It’s time to admit defeat in the war on drugs
Zero-tolerance policies are a knee-jerk reaction to the drug epidemic, and Sussex University’s implementation of this policy will follow in a long line of failed attempts. Prohibition against drugs has…
A ballot-proof police force?
Last month I received a personal letter from the Home Secretary. It read: Dear Gabriel, I am pleased to offer you a place on the National Police Commissioners Selection Panel.…
Sports for £1 pound
Thanks to a joint venture between Sussex Sport and Sport England, students and Staff at the University of Sussex can now enjoy a new sport for just £1 per session.…
A Freshers Guide to the Student's Union
There are a million and one things going on during Freshers’ Week, and it’s all too easy to get caught up in the hype and forget that a lot of…
Focus on … women's cricket
We’re an up and coming club at Sussex, and proved this by winning ‘Most Improved Team’ in 2011. Our ethos is centered around having fun and showing people that cricket…
My irrelevant faith
It’s always seemed to me that Christians are an easy target: their positive outlook deemed weird and out of touch. I certainly found my first real Christian friends (who actually…
Promotion imminent!
The long suffering fans of Brighton and Hove Albion seem to have finally turned a corner on what has been a perilous number of seasons in both the lower leagues…
Brighton Comedy Festival 2011
This year’s Brighton Comedy Festival had a lot to live up to. With last year’s opening ceremony featuring ubiquitous national comedy figures Alan Carr and Michael McIntyre, 2010 had set…
An insight into men’s Rugby: a chat with Tariq Khaldi
After a brilliant fresher’s week at Sussex, one which saw not only a successful Freshers’ Fair, but also a phenomenal turn out at the sporting trials (roughly 160 people signed…
The case for Palestinian statehood
At the recent UN Security Council meeting, the Palestinians placed a bid to be recognised as a state. This is a remarkable moment in Palestinian history, and is a promising…
Focus on … Canoe Club
We, at the Sussex Canoe Club are a white water kayaking club welcome to all levels of paddlers from complete beginners to experts. We are perhaps, the most popular and…
Focus On … Women's Basketball
We’re one of the university’s most successful teams; winning the gold medal of the BUCS trophy competition in the 09/10 season and being quarter-finalists in 10/11. We train twice a…
Small Wonder Festival
There is something about Charleston, former home of artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, that makes it a haven for the creative imagination. Perhaps it is the beautiful garden surrounding…
PhD student writes second novel
Sussex Creative Writing DPhil student, Sue Eckstein, had her second novel published by Myriad Editions last month. ‘Interpreters’ explores the lives of four generations of a family affected in very…
Drunk student survives 20ft fall amid calls for alcohol tax
On the 28 September, a fresher from the University of Sussex fell 20ft from a roof “because he was drunk”. The student was unharmed after his fall and hoisted back…
Students' Union fights for university grant
The Students’ Union (SU) may have fewer things to offer students as its grant suffers with inflation. Each year the university gives a sum of money to the SU, the…
Academics at Sussex defend higher education
Hundreds of academics have signed a new white paper, ‘In Defence of Public Higher Education’, published 27 September this year, as an alternative to the Government’s planned higher education spending…
Eco-Ethics: how far is too far?
The 1973 film “Soylent Green” entered popular culture after weaving a dystopian plot which regarded the effects of human overpopulation and pollution ultimately leading to huge breaches of the moral…
How the universe is accelerating
The 2011 Physics Nobel Prize has been awarded to three cosmologists for discovering – unexpectedly – that the expansion rate of the universe is accelerating. Saul Perlmutter of the Lawrence…
Osborne puts a freeze on Brighton Council’s plans
Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled a plan to freeze council tax rises until at least 2012/13. This news comes just weeks after Brighton and Hove City Council revealed its plans…
