Small Wonder Festival
There is something about Charleston, former home of artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, that makes it a haven for…
PhD student writes second novel
Sussex Creative Writing DPhil student, Sue Eckstein, had her second novel published by Myriad Editions last month. ‘Interpreters’ explores the…
Drunk student survives 20ft fall amid calls for alcohol tax
On the 28 September, a fresher from the University of Sussex fell 20ft from a roof “because he was…
Students' Union fights for university grant
The Students’ Union (SU) may have fewer things to offer students as its grant suffers with inflation. Each year the…
Academics at Sussex defend higher education
Hundreds of academics have signed a new white paper, ‘In Defence of Public Higher Education’, published 27 September this year,…
Eco-Ethics: how far is too far?
The 1973 film “Soylent Green” entered popular culture after weaving a dystopian plot which regarded the effects of human overpopulation…
How the universe is accelerating
The 2011 Physics Nobel Prize has been awarded to three cosmologists for discovering – unexpectedly – that the expansion rate…
Osborne puts a freeze on Brighton Council’s plans
Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled a plan to freeze council tax rises until at least 2012/13. This news comes just…
Birmingham students arrested
Three Birmingham university students were arrested on Friday 16 September after hanging a banner outside the Liberal Democrat conference which…
Street lights to be dimmed
Street lights in Brighton and Hove may be dimmed as Brighton and Hove City Council seek to find £50 million…
RCPsych concerns over student anxiety
A recent report written by the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) has shown that students currently attending university are at…
A chat with: Warpaint
Formed in 2004 in Los Angeles by Theresa (guitar/vocals), Emily (vocals/guitar) and Jenny Lee (bass/ vocals),Warpaint was graced with the…
Brighton welcomes new landmarks
In May 2011, the Badger reported on the proposed ‘Brighton O’, a ferris wheel designed to give panoramic views of…
Palace Pier could fetch £30m
Brighton’s Palace Pier is up for sale for a rumoured £30 million. Richard Baldwin, director of property agent GVA Humberts…
Five of ‘Brighton Nine’ found guilty
Following a two-week trial for protesting against tax avoidance, notorious UKUncut protesters the Brighton Nine heard the outcome of their…
Brighton celebrates Black History Month
“Despite the significant role that Africa and its diaspora have played in the world civilisation since the beginning of time,…
NUS launches Financial Support Commission as student costs soar
A recent National Union of Stu- dents (NUS) study has revealed that the difference between student expenditure and government funding…
New policy could axe social mobility
In the past month there has been growing controversy surrounding the higher education policies adopted by the coalition government. One…
Interview with Emmy the Great
The new album Virtue is currently picking up more and more outstanding reviews and Emma-Lee Moss, known as Emmy The…
Faster Than Light – Fact or Theory?
This week, the international physics organisation known as CERN published revelatory claims that a sub-atomic particle broke physical laws first…