University calls police on students who protest outside Sussex House against university cuts
Last Wednesday 3 March at 12.30pm students occupied Sussex House for five hours in protest against proposed course cuts and job losses. Police in a convoy of vans were called…
Objectification: no ifs, no butts
The power of the media to shape people’s perceptions of sexuality and gender dynamics are becoming ever more influential. Can we legitimately claim that all forms of sexual representation have…
No stupid surveys, thanks very much
If you are a third year student and oppose the local and national cuts being made to the higher education sector, there’s something simple and really effective you can do…
Brighton is named UK's 'ghost capital'
Brighton and Hove has been named the UK’s ‘ghost capital’, according to a recent report published by the Argus. Ghostly spirits are said to be roaming the narrow, cobbled streets…
Mouse trap universe
The atmosphere is electric. All eyes are on eight-year-old Louise, to whom I have bestowed the momentarily ultimate honour of being master of ceremonies. A countdown worthy of mission-control cuts…
Stop the cuts, start the music!
Last Thursday, 25 February, protestors braved the wind and rain to make a stand on student cuts in Library Square. At 1.15pm, representing the 115 threatened jobs at the University…
Life after office: power, politics and profit
Later this year, most likely in May, Gordon Brown faces the prospect of handing in his P45 and beginning the search for a new job. He, along with the reams…
What next for Stop the Cuts? An open letter to the Stop the Cuts Campaign, from the Stop the Cuts Campaign
Fellow students, staff, and interested parties, We know the cuts are bad, we know they are only the beginning (a few more million next year, and after the election –…
Gay is the new black: Why it is wrong to think BME and LGBT identities are mutually exclusive
This week is Diversity Week across campus and to mark it we are having our main event for Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender History Month, “Invisible To Invincible”. This Thursday…
Britain's "rudest place names"
When locals in West Yorkshire won their battle to reinstate the place name ‘Tickle Cock Bridge’ last week, The Times readily welcomed the news by compiling a list of Britain’s…
Universities “should cater for over-50s”
A recent Universities UK report has suggested that British universities must offer more courses suitable for people aged 50 and above. The study, ‘Active Ageing and Universities’, proposes that as…
Man charged over Elm Grove stabbing
A 40-year-old man appeared in court last week charged by police with the murder of Brighton resident Gordon Stalker, a founder of the Lewes Road Community Garden. Stalker, 51, was…
Mystery Oxbridge sex blogger
An Oxbridge student, who describes herself as “a closet nympho currently shagging my way through the half-term hump”, has set up an anonymous risqué online sex blog. The student has…
Racking up the truth on Mephedrone
For those of you familiar with the programme “Brass Eye”, the current media portrayal of Mephedrone can seem absurdly similar to the fictitious drug ‘Cake’. If you are misfortunate enough…
Oxford University student denies racial slur
A student at Oxford University has denied claims that he shouted at an Israeli minister speaking at the Union, using the Arabic words, ‘Slaughter all Jews’. A statement released on…
Societies Festival builds community links
Last week saw the arrival of the first-ever University of Sussex Students’ Union (USSU) Societies Festival, a community engagement project spreading across the city, welcoming the local community to come…
Discover Islam comes to Sussex
Sussex Islamic society is hosting Discover Islam week on campus, starting Monday 22nd to Friday 26th February. The society hopes the line-up of different events will allow students the opportunity…
The Sunshine Underground: Leeds' finest exports raise the alarm in Brighton
If my stint in student journalism has taught me anything, it is to always expect the unexpected. The PR guy promises you half an hour with the band? You’ll get…
Brighton bards
Brighton now boasts an array of Poetry and Spoken Word events on a regular basis. The Badger sent writer Helen Grace to check out the latest offerings It has to…
“Are you allergic to me?!”
Questions are raised in SUDS’ new production Last week I was invited to watch a twenty-minute snippet of SUDS’ (Sussex University Drama Society) week seven production of Blackbird, followed by…