Campaign group fights for more affordable housing on campus
East Slope, one of the oldest and the cheapest living spaces on campus is due to be demolished in the academic year 2012-2013, driving up the average rent on campus.…
MP shames universities charging £9,000
The Minister for Universities and Science has spoken negatively about plans for many universities to charge £9,000 a year for their courses. David Willetts MP said: “We will all face…
Man Like Me
2011 is certainly a heatwave year for the venue Jam when it comes to club nights. Jam is run by a devoted team bringing not only, the best emerging, but…
The music room: Funeral Party
Despite taking their name from a song by The Cure, Funeral Party display little of the self-conscious melancholia which characterised those kings of 1980s goth-pop. Rather, they have taken on…
Interview with future union president David Cichon
In your campaign, you pledged to increase democracy, transparency and representation and to create a more inclusive union. What have you done for union democracy so far, as Chair of…
Food for thought: 5 best food shops in Brighton
When I first moved to Brighton as a budding foodie from London, it took me a long time to search out the best places to buy ingredients. I’ve done the…
University cost cuts hit families as campus nursery faces funding collapse
Students and staff whose children use the University of Sussex Pre-School and Nursery have been informed that the facility will close if it is unable to secure funding from an…
Interview: Tim Key
Alan Partridge’s on-air sidekick on internet sensation Mid-Morning Matters, resident poet of Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe and one third of BBC4 comedy quiz show We Need Answers: Tim Key has become…
Campaign to start for water fountains
A new campaign is set to begin to ensure that students have access to drinking fountains on campus by the end of next term. The campaign will coincide with Green…
Oxbridge to charge £9,000 fees
The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge are set to charge the full £9,000 a year in tuition fees, following the coalition government’s raising of the tuition fee cap. According to…
Sussex students get involved in local radio
Students from the University of Sussex are involved in a growing local radio station, Radio Free Brighton (RFB). Former Sussex students Tom Wright (Technical design), Jez Dresner (Treasurer) and Seph…
Sussex student needs tweets to win scholarship
In a bid to get a summer scholarship with one of the largest advertising agencies, Jamie Ivory has created a Twitter account for which he needs followers. The 22 year…
Food for thought: Riddle and Finns
Brighton is a town awash with chains and I’ve found it hard to find a really good place to eat which is exciting whilst still being in my student budget.…
Andy McKee
It seems that everything these days is a “YouTube sensation”, from angry babies to sleepy pandas. But one man, Andy McKee, truly deserves the title. With a string of videos…
The Badger meets Andrea Fox
What are you supposed to do after you graduate? Oh no, do you really have to ask? Yes, I believe I do. It’s a question that many students ask themselves.…
The music room: Esben and the Witch
Recently signed trio Esben and the Witch have released their debut album ‘Violet Cries’ this year. Somehow, there is a reason to get excited by their message because this is…
Notes from the underground: YE YE Fever
You have the feeling and you can’t shake it off. You absolutely want to boogie to the rhythms of Africa. It can happen. All you need to do is to…
Food for thought: Valentine's Day dining
If you are planning a romantic meal out to celebrate this year, we’ve found the best deals in Brighton. Café Rouge are offering customers 2-4-1 on main meals throughout this…
In politics and protesting, everyone's a loser
I was among the thousands of disaffected students protesting against the Government’s rise in tuition fees in spirit last term; absent from the actual protests because I was required to…
University terms could be 2 weeks longer, unless students vote against calendar restructure
The University of Sussex Students’ Union is calling for all to participate in the questionnaire that the university has opened as part of the final wave of consultation regarding the…