Strikes threaten campus chaos
Sussex University came a step closer to being shut down by strikes as support staff gave an ultimatum to university bosses last week. Members of Unison, the trade union representing…
Derby day defeat for Sussex football 2nd
Sussex University football’s 2nd eleven came a cropper against arch-rivals Brighton University in a 3-0 defeat at home last Wednesday. Two goals before half-time and a third later on were…
New food at Falmer Bar
The food provision at Falmer Bar has been taken over by the One World catering company. Eating in Falmer Bar, one of Sussex’s most important social and alcoholic hubs, has…
NUS protest against gay persecution in Uganda
NUS Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual Trans-gender (LGBT) campaigners joined with other gay rights organizations on Tuesday 9 October in protest against the alleged persecution, torture and arrest of lesbian, gay, bisexual…
Men’s football 1st earn hard fought away point
Sussex University football’s 1st team have got their season off to a solid start with a 1-1 draw away to St. Mary’s University. On a damp, grey October afternoon a…
Police investigate rave attacks
Sussex Police came to campus this week to appeal for witnesses in the search for a group of males who carried out a series of violent attacks and robberies on…
Chaos as police block anti-war demo
Police use pepper spray, batons and dogs to stop anti-war march First-year student violently arrested on campus Lewes Road closed for several hours
Former Chancellor's photos on campus
This week former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Labour M.P. Lord Healey exhibits some of his photographs in a student made exhibition: Dennis Healey, Furniture of Mind. Undergraduate students of…
Sussex student raped in Digital club
A nineteen-year-old female Sussex undergraduate was the victim of a serious sexual assault at Digital nightclub in the early hours of Wednesday 8th October.
Sussex students to go on Palestine delegation
Students from the University of Sussex will soon be embarking on a journey to Tubas, in occupied Palestine, as part of a delegation from ‘The Brighton Tubas Region Friendship and…
Strike disruption set to increase
Strikes by technical staff are set to continue as university management refuse to negotiate over pensions changes.
Senior police officers arrested for wine theft
They may have cautioned you for underage consumption of a bottle of Frosty Jack’s or two in your time, but it turns out that the police enjoy a tipple just…
Train travellers beware
I travelled the journey from Falmer to London Road in about four minutes, and each minute of that journey cost me £5. Allow me to explain exactly how this happened…
Brighton & Hove – first ‘Urban Biosphere City’?
For centuries places such as the Amazon rainforest and the Mojave Desert have been recognised as being among the most unique and exceptional places on Earth; now it appears that…
Narrow defeat for Men’s Hockey 1st
Last Wednesday Sussex Men’s 1st hockey team opened their league campaign with a disappointing 3-2 home defeat to a Surrey team which they clearly had the measure of for large…
NUS supports ‘No’ vote in free education referendum
Students of Bangor University have been shocked to find the leadership of the NUS campaigning for a “no” vote in their upcoming referendum on whether to support the abolition of…
1 in 3 graduates not paying back loans
The Students Loans Company has revealed that as many as one in three graduates are not paying back their loans since the introduction of University fees in 1998. The main…
UK Youth Parliment
Campaign pound coins have been circulated in Westminster to highlight the cost of undergraduate tuition fees and to raise awareness of the issue to both the public and those in…
US Election special
American youth backs Barack Obama When it comes to the US elections, we’re constantly hearing numbers and polls. When it comes to hearing peoples opinions, we’re also bombarded. However they’re…
Blind drunk: dangerous vodka on sale in Brighton
A recent search of off-licences across Brighton and Hove brought a whole new meaning to the expression “blind drunk” as five establishments were found to be selling counterfeit vodka which…