What next for Stop the Cuts? An open letter to the Stop the Cuts Campaign, from the Stop the Cuts Campaign
Fellow students, staff, and interested parties, We know the cuts are bad, we know they are only the beginning (a few more million next year, and after the election –…
Gay is the new black: Why it is wrong to think BME and LGBT identities are mutually exclusive
This week is Diversity Week across campus and to mark it we are having our main event for Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender History Month, “Invisible To Invincible”. This Thursday…
Britain's "rudest place names"
When locals in West Yorkshire won their battle to reinstate the place name ‘Tickle Cock Bridge’ last week, The Times readily welcomed the news by compiling a list of Britain’s…
Universities “should cater for over-50s”
A recent Universities UK report has suggested that British universities must offer more courses suitable for people aged 50 and above. The study, ‘Active Ageing and Universities’, proposes that as…
Man charged over Elm Grove stabbing
A 40-year-old man appeared in court last week charged by police with the murder of Brighton resident Gordon Stalker, a founder of the Lewes Road Community Garden. Stalker, 51, was…
Mystery Oxbridge sex blogger
An Oxbridge student, who describes herself as “a closet nympho currently shagging my way through the half-term hump”, has set up an anonymous risqué online sex blog. The student has…
Racking up the truth on Mephedrone
For those of you familiar with the programme “Brass Eye”, the current media portrayal of Mephedrone can seem absurdly similar to the fictitious drug ‘Cake’. If you are misfortunate enough…