Students’ Union Officers elected
All four current sabbatical Officers battling for re-election were successful in their bid to retain office, after 4,725 students cast…
23andMe to develop designer drugs
Controversial genetic testing company 23andMe announced this month that they intend to create drugs from spit samples. Whilst this sounds…
Full body transplants: What are the ethical concerns?
You would feel uncomfortable if your face is ‘photoshopped’ onto someone else’s body. How about if you wake up one…
Should Hollywood consider cis actors for trans* roles?
Last month it was revealed that Eddie Redmayne would be playing artist, Lili Elbe, in The Danish Girl. But Elbe is…
International Womens’ Day and Feminism Today
Vicky Grantham discusses the prevalence of Feminism in light of International Women’s Day, especially through social media. Hundreds marched in…
‘Pinkwashing’: equality and racism
About two weeks ago I read an interesting comment online by a student after homophobic leaflets were given out at…
6 reasons most 3rd years are on the brink of a mental breakdown right now
This thing called a dissertation… Six thousand words for literature students. Eight thousand words for linguists, philosophers, and historians. TWELVE…
Body Image: Don’t worry, be happy
Dear Badger, The other day whilst browsing the web, my screen was suddenly over-run by a pop up advertisement that…
Sussex students discover dead body at house viewing
Four Sussex students were left shocked after finding a dead body in a house they were viewing in Brighton last…
The perils of unleashing your drunk persona(s)
There are several kinds of annoying student drunks. The emotional one; the exhibitionist; the loud, obnoxious ‘this one time…’ kid;…
Channel 4’s is wrong about being bipolar
The synopsis of the recent Channel 4 documentary, Being Bipolar, explains that “psychotherapist Philippa Perry explores the dramatic rise in…
Research by Sussex reader to be presented at major conference
A Sussex based researcher is presenting a study at a major IT conference, suggesting that girls program computer code with…
Why I can’t live on a student budget
I never see my student loan, it all goes straight on rent and bills, bills, bills; and because of this,…
Review: Appropriate Behaviour Q&A
Appropriate Behaviour begins and ends with a twenty-something woman on a subway train. The woman’s name is Shirin, a bisexual…
Review: The Jesus and Mary Chain
Do you remember that scene from Harry Potter where Voldemort’s face pops out of a book in the restricted section,…
5 Great Female Characters in Film
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Badger contributor Jack Stockdale recaps some of her favourite female characters in films in the last…
Learning to drive, and what happens if you eventually pass
Can you drive? Well done. Seriously, it took me four times to get my license; by the fourth time my…
Rats run rampant in Stanmer Court
Rats have been seen running around Stanmer Court residence on campus causing alarm amongst students. Staff at the residence hall…
The hit or miss Oscars
So the Oscars have finished again for another year. For better or worse, they are the biggest awards in cinema, and…
Reading for pleasure? It's essential
Dear Badger, When did you last read a book? How many books have you read this year? Have you ever…