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Funny Women Corn Exchange, 24/10/08The Pavilion Theatre saw the introduction of ‘Funny Women’ to the Brighton Comedy Festival on the 23rd October. A team of three female comedians and a…

Army recruiters on campus were sabotaged when a list of potential recruits’ names was stolen. The recruiters noticed the list had gone missing shortly after anti-war students had been handing…

In a poll by the Times Higher Education magazine, 77% of 500 academics asked say they feel coerced into giving out higher grades to students in order to improve the…

In the week in which Barack Obama may become the first black president of the United States, the new British Higher Education minister has warned that there is still a…

Landlords may have to be deemed “fit and proper” before being allowed to let properties in the private sector, according to a new government-commissioned report. The report by the Law…

National intake for science, maths and modern language degrees is on the increase after several years of worrying decline. According to a report from the Higher Education Funding Council for…

Resistance from University likely to continue The students’ union has called on university management to start negotiating with support staff over pensions. Laura Tazzioli, USSU President, said the union would…

Sussex students currently taking part in a delegation to Palestine have met with students at Al Quds Open University in the West Bank region, which is twinned with the University…

The leadership of the NUS, backed by the majority of the NEC (National Executive Committee) is aiming to put forward a motion which could potentially break down the NUS’ democratic…

Concerns have arisen over the impact that new development schemes will have on the South Downs. The SDC (South Downs Campaign), a network of over 150 organisations, is voicing fears…

Emory Douglas, former Minister of Culture of the Black Panthers, is coming to Sussex to give a lecture on the importance of art in revolution and representation. The event will…

Staff at Nottingham Trent University went on strike on 21st October following a dispute between the university and the University and College Union (the largest of its kind for post-16…

Ed Byrne, Different Class, Corn Exchange, 17/10/08. Ed Byrne’s latest show ‘Different Class’ is an energetic and engaging romp through his unique brand of everyday observational humour, which picks apart…

Chris Cox, Control Freak, Pavilion Theatre, 17/10/08 If Derren Brown is the magical community’s pretentious twit, then Chris Cox is their lovable geek.

On Friday 17 October students, established residents and council officials debated the issue of studentification in Brighton. The initial meeting was an opportunity for those living in Brighton to voice…

Last Friday 17 October saw UNITE’s second day of strike action. UNITE members include university technical, computing and estates staff. The union have been forced out on strike to protect…

Self-proclaimed Chris ‘thimply the bethst’ Eubank is hoping that his 19 year-old son Chris Eubank Jnr. is about to follow in his footsteps and embark on an illustrious boxing career.…

I’m not really a very religious person. Sometimes it occurs to me that I ought to adopt one of the world’s faiths; you know, just in case – all that…

They have their own smell which some might describe as musty. The rails are stuffed with stained second hand cardigans and pre-war nighties donated by the relatives of a belated…

Cambridge University Student Union (CUSU) are being forced to recall free condoms given out during fresher’s week after it was realised that they didn’t bear the British Standards Institution, or…