Essential reads to get you in the festive spirit
It’s that time of the year again. You’re left staring at the halloween costume hung up in the corner of your room and wondering what happened to November. Christmas has…
Brighton Pop-punk bands bid farewell to Sticky Mike’s
With their first headline Brighton gig in 5 years, pop-punk band AS IT IS bought it home with a bang returning to Sticky Mike’s before the closure of the iconic…
Artist Focus: Jacques Marcel
Léo de Riedmatten is a Swiss visual artist, photographer and musician studying Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence at the University of Sussex. He creates his visual art under the alias…
Doctor Who turns to social commentary with Jodie Whittaker
Since the announcement of Jodie Whittaker as the new Doctor for series 11, Doctor Who has repeatedly been made the headlines.
Sussex Professor’s Research makes History
Research from Sussex into child mental health has been named as on of the UK’s best scientific breakthroughs for its impact in shifting the Government’s approach to the issue. The…
Christmas classics that were initially books
Nothing feels more Christmassy than curling up in front of a cheesy Christmas film, with a mug of hot chocolate, on a wintery December evening. However, some of the most…
Male graduates ‘Kant’ earn much…
A study from the Department for Education and the Institute for Fiscal Studies has concluded that male philosophy students at Sussex are the lowest earning graduates post-graduation. The report shows…
Beautiful Bird-song at The Haunt
Americana-artist Jade Bird is no stranger to performing live in front of an audience. Since the age of 16, when she won a place at The Brit School, she has…
NUS Faces Bankruptcy
It has been revealed that the National Union of Students (NUS) is facing financial difficulties. The organisation, which represents the majority of UK students in further and higher education, has…
Censoring Climate Change
Why, at the time when we need people to engage with what’s happening to the world around us, was Iceland’s advert banned? With so many terrible and destructive things happening…
Sussex Cheerleaders Save the World
Sussex Cheer Squad stands in solidarity with rape victim whose own underwear was used against her in court, holding a protest and charity event at Pryzm for Rape Crisis England…
Artist Focus: Jack Snelling
Jack Snelling is a Brighton based Cartoonist. We met at the Brighton Illustration Fair in early November this year. Jack tells Artist Focus about his most recent “Football Noir” and…
Artist Focus: Faye Song
Faye Song is a young and upcoming photographer. Faye recently won the Brighton Photo Fringe OPEN18 that took place from 29 September to 28 October earlier this year. The BPF…
Red card for Sussex as netball player injured
A member of the University of Sussex Netball Club dislocated their hip due to a leak in the Sports Centre roof at the University of Sussex. This caused the floor…
FDHs: Hong Kong’s most vulnerable demographic?
An account of the lives of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong Every Sunday, Hong Kong’s central district is transformed by the Foreign Domestic Helpers (FDHs), most of whom are…
Milkman – the novel of the year?
Since winning the 50th Man Booker Prize for fiction, the demand for Anna Burns’ novel Milkman has been consistently on the incline. Having been described as rule-breaking, visionary, unique and…
Christmas Tree Ceremony to take place in Library Square
Those who come within proximity of Library Square will have noticed that Sussex University’s Christmas Tree has been erected. Workers laboured throughout the day on November 17 to install and…
A First Timer’s Account of a Football Match
With my dad and older brother both being very interested in sports, I grew up surrounded by them playing football on our lane and watching sports on the television. Despite…
Turkish family broken apart – Wild Pear Tree review
Comparing any film maker to Andrei Tarkovsky always seems like very risky business. The Russian director is considered to be the greatest poet that cinema ever saw, but if I…
Flyin’ High in Familiar Territory – Creed II review
The follow-up to Ryan Coogler’s surprisingly masterful Creed also holds the title in being the eighth instalment of the Rocky franchise, following Michael B. Jordan’s Adonis as he must defend…