120 obstacles on campus hinder people with disabilities
Sussex Estates and Facilities, the outsourced business in charge of making changes to the campus site, recently commissioned an accessibility audit that flagged over 120 high priority issues with physical…
From MP to MC
The Reform Club’s debut album received critical acclaim when they released it back in 2013, alongside a barrage of media attention; not least because the band’s frontman Norman Baker was…
SMUTS PRESENTS: CABARET!
The Badger’s Theatre Editor, Ollie Lugg, has a chat with Joshua Clayton, Director of the upcoming Sussex Music and Theatre Society’s Cabaret! Check your diaries at the beginning of March…
The Importance of Harper Lee: The Literary Legend
On Friday the world lost the renowned and iconic author Harper Lee, who passed away at age 89. The author, despite being the recipient of many literary awards – the…
The 21st Century Conundrum: Generation Like! Comment! Share!
Bebo. MySpace. Hi5. Friendster. Facebook. YouTube. Flickr. Twitter. Tumblr. Instagram. Some of these are dead; some of these are dying; some of these still have many more years to serve.…
URF to give away 40 years’ worth of indie records to students
University Radio Falmer (URF) will be giving away its gargantuan collection of LPs and CDs, amassed over four decades, in a fundraising event to be held on Thursday 3rd March…
Save Luqman: University fails to comment on enforcement of Home Office orders on Campus
Recent Sussex MA student Luqman Onikosi is fighting the Home Office’s decision to deport him to Nigeria following their rejection of his leave to remain application, which was made on…
Doris Lessing’s letters to be opened for first time
Twenty-three years after their purchase by the University of Sussex, an archive of Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing’s love letters will be revealed to the public. The letters, which had previusly…
Government regulations may stop Students’ Union Israel boycott
The University of Sussex Students’ Union may be prevented from continuing its boycotting of Israeli goods under new government procurement guidelines. It is speculated that the regulations could affect student…
Period Pride celebrated on campus
The first National Period Pride Day was declared by NUS on Thursday and the University of Sussex took part in a unique way. A section of Room 76 was dominated…
The Arts Appreciation Argument
Even those of us who cannot write a novel, hold a note or put oil to canvas, can enjoy and appreciate an artist’s interpretation of the world around them. Through…
Cameron must be pressed on Britain’s involvement in Yemen
Yemen, at present, is in the midst of a civil war which, since it started last March, has cost nearly 6,000 lives and brought about a humanitarian crisis in what…
The Co-exist society: For all faiths and none
On 13 November 2015, Europe went into a state of shock at the news of the terrorist attacks in the centre of Paris. The attacks also pointed towards other wars,…
Supporting Sanders can be a feminist choice
‘There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t support each other’ says Madeleine Albright, former American politician and the first woman to serve as the US Secretary of…
Do history months promote recognition or exclusion?
This month is LGBTQ+ History month, and over twenty events are taking place at Sussex, making it the university’s biggest LGBTQ+ History Month to date. This annual observance has only…
Should controversial personalities be muted by petitions? A lesson for Trump and Roosh V
Over the past few years online petitions have gained great popularity within the UK. The scheme of collecting signatures in order to achieve change and justice has proven successful on…
Controversial Mail columnist Peter Hitchens to debate on campus
Author and Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hitchens will argue against the legalisation of cannabis in an event jointly organised by the Debating Society and The Badger. The event is…
University’s proposed investment policy change is “progress”, say anti-fossil fuel campaigners
Fossil Free Sussex, a student group lobbying the University to drop its fossil fuel-related shares, demonstrated in Library Square on 12 February by criss-crossing the area with red ribbons. The…
Spot On Spotify
Taylor Swift, Adele and Neil Young. These are just a handful of high profile artists that have chosen to remove all, or parts, of their discography from music streaming services…
Empty Lot – Tate Modern
At a first glance, the instillation sculpture appears as an abstract collection of meaningless triangular shapes. The instillation in London’s Tate Modern – which sees a collection of triangular lots…