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March 2011 -

University of Sussex Students' Newspaper

Month: March 2011

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'Save the Big Lemon' campaign rallies record support as petition signatures surge

The Big Lemon campaign is going from strength to strength as students and other Brighton residents rally up their support for the environmentally friendly bus service. The petition, launched on…

The Co-op makes new deal with Students’ Union to run future campus supermarket

The Students’ Union and the Southern Co-operative will jointly run the new Bramber House supermarket, expected to open this summer. The shared deal, announced on Wednesday 16 March, comes just…

Shock announcement of Co-op deal for Bramber House supermarket could be 'greatly damaging for union and all students'

The Students’ Union received a devastating blow last week when the university announced it will not be involved in running the new supermarket space in Bramber House, a result which…

Briefing on the Bramber House bid

Dear member, You will have all heard by now that the Bramber House supermarket bid has been won by The Southern Co-operative (TSC). Many will have probably assumed that this…

Think twice before you self-identify

Here at radical Sussex, racism, homophobia, sexism and other forms of bigotry and discrimination are rightly deplored. If I was to ask you now if you were pro-equality and opposed…

Positive action from students and locals during Green Week

Green Week began on Saturday 5 March with a Sustainable City Day at Jubilee Square in Brighton. Bid & Borrow, a Brighton and Hove community sharing website, pedal and solar…

New proposal to remove oldest module from the English syllabus

The popular third-year English module ‘Modern European Mind’ has been axed from the university’s curriculum following a proposal for academic change last year. The course has been available to English…

The Big Lemon could be squeezed out of business

The Big Lemon could go out of business by the beginning of the next academic year if Brighton and Hove buses continue to charge equivalent prices. In January this year…

Sex demonstration class at US university causes outrage

A university in North America has received extensive media attention after a sex act was demonstrated live on stage as part of a seminar. Northwestern University, in Chicago, Illinois, offered…

Sussex student wins comedy heat

A University of Sussex student has made it to the semi-finals of a student stand-up comedian competition. Adam Hess, 22, won the second heat of the Chortle Student Comedy Awards…

B&H buses to use smartcards

Brighton and Hove buses have announced the introduction of a smartcard ticketing system which will be implemented this summer. As with other smartcard systems, like the Oyster card in London,…

Sussex student died cutting down trees

A student at the University of Sussex has been killed after being fatally struck on the back of the head by a tree branch. Mr Ulas, 61, died at the…

Students disqualified from Essex union elections

The recent Students’ Union full-time officer elections at the University of Essex resulted in protests on campus after the winners were disqualified. On 11 February, the whole of the Yes…

Guns on campus: worth a shot?

What is your immediate reaction when you hear the words ‘gun’ and ‘US College’ used in the same sentence? For many of us, I’m sure, it draws up awful stories…

Hauntingly Good

The Badger reviews this year’s newest nightclub and live music venue: The Haunt Whether you fancy Sextape, Thursday Night Fish Fry or It Is Still 1985, The Haunt seems to…

A day at the Brighton Science Festival 2011

So the festival is over for another year. It has wowed us with lectures, games and activities from the day devoted to molecular gastronomy “Play with your food” to the…

A student mother pleads: don't close our nursery

The potential closure of the University of Sussex childcare facilities is putting student-parents under considerable stress and is raising key questions about the institution’s vision of diversity. If the university…

How arsenic has integrated itself into DNA

DNA, the founding thing of all living organisms, is a fascinating and complex molecule. Since the discovery of its structure by Watson and Crick in 1953, scientists have done their…

Skeleton regulates male fertility

There are many things without which we could not live. They vary from person to person but one of our ‘essentials’ that no one could live without is definitely the…

Sussex UCU lecturers vote for strike action

Sussex lecturers have voted to go on strike against cuts to their pensions. Members of Sussex UCU, the trade union representing lecturers, tutors and academic support staff, voted 73 percent…