What's criminal about a drink on the beach?
The gay capital of Britain, home of the most radical university, the constituency of the first Green MP, the starting point of a nudist bike ride and served by buses…
Higher fees would be too much to overlook
Boy I’m glad I went to university when I did. I figured pretty early on that the debt was inevitable, but had it been anything up to £45,000 allowed by…
Dirac proven right!
Eighty years ago, the Dirac equation suggested that high-speed electrons should jitter violently. And at last, physicists have found evidence to support this. In 1928, Paul Dirac combined two of…
The Helios Gene Gun: healer or killer?
The helios gene gun is in my opinion the coolest research tool currently available. I hate to be a stereotype, ‘wow, an American saying a gun is cool,’ but there…
The 2010 Nobel Prize Winners
On the 5 October, the winners of this year Nobel Prizes were announced in Sweden and Norway. The prominent individuals were awarded the highest standing honour in their field. In…
The union’s future is in the hands of the students
The University of Sussex Students’ Union could change its charity status if students vote ‘yes’ in a forthcoming referendum which will take place on 16 November, spanning over three days.…
Sussex pays thousands to attract overseas students
The Badger has seen a document which shows that the University of Sussex has signed contracts agreeing to pay commission to “recruitment agents” of up to 15 percent of the…
Students excused from seminars to protest fees in London
Students at Sussex will be excused from lectures and seminars this Wednesday, 10 November, as thousands of people from all over the country will gather to protest the looming cuts…
NUS President comes to Sussex
Aaron Porter, President of the National Union of Students (NUS) is coming to the University of Sussex this Wednesday, 3 November. The President was elected in April of this year…
SCOOP is a hit on campus
The Sussex Community Co-op, also known as ‘SCOOP’, is now in its third week of operation. The stall is found every Tuesday near the fruit and vegetable market in Falmer…
Union faces £150k loss in Bramber House bid
The university has begun accepting bids from supermarket firms to occupy a new retail space on the lower floor of Bramber House. The building will close in April and will…
Unhappy and unhoused: the story of an undergrad
One student out of the homeless hundred shares her experience, and questions whether management is successfully delivering its promises to students
Library refurbishment running behind schedule
The £6.4million library modernisation project has unexpectedly fallen behind schedule, causing noisier and more disruptive aspects of the development to spill into term time. The project’s current phase requires the…
Molecular Gastronomy
Do you know the theory behind what you eat everyday? (pbmoustache.wordpress.com) Ever wondered how your taste buds work? Why you like something that others detest? Maybe you’re an amateur chef,…
Surf's up at national competition
This weekend, 6 members of the Sussex surf society took part in the national BUCs student competition on Fistral Beach, Newquay, Cornwall. It is the largest surf competition in Europe,…