The importance of #BiVisibilityDay
Coming out as bisexual just over two years ago is probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. Although I was acutely aware of the stigma surrounded…
Freshers Fair anarchists try to shut down empty UKIP Society stall
Two student anarchists staged a protest against the UKIP Society at Freshers Fair on Wednesday (16th September). At 4pm as the fair was beginning to wrap up, the protesters –…
Farthing to step down as Vice-Chancellor
Michael Farthing is to step down as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sussex. The process to find his successor is now underway. Farthing, who has been Vice-Chancellor since 2007, will…
Channel 4’s Jon Snow tells Sussex graduates to “love each other”
Jon Snow has recorded a message offering his “massive congratulations” to Sussex University students graduating this month. The Channel 4 news anchor, not to be confused with the Game of…
‘Life-threatening injuries’ as two buses crash in Brighton city centre
A ‘major incident’ has been declared after two buses crashed in Brighton this morning. At least 23 people have been injured in the crash, including two in a life-threatening condition,…
University defends ‘cruel’ animal experiments
The University of Sussex has defended itself against claims by an animal rights group that it has been funding “cruel” testing on animals in its laboratories. Sussex, alongside other institutions…
Richard Vaughan: Witch hunt against UCL professor betrays free speech
Richard Vaughan, a Masters student at Sussex, takes aim at the “trial by social media” and the University of Sussex Students’ Union for its record on free speech. One of…
Labour MP Keith Vaz offered to help Indian Minister’s nephew get into University of Sussex
Labour MP Keith Vaz offered to help the nephew of Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj get a place on an undergraduate law course at the University of Sussex, emails leaked…
Callum Thomas: A case for Jeremy Corbyn for the Labour leadership
Callum Thomas is a History and Politics finalist at Sussex, who has been a key activist for the Marxist wing of the Labour Party over the past five years, and…
James Blackshaw, Hamilton Yarns, Will René: The Joker, Brighton, 12 June 2015
Having opened for the likes of Swans, Earth and Stars of the Lid, seeing James Blackshaw is invariably an evening of surprises and contrasts. By comparison, the skull shaped glitterball…
Review: Kids with Beards and Guests – The Globe – 8th June 2015
Last Monday, as I descended the stairs to The Globe’s basement-cum-toilet-cum-function room, I was pleasantly surprised to find the place overflowing with rows of seated, standing and armchair perched punters.…
Charles Kennedy, the left-wing Lib Dem: The Badger pays tribute to ‘a brilliant politician’
The Badger‘s Harry Howard believes Charles Kennedy, the former Liberal Democrat leader who died yesterday, was a ‘brilliant politician and decent human being’. Tributes were pouring in throughout yesterday after…
Communications Officer Michael Segalov defends controversial tweet
University of Sussex Students’ Union Communications Officer Michael Segalov has taken to social media, defending his use of the Students’ Union Twitter account (@USSU) to issue support for controversial Goldsmiths…
University of Sussex spends £20,000 on @SussexUni pop-up shop
The University of Sussex has spent £20,000 on a pop-up shop in the Centre of Brighton, according to a Freedom of Information request by gabrielquotes.org.uk. The temporary space in Gardner…
Sussex full-time officer investigated over tweet
A Sussex Students’ Union full-time Officer will be facing disiplinary proceedings over a tweet they posted using the union’s official Twitter account (@ussu) on 20 May, according to the Students’…
Review – Paul Weller #AmazonFrontRow Live (The Great Escape)
Hove’s, recently rescued, ‘The Old Market’ buzzed with 500 fans who had secured tickets for Paul Weller’s ‘Secret’ gig, as part of Brighton’s’ ‘The Great Escape’ festival – not a…
Lib Dem Soc: Greens acted illegally, dishonestly on campus
UPDATE: Green campaign group cleared after proxy vote row (The Argus) The University of Sussex Liberal Democrat Society has accused the Green Party of acting illegally and dishonestly after it…
Modern Man in Search of a Soul: Compulsion to Repeat
Before coming to university I was told that I would, while here, finally ‘find’ myself...
Are Progressive Opinions Always Open Minded?
Alastair Gray asks whether holding progressive views enough to warrant being ‘open-minded’.
Michael Farthing Interview
We talk to the Michael Farthing, Vice-Chancellor, University of Sussex.