Sussex Vice Chancellor Michael Farthing lambasts Labour’s tuition fee reduction pledge
Sussex Vice Chancellor Professor Michael Farthing has spoken out against Labour’s pledge to cut tuition fees by a third. Labour leader Ed Miliband is expected to lay out the detail…
The biology of us – Part 2: The growing stage
Have you ever wondered why the human body is shaped the way it is? The answer goes back to when a fertilised egg was growing in the mothers womb. This…
Natalie Bennett should choose to admit ignorance, not to ignore the question
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett’s recent interview on LBC Radio with Nick Ferrari was unequivocally awful. The protracted silences and evasive answers made this an uncomfortable listen for someone with…
Upgrading phones: Size really does matter
Last week, I was fortunate enough to buy myself a new phone. Nothing out of the ordinary there. Rather than buy the next incremental upgrade, I decided to take the…
Industry heads muse on the potential threat of AI
We’re not quite at the point of Skynet seeking to destroy us all, we are however living through a period that sees artificial intelligence increasing in not just its power…
The return of rainbow laces
On Wednesday 25th February Sussex sports teams will wear rainbow laces in support of anti-homophobia charity, Stonewall When I was 17 I played against the world’s first gay and open…
On Record: The Levels Are Very High
When Arts Editor Tom Powell had a chat with Grime blogger The Levels Are Very High last week, Levels was keen to press upon us some of his favourite dubs,…
Interview: The Levels Are Very High
Recently, Arts editor Tom Powell had a chat with Sussex Art History MA-cum-Grime blog- ger Stephen Weller (aka The Levels Are Very High), they covered the online music under- ground…
Review: Catalyst Club, Robert Wyatt Special
At The Catalyst Club’s Robert Wyatt themed evening, Em Chittock finds herself enthralled and occasionally amused by this month’s discussion of the life of musician Robert Wyatt. The Catalyst Club…
Dedicated to You But You Weren’t Listening: Who the Hell is Robert Wyatt?
Lottie Brazier does what it says on the proverbial tin, and looks into the extensive back-catalogue of this prolific songwriter. Robert Wyatt is one of those ‘heritage’ artists that you…
Selfie, Ego, Anxiety: The Selfie and Visual Culture
In a few short years there has been an unfettered upsurge in a journalistic and social media based activity: photography of the self. ‘Everyone is a photographer now’ so the…
Review: Kate Tempest
If Kate Tempest runs for Prime Minister somewhere down the line, I would a) be unsurprised and b) be sure she would do a stellar job. Witnessing her performance last…
More than Meets the Eye: The Unlikely Role of Religious and Cultural Symbolism in Fashion
For years the symbol of the Christian cross has been used as a common fashion accessory. The cross that was once a symbol of shame for early Christians is now…
The Undateables: The Problem’s in the Name
The similarities between ‘The Undateables’ and other reality shows popular at the minute is its subject of a group of people attempting to navigate the dating scene and find love,…
Your Valentines Day: I Hope it was a Massacre
If you took your other half out for Valentine’s Day, you shouldn’t have bothered. You could’ve done better. Do something more valuable with your time. Take a swing dancing class.…
Is Volunteering Abroad the Most Self-Indulgent Gap Year?
We’ve all known that person. He pops up in seminars, she’s talking about it at the bus stop, he’ll give a patronizing, impassioned speech about it because he can, and…
The Importance of the audience in Jeremy Kyle
Watching The Jeremy Kyle Show while procrastinating from work always brings forth a number of interesting dilemmas: spats about people disowning children, sleeping with their girlfriend’s mothers, and using their…
Review: Emmy the Great
The Green Door Store hadn’t known what hit it as people continued to excitedly squeeze in to see Emmy the Great. The same could be said for her support act,…
Audience and the Hobbit: The Burden of Expectation
When adapting any popular book to the big screen, one of the most important and difficult elements of the process is staying true enough to the source material to satisfy…
Hacks and their Traps: A Plea
As a journalist I may be cutting off my nose to spite my face somewhat, but there is nothing worse than hearing the unfiltered contents of your peers’ sarcy minds…