Registrar: no student consultation
Controversy has arisen surrounding plans to outsource a number of services at the University of Sussex, after it was revealed the Registrar, John Duffy, admitted that no students were consulted…
BNOC (big name on campus) – Kit Bradshaw
Amy Bracewell One person can, it seems, be in two places at once. Our very own Communications Officer, Kit Bradshaw appears to have attended all Freshers week events and can…
Academic Armchair – Dr Justin Rosenberg
There’s an almost tangibly electric atmosphere that floods the corridors of Arts building C. Dr Justin Rosenberg, professor and head of International Relations at the University of Sussex, has agreed…
Moan Zone – iHad enough
Lucy Hartland The iPad is the latest and seemingly unnecessary fad to be sweeping campus. Firstly, I don’t understand why people insist on using them to take lecture notes. It…
Creatures of the Night – not a fairytale ending!
Glenn Raymond The Freshers of Sussex are now fully embarked on their hedonistic epic of depravity and self-depreciation. Tall tales run wild, of such great magnitude, you could not make…
Predestined and Prolonged (fragment)
Byron Taylor I am the face of your futurity, I am the scope of your skill The hemispheres of your head. I am the leaves that Sweep your spirit’s streets,…
The Fun of the Fair
Freshers’ Fair is a different thing to different people. To returning students running the popular sports clubs it seems to be a bit of a chore. To the more obscure…
The Big Lemon is Back
A student-led initiative has been established with the aim to reinstate the eco-friendly Big Lemon bus service between Brighton centre and campus. The company, which operates sustainable vehicles using recycled…
International Students Threatened
Long suffering International students studying at London Metropolitan University (LMU) could afford to breathe a sigh of relief this week after a judicial verdict by a High Court judge granting…
Track the Campaign – Democracy 2012
For this year’s Track the Campaign, the Badger has joined forces with The Independent newspaper’s valiant Democracy 2015 movement. Carrying the slogan: “People Politics, Not Party Politics”, Democracy 2015’s aims…
A Moving Market
Since the start of term, a concern for both the University and the Students’ Union has been the location of the popular fruit and vegetable market. The market has been…
A Week of Fresh Air
The packed week of events started on Saturday 15 September, with eager Freshers moving into their new homes and embarking on the beginning of the life-changing adventure that is university…
“Save Our Services” demo takes place on campus
The wet weather didn’t dampen protestor’s spirits on Wednesday 26th September, as around 60 campaigners held the 3rd demonstration against the proposed privatisation of facilities throughout the University. Wednesday’s protest…
Creatures of The Night – Ed Sheeran?
Brighton is much more on the cosmopolitan radar than the small town I’m from so I naturally assumed that when I got to Sussex I would bump into celebrities everywhere…
Moan Zone – The Horrors of Brightonian Shopping
This week: The Horrors of Brightonian shopping I was waiting in a seemingly stationary queue and someone decided to stand right up my rear! I do not need someone’s sweaty…
BNOC (big name on campus) – Kate Middleton
Close on the heels of Prince Harry’s recent exposure in The Sun, blurry topless photos of the previously spotless Kate have sparked debate about privacy campus-wide. Apparently, naked royal scandals…
Robert Cook in the 'Academic Armchair'
It’s Tuesday and it’s raining. I’m not sure why the weather needs to be defined considering it is always raining but I felt that the scene needed to be set.…