We’re Not Having a Wuthering Heights Spring
Charli XCX might be the busiest person in pop music. Following the success of arguably the most iconic album of the 2020s so far, BRAT, she dropped a full remix…
Wembley Awaits: A Carabao Cup Final Preview
Sunday, 22nd March, may sound like a normal day. But for Arsenal and Manchester City fans, this is the chance to draw first blood in the title fight, which looks…
University of Brighton Becomes First Institution to Sign New Anti-racist Charter
“Ethnic minority graduates from a low socio-economic background are 45% less likely to be offered entry-level professional roles compared to more advantaged white applicants”, according to a UCL report produced…
Six Days, No Water: How My Landlord Traded My Basic Rights to Explore Disneyland
I’ve always believed there’s a quiet serenity to a Saturday morning that should be protected, especially when you’ve consciously cleared your schedule. No lectures, no alarms, and for once no…
Free Speech on Trial? University of Sussex Takes on the Office for Students
In March 2025, the Office for Students (OfS) fined the University of Sussex £585,000 for breaching its duties on freedom of speech and governance, following a three-and-a-half-year investigation. At the…
Craving the ‘Stiffy’: What Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights Says About Us
“Look, he’s got a stiffy!” The first line spoken in Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of “Wuthering Heights”, by Emily Brontë, certainly sets the tone for the movie that follows. When your…
Were the BAFTAs Worth Our Attention?
Is There Any Value in What the British Have to Say… There are two likely reasons for someone to watch an awards show: to be informed of who and what…
Hate Thy Neighbour: Is this a Crunch Point for Coldean?
On the outskirts of Brighton, nestled neatly between two parklands, the Coldean estate has long been hailed as a peaceful, leafy suburb. However, beneath its stoic and unassuming exterior, the…
The Beat Generation and the Call of the East
How the Beats inspired and foreshadowed the rise and fall of the Hippie Movement We are living in a spiritually confused and politically terrifying time. We are cut off from…
In conversation with Misha Djemaili
Misha Djemaili is a former Sussex student who is making waves in the non-league football game in the UK. Having played previously for Hashtag United and the England Universities Football…
Drinking From the Cup Of Ambition: 9 To 5 at the Attenborough Centre
The Sussex Musical Theatre Society (SMuTS) delivered an exceptionally skilled and high-energy production of 9 To 5: The Musical at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, proving just how…
People, Pink Beanies and Penge
I never thought fluorescent knitwear and Southeast London would hold such emotional weight for me, but here we are! As the festive season quickly approached, I’m sure everyone else was…
Tapped Out: Student bus fares rise by 600%
New bus fare rules redraw the line between child and adult pricing, leaving young university students navigating a sudden financial jump. Before January, all 18-year-old university students in Brighton &…
Nerves, Celebration and 11,367 Votes: Sussex SU Election Results
Following a week of lively campaigning and creative social media posts from determined candidates across campus, Sussex students gathered in Falmer Back Bar to hear the results of this year’s…
The Badger: SPArring for Victory
For the first time in Sussex University’s history, The Badger walked away from The Student Publication Association’s (SPA) regional awards with the honour of being named Best Publication in the…
Bottoms up! Brighton’s Best Bars
Call me bourgeois, but I really don’t think date night should involve grabbing a cheeky Maccies, no matter your student status or budget. Of course, there’s a time and place…
On Living Where Virginia Woolf Could Not
I was born on the same day Virginia Woolf was born.25 January. For many years, this felt like a literary coincidence, a slightly unsettling detail I would mention in passing,…
Ticket Resales? No Thanks.
If you’ve ever been to a gig, then you are probably familiar with this- your favourite band just released a new album and announced that they’re going on tour. Great!…
Review of Students’ Union Election Hustings and 2026/27 Election Preview
On Friday 17 February, the University of Sussex’s Students’ Union held its annual hustings, an informal event in Falmer Back Bar which gave students the opportunity to hear from all…
50 Years of University Radio Falmer
It has been 50 years since University Radio Falmer (URF) was founded. To celebrate, URF is doing various events, including a celebratory gig at the Attenborough Centre for Creative Arts…