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Surviving University with Emetophobia 

Defined as a fear of vomiting or feeling sick, emetophobia is a debilitating fear that causes sufferers to limit their lives in order to prevent anxiety and panic attacks.

Society Spotlight: Forest Garden Society

If you’ve ever wandered behind Northfield, you more than likely would have stumbled across the Forest Garden. Complete with sapling trees, charming make-shift benches and stunning views of Sussex’s wildlife,…

Is it Bedtime for the American Giant? The Great Retreat of American Internationalism

Following Trump’s inauguration on 20 January, the President and his Republican administration have begun an immense transformation of America’s domestic and foreign policy. Trump continues to consolidate his power, emboldened…

Fitness, Fanatics, and All of the Above

More than fad workout trends, gloopy protein shakes, and GRWM (Get Ready With Me) for the gym reels, fitness discourse has become a vehicle for promoting far-right ideology. In private…

Death Anxiety Messes with Your Head – And Your Opinions

Think about the group you most identify with – could be your religion, nationality, or political affiliation. Now, remember this: one day, you will die. Oddly enough, that awareness might…

Can Sex Work Really Be Feminist?

The pandemic: known for its lack of toilet roll, lockdowns, daily walks and… OnlyFans? Despite changing the industry, the subscription-based website has entailed popular debates questioning whether sex work can…

Panalo – Brighton’s Newest Winner

Panalo, the Filipino word for “win”, is the odd name given to the new Filipino restaurant in Hove. Sleek but unassuming, this six-month-old establishment sits on the corner of a…

Of Mountains And Men: The Current State Of Statehood In Papua New Guinea

Host to an estimated 840 living languages, Papua New Guinea (PNG), situated on the eastern side of the island of New Guinea within Oceania’s subregion of Melanesia, is known as…

Historical Figures Who Were More Radical Than Assumed

By Isaac Westhead In school, we often learn about historical figures and their impacts on the world. From Einstein to Martin Luther King, these figures are held up as examples…

The TikTok Ban, ByteDance, and the “Splinternet”

The US TikTok ban represents more than the surface level new-cold-war tension between America and China. It personifies a growing divide between both advocates and critics of a global, open…

We’re Broke – Someone Fix It!

The “broke student” trope is hardly new, but it’s not just a fun, quirky aesthetic or the overly dramatic whining some accuse us of. For many students, financial hardship is…

Fieldnotes On Being Overwhelmed as a Fresher – The Brown Girl Perspective

Written by: Deeghi Basu Once you pass a couple of time zones from your home country toward Britain, you notice the first difference. All of a sudden, the people around…

The WWF Unmasked: Violence, Contradictions and Greenwashing

In the realm of environmental conservation, few non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are as widely recognised and trusted as the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Adorned with its iconic panda logo…

Were The Greeks All Pederasts?

Ancient Greece and its eminent persons have been associated with intelligence, artistic creativity, philosophical thought, and being foundational to Western civilisation for millennia. Though, in the last 50 years, there…

Inside Brighton’s Illegally Rented Student Homes 

Being a student is tough enough as it is. Facing mountains of student debt, a cost of living crisis, and just to top it off – terrible housing conditions. A…

The Identity of Nowhere 

I don’t have a British name, I don’t really look “British”, and I don’t feel British. My parents met in Italy and moved to the UK just before I was…

Reform’s Racist Rampage in South East England 

Now, this may be a news article – but I’ve got to admit it is pretty impossible (I refuse) to write a neutral article discussing a racist political party which…

Napoli’s Triangle of Death – How the Mafia Caused a Cancer Epidemic 

The “Triangle of Death” is a large area of land located approximately 25 km northeast of the city of Napoli (Naples), Italy. The name was coined in reference to the…

The Bimbofication of Boobs

Most women have boobs. Some women have big boobs, some women have small boobs, some women don’t have boobs, and some women may only have one boob. Weirdly, despite boobs…

Cringe Culture: The Intersection of Misogyny and Ableism in Fandom Spaces

In 2020, a global lockdown encouraged people to entrench themselves in online fan spaces more than ever before, aided by the internet’s most popular platform: TikTok. But fandom culture existed…