Why we disrupted the Norman Baker talk
Dear Badger, We write in response to George Leith’s comment piece in last week’s paper, on our brief disruption of Norman Baker’s lecture on drug policy. We know what Norman…
University to appeal against masterplan rejection
The University of Sussex intends to formally appeal against Brighton and Hove Council’s decision to reject its £500 million expansion plan. The University’s blueprints to develop new accommodation and increase…
Concerns raised over Erasmus student marking policy
The fact that Erasmus and international students are graded to the same English language standards as native speakers for assessments is one of concern for affected students. The Badger spoke…
The Badger interviews Clarence Mitchell
The Badger interviews Clarence Mitchell, the Conservative Party’s PPC for Brighton Pavilion in the 2015 General Election. The 2015 general election will introduce a new generation of voters, many of…
USSU radical restructure to be put to referendum
The Students’ Union has organised for a series of referenda to take place in an attempt to reform the hierarchy of the Union.
Free Education demo hits London
The ‘Free Education’ protest in London, which thousands of students from across the country attended, took a violent turn after scuffles with the police resulted in 11 arrests. The demonstration…
Animal testing details kept secret by Sussex
Out of 73 UK universities, the University of Sussex is the only one to have refused a Freedom of Information request detailing its use of animal testing. The British Union…
Norman Baker’s “UK drug policy reform”
Having recently resigned from his post as home office minister, Norman Baker, the Liberal democrat MP for Lewes, gave a lecture at Sussex titled “UK Drug Policy Reform”. The talk…
Sussex housing forum
A consultation was chaired between University of Sussex students and national lobby groups on housing issues by the Students’ Union President on the 14th of November. The meeting brought together…
Sales of student cookbooks soar
Students are increasingly turning away from takeout meals and turning instead to home cooking, according to new research by Amazon Student. Statistics released this month by Amazon Student, an online…
UCU Marking boycott suspended
The national academic marking boycott has been temporarily called off after talks between trade unionists and employers were organised. The development was announced in a joint statement by the University…
The Five Year Production Line – Life as a medical student Pt. 4
The weeks are now tumbling by the wayside, shooting past at a speed that shows absolutely no regard for our need to settle down in our own time. No excuses…
Was the Student Union right in supporting the UCU marking boycott?
With a motion passing through the Student Council voting for the USSU to officially support this term’s marking boycott, The Badger asks whether this was the right decision? Yes I…
Union to hold referendum on officer role reform
The Students’ Union has decided to put forward a referendum to all students on reform to the 6 Full-time Officer positions. The referendum will ask students if they wish to…
The inescapable clutches of social networking
Jordan Ellis discusses the power of social networking: how we do not realise its influences, its worth, and the effects it has on our brains. Ask yourself this: how many…
Feminism and Twitter
Dear Badger, I love Twitter. I think it’s funny, informative and a great way to connect with other people and listen to different opinions. I tweet about pretty much anything…
Sussex Students' Union advertises Royal Holloway uni on website
The University of Sussex Students’ Union website has been displaying banner adverts for Royal Holloway, University of London. The banner ad references this slideshow in the Telegraph, naming Royal Holloway…
Preview: Sharon Van Etten, St. Georges Church, 27/11
Post-rock guitars combined with dark, powerful vocals create the simplistic but time-tested formula of Sharon Van Etten’s music. Her most recent and first self-produced album, Are We There, was received…
The future of food production
When someone asks us to think of threats to the environment; automatically we think about emissions from burning fossil fuels that are exasperating the effects of global warming. However statistically,…
Is it ok to release an unfinished game?
Assassins Creed Unity was released November 11 2014 to widespread criticism concerned with performance and glitches leading to shares in Ubisoft dipping by as much as 12.8%. Ubisoft commented: “we…