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Month: November 2016

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IT problems: university extends deadlines, again.

Due to technical issues with the university computer systems, the university has extended deadlines for all taught postgraduates and undergraduates. This is the second time this has happened in about…

Lady Chatterley’s Lover Review

Image Credit: Mark Douet Lady Chatterley’s Lover started its life as a “banned book”: a novel that was published in Britain in 1960, over thirty years after its initial publication…

Strikes on Southern planned over festive period

Andrew Stuart Students are set for fresh delays and cancellations to train services as Southern Rail workers announce further strike action to hit the holiday period. The RMT union will…

‘Chalk attack’ shows solidarity with refugees

Junenya Kabir The concrete slabs of Library Square were transformed into a blank canvas for the animated expressions of support for refugees in Calais. The Amnesty International Society and Brighton…

“Spence would be turning in his grave” Council approve four storey campus car park

Councillors of the Brighton and Hove Council Planning Committee voted in favour of new plans for a four-storey car park to be built on campus at Hove Town Hall last…

Dirty Air Kills 9000 Londoners

Air pollution is beginning to creep into the national consciousness. The problem has been recognised worldwide for many years, but – as is often the case with environmental issues –…

Wires Can Do Your Job Better Than You

Recent statements on Artificial intelligence (AI) from governments around the world have speculated on ways the technology could drastically change the world of work. It could happen in ways you…

America must seek unity after divisive election

Is it me or is everywhere really quiet? That’s completely understandable seeing Donald J. Trump is to be the 45th President of the United States of America. In Obama’s 2008…

Review: A$AP Rocky Cosy Tapes Vol One, Friends

For one of 2016’s most anticipated projects, Cosy Tapes Vol One: Friends has enjoyed a fittingly tantalising prelude. A scattering of singles, a visual project directed by A$AP Rocky that’s…

UniTV Does Black Mirror: Auditions

UniTV, our resident TV station are looking for actors and actresses for their new project, inspired by the hit Sci-Fi series Black Mirror. Casting takes place on Friday 18th November…

President Trump: East Slope on Election Night

Sussex students reacted with horror to a Donald Trump victory in the US Presidential Election at a full to capacity East Slope Bar on Tuesday night. The Badger team was…

USSU plans third referendum on renaming President role

Sussex’s Students’ Union will hold another referendum on renaming the role of President for the third year running. Students will be asked in the penultimate week of term whether the…

Staff shortages “decimate” mental health services

Students have been told the Student Support Unit (SSU) has stopped offering appointments with mental health advisors, due to staff shortages. With one staff member describing the provision of mental…

Loneliness is trending

With rates of loneliness rising across age, class and gender lines, it is becoming increasingly important that society examines the causes and solutions. Loneliness is trending. It is becoming one…

Catching Poachers is all Fun and Games

Poaching has been a threat for many years but the situation is now so critical that elephants and rhinos may become extinct within our lifetime. The population of Black Rhino…

Boys in the Band Review

Written by Kristian Harris and Sarah Kingsmill Image Credit: Darren Bell Boys in the Band is a play originally written by Mart Crowley, and was first shown in 1968, where…

Badger Live: 2016 US Election

The Badger is going to be running a live blog covering the US presidential election, live from East Slope Bar. Throughout the evening we shall be bringing you our analysis…

Ross Sea is safe, for now

In this globalised world, regions untouched by humanity and the problems we bring are fast diminishing. Like many of the world’s problems, climate change is a vast one, and although…

Heathrow’s run away problem

The government has given the greenlight for the airport’s third runway Six and a half years ago a new coalition consisting of conservatives and liberals crushed Labour’s plans to build…

There are only two types of women: goddesses and doormats

Coffee is the single greatest consumable product. It’s responsible for the success of countless professionals. In fact, there’re at least a dozen scientific reasons why you should drink coffee every…