Sussex student arrested in Greece
A Sussex postgraduate student was arrested and harassed by Greek police whilst visiting family in Athens over the Christmas holiday. Myrto, 26, was on her way to visit the bank…
Students campaign for cheaper graduation
As many students prepare for winter graduation at the end of this month, some graduates are dissatisfied with the cost of tickets to attend the event. Graduation tickets for students…
Controversial professor ‘banned from Sussex’ dies
‘War criminals on the lecture circuit!’ ran the headline on the student newspaper when Professor Samuel P. Huntington came to speak at Sussex in 1973. The controversial academic, who was…
Racist attack on college student in Sussex
A 21 year old man has appeared in court and been charged with the manslaughter of a 16 year old student in East Sussex. Last November George Austin, a man…
Brighton’s cold age pensioners
Vulnerable people living in the Brighton area are being left in the cold after losing out on a government heating allowance scheme. Pensioners, severely disabled people and those with young…
Leeds Uni bans bottled water
Leeds University Students’ Union has announced that it will ban bottled water on campus in a move towards environmental sustainability. The move, which will cost the University £32,000 a year,…
PC Plod’s un-PC blog
A special constable in Brighton has resigned following the exposure of an online blog containing racist remarks and threats to an unnamed love rival. The trainee, Rob Johnston, 22, was…
iPods: the lessons of the future?
The University of Derby has recently launched a new initiative giving ipods to students, pre-loaded with informative tutorials. The University has given 35 first year radiology students ipods, valued at…
A mid-season report of the 2008/09 campaign
As 2008 drew to a close during the customary hectic festive schedule the Barclays Premier League season reached its half-way mark. For the rest of the season in 2009, the…
Second NUS Extraordinary Conference called – Delegates Needed
The National Union of Students (NUS) has officially called for a second Extraordinary Conference on the 20th of January to ratify the controversial Governance Review. The required twenty-five Unions have…
Wey Hey – It's my first ever blog
I can’t believe I’m writing a blog on the web – This is a real first for me.
The National Campaign Against Airport Expansion
Earlier this year the Independent on Sunday voted John Stewart 'Britain's most effective environmentalist'. Now, the Chair of AirportWatch and HACAN (the Heathrow Campaign group) writes exclusively for The Badger…
Floating on cloud number…
Performed by SUDs last week ‘Cloud Nine’ by Caryl Churchill explores gender issues, hypocrisy and human absurdity, and by and large was an excellent and enjoyable performance.
Thousands leave dentists
The Argus has reported that Sussex is facing a ‘ticking dental time bomb’ as figures released last week show a significant drop in the number of people visiting NHS dental…
Sanctuary in art on Human Rights Day
Our country’s current asylum system is unfair and uncompassionate, but it can be hard to know where to begin in changing a web of policies, deep-rooted prejudice and ridiculous media…
Sussex drama breaks into Brighton: ‘Wild East’ preview
“PITT: That’s what our job is. To find what has been taken away and plug the gap with something else that pretends to be the answer…” A nervous, socially defunct…
SUDS preview: Gratuity
Are you on the verge of a nervous breakdown? Are you finding work a little too much? Do you think you could name anyone who actually loves you? Do you…
Sussex Badminton’s highlight of the Autumn Term
On Wednesday the 26th of November the Men’s 1st Badminton Team faced a tough away match against Portsmouth Men’s 1st.
Christmas shoppers beware!
Christmas is nearly upon us & (unless you’ve been super organised) many of us will be manically buying last minute presents for family & friends over the next few weeks.…