS) in protest of the proposed cuts to jobs, courses and…
The evolution of the Gay Soc at Sussex
I came to Sussex as an undergraduate in 1977 at a time when Gay Liberation in Britain was only a few years old. As an 18 year old I was…
Caroline Lucas MEP supports Sussex students occupying Bramber House in protest against the cuts
Caroline Lucas, MEP and leader of the Green Party in Brighton has announced she fully supports the occupation of students at the University of Sussex as they protest against financial…
Is Brighton better off with Nancy? Why Labour could be the best option for Brighton’s voters
For years, I resisted the urge to join the Labour Party. Why? It’s not that I wasn’t interested in politics and campaigning. In my pushchair, I was wheeled between demonstrations…
Fight now or forever hold your peace
When you say cut-back, we say fight-back. And when we say fight-back we mean it, a mantra weightier than mere words. Words dance upon the paths of action and we…
Why Sussex is supporting LGBT history month
Every February the UK marks and celebrates the contribution that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered individuals have made throughout history. In the fields of science, entertainment, literature, politics and many…
3D: Style over substance?
In 2009, 3D films exploded. Coraline, Up and Monsters Vs. Aliens, were just a few of the blockbusters to embrace the medium, and it would take a colder cynic than…
Edward who?
I managed to avoid the Twilight phenomenon when it first emerged. If you read Stephanie Meyer’s novels, you lovingly traced the words “Mrs Edward Cullen” onto your schoolbooks, invested in…
Academics and MPs denounce cuts at Sussex
Britain’s higher education system is recognised across the globe as a gold standard, second only to the US. Eighteen of our universities rank in the world’s top 100. Comprising just…
Brighton and Sussex students row over no.25 bus
Facebook has become the site of a battle between Sussex & Brighton students. The weapon of choice for both sides appears to the 25 bus; which has long been a…
David Cameron's face is butt of the joke
A group which mocks the Conservative Party’s £500,000 poster campaign has received massive popularity online receiving 90,000 visitors in the first two weeks. The Conservative Party have kicked off a…
Oxford University bans Spotify
Oxford University sparked controversy recently when they banned all their campus students from using the popular music-sharing website Spotify, citing the network-slowing bandwidth of the site as the main reason…
Pillow fight breaks out in Library Square
The University of Sussex’s Library Square turned into a fluffy battlefield last Monday afternoon as a 40-person pillow fight took place in aid of RAG week. At 2pm, a whistle…
Avatar fans "suicidal"
As the second-highest grossing film of all time, there can be no arguing that Avatar has had a massive effect on many people. However, director and writer James Cameron may…