Union fights against likely rent increase on campus
The University of Sussex Students’ Union is pushing for a three-year rent freeze across campus after figures show that the…
More universities demand applicants with A* A-levels
More universities are asking for the A* grade at A-Level including the University of Sussex. Students wanting to study for…
What is happening to our universities?
As two undergraduate students who have followed the Government’s plans for higher education over the preceding weeks, we have been…
Failed DPhil text published
A former University of Sussex student’s failed doctoral dissertation has recently been published. Deepak Tripathi’s book is based on research…
Southern Railway nominated for 8 service awards
Southern Railway has been short-listed for National Rail Awards in eight out of the 14 categories. In appreciation for maintaining…
Library refurbishment to be completed by end of the year
The library refurbishment will be completed by the end of this academic year according to library staff in a meeting…
Sussex could face £2m cuts
The University of Sussex is facing an estimated £1.9 million budget cut following the Government’s annual grant letter to the…
Sussex alumnus wins grant for art project
A Sussex alumnus who graduated in 2010 in English Literature was awarded a bursary from American Express to fund a…
Labour fails to save EMA as axe falls
Student protesters and the Labour Party have lost their joint cause to prevent the scrapping of Education Maintenance Allowance in…
Holodomor: the forgotten famine
“You cannot build a revolution with silk gloves”, Josef Stalin once said. The people of Ukraine know this very well:…
Apparent lack of research confused issues in article
The drugs debate is one which is consistently marred with misinformation and poor research. I would like to comment on…
Facebook piece was thought provoking
Suzanne Camfield’s article last week about the Facebook, or her lack thereof was thought provoking. As I switch on my…
Miliband answers questions in Hove
Last week the leader of the Labour party, Ed Miliband, met with over 200 residents of Brighton and Hove as…
Sussex student neglected in sexual assault claim
A University of Sussex student has described her treatment by police as ‘horrible’ following a sexual assault during the tuition…
Societies fair praised as 'one of the best yet'
On Tuesday 18 January Falmer House was again the chosen venue to hold Refreshers’ Fair. The fair was an opportunity…
Free speech needs its limits
I doubt there are many Sussex students who have not heard freedom of expression cited as a defence for the…
A life without Facebook
If you type ‘Facebook’ into Google, you will get around 3 billion results in 0.06 seconds. Unless you have been…
Has the welfare system become a parody of socialism?
Unlike my friend Eleanor Griggs, who wrote an article a few weeks ago condemning the Tories’ welfare reform proposals, I…
Anger at tax avoidance ignores overwhelming positive effect
I wish to challenge Eleanor Griggs’ attack on the Tories’ work for welfare scheme (“The Conservatives aren’t getting tough, they’re…
They say violence but I say vandalism
I am contained, along with hundreds of other students and children, within a police kettling outside the Brighton City Council…