The AGM, the NUS & the way forward
Sussex’s Annual General Meeting is always good fun, despite the boring initial procedures, the confusion, and the long hours of…
Beer pong society rejected
The activities committee have recently ruled against the existence of a ‘Beer Pong’ society. The American drinking game, which consists…
Associate Tutors overworked
Associate Tutors in Humanities (HUMS), Social Sciences and Cultural studies (SOCCUL) and the Sussex Institute (SI) are amid a pay…
Norwegian University bans Coca-Cola
The University of Oslo has followed in Sussex’s footsteps to ban Coca-Cola from its campus and will instead offer ethical…
Campus health care – is there a doctor in the house?
University medical care is in place to provide efficient and caring support for students. On visiting the health centre for…
‘Well-urned’ praise for brave Beckett production
Not I / Play – Upstairs at Three and Ten – 6/11/08 Drunken Masks, a young theatre company that names amongst its…
Universities move forward with building plans
Plans for major new buildings on campus have progressed as architects were given an initial design brief by the university.…
Academics call for 'pick-and-mix' degrees
The long-established system of three-year degrees is being brought into review by the higher education system, a new report has…
University must serve business, says VC
Sussex must change to better serve the needs of business, the Vice-Chancellor has said. The remarks at an open staff…
Could the Iceland crisis have been predicted?
Brighton & Hove City Council has revealed that they withdrew all investments with one of the collapsed Icelandic banks a…
Introducing… Haunts
Haunts are a band hard to define. Emerging out of the shadows of the London hardcore scene, they fuse elements…
Riotous sounds at The Prince Albert
Catapult, Cha Cha & Riot Riot @ The Prince Albert, 11th November The Prince Albert pub is one of the…
Boosh in Brighton
The Mighty Boosh whisked the eager audience on a ‘journey through time and space’. The Mighty Boosh have clearly established…
The apathy of US
The Students’ Union needs to combat apathy it if wants to remain relevant. The Student Union’s vision of 2006, focuses…
Martin Sheen goes back to school!
Golden Globe and Emmy awardwinning actor Martin Sheen is returning to university to obtain a Bachelor of the Arts degree.…
Lecturers’ union demands pay increase
In the face of a severe economic downturn, members of the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU), including lecturers and academics,…
‘Rambo’ student arrested for carrying a plastic knife
A Nottingham on Trent student was arrested following his choice of costume as the super-soldier, Rambo. He dressed up in…
Student friendly theatre in Brighton…
Although a self-confessed fan of ‘the arts’, I must admit there were many factors that contributed to my decision to…
100,000 German students urge educational reform
Thousands of students staged protests and marched across 40 cities in Germany last week, demanding smaller classes, more teachers and…
Italian students storm capital over spending cuts
Last week thousands of Italian students brought Rome’s traffic to a grinding halt when they joined to protest over the…