England fans: Must try harder
Morrow’s Muse By the time The Badger has been printed and circulated around campus, Brighton, the UK and indeed the world, Ireland and England will have squared off in what…
Lunar New Year 2015: the year of the sheep
Chloe Allibon provides a brief history of Lunar New Year, describing Chinese, Tibetan and Vietnamese traditions and celebrations. On Thursday 19 February, Lunar New Year celebrations will begin, as we…
De-Extinction: A Recipe for Resurrection
De-extinction; the term given to the notion of bringing vanished species back to life. The concept has been hovering between reality and science fiction for more then two decades since…
The unchangeable curses you’re stuck with in student housing
Dear Badger, Students are known for their resilience. Most let their houses get so cold and murky that they cultivate mould on their legs during sleep that they have to…
NUS given £380,000 for voter registration drive
The National Union of Students (NUS) have received £380,000 of government funding to encourage students to register to vote. The investment is part of a £10m project by the government…
Sussex second booziest university in the UK
Student Beans have recently revealed a ‘University Drinking League Table’ for 2015 that has seen the University of Sussex come in a close second with students apparently consuming an average…
Qatar 2022 is the tool needed to prise Blatter away from FIFA
Sepp Blatter, the head of FIFA, will on the 29th May, see whether his shaky 17-year tenure as President will finally come to an end. Shrouded in corruption and election…
Fossil fuel petition handed to University
Over 50 students braved treacherous conditions to protest against the University of Sussex’s investment in fossil fuels. The event, organised by the ‘Fossil Free Sussex’ campaign, coincided with protests across…
The legality of Let’s Play
On Jan 29 Nintendo rolled out it’s Creator’s Program, “designed for people who post videos to YouTube that contain Nintendo intellectual property,” sharing revenue between Let’s Players and the Japanese…
Sussex Vice Chancellor Michael Farthing lambasts Labour’s tuition fee reduction pledge
Sussex Vice Chancellor Professor Michael Farthing has spoken out against Labour’s pledge to cut tuition fees by a third. Labour leader Ed Miliband is expected to lay out the detail…
The biology of us – Part 2: The growing stage
Have you ever wondered why the human body is shaped the way it is? The answer goes back to when a fertilised egg was growing in the mothers womb. This…
Natalie Bennett should choose to admit ignorance, not to ignore the question
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett’s recent interview on LBC Radio with Nick Ferrari was unequivocally awful. The protracted silences and evasive answers made this an uncomfortable listen for someone with…
Upgrading phones: Size really does matter
Last week, I was fortunate enough to buy myself a new phone. Nothing out of the ordinary there. Rather than buy the next incremental upgrade, I decided to take the…
The return of rainbow laces
On Wednesday 25th February Sussex sports teams will wear rainbow laces in support of anti-homophobia charity, Stonewall When I was 17 I played against the world’s first gay and open…
On Record: The Levels Are Very High
When Arts Editor Tom Powell had a chat with Grime blogger The Levels Are Very High last week, Levels was keen to press upon us some of his favourite dubs,…
Interview: The Levels Are Very High
Recently, Arts editor Tom Powell had a chat with Sussex Art History MA-cum-Grime blog- ger Stephen Weller (aka The Levels Are Very High), they covered the online music under- ground…
Review: Catalyst Club, Robert Wyatt Special
At The Catalyst Club’s Robert Wyatt themed evening, Em Chittock finds herself enthralled and occasionally amused by this month’s discussion of the life of musician Robert Wyatt. The Catalyst Club…
Dedicated to You But You Weren’t Listening: Who the Hell is Robert Wyatt?
Lottie Brazier does what it says on the proverbial tin, and looks into the extensive back-catalogue of this prolific songwriter. Robert Wyatt is one of those ‘heritage’ artists that you…
Selfie, Ego, Anxiety: The Selfie and Visual Culture
In a few short years there has been an unfettered upsurge in a journalistic and social media based activity: photography of the self. ‘Everyone is a photographer now’ so the…
Review: Kate Tempest
If Kate Tempest runs for Prime Minister somewhere down the line, I would a) be unsurprised and b) be sure she would do a stellar job. Witnessing her performance last…