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Hyphenated Identities: Internationality in the ‘Hostile Environment’

If there is anything the last three years of political near-phantasmagoria has proven, it is that British society, whatever or wherever that is, is obsessed with identity. We establish who…

Dinner digs: roast edition

As the days are getting a little longer and brighter and the flowers are starting to bloom, spring is somewhat in the air. However, the comfort you get from a…

Cultural Bite

With the constant rain and cold winds, you may rather stay in and eat as opposed to weathering the rain as spring approaches. Sure, you can order in, but for…

Getting Inspired by ‘Sustainable Gifting’

We caught up with those inspired by our last edition’s ‘Sustainable Gifting’ article. See below for inspiration and to see what was crafted by our readers As a follow-up from…

Lose Yourself to Dance: OOPS Festival Returns for 2019.

OOPS Festival has returned to Brighton for another three days of performance, perspective, and passion. The festival itself, was curated by members of the Swallowsfeet Collective, who wanted to start…

Paws For Thought

In the midst of university mayhem, many students may find it difficult to de-stress, relax, and take a few minutes for themselves. Finding the time to get outside of the…

Life According To Maddie Bruce

22 year old Youtuber Maddie Bruce is taking the internet by storm. The UK based influencer only began her YouTube channel ‘themaddiebruce’ in 2013, but she’s already amassed over 9…

Green on Screen: The Zero Waste Influencers of Youtube

Plastic is consuming our planet, and even though no one quite knows how much unrecycled plastic waste ends up in the sea, the damage to ocean wildlife is evidential of…

Heather Moorhouse’s Bold Creativity

Heather Moorhouse, more commonly known as ‘makeupmouse’ by her fans, is a make-up artist who has built a successful career as a beauty-focused YouTube creator. She was a speaker at…

YouTube Creators On The Recipe For Success

Like any young person in 2019, I love YouTube. I spend far too many hours of my life pouring over my laptop to learn about anything and everything. So when…

The neoliberal side of social media

It’s no secret that whilst we’re a generation that loves social media, its effects on our mental health can be catastrophic. Studies have shown that there is a direct correlation…

Decolonise Sussex

Decolonise Sussex is a student-led campaign dedicated to challenging the legacies of racism, imperialism and colonialism within all spheres of the university, both inside and outside the classroom. We aim…

For the love of grub

As national awareness about the global climate crisis increases, countless unique initiatives to cut wastage and maximize sustainability have emerged out of the bleak horizon to give us hope for…

16 Days of Activism

From the “F” word, Feminism, to standing up against the violence that 1 in 4 women experience across the globe, 16 days of activism covers it all. According to the…

Socially conscious start-ups

It’s only been a year since RED, or Renewable Energy Development, came into being, but since then the socially conscious start-up has been waking waves. Aiming to supply ‘clean and…

In conversation with Ola Johnson

When fashion and beauty is combined with self-empowerment, the result is Ola Johnson. Brighton based blogger and vlogger Ola Johnson is only 25, but is quickly becoming internet royalty. With…

Censoring Climate Change

Why, at the time when we need people to engage with what’s happening to the world around us, was Iceland’s advert banned? With so many terrible and destructive things happening…

Menstruation in the third world

Even though menstruation is a natural cycle affecting millions and millions of people every month there is still so much silence surrounding the topic. The Badger has been attempting to…

The Snowflake Debate

Tallulah Belassie-Page- Millennials, a.k.a ‘Generation snowflake’, the avocado-loving Instagramers responsible for censoring free speech. These are just some of the myths perpetuated by the media about the younger generations, now…

An Insight Into The Women’s Equality Party

Another tumultuous year roles by alongside the political fall out of Brexit and the continued instability of the current government. The #MeToo movement, and the increasingly popularised participation in activism,…