So left we’re right (but wrong)
Dear Badger, As ironic, tongue-in-cheek, edgily aesthetic right-wing vaporwave stickers are plastered around our campus, it’s time to address the deep, varied roots of the problem. It’s Trump. It’s Milo…
We need to talk about right wing opinions
Dear Badger, A few weeks ago a poster advertising a meeting for faculty members entitled “dealing with right wing attitudes and politics in the classroom”, appeared on campus. This has…
Results for SU election announced
The results are in for this year’s Students’ Union election, which saw 20 candidates standing to be the voice of the student body at Sussex. Turnout for the elections was…
Go Green Week: a full range of campaigns
Fossil Free Sussex staged a protest urging the university to make good on its promise to divest. The University committed to divest in April 2015 but no further action has…
NSS yes: Engineering students brush off boycott
Engineering students have chosen not to boycott the National Student Survey (NSS), a University spokesperson confirmed. The spokesperson said: “students within the Engineering department are choosing not to boycott the…
University fees and a time of brusque change
For the second week running our front page revolves around one of the central elements of our university exprience: fees. Loans, paying for our education, and financial fears have become…
An academic’s response to the Vice-Chancellor
The following open letter to the university Vice-Chancellor was sent to The Badger. We are happy to publish it as indeed we are always happy to publish letters written by…
Tuition fee rise fiasco: confusion continues
Sussex is set to raise tuition fees for all continuing home and EU undergraduate students as well as new students in 2017/18. However, to students without a thorough understanding of…
Sussex embroiled in ‘right wing attitudes’ discussion
A Sussex Centre for Conflict and Security Research (SCSR) poster advertising an “informal discussion” on “how to deal with right wing attitudes and politics in the classroom” has sparked controversy.…
Tony Blair strikes again
Dear Badger, Tony Blair strikes again, but at least these strikes are not lethal; tame almost, in comparison to the misery caused through the blood on his hands. Every time…
A student’s response to the Vice-Chancellor
The following open letter to the university Vice-Chancellor was sent to The Badger. We are happy to publish it as indeed we are always happy to publish letters written by…
Clean eating and fad diets are potential health risks
If you have been on the internet in the past couple of years, you are bound to have seen the emergence of the latest food trend, ‘clean eating’. Clean eating…
Reviving optimism: positive approaches to 2017
With 2016 being heralded as one of the worst years of all time, and 2017 on the cards to be even worse, it has perhaps never been more important to…
From Chuckie to Archie: Red Hair on Screen
“It’s quite offensive,” says my flatmate, Freya. We are reassessing some of our favourite children’s films and television programmes: The Rugrats, Cheaper by the Dozen, Diary of a Wimpy Kid,…
Fees rise for current students
Sussex will see fees rise to £9,250 for every home and EU undergraduate, including current students, those who have already started on £9,000. The announcement was included at the bottom…
Twenty four hour change made available at York House
Change has been made available at the 24 hour reception at York House after two students campaigned for more cash facilities on campus. The new service at York House was…
What’s the point of cash?
Dear Badger, What’s the point of cash? With all this talk of ‘change machines’ around campus and a shiny new pound coin coming into circulation in March, I can’t help…
Tenancy clemency: Uni pilots guarantor scheme.
The Student’s Union and University Housing Services have announced a new rent guarantor pilot scheme. The scheme provides a guarantor in the amount of 125 pounds per week for students…
Let there be life: new building gets go-ahead
Sussex University has been granted planning permission for a new Life Sciences building to become the campus’ second-largest building, only surpassed by the Library. The new Life Sciences building will…
Courgette crisis: vegetable shortage hits Brighton
Reports of courgette, iceberg lettuce and broccoli shortages have been hitting the news over the last few weeks. Pictures of empty supermarket shelves have been doing the rounds on social…