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…
Bloosoms: Summer’s Best Band
A Stockport five-piece, Blossoms are possibly the UK’s most exciting new act and they’ve released a bloomin’ good stomper of a debut album. Their eponymous first release has dominated and…
Ghostbusters: who you gonna call?
SUMMER REVIEW Monica Cherrie Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters did exactly what it set out to do: entertain. Since the film’s release at the beginning of summer, it has received a lot…
Harry Potter and The Cursed Child: The Stigma of Slytherin
July 31st is a very well known date both amongst wizards and muggles, as it is Harry Potter’s birthday (and of his author J.K Rowling) and this year, by no…
Sussex students set for the fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest and perhaps most famous arts festivals in the world. Taking over the beautiful Scottish capital every August it showcases some of the finest…
Our favourite theatres
Brighton is one of the most culturally exciting cities there is, and the theatre on offer here plays a big part in that. We put together a list of our…
Top event picks for an amazing Freshers Week
September 10-15th Students Unio Ticket Sale Get your tickets for all the Official Fresher Events you want to attend here! From 10am @ Falmer House Alternate DJ night Head on…
The Best of Brighton
Our Culture Editor, Rosie Seed, with help from Deputy Editor, Glenn Houlihan, put together a list of the eats and nights out to have in Btown during and after Freshers!…
Sussex’s radical history
Sussex advertises itself with the slogan ‘Let’s Change Things’, and for good reason. The university was set up in the 1960s to provide a new type of education which would…
Student mental health crisis: there’s help out there, and things can change
University is one of the most stressful times of our lives. According to The Guardian, when surveyed 8 out of 10 students said they had experienced mental health issues in…
Labour leadership choice has no easy answer – but plenty of wrong ones
Jeremy Corbyn: the only politician who understands, or an unelectable cult of personality. Owen Smith: pragmatic unifier to some; Ed Miliband mark two with a corporate background and a Welsh…
The Big Debate: student politics are frivolous
The Big Debate is a regular Badger feature which brings the spirit of competitive debating to the printed page. Two writers tackle a contentious topic, representing polarised views. They might…
S**T FRESHERS SAY
Krista Osbourne. 18, Guernsey. History and Philosophy. Why did you choose to study at Sussex? “I chose Sussex because the university has such a good reputation and the area is…
The Badger’s year in review: 2016
The Badger was proud to break some important stories over the last academic year. In some cases – such as our exclusive investigation into the University’s misuse of disabled parking…
The Badger meets Sussex’s new Vice-Chancellor
In an exclusive interview, Editor of The Badger Freya Marshall Payne spoke to Sussex’s new Vice Chancellor, Adam Tickell. Professor Tickell is Sussex’s eighth VC in its 55-year history and…