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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…

On Wednesday the 26th of November the Men’s 1st Badminton Team faced a tough away match against Portsmouth Men’s 1st.

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.…

Sussex men’s 2nd competed excellently last Wednesday to win 3-1 on a cold December afternoon. Early goals from Dom Herron and Martin Simmoneau, plus a well-deserved late strike for striker…

From fast runners to human train crashes, 2008 has been a year to remember. The Badger arts team does what every other newspaper does and picks their top cultural moments…

On Wednesday 3 December, the men’s volleyball team played its last home match of the year against the University of Portsmouth. Both teams had remained undefeated after winning all their…

We go to a university that does not acknowledge the achievements of students’ campaigns, or of their union’s accomplishments and has little time for students’ opinions. The Badger forum and…

Around 300 people attended a rally in support of Associate Tutors in Library Square last Wednesday. The rally, which was organised as part of the University and College Union’s (UCU)…

India has had their 9/11. After throwing grenades into crowds at Mumbai’s packed railway station and opening fire into crowds with AK-47s, Islamic militants (tentatively named as the Deccan Mujahideen)…

Last week a curfew was imposed on a politically active student for his involvement in an action drawing attention to the operation of military interests through an innocuous-seeming social organisation…

Planning on hanging around in Brighton for the holidays? Wondering how to fill the void left by lectures and absentee mates? What better way to occupy your time than a…

Review: Che – part one (The Argentine), 15. Director: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Demian Bichir After Motorcycle Diaries gave an acclaimed insight into the early life of Ernesto…

The Gardner Arts centre, which has been shut since April 2007 due to funding cuts is to be reopened, the University of Sussex Council announced last week. The Council has…

Union council last week decided to hold cross-campus referendums on two of the most controversial motions tabled at this years Students’ Union Annual General Meeting (AGM). The motion for Sussex…

Starting this November, the UK Border Agency began issuing the new national ID card to non-EU students and marriage visa holders. This has been described by some critics as a…

A ceremony was held to commemorate World AIDS Day in Library Square last Monday culminating in the switching on of the Christmas tree lights. Throughout the day there was a…

The government has ordered a crackdown on fraudulent grant claims amid concerns that a number of students are cheating the government out of thousands of pounds in grants every year.…

Climate change protesters dressed as animals staged a “mass extinction” in Brighton city centre last weekend to protest against plans for energy company E.ON’s new coal power plant at Kingsnorth.…

The free market think-tank Reform has recommended that the £3,145 cap on tuition fees be scrapped. Reform’s report, The Mobile Economy, advises removing both the tuition fees cap and all…

Despite plans to raise alcohol duties by 8 per cent as stated in the pre-Budget report, Alistair Darling was forced into a U-turn on alcohol duty after miscalculations. The treasury…