Year: 2012

Words Tom Foster The Students’ Union has prevented Sussex University from implementing a policy, which would have resulted in those dropping out of university paying a higher fee than the…

Ruth Atkinson The Hi Zero poetry night is a monthly event for poetry lovers in Brighton to gather over a pint, mingle, and enjoy the work of contemporary poets from…

Abby Faires Featuring poems, short stories, “very” short stories and articles written by Sussex students, the Best Book in the Universe offers up a quippy, yet insightful glimpse into the…

Olivia Verghese On Friday the 28th of September ‘HOT WUK’, the UK’s maddest bashment party graced Brighton at Concorde 2 and was a night of utter carnage. The atmosphere was…

After ‘The Guardian’ suggested that Sussex’s accommodation is tantamount to a miniature class sytem, we asked two students their views. Does Sussex offer an adequate range of housing? YES –…

Dear Badger, During a recent political discussion with a friend of mine, we began comparing the two leaders of the dominant political parties. We share a mutual scepticism of the…

Dear Badger, When referring to the English North-South divide, we normally refer to the cultural and economic differences between the two sides. Of course, some are skin-deep whilst others are…

Dear Badger, I recently helped out a friend, who is building a straw bale house in his back garden, with a large group of enthusiastic friends who were up for…

Dear Badger, Ever since starting here at Sussex I couldn’t help but notice the absence of certain products like Coca-Cola and Pineapples in our union shops and the campus co-op.…

Eva Mendez The first weeks at a new university can be a time of excessive partying, a time of engaging in activities you have never tried before, a time of…

Richard Mashiter, Activities Officer The Student’s Union is proud to present this year’s new cup, the Campus Halls Cup. Be proud of your halls and battle it out throughout the…

Sports Committees On the eve of the new BUCS 2012/2013 Championships, we catch up with Committee members from Sports Clubs at Sussex about their hopes for the new season. Chris…

James Hope Given the wide range of sport clubs at Sussex, everyone should be able to find something that suits them, it may just mean diving outside conventional sports. It…

Controversy has arisen surrounding plans to outsource a number of services at the University of Sussex, after it was revealed the Registrar, John Duffy, admitted that no students were consulted…

Hannah Cooke The widely perceived image of Richard III is a murderer, tyrant and usurper of the English throne. In Phillippa Gregory’s most recent novel The Kingmaker’s Daughter, she humanizes…

Anton Smirnoff It wasn’t nerves about meeting all those guys, really, just concern that I wouldn’t be able to keep that spag bol down. Having Metallica’s Ride the Lightning banging…

Amy Bracewell One person can, it seems, be in two places at once. Our very own Communications Officer, Kit Bradshaw appears to have attended all Freshers week events and can…

There’s an almost tangibly electric atmosphere that floods the corridors of Arts building C. Dr Justin Rosenberg, professor and head of International Relations at the University of Sussex, has agreed…

Lucy Hartland The iPad is the latest and seemingly unnecessary fad to be sweeping campus. Firstly, I don’t understand why people insist on using them to take lecture notes. It…

Glenn Raymond The Freshers of Sussex are now fully embarked on their hedonistic epic of depravity and self-depreciation. Tall tales run wild, of such great magnitude, you could not make…