The Badger

University of Sussex Students' Newspaper

Marianne Carney

Marianne Carney is a National Award-Winning Writer and The Badger's former Senior Editor for the year 24/25. She was awarded Writer of the Year at the Sussex Student Awards and Best Feature at the Student Publication Awards for her article, "A Childhood Abused by My Grandfather." Marianne also worked as Film & TV Editor and Head of Videography.
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Beacon Mill: A Tribute to Your Local Windmill

On a blustery September morning, a few hours before my first class of the year, I ventured out to Brighton’s nearest seaside cliffs, alone. My stroll under the mossy chalk…

A Childhood Abused By My Grandfather

“No one wants to read in the newspapers about abuse going on in the family because it feels too much like, ‘It’s not my world! It’s not my world!’” My…

The Social Snag of Living Chronically Offline

To scroll, or not to scroll, that is the question. The dubbing of social media addiction as ‘chronically online’ *insert silly winking tongue-out emoji here* is one of the internet’s…

Cracking Comeback, Lad! Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

“Good grief, it’s you! Again!” Sixteen years after the madness of the ‘Were-Rabbit’, Aardman have returned my favourite duo to the screen – but not the cinema’s, no! Instead, Wallace…

The Juice is Loose: Beetlejuice 2 Review

In complete confidence Beetlejuice Beetlejuice would be another trainwreck to Tim Burton’s crumbling legacy, I had drafted this review to be a merciless critique of the sequel and an obituary…

Underconsumption Core: Use Less, Live More

Is this the core to end all cores? Like a phoenix rising from the ashes of our burning landfill waste, TikTok’s latest ‘underconsumption core’ and satirical sister ‘overconsumption core’ have…

Cinema by Sussex Students

Paranormal Protection Service “Two scammers, Nigel Moore and Rob Cement, con old ladies into believing their houses are haunted. Until one day, they bite off more than they can chew…”…

Inside Out 2: The Ups and Downs of Somewhere New

If you’ve moved homes as a child, you’ll know it’s an adventure like no other. While the kids you’ve known since nursery misspell your name in your goodbye card, and…

Ripley: A Review

Just another remake? No! In a time of over-stimulating “brain rot”, Ripley mercifully redefines pace through intimate thought, glorious black-and-white imagery and a dash of brutal murder. Directed by Steven…