New student parent forum at Sussex
A new student parent forum is being set up at Sussex. Marian Barrios, a second-year PhD Migration Studies student, is working with other students to start the forum. She said:…
Stand-Up History Review
Komedia last week played host to a fun-filled stand-up ensemble who mixed their passion for comedy with that of history, archaeology and philosophy. The MC was Harry Househam who has…
The Noise Next Door’s Comedy Lock-In Xmas Special Preview
Comedy quartet The Noise Next Door arrive at Komedia this weekend for their one-of-a-kind comedy show blending improv, music, geekery and a good helping of Christmassness for good measure. Having…
Ballet, romance and the human animal: Fourteen Days Review
Ballet is about precise and highly formalized steps and gestures. BalletBoyz not only demonstrated high dancing precision, but challenged today’s preconceptions we have of ballet. Fourteen Days was a fully…
Miss Represented: Can You See Me Now? Review
Can You See Me Now? is a powerful performance that deals with issues in the social services and policy-making decisions in Britain. With a mixture of heart-wrenching performances, the Miss…
Notorious Review
Note: explicit performance discussed “Her own sense of being in herself is supplanted by a sense of being appreciated as herself by another…. Every one of her actions – whatever…
Online Shaming: Fighting Social Injustice or Mob Mentality?
The Internet has become a powerful weapon of shaming the wrongdoings of the public with rapid sharing results. In recent years, Internet users have been taking social injustices into their…
Library to allow hot drinks in the new year
The library confirmed in a meeting that it will allow students to bring hot drinks inside from the new year. Previously, students had to consume hot drinks outside the main…
Breaking: New Students’ Union building ‘isn’t going to be new Students’ Union building’
At Monday evening’s Students’ Union Council, President Frida Gustafsson announced that USSU would not take up residence in their proposed new building in 2021, citing student concerns over campus overcrowding.…
Student petition demands accommodation action
A petition was recently handed in to the Housing Office by student residents at King’s Road, one of multiple off-campus residencies provided by the University of Sussex. The petition, which…
The Ashes: Test 2, Day 1
Will Hainsworth on the first day of the second Ashes test… Afternoon Session The first ever day/night ashes test got underway this morning: England won the toss and chose to…
Justice League Review
With all of the dramatic events that occurred throughout Justice League’s production it’s surprising that the film is coherent and very enjoyable. The unfortunate departure of Zack Snyder from the…
USSU Referenda: Landslide wins for transport and Co-op lobbying
The 2017 Students’ Union (SU) Autumn Term referenda results are out, and with a total of 3,042 votes cast accross two polls, Sussex students have voted for Sussex SU to…
Sixth Sense Preview
Coming to The Old Market this weekend is yet another excitingly unique performance: Sixth Sense. Performer Luke Jermay is a distinguished mentalist and mind-reader. His official website proudly claims that…
The Badger meets… Hidden Orchestra
Ahead of his homecoming show at the Attenborough Centre for Creative Arts on campus, we caught up with multi-instrumentalist composer and producer Joe Acheson, who conducts the imagined orchestra which…