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Month: February 2018

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Comment Cast: Misogyny In Hollywood

In the is episode, Will and Sophie discuss misogyny in film and tv. For more, pick up a badger around campus or read it online. Tune in for more next…

Students need to support the UCU strike

The question of whether or not the current UCU strike is justified is an easily settled one, if one took a broad view. According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 300,000…

Women’s suffrage 100 years on: what’s changed?

As it reaches a century since the defining moments of women’s suffrage, Roisin McCormack looks into how much things have really changed. Is a celebration of the time passed since…

Retrospective: Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Punch Drunk Love’ (2002)

During a 2002 interview with Charlie Rose, when asked whether he is going to take some time off, Adam Sandler promptly replies, “I don’t really wanna have to think too…

Live: Students’ Union decides on UCU strike backing

U.S.S.U-Turn: 54 students decide stance for 17,000

On Monday 19th February, the Students’ Union Council will vote on whether or not to support the national Univerity and College Union (UCU) strike action that is going to occur…

The Wombats: ‘Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life’ review

Three years after their last release, The Wombats are back with their long awaited fourth album ‘Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life’. Since ‘Glitterbug’ reached number 5 in the charts…

Artist Focus: Ella Barkhouse

Ella Barkhouse is a second-year Brighton student, studying Fine Art: Critical Practice course. Her work ranges across all sorts of media, from some more traditional writing, drawing and sculpting works,…

The ultimate LGBTQ+ books guide this February

Throughout the month of February, LGBT History Month aims to promote tolerance and spread awareness of the historical and present-day prejudices faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. One…

Planned new Life Sciences building ‘axed’

The University of Sussex’s longstanding plans to construct a new Life Sciences building in the east end of the Science Car Park have been axed, The Badger can report. The…

The Badger chats to Sussex Show Choir

Theatre Editor Georgia Grace spoke with one of the University’s major performing arts societies Show Choir about what they’ve been up to over the previous months, and what plans they…

Russian State Ballet of Siberia comes to the Theatre Royal Brighton

Next week, Theatre Royal Brighton hosts the Russian State Ballet of Siberia for three phenomenal performances across three consecutive nights: Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella and Swan Lake. The performances come…

I, Tonya Review

Having made her name in The Wolf of Wall Street as well as starring in disasters such as Suicide Squad, Margot Robbie’s career has been less than stellar. However, it…

The Badger Reviews: Star Trek Discovery

This week, Sophie our film editor, reviews season one of Star Trek Discovery. Have you seen it? What did you think? Leave us a comment on our social media!

News like Badger: Union U-turn over referendum to support strike action, new east slope and more

In this news round up of the week, Will and Jordan catch you up on everything going on around campus. Thanks for listening, and tune in next week Friday for…

Comment Cast: The US is leaving the Paris Climate Agreement- but does it really matter?

In this episode Will and Julian debate whether or not the US leaving the Paris Climate Agreement really matters. Thanks for listening and tune in for more next week!

Arts Podcast: A chat about the upcoming Oscars

This week our Arts editor sits down with the Sophie, our in house film expert, to chat about the upcoming Academy awards! Thanks for listening! Tune in for more next…

Sussex Cup to replace varsity

This April the University of Sussex Students’ Union will be hosting the first Sussex Cup. The Cup has been organised to replace the annual varsity games that were canceled in…

Students petition university for strike hardship fund

Sussex students have started a petition to the University of Sussex requesting that wages that would have been paid to striking staff be placed instead into a hardship fund. The…

Oscars 2018: how progressive are Hollywood’s most prestigious awards?

In light of the recently revealed list of the 2018 Oscar Nominations, Features Editor Devin Thomas explores the extent to which we can say that we are truly making progress…