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…
Sports Hero of the Week
Nic Davies and Martina Aegerter Sport Editors With the BUCS 2012/2013 Campaign getting under way, Badger Sport is looking to celebrate the achievements of one Sportsman or Sportswoman each week.…
The Mesmerist
Abby Faires The Mesmerist: 1-3 Prince Albert Street, Brighton, BN1 1HE A new-age gin emporium located in the heart of the Lanes, the Mesmerist celebrates all things bizarre and bohemian…
Mercury Prize: Who Should Win?
Due to be announced on the 1 November, the Mercury Music Prize features a shortlist of talented artists including Plan B, Jessie Ware, Lianne La Havas, and Alt-J to name…
The best student friendly cities
Berlin Katherine Hardy What is better for students than a city that does free sightseeing tours and absolutely crazy night life? Last summer I took a trip to the German…
The culture of computer music
By Justin Sealey September has come to an end, and with it a month in which I was exposed to an almost fatal dose of bleeping Macbook Pros and mixing…
Democracy is at the heart of everything we do
Kelly McBride Elections have taken place here since the year the University was founded. Back in 1961, when 52 students came to Sussex, the first ever President of the Students’…
University record scheme hopes to quell degree classification obsession
Jonny Barton Achievements could be listed as well as grades on university transcripts from next year as a new higher education strategy modernises the current degree classification system. The Higher…
Unbeeatable: Scientists Find the Artifical Intelligence Honeypot
Charlotte Mawn There’s been a bit of a buzz around the use of our fuzzy insect friends and their possible uses in a plethora of forward thinking science, from laying…
Calling Dr. iPhone! The Emergence of Diagnostic Apps
Hannah Faith Leigh Is 2012 the year we see the Star Trek tricorder become reality? If recent claims made by producers of smart phone apps are anything to go by,…
The Essence of Privatisation
“The only way contractors make a profit is by cutting jobs and wages – that is the essence of privatisation.” Those were the words of Jeremy Corbyn, local MP for…
Track the Campaign – Police and Crime Elections
Words Bree Allegretti This November we will see reform in Police Authority up and down the country. Plans for a new and elected Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) are being…
Student card also now valid at all Union bars and shops
Words Nicole Estwick The Students’ Union has this week announced that student cards will now be considered acceptable forms of identification (ID) in Union hops and bars on campus. Co-op,…
Sussex students ‘satisfied’ (we hear)
Words Jack Williams The National Student Survey (NSS), released last week, has placed Sussex in the top 20 for student satisfaction. This was the University of Sussex’s third consecutive year…