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Sussex Storm Surrey 12

Sussex 25 – Surrey 0 There’s no doubt that for Sussex Women’s Rugby it has been a rather frustrating start to the season.Having gone up a league this year, Sussex…

Travellers thank Brighton council for kind treatment

A group of Irish travellers camping in Brighton illegally have thanked Brighton and Hove City Council for the treatment that they have received. The travellers, currently located in the car…

Lord calls for ban on teaching about Nazis

Lord Baker, who introduced the National Curriculum in the 1980s, has said that he would ban the teaching of Nazis in schools. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, he…

Students remain in ‘Wild Card’ Moviefest contest

Students from Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) have progressed to the next round of the ‘Wild Card’ section of the Campus Moviefest (CMF) film festival. The ‘GH12 Crew’ created…

Conflict breaks out between MP Weatherley and the Green Party

Mike Weatherley described the Green Party as “communists” on 4 January. The MP for Hove and Portslade called them “the local Communist Green party” and accused them of behaving fiscally…

Nick Clegg criticised by NUS over unpaid interns

The Vice-President of the NUS has criticised Nick Clegg for allowing members of his party to recruit unpaid interns despite his pledge to abolish unpaid placements. In his pledge the…

Quality landlords needed for student rental service

More positive landlord recommendations are being sought by the new Student Lettings Service, which opened its doors in December last year. The service, which is affiliated to the University of…

Top tier degree achievement rises at Sussex in line with national trend

Over the last decade, the number of students across the UK who have been awarded a first or a 2:1 in their degree has doubled. One in six students (53,215…

Living beside your oppressor – inside East Jerusalem

On a seemingly desolate road in East Jerusalem, in the area of Sheikh Jarrah, dozens of Palestinian families live their lives under continuous surveillance and harassment. Located next to the…

Is “Sherlock’s” Irene Adler a misogynist figure?

‘Scandal in Belgravia’ the opening episode of the second series of “Sherlock”, attracted 9 million viewers with the most interesting character in the episode being Irene Adler, a gay dominatrix…

Should we leave the European Union?

With a recent Commons rebellion on the EU membership referendum, this week we publish a correspondence of three writers on the highly contentious issue Kit Bradshaw versus Matthew Boughton and…

2012: the year in preview

After a year which left us in the glorious wake of such films as ‘Black Swan’ and ‘The King’s Speech’, 2012 has a lot to live up to in the…

The farce of the Republican primaries

Every four years an event occurs that costs hideous sums of money, lasts much longer it should, and invades the news with touch-screen diagrams and multiple correspondents. The performances are…

Music preview 2012

2012 has arrived and The Badger has been keeping its ear close to the ground over the past few months to find out the best in new music for early…

Sex addiction or an excuse for promiscuity?

The discussion around sex addiction and promiscuity has featured heavily in the media recently, mostly due to the release of Steve McQueen’s latest film ‘Shame’, where Michael Fassbender plays sex…

Is Lady Gaga a positive influence?

Lady Gaga is a controversial figure, not least for wearing dresses made of meat. But is she a good role model and innovator or a leader of sheep? Two writers…

Vegan Fashion

This year, the celebs are unzipping their python skin boots and Lady Gaga is hanging up her favourite meat dress, in favour of a guilt-free, vegan approach to fashion. Natalie…

On the small screen: The Slap

Whatever side of the fence you think you fall on regarding child discipline, ‘The Slap’ asks one thing of you: think again. Based on the 2008 novel by Christos Tsiolkas,…

On the small screen: Absolutely Fabulous

Not many can claim to be just as debauched and hysterical as they were almost twenty years ago, but if the brand new episodes of ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ are anything to…

On the small screen: Great Expectations

Any adaptation of a great loved book, for television or otherwise, will stir some to identify any and all discrepancies between the text and the adaptation itself. In truth, this…