Food for thought: Riddle and Finns
Brighton is a town awash with chains and I’ve found it hard to find a really good place to eat which is exciting whilst still being in my student budget.…
Andy McKee
It seems that everything these days is a “YouTube sensation”, from angry babies to sleepy pandas. But one man, Andy McKee, truly deserves the title. With a string of videos…
The Badger meets Andrea Fox
What are you supposed to do after you graduate? Oh no, do you really have to ask? Yes, I believe I do. It’s a question that many students ask themselves.…
The music room: Esben and the Witch
Recently signed trio Esben and the Witch have released their debut album ‘Violet Cries’ this year. Somehow, there is a reason to get excited by their message because this is…
Notes from the underground: YE YE Fever
You have the feeling and you can’t shake it off. You absolutely want to boogie to the rhythms of Africa. It can happen. All you need to do is to…
Food for thought: Valentine's Day dining
If you are planning a romantic meal out to celebrate this year, we’ve found the best deals in Brighton. Café Rouge are offering customers 2-4-1 on main meals throughout this…
In politics and protesting, everyone's a loser
I was among the thousands of disaffected students protesting against the Government’s rise in tuition fees in spirit last term; absent from the actual protests because I was required to…
University terms could be 2 weeks longer, unless students vote against calendar restructure
The University of Sussex Students’ Union is calling for all to participate in the questionnaire that the university has opened as part of the final wave of consultation regarding the…
Brighton no longer UK’s most cost-effective city for students
According to NatWest’s seventh Student Living Index, Brighton is no longer the best university city or town to live in for cost-effective studying. Twenty-five university cities and towns were surveyed…
Pick of the frock: Cheryl Cole picks Brighton graduate’s dress
Cheryl Cole wore a dress created by University of Brighton graduate Juliette Offenbach in last year’s X Factor series. Her 1950s style leopard print dress was worn by Cheryl Cole,…
En route: a new safe cycling campaign
The University of Sussex Students’ Union and the Bike Train will run a campaign to raise the level of cycle safety along the Lewes road, and ensure adequate provision for…
Landlords rule in latest survey
Landlords rated higher than lettings agents in this year’s Rate Your Landlord survey, organised by the Universities of Sussex and Brighton Students’ Unions. In all areas of comparison, landlords came…
Let’s talk about LOVE, baby
Helen Fisher is a biological anthropologist I first encountered on www.TED.com (if you haven’t seen this website, go and check it out!). She is very passionate about Love and her…
DNA paternity testing – how it works and the risks involved
I recently read a detailed article in New Scientist about some labs in the USA faking DNA paternity tests on unborn children and the repercussions of this on people’s lives.…
Centre Stage: Political Theatre
It is often argued that art is a form of self-expression, a medium to communicate ideas, thoughts and frustrations. Plays are no exception; writers have for a long time expressed…
University Apparel
Few have the ability to be both avant-garde and commercially successful. Few manage this while simultaneously designing for four collections. And, even fewer have managed to preserve their integrity while…
Unspoken love in art
In a time where love between two men or two people of different classes was either illegal, punishable by death or the ruin of one’s standing in society, artists have…
The Brighton Science Festival 2011
For the pleasure of the geeks and the jocks, the Brighton Science Festival is once again descending upon Brighton. This is the 7th year the festival has run and it…
Film Review: 127 Hours
The prospects, from the premise, look far from thrilling. A film adaptation of the real life story of extreme sports enthusiast Aron Ralston (James Franco) who in 2003, following a…
Film Review: The King's Speech
Costume-dramas aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, and I’d probably be hard-pressed to find a bunch of university students clambering to see a picture about some Prince-or-another that had a hard…