Cecil Rhodes: Erase history or contextualise it?
Last week Oriel College at the University of Oxford released a statement asserting that the statue of politician, colonialist and benefactor Cecil Rhodes will remain on the building’s high street…
Sussex restricts free speech, survey claims
The University of Sussex has ‘some of the most stringent, broad restrictions on speech and expression’ in the country, according to a university free speech survey. Spiked’s 2016 Free Speech…
Fascism in the UK
Seventeen people were arrested and several injured following clashes between a far-right anti-immigrant demonstration and an anti-fascist counter demonstration in Dover on January 30th. Hundreds of anti-fascist protesters went to…
Students don’t want a wealthy Vice-Chancellor, says survey
The Students’ Union has released a report summarising the values that Sussex students say they want to see in the next Vice-Chancellor. The report is based on a consultation conducted…
Sussex rises 10 places in Green rankings
The University of Sussex has recently been awarded 11th place in the GreenMetric ranking for the university’s accomplishments in conserving energy and sustainability. The GreenMetric ranking, published on the 22…
Diversity and Representation: This Year’s #LilyWhiteOscar
Lucy Anna Gray Entering its 86th year, the annual Academy Awards has yet again been shrouded in controversy. The ongoing issue of lack of diversity in the film industry has…
Tributes to Louise Clancy
Louise Clancy was the first friend I ever made in college. She introduced me to many other people who became our family. She was undoubtedly one of the brightest and…
Student wins underpass busker’s “impossible” national anthem contest
A Sussex medical student has been awarded £300 worth of free keyboard lessons, after he won a national anthem guessing contest hosted by a busker who plays regularly in the…
Brighton Outclass Stale Bees
Photo: Paul Hazlewood Brighton 3 – Brentford 0 Brighton welcomed Brentford to the Amex midway through their run of three consecutive home games, after securing a vital three points last…
Brighton edge Huddersfield at the Amex
Brighton & Hove Albion 2 – Huddersfield 1 Brighton welcomed Huddersfield to the Amex in conditions worthy of a Victorian novel, an unbroken grey cloud blanketing the stadium; and the…
Feminist denial of a cultural factor in Cologne attacks is dishonest and hypocritical
The headline of the recent comment piece by Frida Gustafsson was explicit, obvious and correct: ethnicity had nothing to do with the alleged sex attacks witnessed in Cologne, and other…
Why People Like Donald Trump
Many people, myself included, are wondering when the punch line is due for this bizarre “Donald Trump runs for United States President” joke that has been going on since last…
Sexual assaults shouldn’t be blamed on ethnicity
Trigger Warning: This article contains references to sexual assault 2016 is here and anti-immigration parties and groups have started it by taking on the issue of sexual assault. Pegida organised…
Big Band Christmas at East Slope Bar
Chris Charles Following a successful and eventful appearance at Montreux Jazz Festival last summer Sussex Universities Big Band (SUBB) took East Slope bar by storm in its first appearance of…