Nerd Nite Review: February 2015
This month, hosted at Komedia, a larger and rather upgraded venue than the usual gathering area, Nerd Nite featured a…
Do you vote for your country, or your county?
With the UK general election fast approaching much attention has been paid to the stark disparity between turnout levels between…
Zoom in with telescopic contact lenses
There is no doubt that cyberpunk fans have a lot to look forward to in the future. A recent development…
Unfashionable but great
The Arts team lists their top things that are considered to be uncool but are actually pretty great Victoria: Mannequin …
First person account: Depression and me
Sophie Jones describes her ongoing experiences with depression and how it affects her illogically on a regular basis. You know…
Translating the data: Journalism in transition
There’s been a huge mass of conversations about freedom of the press recently. Whether we discuss the morality of reporting…
Michael Farthing needs to stop treating his students as customers
Michael Farthing’s attack on 24th February against Labour’s proposal to lower university fees is based on smoke and mirrors and…
Why we need online voting
In the run up to this year’s general election there has been much talk about how to encourage young people…
A letter about depression
Dear Badger, ‘What’s the point?’ a phrase that as university students we mutter to ourselves daily, from the moment we…
Laugh yourself out of the blues
Dear Badger, Depression has been a good, abusive friend of mine for the last four years. As with any friend,…
Cops off Campus desperately needs a renaming
I wish, with all my heart, that the Cops Off Campus movement was called something else. I completely agree with…
The facts behind DIY genetic testing kits
Self-testing for illnesses has been a growing trend, with an array of DIY kits for sale online and in pharmacies…
Research suggests RNA molecules are life’s engineers
At the very foundation of modern biology lies the idea that the majority of genes encoded in DNA are transcribed…
Selfridges department store and the new 'unisexy'
For six weeks, starting in March, Selfridges London will be ridding themselves of their perfectly organized men and women’s departments.…
England fans: Must try harder
Morrow’s Muse By the time The Badger has been printed and circulated around campus, Brighton, the UK and indeed the…
Lunar New Year 2015: the year of the sheep
Chloe Allibon provides a brief history of Lunar New Year, describing Chinese, Tibetan and Vietnamese traditions and celebrations. On Thursday…
De-Extinction: A Recipe for Resurrection
De-extinction; the term given to the notion of bringing vanished species back to life. The concept has been hovering between…
The unchangeable curses you’re stuck with in student housing
Dear Badger, Students are known for their resilience. Most let their houses get so cold and murky that they cultivate…
Embarking on Graduate life: take your time
My academic journey at Sussex is reaching its end, yet with only two months to hand in dissertations and complete…
NUS given £380,000 for voter registration drive
The National Union of Students (NUS) have received £380,000 of government funding to encourage students to register to vote. The…