The Badger

In the face of a severe economic downturn, members of the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU), including lecturers and academics, are demanding significant increases to their annual salaries. The UCU…

A Nottingham on Trent student was arrested following his choice of costume as the super-soldier, Rambo. He dressed up in the Rambo attire for a friend’s 21st fancy dress party…

Although a self-confessed fan of ‘the arts’, I must admit there were many factors that contributed to my decision to study at Sussex than Brighton’s impressive cultural heritage and thriving…

The film begins with the story of Ulrike Meinhof, a middle class journalist who through the responsibility felt by many descendants of the Nazi generation becomes involved in the Baader…

Thousands of students staged protests and marched across 40 cities in Germany last week, demanding smaller classes, more teachers and less exam pressure. The current three-tier school system, which streams…

Last week thousands of Italian students brought Rome’s traffic to a grinding halt when they joined to protest over the government’s proposed spending cuts on Higher Education. Students from all…

Ida Maria @ Komedia, 18th November After much success in her native county, Ida Maria has gained notoriety in Britain after performing on Later… with Jools Holland, where she delivered…

As one of the Film Editors of The Badger I am embarrassed to admit that I’ve never really watched short films before, at least not at a short film screening…

Over fifty percent of students believe that military funded bodies should be allowed to function on Sussex campus, a survey for The Badger has revealed. This is despite a motion…

As a big fan of Quantic, the Columbia based DJ and producer with whom Alice Russell has worked, I had high hopes for this album. Well before the likes of…

Hailing from north London and Hertfordshire, Haunts prove that indie can grow and throw up new strands of music.

Universities have defended the effectiveness of self-regulation and rejected further external scrutiny. Universities in the UK currently operate on a self-regulatory basis, which means having control over degree grades and…

Peter Tatchell says most of the world is still living in the homophobic dark ages, but LGBT movements are defiant and making gains.

For the 130 euros the tickets cost Rototom Sunsplash was an absolute bargain. The 15-year-old ten-day (!) reggae festival, situated in the green hills of Friuli (north-east Italy), attracts a…

Hot Chip @ The Brighton Dome, 5th November When I order peanuts at a bar my expectations aren’t high: I don’t expect them to be cheap; I don’t expect to…

The University of Sussex Students’ Union (USSU) held its most important meeting of the year last Thursday, the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The event provides students with an opportunity to…

A Sussex academic has been the focus of a political storm in recent weeks as his study has been used by the government to claim that inequality in the UK…

Last week Dr Peter Anthony Linehan, dean of one of St John’s College, Cambridge was caught out by his students when he created a Facebook profile to do a bit…

From 20th November until 7th December, Brighton will become a haven for fans of independent and international cinema, as the Cinecity Film Festival is back for its sixth year. There…

Sussex University Men’s Rugby travelled to East Grinstead on Sunday (9/11/08) to play a match against England Deaf. In conditions more akin to trench warfare than rugby, it was perhaps…