Month: October 2012

The 21st Century Real Virtual World Jonathan Stefanni-Machado Apple’s highly anticipated iPhone 5 was released on 21 September in the UK, and despite the absence of a midnight launch, it…

As a new generation of students’ arrives at ‘liberal-lefty’ Sussex The Badger asks: are they walking into a bohemian wonderland or an institution mirroring an increasingly conservative education system? Harry…

Hey guys, I’m Laurie, and I just love Cummingtonite. This chemical, or mineral (WHO CARES, right!?), has SUCH a sexy name and I dig anything that forms its crystals in…

Professor Simon Baron-Cohen is a controversial figure. He is an internationally renowned autism researcher and famed for his many popular science books. The general public, at least going on book…

Last Thursday night people across the globe held their breaths in unison, as the winners of the highly coveted, unparalleled and prestigious Ig Nobel Prizes were announced. Each pioneers in…

Sophie Moonshine I once made my way onto a “best quotes” list in my first year of school. I hadn’t given my throw-away comment much thought, but it was one…

Initiation as a word has been dragged down into the doldrums of the English Language with the bad connotations it has recently acquired. Is their reputation deserved or has media…

Staying fit and doing exercise is great, but not everyone wants to join the gym or a sports club. We have found some alternatives to the main sports among the…

Freshers’ Fair is a different thing to different people. To returning students running the popular sports clubs it seems to be a bit of a chore. To the more obscure…

A student-led initiative has been established with the aim to reinstate the eco-friendly Big Lemon bus service between Brighton centre and campus. The company, which operates sustainable vehicles using recycled…

Long suffering International students studying at London Metropolitan University (LMU) could afford to breathe a sigh of relief this week after a judicial verdict by a High Court judge granting…

For this year’s Track the Campaign, the Badger has joined forces with The Independent newspaper’s valiant Democracy 2015 movement. Carrying the slogan: “People Politics, Not Party Politics”, Democracy 2015’s aims…

Since the start of term, a concern for both the University and the Students’ Union has been the location of the popular fruit and vegetable market. The market has been…

The packed week of events started on Saturday 15 September, with eager Freshers moving into their new homes and embarking on the beginning of the life-changing adventure that is university…

The wet weather didn’t dampen protestor’s spirits on Wednesday 26th September, as around 60 campaigners held the 3rd demonstration against the proposed privatisation of facilities throughout the University. Wednesday’s protest…

Brighton is much more on the cosmopolitan radar than the small town I’m from so I naturally assumed that when I got to Sussex I would bump into celebrities everywhere…

This week: The Horrors of Brightonian shopping I was waiting in a seemingly stationary queue and someone decided to stand right up my rear! I do not need someone’s sweaty…

Yes! Justin Sealey The debate over exactly how much universities should be charging is one that has been repeated on numerous occasions over the last decade. Now, the question turns…

Close on the heels of Prince Harry’s recent exposure in The Sun, blurry topless photos of the previously spotless Kate have sparked debate about privacy campus-wide. Apparently, naked royal scandals…

It’s Tuesday and it’s raining. I’m not sure why the weather needs to be defined considering it is always raining but I felt that the scene needed to be set.…