Ida Maria: so much better when she’s drunk
Ida Maria @ Komedia, 18th November After much success in her native county, Ida Maria has gained notoriety in Britain after performing on Later… with Jools Holland, where she delivered…
AGM motions ‘fail’ to represent students’ views
Over fifty percent of students believe that military funded bodies should be allowed to function on Sussex campus, a survey for The Badger has revealed. This is despite a motion…
Universities defend self-regulation.
Universities have defended the effectiveness of self-regulation and rejected further external scrutiny. Universities in the UK currently operate on a self-regulatory basis, which means having control over degree grades and…
The Global Struggle For Queer Freedom
Peter Tatchell says most of the world is still living in the homophobic dark ages, but LGBT movements are defiant and making gains.
Rototom Sunsplash
For the 130 euros the tickets cost Rototom Sunsplash was an absolute bargain. The 15-year-old ten-day (!) reggae festival, situated in the green hills of Friuli (north-east Italy), attracts a…
Students call for NUS disaffiliation
The University of Sussex Students’ Union (USSU) held its most important meeting of the year last Thursday, the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The event provides students with an opportunity to…
Sussex academic sparks national row
A Sussex academic has been the focus of a political storm in recent weeks as his study has been used by the government to claim that inequality in the UK…
Cambridge dean masquerades as Spaniard on Facebook
Last week Dr Peter Anthony Linehan, dean of one of St John’s College, Cambridge was caught out by his students when he created a Facebook profile to do a bit…
Sussex Men’s rugby give a gritty performance against England Deaf
Sussex University Men’s Rugby travelled to East Grinstead on Sunday (9/11/08) to play a match against England Deaf. In conditions more akin to trench warfare than rugby, it was perhaps…
From private to public: visions of troubled minds
Exhibition in Mind, Jubilee Library, Until Friday 21st November Next to the entrance of the Jubilee Library is currently a mini photographic exhibition called ‘Experience in Mind.’ It is easily…
Brighton man victim of homophobic abuse
Stephen English, the team leader of a group of staff known as ‘The Top Guns’ working for Thomas Sanderson Blinds Ltd, has brought an anti-discrimination high court case against his…
Liberal thought is not a waste of time
Spluttering on my fair trade coffee last week I was astonished to discover that I inhabit a perilous ‘liberal bubble’ which is slowly lulling me into a false sense of…
Why say NO to disaffiliation?
I just wish to start by saying how much I hate NUS. Words can hardly do my bitterness justice, but saying I despise it with every ounce of my being…
Stand-off continues over restructuring plans
Meetings have been held (and missed), decision-making groups set up, positions filled, petitions signed and poll results counted. The result? For better or worse, the University of Sussex is rapidly,…
Pensions strike back on
Talks to resolve the pensions dispute between university management and support staff have broken down. Technical staff held their third day of strike action last Thursday in response.
UK universities may lose international students to US after Obama election
UK universities have been warned to expect a significant decrease in the number of international students applying to study in the country due, in part, to the recent historic election…
AGM throws up unexpected results
The Student Union AGM last Thursday saw a few hundred (though still not enough) students take to the floor of Mandela hall to debate agendas, motions and budgets. For a…
Grab a seat for ‘The Chairs’…
Ellie Williams, director of SUDS’ latest theatrical offering, on why this week’s play is one to see… This week, in the Debating Chamber, the Drama Society presents ‘The Chairs’; a…
Spoken turd night
Hammer and Tongue: Spoken Word, Komedia Studio Bar, 06/11/08 The premise of Komedia’s Hammer and Tongue had been so promising: an evening of poetry and spoken word from local and…
Of polemics, ideologues and arrogance
For those attending the highly entertaining and always worthwhile Annual General Meeting of the Students Union last week, or for those who attended the Sussex Not for Sale meeting on…