Editorial: New Start
I’m happy and excited to wish a warm welcome to all our readers, both new and returning – and hopefully many new writers. My greatest hope as the new Editor…
Albion vs Brentford Preview
Albion welcome Brentford to Amex this Saturday afternoon, and already the pressure is on for Chris Hughton’s team to live up to their promotion credentials. Five points behind surprise runaway…
Preview: Boundary Brighton
Boundary Brighton has blazed onto the increasingly popular day festival scene, and by the looks of the stellar line up, it’s got a remarkably bright future ahead. Spread across numerous…
Sussex allows senior lecturer to carry on teaching after assaulting student girlfriend
Miriam Steiner and Freya Marshall Payne Content warning: domestic abuse, violence The Sussex community has been shaken by news that Dr Lee Salter, a Sussex Senior Lecturer in Media and…
Sussex Pride
The Badger found the very best of Brighton’s colourful 2016 Pride from our students here at Sussex. Brighton Pride is considered one of the biggest pride festivals in the U.K.,…
Preview: Together The People
Lauren Wade Music Editor Together The People is back for a second year and they’re promising a festival bigger and better than the previous one. The 5,000 capacity event held…
Top 20 things politicians need to know about science
The owner’s manual of any car will tell you in the most excruciatingly simplistic step-by-step manner possible how to operate everything from the seatbelts to the trunk lock and how…
Review: Truck Fest 2016
Truck 2016 was blessed with the perfect combination of luscious weather and scintillating bands, ensuring the sold out festival lived up to its sparkling reputation. Friday Following the soulful musings…
‘We’re not trying to reproduce the [poetry] establishment’: the 7th Annual Sussex Poetry Festival, reviewed
7th Annual Sussex Poetry Festival poster. Image: Josh Cook. Freya Marshall Payne ‘We’re not trying to reproduce the establishment’ is something Natalia Cecire, one of the organisers, said to me…
Brexit, a month later: The Badger finds out what Europeans think now
Daniel Green A month ago today, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, leaving uncertainty regarding withdrawal negotiations, Britain’s relationship with the 27-state organisation and the future for…
Satire: Media Compliance Supervisor
A badger. Photo: via Flickr. Glenn Houlihan We’re looking for someone to make sure student media complies with SU policy. The Union’s newspaper, radio station and tv channel produce amazing…
Local Labour branch suspended and election results annulled amid opposing claims of misconduct
Labour Leader Mr Corbyn shortly after being elected last year. Photo: Flickr Freya Marshall Payne The Brighton, Hove and District Labour Party has been suspended by the party’s National Executive…
If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.
People are now spending more time playing Pokemon Go than they are on Snapchat, Instagram and WhatsApp. It takes energy to not get frustrated by the negative we see in…
Review: Florence and the Machine @ BST Hyde Park
British Summer Time Festival returned for another magical year of music in one of the UK’s most stunning royal parks. This time they brought a dazzling array of headliners to…
20 tips on how to survive riding a Motorcycle
You do not need to dress up in an airbag balloon or some sort of a space suit. You don’t need to be looking like a mad person around you…
The 10 most beautiful cars you could buy right now
Similar to Jimmy Kimmel’s Handsome men’s club, we like to imagine all the really good-looking cars occasionally gather together to affirm each other’s hotness. The task of the identifying the…
Who thinks that the music in the 80s was better than today’s?
Of course “better” is subjective, but I will say this. There was more freedom, and risk involved in music making from around 1978 up to at least 1989. Certainly in…
Calvin Klein known for launching the careers of such svelte models
It’s kind of confusing because I’m a bigger girl, Dalbesio says. I’m not the biggest girl on the market but I’m definitely bigger than all the girls has ever worked…
18 reasons why you should drink black coffee every day
Music festival season is officially in full swing . To help you get the most out of your festival-going experience, we’ve rounded up a helpful checklist of packing essentials so…
Little things no one tells you about Guitar and Other Instruments
This article is going to be a bit different than some of the others on our site. Well, it’s probably going to be a bit different than most articles you’ll…