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Racialised injustice: The Calais issue

By Charlotte Brill Seeking asylum is an internationally recognised legal right according to the 1951 Refugee Convention, allowing displaced people to apply for refugee status in countries which have signed…

Women in Colombia: reclaiming the fight

By Laura Rodríguez Peña Since the FARC (the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) was formed, in 1964, Colombia has been embroiled in conflict. A long peace process has since sought…

Kashmir’s plea for help

Comment Editor Rebecca Spencer discusses the recent talk made by President Masood Khan at the University of Sussex on the Kashmir dispute and the persecution of minorities. On 5 February…

Brighton life as an international student: acceptance amongst a diverse city

By Daichi Mitsuzawa Before describing Sussex and how much it helps international students like myself, I will refer to my scholarly background and the reason I chose to study at…

Breaking: Sussex student tests negative for Coronavirus

The University has now confirmed that the student removed for coronavirus testing has proven negative.

Why Drag Race UK is ‘much bettah’ than the OG

Editor-In-Chief Chris Ahjem retrospectively reviews Season 1 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

BREAKING: Sussex student taken for Coronavirus testing

This afternoon (Monday 10 February), University of Sussex students received an email from Internal Communications stating that a student on campus has been taken to hospital to be tested for…

Artist Focus: Skye Kember

Skye Kember is a Brighton-based illustrator. Identifying as non-binary, I met Skye to discuss how their own self-expression interplays into their digital and hand-drawn illustrations. From mental health to nature,…

A Journey of Food through Lyon’s gastronomy

By Thaïs Jacquet When entering a Lyonnais Bouchon -traditional lyonnaise restaurant-, you will feel your senses heightened by your surroundings: the smell of « Gratton » (fried pork fat), the…

A Bojack review, Horseman obviously

What started life as a bizarre satirical take on Hollywood, with many prominent figures taking animal forms (Quentin Tarantulino for one), adapted, evolved and flourished as an emotional rollercoaster of…

Sophie and The Giants: From Bandmates to Flatmates (and Bandmates Again)

Sophie and the Giants came to Brighton in October of last year. I caught them on the night of their headline set at the Green Door Store. They were energetic,…

Pack Up and Drive

What might Van Life offer to students? We interviewed two such travelers to find out what they think.

More UCU Strikes to come to Sussex Campus

Words by Georgia-May Keetch University and College Union (UCU) have confirmed that they are staging a fresh round of strike action, starting from the 20th of February and will continue…

Sarah Keyworth on Comedy

I interview Sarah Keyworth on the morning of Blue Monday, January 20th. We’ve organised a phone interview and she’s scheduled to call at eleven, so I spend my breakfast preparing.…

Are Meghan and Harry entitled to step down from royal responsibilities?

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…

Impeachment: The presidential panto persists

By Louis Johnson – Comment Sub-Editor The president of the United States – Donald Trump, alleged grabber of pussy, the Notorious L.I.E. (having exceeded a whopping 16,000 false claims), and…

The real cost of materialism

By Max Morris-Edwards Capitalism is the general economic and political system that is used worldwide. Between countries, the level of “free-market” varies; it is becoming much less common for a…

Bushfires: Beneath the blaze

By Joe Pearce – Comment Sub-Editor The new decade certainly has come with its surprises, with one bad thing seeming to follow another relentlessly. In the space of a month,…

Uncertain future cripples mental health

By Eric Barrell Something often left out of the discussion of mental health is the way that our society creates conditions that catalyze mental distress. Rising house prices, career uncertainty…

Jeff Bezos is not the Messiah

By Will Day Our holy saviour, how benevolent your gifts. Does your virtue know no end? Praise be! Praise be! Is this how Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, thinks the…