Student killed in tragic rail accident at Falmer station
A Sussex student died last week after falling onto a live rail line at Falmer Station. The first-year business student Nicholas Howells, 20, was reportedly on his way home from…
Save our service! The Big Lemon raises over £200 in benefit gig
The battle to save the Big Lemon bus gained steam last Monday night in a Brighton bar. The environmentally-friendly and award-winning bus company held a benefit gig at the Latest…
Brighton Fringe Festival
This year is the Brighton Fringe Festival’s fifth anniversary, and it’s back and bigger than ever! Setting out to “stimulate, educate and entertain a wide audience by providing a showcase…
Rise in university fees may affect Brighton’s economy
Increasing university fees could damage Brighton’s economy. A recent report has suggested that a dramatic increase in tuition fees could damage Brighton and the surrounding area’s economy. The report, from…
Students slam landlords and letting agents in new survey
The results of this year’s Rate Your Landlord survey has highlighted many of the problems faced by students living in and around the Brighton and Hove area when renting private-sector…
University of Brighton splits from the National Union of Students
The Brighton University Students’ Union (BUSU) has voted to discontinue its affiliation with the National Union of Students (NUS) for the rest of the academic year. The referendum took place…
Should we allow the media moguls to reach the Sky?
Not a day goes by without a reference in the media, the press especially, to an activity, action or decision relating to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, News International or more…
Sussex UCU is ‘unsatisfied’ with vice-chancellor response
Tensions between university staff and the vice-chancellor have flared up again as Sussex University and College Union (UCU) representatives reaffirm their plans for strike action over pensions. Members of the…
Student Awards honour the best of the student community at Sussex
The University of Sussex Students’ Union held its annual awards ceremony at Brighton Racecourse on Friday 6 May. The event differed slightly from events in previous years as the CHEERS…
International students at University of Sussex to increase by 20 percent
More than one fifth of the university student population may be international by 2015, with an estimated 2,800 out of 12,600 population in total. An increase in international students has…
Big society, or big hoax?
We have all read and heard about it; we have seen government ministers themselves struggle to define it: what exactly is the ‘big society’? A big advance for people power?…
Save our universites: education before commerce
On 9 December, students and lecturers stood beside each other on Parliament Square in the freezing cold. £9k. The cuts had been ratified and Higher Education had been pushed into…
Graduate with no future: a new sociological type?
Paul Mason, BBC Newsnight’s economics editor has suggested of the unrest in Tunisia, Egypt, Greece, France, London and elsewhere that “at the heart of it all is a new sociological…
Dealing in death; arming the regimes of the Middle East
As our Prime Minister attempts to reinvent himself as the humanitarian interventionist in regards to Libya, it may be poignant to recall his last foray into the affairs of the…
On belonging to a lost generation
Mindless thugs or victims of the political system? (Photo: Bristol Anarchist Book Collective) Right now is not a good time to belong to my generation; right now, it is not…
Modern day society, or modern day Victorianism?
The words of an unknown university master that a “working-man” should stay in his own “sphere” hangs bitterly in the ears of every student and every student that dreams of…
Police called to campus
An alleged incident of campus-based prostitution was reported to Sussex Police by the University of Sussex in mid-March. The matter was immediately referred to the police. It revolved around the…
Miliband speaks on campus: Osama Bin Laden death should be 'rejoiced'
On Tuesday 3 May, former Foreign Secretary and Labour leadership contender, David Miliband, met with University of Sussex students and staff for a question-and-answer session. The event, held in Arts…
LSE chief resignation will cause repercussions
Hosted by the English Department, a recent lecture entitled ‘Commercial Cultural Theory and Semiotics’. Small, informal and spirited, it was led by two representatives from a unique market research company…
Students are in for a mumpy ride
A rise in confirmed cases of mumps were reported on campus over the Easter holidays. It is unknown whether the threat is serious a month on, but the University Health…