Learning to drive, and what happens if you eventually pass
Can you drive? Well done. Seriously, it took me four times to get my license; by the fourth time my instructor basically said: ‘well, you’ve got nothing to lose’. Easy…
Reading for pleasure? It's essential
Dear Badger, When did you last read a book? How many books have you read this year? Have you ever borrowed a novel from the library? If you don’t read,…
Why HeForShe is not as representative as it seems
September 2014: Emma Watson launches the HeForShe campaign, inviting all men into feminism. September 2014: the first meeting of the University of Sussex Women’s Group. The topic? How we can…
The blame for tuition fees can be laid at the feet of Tony Blair
The blame for tuition fees can be laid at the feet of Tony Blair, according to Harry Howard.
Disability, language, and how everyone can improve
Recently, wonderful Sussex students have reminded me of just how acceptable it is to verbally bash the disabled. The tour guide who compared his timid sociability to Asperger’s syndrome, the…
In defence of vegetarianism (For the angry Cornishmen)
I am often called into debates by virtue of my vegetarianism at parochial gatherings; ceaselessly challenged to justify myself by those with a bewildering and lusty resentment. This happened most…
Beck vs Beyoncé: Who really should have won that Grammy?
Okay, so it’s the monumental question since the Grammies is: who should have won Best Album: Beck or Beyoncé? How do I begin to answer? Well, let’s see, how about…
The Students' Union needs to step up and stop selling tobacco
The power of large tobacco companies has been heavily restricted over the last few decades in the UK; including a ban on the advertisement of tobacco, a nationwide smoking ban…
The Tories have auctioned off their morality
Press reports of the Tory party fundraiser (for which guests paid up to £15,000 a seat) initially sparked a heated debate over the nature and transparency of the donations received…
Do you vote for your country, or your county?
With the UK general election fast approaching much attention has been paid to the stark disparity between turnout levels between young and old. The under 25s, and students in particular,…
Translating the data: Journalism in transition
There’s been a huge mass of conversations about freedom of the press recently. Whether we discuss the morality of reporting the controversial, the justice of lack of reporting around what…
Michael Farthing needs to stop treating his students as customers
Michael Farthing’s attack on 24th February against Labour’s proposal to lower university fees is based on smoke and mirrors and against the very people he should be speaking out for:…
Cops off Campus desperately needs a renaming
I wish, with all my heart, that the Cops Off Campus movement was called something else. I completely agree with the urgent need to end police brutality and mistreatment. I…
Selfridges department store and the new 'unisexy'
For six weeks, starting in March, Selfridges London will be ridding themselves of their perfectly organized men and women’s departments. In their place, they plan on creating a monstrous three-floor…
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…
Embarking on Graduate life: take your time
My academic journey at Sussex is reaching its end, yet with only two months to hand in dissertations and complete my undergraduate degree I am surprisingly calm. Despite this truth,…
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…
Happiness is just a 'swipe right' away
Where did you parents meet? School? Gig? Pub? Work? Somewhere which involved one of them crossing the floor and saying ‘hello’, I’ll bet. When you yourself eventually copulate and produce…
What will the face of feminism look like in 2015?
Last year was, what seemed to be, a very noisy year for feminism. It seemed to be one of the most talked about topics across social media with global trends…
A Harry Potter degree
Dear Badger, Maybe it’s because I am getting closer to finalizing my degree and I feel the need for personal reassurance and validation; maybe it’s because I am unamused with…