The right to be forgotten
Does the internet ever forget? Based on EU rulings, it does. “The right to be forgotten” means that internet users can currently request that Google, the worlds most popular search…
Should caffeine be our best friend?
It has been said that a dog is truly a man’s best friend. Loyal and loving; this can certainly be true for many people, but for university students a restriction…
What I didn’t expect India to show me
Beyond the spices, saris and sunshine: Florella Scozzafava writes about the reality of life in India compared with her earlier preconceptions. On 15th August, I arrived at Heathrow’s Terminal Three…
The internet and rape
As a girl, I, personally, find the topic of rape is one of the most sensitive. It is kind of hard to even talk about it. It is something that…
Little Dragon – Brighton Dome, 17/11
If you put aside acts like Robyn, The Knife and Swedish House Mafia, Little Dragon are probably the hottest export to have left Scandinavia in recent years. Having just toured…
NUS's 'No Platform' policy doesn't hurt free speech
Trigger warning: sexual violence A motion to ban the SWP from campus recently failed at a Sussex Students’ Union Emergency General Meeting. The motion arose from the way in which…
Has the Poppy Appeal become too commercialised?
With BBC presenters asked to wear poppies two weeks before 11th November and the advent of the #poppyselfie, The Badger asks whether the Poppy Appeal has lost it’s message? Yes…
Fashion hack
Dear Badger, Here’s a question for you. What is it with students around campus and their God awful fashion sense? Surely I can’t be the only person who thinks this?…
Just give it a chance
Dear Badger, Change; it comes in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes we look for it, sometimes we avoid it and sometimes it comes when we least expect it and when…
The Imitation Game Review
This year’s BFI London Film Festival had the honour of opening its diverse array of film screenings and events with the European premiere of Morten Tyldum’s highly anticipated biopic The…
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth – Video Game Review
Three years ago Edmund McMillen, the designer of Super Meat Boy, released a seemingly basic game combining simple twin-stick shooting and Zelda dungeoneering. It wore its indie-ness on its sleeve,…
University of Sussex breaks timetable policy
Students at the University of Sussex have academic teaching scheduled on Wednesday afternoons, despite the University’s own policy against this. Education officer Bethan Hunt described the issue as “hypocritical” and…
Don't knock it
Dear Badger, Almost everything good in my life has come from social media. I spoke to my first boyfriends through Facebook; I’ve gotten two jobs through adverts on twitter from…
The eternal debate on life after death
YES For sceptics, there will never be enough reliable data, replicated studies, or a representative sample large enough to convince people that life-after-death exists. Neurophysiologist Dr Peter Fenwick states himself…
Free Education Sussex
The campaign formerly known as ‘Anti-Privatisation’ or ‘Occupy Sussex’ will carry on its work under the name of ‘Free Education Sussex’ from now on. With the privatisations of estates and…
#5Songs-2Wins
Hello, sports lovers of all kinds. To kick-start the essay-writing season and support the ongoing sportive campaign I am organizing a new fun and creative movement, which will regularly be…
Caroline Lucas speaks out about Recall Bill
Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion, has been leading the campaign in favour of giving voters the power to sack their MPs. The government’s Recall Bill, endorsed by Nick Clegg,…
Brighton style ‘Kiss-in’ staged in London
A ‘kiss-in’, styled on the similar Brighton event that took place earlier this month, was held in London in Trafalgar Square on Tuesday, to protest against the treatment of a…
Sussex celebrates Diwali
Maintaining the ‘culturally diverse’ repute of the University of Sussex, the South Asian Students’ Society (SASS) housed a spectacular show, celebrating the Indian festival of lights – Diwali. The festival…
The great British rebrand – Britain after the Scottish independence referendum
Dear Badger, During the Scottish Independence campaign my views on Scottish Independence varied. I started as a small-c conservative, wishing to see the status quo maintained. I now favour alternative…