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Sussex lose to Manchester in University Challenge first round

Sussex was unable to progress to the second round of the BBC’s University Challenge after losing out to Manchester in their first-round clash broadcast last night. The 2014 team of…

Civilization: Beyond Earth – Video Game Review

Beyond Earth is the latest game in the renowned Civilization series of strategy games. The typical set up of taking small group of settlers and crafting a culture of your…

Dealing with depression

Dear Badger, ‘Ah, sounds like first world problems’. This is the most common response I hear when someone talks about a depressed person. The cultural image of a depressed person,…

Are micro-transactions ruining video games?

Anyone who has ever downloaded a mobile app game has inevitably come across that one level that seems simply impossible. The screen lights up with the taunting message mocking your…

Review: Lutine – St Laurence Church, Falmer, 27/09

St Laurence church in Falmer village was not only the perfect setting for the launch of Lutine’s new album White Flowers, but it also conveyed the duo’s ‘folky’ image to…

Man addicted to Google Glass

A man in San Diego has been diagnosed with the first case of Internet addiction disorder, doctors have said. During his residential treatment program, doctors identified that the man “exhibited…

New study closes in on cause of Parkinson’s disease

It has been known for a while that the aggregation of misfolded proteins in cells can cause disease. However, a new framework for protein aggregation has been created by scientists…

Debate: Is the threat of Ebola overhyped in Britain?

YES Firstly, it should be stated that there is no doubt that Ebola is real. I am sure we can all recall the outbreak of SARS, mad cow disease and…

Love your friends

Dear Badger, Monica & Rachel; Bert & Ernie; Kanye & Jay Z; Mark & Jez; Oprah & Gayle; Man & Dog; Marth & Fran. What have all these pairs got…