The Big Christmas Debate: Has Commercialisation Ruined Christmas?
YES – Stevie Palmer, Staff Writer Before the take-over by capitalism, Christmas was, in its traditional quintessence, about the birth of Christ. A day to celebrate God’s son coming into…
Sam Fender performs at Alexandra Palace
After two years of waiting due to Covid-19 (sorry to mention it!) and following the success of his second number one album; ‘Seventeen Going Under’, Sam Fender and his band…
National Review Into Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ Case
Words by Sophie McMahon, Comment Print Editor Trigger warnings for child abuse and death. The Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, announced on Sunday 5th December that a national review will take…
Poetry: We all share an ‘e’ at least by J-Day
The image of a wordI don’t want to be a letterI ask people not to conjure me when they speakNot existing on a fabricated planeWith others of my kinThere is…
‘Comparisons’ by Dylan Bryant and Charlie Batten
‘Comparisons’ is a song that we wrote based around the insecurities of not knowing who or where you want to be in life. When discussing the topic of ‘identity and…
Poetry: God are you listening, it’s me…is he? by Issy Anthony
God I would like to ask if this is it? Maybe you could send someone, Gabriel will do, to tell me if this okay-ness is the whole point Then I…
Poetry: Us, the stardust residuals by Rob Barrie
We are not stemmed from two, not a cell, not a particle, no lineage exists to respond, for there is no beauty in divinity and no wonder in the beyond.…
Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch
Words by Daisy Holbrook , Staff Writer Wes Anderson’s latest film, The French Dispatch, follows the story of the creation of the final edition of the eponymous publication. Set in…
University of Sussex Prioritising Environmental Commitments in Light of COP26
Words by Jasmine Crowhurst, News Sub-editor The University of Sussex is in the first wave of organisations to make clear today their minimum climate expectations of those who manage their…
Chanukah/Hanukkah
Words by Amira Herz From Sunday 28th November, the Jewish community will begin to celebrate the festival of Chanukah from sundown. This festival takes place across an eight-day period, celebrating…
Lewes Football Club
Words by Lorcan Barnett Non-league football has always and will always be very special for me. Before leaving for university I was lucky enough to play and be involved in…
A Collection of Christmas Cocktails
Words by Justine Cordery It’s no secret that Christmas is a time for lots of merriment, with most of that merriment being fuelled by alcohol! But if you’re like me…
Review: I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Words by Lucy Atwood If you like reading in bed, late at night then I’m Thinking of Ending Things might not be the book for you. It’s a unique, unsettling,…
Stop and Search Increases By 24% in One Year in England and Wales
Words by Billy Stack, Staff Writer A Home Office report published on Thursday November 18th revealed a 24% rise in the use of stop and search orders by the police…
The City of Darkness: Hong Kong’s anarchist society
Words by Rhys Mather, Features Sub-Editor Prior to 1994, if you journeyed to the Kowloon City District of Hong Kong you could find a series of 300 interconnected towers, some…
The University of Sussex Has Launched a Pro Bono Legal Clinic For Performing Arts Charities
Law students will be offering free legal advice to performing arts charities from 12th November 2021. The participating students in the Performing Arts Law Clinic will work under the supervision…
Words about the little things by Eloise Armary
Words by Eloise Armary ‘Feel the early morning sun on her skin, the soft, warm wind in her hair, and smell the sweet touch of grass and lavender in the…
Rose Ayling-Ellis: A Deaf Heroine
Sophie McMahon, Comment Print Editor Watching Strictly Come Dancing has been a Saturday night staple for my grandparents and I for as long as I can remember. For those unfamiliar…
Artist Focus: Tamara Kramar
Tamara Kramar is a musician, singer-songwriter studying at our very own University of Sussex. She moved from Bratislava to Brighton to start her degree in Neuroscience, but because of Covid,…
Neurological Conditions: a class issue?
words by Gina Brennan, Staff Writer The trauma and struggles faced by the working class in the UK are beginning to be more widely acknowledged, perhaps due to the increase…