Marquee madness
The University of Sussex and the Students’ Union have potentially wasted hundreds of pounds on unnecessary payments to a marquee company.…
Gay Rights in the UK: Daniel Parker writes a brief history of a long struggle
The year was 2014. The month was March. And the vibes were very, very gay. Yes, it was 13th March…
Facebook’s French flags: an act of solidarity or Eurocentric bias?
On the evening of Friday 13th November my friends and I sat in a darkened bar hunched over a phone,…
What is the future of mobile technologies?
Mobile technologies take up a large part of most people’s lives. But in an age of information overload, young people…
Brighton stands by Paris victims
A minute’s silence was held outside Brighton Town Hall on 15 November to commemorate the 129 victims of the Paris…
The fallacy of race and the reality of racism at British universities
Luqman Onikosi A case for why Sussex University and its Union needs to de-colonise whiteness in their institutions During Black…
Sussex protests international student policy changes
Sussex joined the NUS-organised lecture walk-out on 17 November to show solidarity with international students, migrants and refugees. The day…
Uber launches in Brighton
Following approval by Brighton and Hove City Council, the taxi service Uber is to shortly begin operating within the Brighton…
University marketisation could lead to ‘higher tuition fees..more bureaucracy…less autonomy”
The government’s green paper, “Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice”, sets out a series of reforms…
Climate change and ISIS: Prince Charles debunked
Prince Charles’ proposed link between climate change and ISIS has been sharply criticised by Sussex’s Prof. Jan Selby, who told…
The Paris Terror Attacks
William Crona delves deeper into the atrocities of last week. Soon after 21.00 GMT on Friday evening, the French capital…
Old Times Review
Last week the Sussex University Drama Society performed Old Times, a 1970s play by Harold Pinter. Leading up to the…
Islamophobic taunting reported outside the Muslim Prayer Centre
A group of young males shouted taunting comments about ISIS outside the on-campus Muslim Student Centre on Friday 20 November.…
Champagne socialist: An origin story
The term ‘champagne socialist’ has fascinated me for a long time. The term is used, usually as an insult, to…
The Big Debate: Should “Jihadi John” have been given a fair trial?
Yes Is bombing the hell out of an executioner really the ‘right thing to do’? An executioner only acts on…
Spectre Review
One of the most anticipated and advertised films of the year has finally made it to our cinema screens. Bond…
Silencing the student voice: London free education demo
The Free Education Demonstration, which took place in London last Wednesday, attracted a large turnout of student protesters – around…
Tuition fee protesters are betraying poor students
Barely a month goes by now, when swathes of central London are not shut down for another mass protest by…
Catcalling: Why no-one is ever asking for it
It’s 2pm on a fairly warm afternoon in June, I’m on my way to the station, meeting friends in Brixton…
Subs Review
Opening with a scene in which the audience finds a smartly-dressed woman, later to be known as Rose, parading round the…