Being Black and Queer in Brighton: Mutually Exclusive Events
Writer Amera Johnson discusses how Brighton's predominantly white surroundings make it hard to find spaces and events in which one can express their black and queer identities simultaneously without it…
Maunder Music in Picturesque Ditchling
This piece is the result of a collaboration between Media, Film, and Music at Sussex University and Ditchling Museum. Ditchling, East Sussex – a picturesque village nestled in the South…
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Viennese Gala review
New Years Eve saw the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra’s flagship event for the year: a Viennese Gala featuring no less than nineteen pieces. A well crafted programme and the sonorous tones…
Brighton Chefs get to final 16 in National Burger Awards
Two former chefs at Brighton’s premier wine bar-cum-restaurant Plateau have reached the final 16 in Casual Dining’s National Burger Awards, proving their cookery is a well-marbled cut above the competition.…
Thrilling Feminist Dystopias
The production of dystopian fiction has rapidly expanded over the past twenty years, with young adult dystopian trilogies, such as The Hunger Games, gaining popularity amongst teenagers. The popularity of…
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra November Preview
On Sunday 11 November, Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra will play the second concert of its 2018/19 programme, featuring pianist and director Freddie Kempf, the 1992 BBC Young Musician of the Year.…
Brighton Early Music Festival Programme and Preview
Brighton's very own Early Music Festival features an all-star cast of award winning performers and highly discounted tickets for students, with all events available from just 5 pounds.
Review: Suzanne Ciani & Martin Messier at the ACCA
At the outset, Mr Messier’s FIELD at once invoked The Matrix and Daedalus’ Boiler Room set. The basic concept of this mixed media performance relies on transducer microphones picking up…
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…
Drinking is not a crime, leave me alone!
Dear Badger, I like many of my fellow Sussex students, enjoy a drink every now and then. However it seems barely a week goes by that my right to enjoy…
Those involved in the varsity violence should be ashamed
Dear Badger, I like many other students, was shocked and appalled by the violence that took place at Varsity. A day that was meant to be a celebration of sporting…
Missing: HM Opposition. Reward offered for safe return
Dear Badger, The word “Democracy” is tossed around a lot these days. Sometimes it produces outcomes that you like, sometimes it doesn’t, but overall it’s a decent idea. But for…
Brexit could see the dissolution of the UK. Is that a bad thing?
Dear Badger, Brexit could well see the dissolution of the UK as we know it, and the hubris of the ruling elite is what will have led is there. For…
We need to talk about right wing opinions
Dear Badger, A few weeks ago a poster advertising a meeting for faculty members entitled “dealing with right wing attitudes and politics in the classroom”, appeared on campus. This has…
Tony Blair strikes again
Dear Badger, Tony Blair strikes again, but at least these strikes are not lethal; tame almost, in comparison to the misery caused through the blood on his hands. Every time…
Predicting the Unpredictable
In the latest fad of the media merry-go-round, the predictable is just too predictable – so we’re meant to predict the unpredictable. I can’t imagine the existential leaps-to-conclusions in the…