Orange withdraw sponsorship from literary prize
Millie Davies The termination of sponsorship by mobile-communication company Orange may mean the last year of the Orange Prize for Fiction; a literary award that celebrates the achievements of novels…
Political Highlights
Party conference season swept the nation last week – although it was rather more sober than most students may imagine a party to be. Satirical Tweets from the week: @David_Scameron…
Sleep deprivation nears a termly high
Sleep deprivation is reaching its termly-peek as deadlines and coursework for the mid-term assessments loom. As the first semester of Sussex treads into its fifth week, students are beginning to…
Campus ATMs vandalised
Vandalism hit the University last week following the targeting of both ATMs outside the Barclays bank on campus, leaving both cash-points incommunicado. The act of vandalism left both ATMs out…
20,000 students by 2020 – suggests University projection
The University of Sussex will grow by 1,000 students a year according to University projections. The year 2020 is forecasted to see the University have a total number of 20,000…
Sussex drops down university rankings in “challenging environment”
Sussex has lost its place as one of the world’s 100 best universities this year according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The University dropped from 99th in…
‘Startup Sussex’ starts up
Budding entrepreneurs will be given the chance to develop their idea for a product or service with the chance of winning £2,000 towards funding the initiative. Startup Sussex is a…
Students puzzled by empty rooms
First year students have expressed confusion at the number of rooms on campus which have been left empty this term. There are currently around 60 student bedrooms left vacant on…
'Startup Sussex' starts up
Budding entrepreneurs will be given the chance to develop their idea for a product or service with the chance of winning £2,000 towards funding the initiative. Startup Sussex is a…
Guardian Award for Sussex graduate?
Jessica Osbourne Lax A short film by Joe Lord-Jones, a recent Sussex University graduate, has been shortlisted for the Student Broadcast Journalist of the Year, for the Guardian Student Media…
Misconduct cases almost all international
International students have seen a disproportionate number of academic misconduct cases being brought against them in the previous academic year. 67 students facing academic misconduct panels approached the University of…
One rule for domestic students, another for international
A U-turn on a U-turn: drop-out fees for international students higher Controversy has arisen surrounding revelations that the University of Sussex has U-turned for the second time on its withdrawal…
University screws over international students
International undergraduate students’ woes were increased further before the start of this academic year after they were notified by the University of Sussex that their tuition fees were set to…
HOC OF THE WEEK – The Princess and the Frog
Amy Bracewell We can exclusively confirm rumours of a certain young woman getting the fright of her life from a surprise guest. Frogs should not be inside the house let…
Creatures of the Night – Machete Madness
Laurie Gerhardt Seeing a man wielding a machete on the seafront of Brighton is not what you’d normally expect from a night out. Strolling there late at night with my…
Moan Zone – Train on my parade
Lucy Hartland The novelty and excitement of travelling back home to see my family this weekend was, unfortunately, to be short-lived by my return journey to Brighton. On the train,…
Academic Armchair – Dr Richard Follett, American Studies
Sophie Pedder As I mentioned in my last article, it was a Tuesday and it was raining Nothing has changed; it’s two weeks later and it’s still raining. Same weather,…
Track The Campaign – Democracy & The Three Ds
This week heralds a development in the campaign ‘Democracy 2015’ which sees the seat for Corby being contested in a by-election this coming November. The seat, previously occupied by MP…
Penny for the sports clubs?
Nic Davies Sport Editor FEATURE Sussex has always talked a good game. Indeed, there has been action to back up to the talk too in the shape of the state-of-the-art…