Updates on our best news stories
As a goodbye from the News team, we looked back through every issue of The Badger this year and selected a few of the best stories we’ve broken. We’ve revisited…
University blocks disabled parking spaces
Students with disabilities have been dismayed to find that the University of Sussex has permitted builders to occupy disabled parking spaces with a portacabin, skip and vans, meaning that the…
Sussex students in virtual reality slaughterhouse
Sussex students have been experiencing a ‘pigs-eye-view’ of a British slaughterhouse, using virtual reality headsets in Library Square. The seven-minute 360° video known as iANIMAL has been developed by animal…
Criticism of Sussex University accessibility is unfair
Dear Badger, As a physically disabled student, I read with some laughter your article on the question of access to campus, mainly because it was factually inaccurate and completely misses…
9 Genius habits your 80 year old brain will thank you for doing today
A rich new area of science is analyzing which healthy habits best keep your mind and memory blithely unaffected even when a brain scan would reveal the inflammation, free radical…
Live Report NUS Conference Day 2
This year the National Union of Students (NUS) is holding its National Conference in Brighton, and the Badger has sent Dan Green and me to report. Dan is live tweeting…
Bevan Interview
The Badger caught up with elusive beat maker Bevan to discuss his new EP, the art of remixing and summer plans. You’ve just released your second EP, Together & Alone,…
NUS National Conference begins with controversy for Sussex delegates
Three of Sussex’s delegates for 2016’s National Union of Students (NUS) conference are publicly backing a candidate, Malia Bouattia, who has been asked to explain her “extremely concerning rhetoric” by…
Live report from NUS National Conference Day 1
Photo: Dan Green This year the National Union of Students (NUS) is holding its National Conference in Brighton, and the Badger has sent Dan Green and me to report. We…
Former Badger Editor scoops award
The Badger’s former Editor, Daniel Green, won Highly Commended for the “Outstanding Commitment” award at the Student Publication Association (SPA) National Conference last weekend. Dan was made Editor in October…
New Vice-Chancellor announced: students react
The University of Sussex has appointed Professor Adam Tickell as its new Vice-Chancellor. He will replace current Vice-Chancellor Michael Farthing on 1st September 2016. Tickell is the current Provost and…
Sexual assault at Sussex: analysis
Photo: Safer Sussex sit-in at Sussex House. Content warning: sexual violence and rape. Around 5 years ago, a female student at Sussex University was raped, and lost so much blood…
World-class hip-hop comes to Patterns: A$AP Nast and Sporting Life + Wiki of RATKING perform in May
Brighton hosts the forefront of hip-hop’s post-modern revival on the 1st of May, with A$AP Nast and Sporting Life + Wiki of RATKING co-headlining a night of slick production and…
University’s ethical investment policy is ‘not divestment’
The University’s Council passed a ‘Socially Responsible Investment policy’ on 12th April, following a two-year lobbying effort by student-led group Fossil Free Sussex. A new, ethical investment manager will be…
The BDS movement empowers the Israeli hard right
This last week marks the one year anniversary of Sussex students voting overwhelmingly for the student union to boycott products from Israel, as part of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions…
SU calls students ‘bastards’ for publicity
The Students’ Union have called upon students to become ‘Decision Bastards’ in the publicity material for an event during which students will be encouraged to approve proposed changes to the…
Sussex appoints new Vice‒Chancellor
The University of Sussex has appointed Professor Adam Tickell as its new Vice-Chancellor. He will replace current Vice-Chancellor Michael Farthing on 1st September 2016. Tickell is the current provost and…
No disciplinary action for staff member who issued statement wrongly accusing students of crimes
A senior member of staff who released a statement wrongly accusing Sussex students of criminal behaviour has not faced any disciplinary action, a Freedom of Information request by The Badger…
Vice Chancellor Michael Farthing speaks out on student deportation case
An open letter signed by 200 members of staff demanding the University contest the Home Office’s recent decision to deport ex-student Luqman Onikosi has received a reply from the Vice…
Big winner of cannabis legalisation would be ‘evil corporations’, says Hitchens at campus debate
Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hitchens was defeated by ex-Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker in a cannabis legalisation debate watched by 200 people on the 7th April in Fulton. A…