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Read now: The Badger’s Fourth Edition

The Badger's Fourth Edition has just gone live and it's packed with Sussex-student relevant content.

Freshers: Lockdown Edition

Words By Luke Thomson “It will be the best week of your life” I was told coming into Freshers, an experience to never forget and one that will surely set…

Read now: The Badger’s Third Edition

Have a read of The Badger's third edition of the academic year! From COVID headlines to spooky book recommendations, this edition isn't one to miss.

Lessons Learnt from Lockdown

The enforced lockdown that arose as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic initially seemed like a nightmare but, as the saying goes, diamonds are formed under pressure, and the lessons…

Returning Home in a Time of Global Pandemic

Words By Inès Bussat There are many ways in which the Coronavirus crisis has impacted our lives. One huge area impacted by the lockdown experience is how we see, and…

RideDash: Brighton’s New Student-Led Travel Company

Ola Oladapo and his co-founders are hoping to lead Brighton into a new era of ‘ride-sharing.’

Piracy Rising on Campus

Features sub editor Olly catches up with The Pirate Society to find out how they became Sussex Uni’s Best New Society 2020.

History: Moving Forward

Words By Teddy Parkin History, the lesson that my friend always fell asleep in at school. He explained the boredom felt as dreary monologues drained out of his professors’ mouth.…

Certainty: Sense of Self During Freshers

Words by Teddy Parkin Starting university for the first time can be a daunting prospect. The responsibility of paving your way and making good of the opportunity is a heavy…

Getting those Z’s

Words by Beth Pratt Sleep is an essential biological need to maintain your life support system, yet two-thirds of adults in developed nations fail to obtain the recommended eight hours…

How’s Live Music Doing?

What does a global pandemic mean for an industry fuelled by live performance and those who work within it?

Read Now: The Badger 11th Edition

The 11th and final edition of the academic year is here, read it now!

Being Black and Queer in Brighton: Mutually Exclusive Events

Writer Amera Johnson discusses how Brighton's predominantly white surroundings make it hard to find spaces and events in which one can express their black and queer identities simultaneously without it…

A Journey of Food through Lyon’s gastronomy

By Thaïs Jacquet When entering a Lyonnais Bouchon -traditional lyonnaise restaurant-, you will feel your senses heightened by your surroundings: the smell of « Gratton » (fried pork fat), the…

Pack Up and Drive

What might Van Life offer to students? We interviewed two such travelers to find out what they think.

An insight into the real Africa – what the media doesn’t show

When the western world talks about Africa, they reflect the Africa they have seen or heard about from the media that they consume. These reflections are deeply rooted in the…

Jinkx Monsoon on Together Again, Again, on LGBTQ+ and non-binary issues and on returning to RuPaul’s Drag Race

Editor-in-Chief Chris Ahjem sits down with RuPaul's Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon to discuss their new show, LGBTQ+ issues and whether they'd return to Drag Race.

Risky Raves- the highs and lows of party drugs

What are party drugs: Party drugs are recreational drugs such as MDMA, Ketamine, and cocaine, taken to enhance people’s experiences at clubs, festivals, and parties. All party drugs are illegal…

LGBTQ+ discrimination in the workplace- what does the US Surpreme Court have to say?

It is always a fear of mine that when I fill out an application for a job, that when I get to the anti-discrimination section and enter my sexuality, that…

Protest art- The Lennon Walls in Hong Kong

John Lennon, the famous singer, peace activist and icon of freedom was assassinated on 8 December, 1980. People from around the world commemorated his death. Shortly after this, inPrague, Czech…