Match report 17.10.: Tennis
Jonathan Dare Eager to continue their promotion successes from the last 2 seasons, Sussex Men’s 2nd tennis team could consider themselves fortunate to come up against a lackluster Roehampton Men’s…
Match report 17/10: Squash
Stuart Etherington Squash Men’s Captain There’s something unnatural and disconcerting about playing your own team mates in a competitive match, yet thats what happened when Sussex Men’s 2nd Team took…
HOC of the week – East Slope
Amy Bracewell Overheard outside East Slope Bar: Boy A “(Thoughtfully) East Slope Bar’s going downhill these days …” Boy B “It’s always been going downhill … it’s on a slope”
Academic Armchair – Dr Cheryl Hudson
Sophie Pedder Dr Cheryl Hudson, American Studies I promise this will be the last American Studies faculty member you will hear from for a while. I can’t promise forever, they…
Moan Zone – Low Spirits: Pint of no return
Lucy Hartland This week I was subjected to discrimination against those suffering from the after-effects of a night mainly fuelled by Vodka. When the bus eventually decided to arrive and…
Creatures of the Night – Double Trouble
Louis Brennan A close friend of mine called Tim told me this ridiculous tale of what happened to him a couple of months back… Tim fancied this girl (Lily) who…
Small Batch Coffee Company
Samantha Fennessy Small Batch Coffee Company, 17 Jubilee Street, Brighton, BN1 1GE, www.smallbatchcoffee.co.uk The Small Batch Coffee Company is an ideal place for coffee lovers and first-timers alike. All the…
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…