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. The West Wing and Apocalypse Now actor, 67, has enrolled…
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, are demanding significant increases to their annual salaries. The UCU…
‘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 the Rambo attire for a friend’s 21st fancy dress party…
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 study at Sussex than Brighton’s impressive cultural heritage and thriving…
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 less exam pressure. The current three-tier school system, which streams…
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 government’s proposed spending cuts on Higher Education. Students from all…
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,…