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Review: Together The People 2016

Lauren Wade Music Editor and Glenn Houlihan Deputy Editor Photo credit: Pete Holmes Together The People has carved out a niche in the often oversaturated festival scene by offering an…

Review: Bastille ‘Wild World’

Sophie Clark Anyone who has tuned into a music station lately will be familiar with Bastille’s single ‘Good Grief’, the catchy and rambunctious first offering from their second album ‘Wild…

Preview: Oscar at Patterns

Oscar has been fostering hype since his first single ‘Sometimes’ was released in 2014, and unlike many of the indie-pop starlets who peak and fizzle out in the blink of…

Murray double sees Brighton ease past Barnsley

Dan Bennett at The Amex Glenn Murray starred in Saturday’s game against Barnsley, scoring twice in both halves of the game, to secure a third successive championship victory. Having been…

Review: ‘Waste A Moment’ Kings of Leon

Sophie Clark In the early days of Kings of Leon’s career, their sound was as southern as bourbon, fried chicken, and the confederacy, harping back to their Tennessee roots. The…

Preview: Julio Bashmore at Patterns

Mention Julio Bashmore’s name to any house connoisseur and you’re certain to be met with a nod of solemn approval. After all, this is the man who reconfigured an entire…

Sussex Sour Apples Poll

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SUDs and SMuTs Q&A

Our Theatre Editor, Miles Fagge, interviews both Dara Meunier-Patterson, the star of SMuTs breath-taking production of Cabaret last term and SUDs member Emma Zambon, who gave a brilliantly chilling performance…

EXCLUSIVE: Sussex makes over £1m on accommodation

Most expensive on-campus accommodation exceeds 70% of student finance. Student campaigners demand rent cap. VC Tickell: “I invite them to come and talk to me as I’d like to hear…

Bees Punish Slack Seagulls

A brace from Scott Hogan secured Brentford all three points at The Amex as the visitors leapfrogged Albion to march up the table. An even opening lacked any clear-cut chances,…

Brighton and Hove Albion: preview

Brighton Hove and Albion look set to match and potentially eclipse last season’s rollercoaster battle for promotion. However, with the arrival of Newcastle, Norwich and Aston Villa, three massive clubs…

Winning sports at Sussex

Sussex had a tremendous year in sport last year with achievements across the board. Our American Football team the Sussex Saxons, had their best season yet winning 6 of their…

Research happening now at Sussex

We hear a lot about Sussex faculty research in the news – over the summer the story broke that Sussex scientists had developed a protein which gives new hope for…

Fresher survival tips from graduates

15p Asda noodles are your best friend Buy a huge bag of pasta for about £4, this should last you for a whole term Subsequently eat this out of the…

Letters: Looking after yourself at uni

Emma Clarke However much you prepare and plan for university, something will inevitably fall through the cracks. One thing you should never sacrifice is looking after yourself, and there are…

Pressure, first impressions and self-consciousness: it’s OK to give binge drinking a miss

Holly June I’m tired of that age-old stereotype of students: the worst cooks in the world, constantly in debt… and drunkenly sloshing cheap-as-chips vodka all over the rented kitchen floor…

The Big Badger Bucket List

Call us biased, but Brighton is one of the best towns in the country, if not the world – music, food, fashion, theatre, nightlife, there’s nothing at which our beloved…

Music: September Event Guide

The early bird gets the worm; and that’s the case when looking at the events on offer in Brighton and Hove this September. The city is known for its thriving…

Music at Sussex

Whether you’re new to the University or a returning student there’s never been a better time to join a society than the start of a new year. Students at Sussex…

Brighton film: the Badger selection

Monica Cherrie Welcome to the film section of The Badger! For those of you who consider yourselves to be cinephiles, I would like to give you the 411 on how…