Sustainable fashion and the future
Brighton Fashion Week is officially over for another year, with an array of events completed successfully. A particular stand out was the Sustain show, showcasing designers who make sure the…
Peace for Paris
Trying to write about something like this is difficult, because words just cannot capture the scale or scope of emotion: horror, despair, fear; these are felt, not read; experienced, not…
Finding your perfect space to study
Studying for exams and getting essays done on time at uni can often be difficult at the best of times, however if you attempt to do it at the wrong…
Bringing Pink Week to Sussex
This weekend will kick off the first ‘Sussex Pink Week’ (happening this November 14th-18th). Pink Week is a week of events aimed at raising money and awareness for Breast Cancer…
Feeding the 5,000 from the waste of millions
I found out on Facebook a while ago that, just a few minutes from my house, there would be an event going on at which I could get a free…
Reflections on the release of Shaker Aamer
British resident Shaker Aamer was repatriated last week. He spent thirteen years in the notorious Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Whilst incarcerated it’s suspected he witnessed and may even have experienced…
Insomnia and the student
It’s a common stereotype that the student is familiar with all-nighters, sleeping in and basically working on a different schedule to the rest of society. But where’s the line between…
Was your assessment feedback poor? This is why-
Ever wondered why some of your assessment feedback was so vague and lacking in helpful improvements? You may be unaware, a travesty has been occurring under your noses. For several…
Why atheism is not a position of faith
The argument that it takes as much faith to be an atheist as it does to be religious is one that has been debunked many times over the years, and…
163 fined for watching TV without license
163 young people in Sussex between the ages of 18 and 25 have been caught watching live TV without a TV License over the past year. Research carried out by…
Tampon tax MPs criticised by SU Welfare Officer
The Students’ Union’s Welfare Officer Rianna Gargiulo has criticised the 305 MPs who voted against a motion to force the government to cut tax on sanitary products. Since the Finance…
Education Officers gain Tory support
The Students’ Union’s Postgraduate Education Officer Rose Taylor has won the support of a local Conservative Party MP on the issue of the postgraduate loan age cap. Currently, only students…
New pay deal for PhD Students
The University of Sussex is reimbursing some of the Graduate Researchers who have been working for the University but receiving no payment. The news comes ten months after the Postgraduate…
No Students’ Union funding for climate activists – apparently climate change is not a student issue
The Students’ Union have denied a funding request made by Sussex student activists planning to cycle to Paris for December’s momentous UN climate change conference. The Union explained that, as…
‘Exploited’ PhD students finally get paid
The University of Sussex is reimbursing some of the Graduate Researchers who have been working for the University but receiving no payment. In January, the Postgraduate Association (PGA) called on…
Remember, remember: Bonfire night at Lewes
As we step outside we are greeted with the cold, crisp November air- an air tingling with anticipation. We make our way through campus to the station dressed in coats,…
Invisible illness awareness week
Did you know that recently there was invisible illness week? A public campaign to raise awareness of the struggles of people who don’t live with a physical or obvious disability,…
Islamic State is the root cause of the refugee crisis
In Western Europe, the past year has seen mainstream media inundated with stories of a ‘migrant crisis’, whereby refugees have made the painstaking journey of travelling from war-torn countries in…
The Boris Johnson factor
Why does Boris Johnson receive special treatment? The sight of a young boy flattened by Johnson during a game of touch rugby has recently gone viral. The collision occurred on…
The growing church of celebrity culture
It has been said by Sociologist, Chris Rojek that “The collapse of organised religion, the absence of having saints or a God to look up to, for many people in…