The Israeli boycott referendum is overdue
I write this article as a response to last week’s “The Big Debate” piece by Messrs. Saelens, Corn and Jasper. The Union’s boycott of Israeli goods is and always will…
Sex education needs more information, not less
When it comes to sex education, can we ever supply too much information to teenagers? This question is at the heart of a debate that erupted between members of the…
Three Musk-Ideas: the competition finalists
Three ideas have made the finals of the enterprise competition this month, which has been taking place since the start of the academic year. The three finalist ideas are: a…
Media’s democratisation by new means: the death of advertising?
As an apparent democratisation of media is unfolding, the concept of the audience as a passive observer itself is being deconstructed. This can be observed in the recent marriage of…
Rupert Sheldrake: the science delusion
By Imogen Adie Rupert Sheldrake believes that science as we know it is just a delusion: a series of unquestionable dogmas that prevent real discovery. Put simply, he suggests that…
Festival of the Spoken Nerd
By Chris Postle Festival of the Spoken Nerd is a popular comedy variety night that aims to satisfy scientific curiosity. It presents serious mathematics in a way that is accessible…
Can you call Brighton home?
Every Sussex student will develop a relationship with Brighton, be it love, hate or something in between. Two writers reveal their feelings about our city by the sea A letter…
Coming up 27th Feb – 4th March
The King’s Speech Theatre Royal Brighton 27th Feb – 3rd March £15-£35 You’ve seen the film, now watch the magical relationship of Lionel Logue and George VI on stage. Colin…
New Sussex innovation
A new ‘parking patch’ is being developed to help car owners find empty parking spaces in busy areas. The parking patch was developed by “Deteq Solutions” at the Sussex Innovation…
Fake alcohol on sale in Brighton’s off-licenses
Huge amounts of fake and illegal alcohol were seized during a two-day crackdown on shops in Brighton. Between 31 January and 1 February teams of Sussex Police, Revenue and Customs…
Star Quality
Noel Coward’s Star Quality is a play within a play, in which drama ensues not only on stage but off stage also; with the scriptwriter, director and leading lady constantly…
Why on earth are we giving the Queen a yacht?
“The true value of a gift is not how much it costs, but the story that we attach to it,” wrote the economics editor of The Guardian last Christmas. Presumably…
LGBTQ Comment Series, part 3: Gender identity
In recent and recurring news, there have been parents choosing to raise their child without a specified gender, and with that have come many people who oppose it. The two…
LGBTQ Comment Series, part 2: Gay is not a choice
Growing up as LGBTQ is not easy for any of us. We live in a world where it is expected for us to be heterosexual, and the gender we were…
LGBrighTon: acceptance and pride
Brighton has long been associated in my memory as the seaside town. My family would visit Brighton once or twice a year, since my early childhood. My earliest memory would…
Charity’s ‘sleep-out’ to focus on homelessness
As part of the Worthing Churches Homeless Projects, nearly 80 people spent a cold night in a school playground to focus attention on Brighton’s homelessness issue. Participants used cardboard boxes…
Barack Obama will win this year – as he deserves to
It may have gone relatively unnoticed, but last Friday, 20 January, marked three years to the day since Barack Obama was sworn in as President of the United States. You…
Alumni pave the way to Arts A
A freshly laid paving slab on the pathway outside the Arts A building reads: ‘Real knowledge is knowing what you do not know’. This statement and others are part of…
Winners announced in union officer elections
An intense week of election campaigns has culminated in the election of a new team of full-time Students’ Union (SU) sabbatical officers for the next academic year. Snowy scenes on…
Nuclear power: the future of green energy?
BY Tom Hodgen Electricity is a huge part of most of our day-to-day lives. Without it we would not have lights, telephones, TV, internet, computers (Facebook!), mobile phones, and the…
