The Badger

There’s nothing quite like the human body. From ancient Egypt to the modern world, scientists have poked and prodded and marveled at such a feat of engineering and evolution. I…

The first thing you need to to know about ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’, Tomas Alfredson’s adaptation of John Le Carre’s classic espionage novel, is that it has virtually nothing in…

Renowned comedian Jason Cook will take to the stage on 16th October at the Pavilion Theatre as part of the Brighton Comedy Festival. The Badger was lucky enough to talk…

How can society accommodate travelers? It has been estimated that there are currently approximately 300,000 travelers and Gypsies in Britain. Although Romany Gypsies and Irish travelers are regarded as two…

The Student Radio Association has announced that URF has been nominated for best interview in the 2011 Student Radio Awards. It is their first nomination since winning best technical achievement…

In California, October 16th will now be forever remembered as Steve Jobs Day. It will be a day on which the residents of Silicon Valley take time out from their…

A large debate on the impact of alcohol is underway in Brighton and Hove. The ‘Big Alcohol Debate’ began Friday 14 October with a 24-hour twitter ‘marathon’, and the debate…

On 20 January 2009, in front of a worldwide audience of billions, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States of America. Globally, there was…

A new student run restaurant has opened over the A27 from the Sussex campus at The AMEX Community Stadium. City College @ East Central Brasserie, opened by The City College…

In 2009, Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni cancelled an official visit to the UK after a magistrate issued an arrest warrant for war crimes committed during Operation Cast Lead in…

I’m assuming, like me, you were always told the same thing as a child: “Don’t bite on the thermometer!” You might assume your parents were being overzealous as usual, exaggerating…

The 2011 election for student trustees, union councillors and student officers is among the biggest seen in Sussex history with over 16 Students’ Union positions being voted on, alongside over…

A Brighton student was rescued by fire services after scaling a Brighton club last week. This comes after the recent news that a student from the University of Sussex fell…

You will not be able to go anywhere without hearing the dulcet tones of hot new talent Benjamin Francis Leftwich and his signature song, ‘Atlas Hands’. For those familiar with…

The X Factor’: You either love it or hate it, but whatever your feelings towards it, there is no denying its popularity; you would be hard-pressed to find someone in…

Brighton has produced some fine musical talent. In recent years we have been represented in the charts by the likes of Blood Red Shoes, The Kooks and The Maccabees, and…

There is no denying that centre-left politics has moved to the right in the last twenty years. It is different from what it once was, but has it retained the…

In November 2010, it was announced that university student fees would increase to up to £9,000 per year. This resulted in a scrabble for university places in August this year,…

A groundbreaking new contactless sensor technology developed at Sussex has been nominated for multiple innovation awards and is set to revolutionise the way we look at the world around us…

This year’s Brighton Comedy Festival had a lot to live up to. With last year’s opening ceremony featuring ubiquitous national comedy figures Alan Carr and Michael McIntyre, 2010 had set…