Violence in public spaces
“Text me when you’re home safely!” Such a common conclusion to a night out – especially amongst female friends – may seem innocuous, even sensible. But for some campaigners, such…
The National Trajectory of Local Change
From Sussex question time to the NUS demo in London on the 21st, ‘Privatisation’ is still the word on everybody’s lips. But what makes Sussex’s privatisation so different from other…
A Life Without Fear?
Last week Brighton found itself rampaged by ghosts, zombies and ghouls in the middle of its chilling annual Halloween festival. Strangely, many thousands of people celebrate this day of the…
Cheating the system
Plagiarism and cheating: two words that students come across again and again throughout their academic experience at Sussex. Although it would be surprising to come across a student unfamiliar with…
The Essence of Privatisation
“The only way contractors make a profit is by cutting jobs and wages – that is the essence of privatisation.” Those were the words of Jeremy Corbyn, local MP for…
Aspects of Homesickness
Eva Mendez The first weeks at a new university can be a time of excessive partying, a time of engaging in activities you have never tried before, a time of…
University challenged
As a new generation of students’ arrives at ‘liberal-lefty’ Sussex The Badger asks: are they walking into a bohemian wonderland or an institution mirroring an increasingly conservative education system? Harry…
The only way is Media
The statistics show that both domestically and aggregately, the number of students undertaking media related subjects is falling. However, those who do proceed with such a degree are finding jobs…