“Unimpeachable Machismo”: Is Male Contraception More Distant Than Ever?
As sexual equality skulks reluctantly upon us, not yet here but at the very least foreseeable, an oft forgotten issue…
The Imaginary Boundary: a State Between ‘Girl’ and ‘Woman’
It is Monday. I have recently had my hair cut – it was at Bluetit and it was expensive, a…
Have the wheels come off Brighton’s promotion challenge?
The wheels haven’t come off Brighton’s season just yet but it was still a miserable week for the Seagulls as…
Tinder: A Build Up Of Inevitable Disappointment
You have probably re-downloaded it for the seventh or eighth time. Every time you delete it you tell yourself, “never…
Healing Crystals: Spiritual Enlightenment or Voodoo Tat?
Look around you when you’re next out in Brighton. Inevitably, at some point, you’ll cast your eyes across a shop…
New Noise #1
Here’s The Badger’s round-up of the latest singles to be released recently. Take a listen and you might even find a…
Review: Kaiser Chiefs @ Brighton Centre 28.02.17
Anticipation and excitement hung thick in the air prior to Leeds five-piece Kaiser Chiefs taking to the stage. The band,…
Women in Science at Sussex
History is full of women whose scientific contributions have been hidden under the shadow of a man’s name. Rosalind Franklin’s…
Jewish Society responds to the Vice Chancellor’s statement
The following statement was sent to The Badger by JSoc, Sussex’s Jewish student society. We are happy to publish it as…
I’m Jewish and I refuse to let Tickell speak for me
The following open letter to Sussex’s Vice-Chancellor was sent to The Badger. We are happy to publish it as indeed we…
You have your parents BMI
Sussex study finds that parents contribute to their child’s BMI by 35- 45% and this increases for children of obese parents…
Swastikas found on Sussex campus
A poster on campus has been defaced by swastikas. The poster, advertising a talk by Yoav and Horit Herman Peled,…
Zero hour contracts: UK employment success is a fallacy
The government may be quick to boast of record-high employment levels over the past year, but in reality UK employment…
Cut the Rent protest: activists occupy Sussex House through sit-in
15 activists from Cut the Rent have occupied Sussex House. Performing a sit-in protest over what they regard as unreasonable…
‘Stay Woke and Vote: Hip-Hop artists in political life
Obama famously remarked in 2008: “the thing about hip-hop today is it’s smart, it’s insightful. The way they can communicate…
The Big Debate: Should degrees with higher funding demand higher tuition fees?
In Favor Libbie Bohlen As a humanities student, I am used to seeing my payments to the University redirected away…
Superfood, Estrons and Childhood amongst new additions to The Great Escape
The Great Escape Festival have announced 130 new artists to their annual three-day seaside bash set to take place in…
Cuts to youth services reversed: campaigners rejoice
Brighton and Hove Council have reversed the decision to cut youth service funding after a campaign led by the young…
Step Aside for Scandi-Pop
A genre of music that’s been on the rise lately and is predicted to have its moment in 2017 is…
Review: The Island Club @ The Prince Albert 23.02.17
The Prince Albert is one of those brilliant venues that many new bands aspire to play whilst working their way…