Locals Continue Campaign against Starbucks
The fight against Starbucks on St. James Street persists after residents witnessed yet another opening of the well-known branch in May this year. Before the development, this road was already…
Sometimes war is a necessary evil – but let’s hope Obama will find alternatives
Well that’s it then: President Barack Obama. There is no doubt that this is an enormous victory – it signifies the end of an era for the Republican party, the…
Why aid for women always comes last
It probably won’t surprise you to know that one in sixteen women die in pregnancy or childbirth in Africa, or that in Ethiopia that figure is one in seven. We…
Das Pop: does exactly what it says on the tin
The three part Belgian, one part New Zealander band which stormed on stage last night were definitely what the crowd of people surrounding the stage was calling for a taste…
Directing Rita
Lana Harper talks to Chris Davis, the director of SUDS’ latest production, ‘Educating Rita’
The Scramble for Africa: the DR Congo case
African issues seems to have gained popular debate within academia, students and in general public gatherings . However, this dialectic discourse has never taken a clear and critical position in…
Toffs: back in fashion
With all our fair trade coffee, bangles and well travelled student body, it is far too easy to forget that there is a real world out there. The University of…
Neon Neon: electro saviours
Neon Neon’s MySpace advertises their genre as “Electro / Pop”. Accordingly, I hoped that this band were going to do me some aural good, but was steeling myself for disappointment…
Safe as Houses? – Gas and electrical safety in rented accommodation
Most students will live in private rented accommodation at some point during their time at University. With all the things to consider when choosing & living in your accommodation, one…
Agonising defeat for Netball 1st
Fireworks came early in an explosive match last Wednesday between Sussex University Women’s 1st team and their Reading counterparts. Reading stole a narrow 32-31 win in a game that went…
Stanford Series is a super sham
At the time of my writing this article, the richest prize competed for in team sport had not yet taken place. It was imminent, and the full scale of drama…
Bridging the pay gap
Just over a week ago it was widely publicized in the national press that women working full-time in both the UK and America may as well take an eight week…
‘Warhorse’ wows
Warhorse National Theatre, 30/10/08 This play was a depiction of a First World War horse so brave that it makes London’s ‘Animals in War Memorial’ seem thoroughly inadequate.
SUDS scary stories
Ghost stories in the Meeting House, 31/10/08 The Meeting House is dark except for a circle of tiny candles on the floor. Ghostly music plays in the background. We are…
RSC makes Brighton debut
Romeo and Juliet Theatre Royal Brighton, 23/10/08 Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ has captivated many an audience with its highly charged romance, feuding families and violence, and now it is brought…
Judgement day is every day at Sussex
The exclusion of certain students from visiting stalls at the Grad fair is nothing other than direct, personal discrimination. The stalls affected included Brighton and Hove Council, Chestnut Tree Children’s…
East Slope: not a actually a ‘slum’
Throwing yourself completely into university life must, to some people, be a bit like diving head first into in to a snake pit. I felt a bit like this whilst…
UK students should study abroad says Higher Education Minister
Higher education minister David Lammy said last Tuesday that students in the UK must be encouraged to spend time studying abroad. Lammy said that he wanted it to become common…
UK students using prescription drugs as study aids
Early morning library users will be familiar with the sight of bug-eyed third years, surrounded by empty cans of energy drink, exhausted after having pulled yet another ‘all-nighter.’ However, The…
Obamania comes to Sussex
US Election results draws excited crowds In the early hours of last Wednesday morning a packed East Slope Bar was sent into raptures as the announcement came through that on…