Flexing the gay body politic
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, far away from the rows of heart-covered cards in supermarkets, and depressing conversations…
University files high court injunction against students
The University of Sussex has been granted a High Court injunction banning students from entering or remaining inside administration buildings…
Sussex staff set terms for first round of industrial strike action
The University and College Union (UCU) at the University of Sussex announced last week following an Emergency General Meeting that…
Management back-tracks over student suspensions
Last Wednesday 10 March, six students formerly suspended from the University of Sussex had their penalisations modified so as to…
Gay-friendly Christian group will rate churches in Sussex
A newly established gay Christian group, Changing Attitude Sussex, is aiming to make churches in the local community more gay-friendly.…
Sussex UCU votes for strike action
Last Wednesday 3 March, the University and College Union (UCU) at Sussex voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in…
University calls police on students who protest outside Sussex House against university cuts
Last Wednesday 3 March at 12.30pm students occupied Sussex House for five hours in protest against proposed course cuts and…
Objectification: no ifs, no butts
The power of the media to shape people’s perceptions of sexuality and gender dynamics are becoming ever more influential. Can…
No stupid surveys, thanks very much
If you are a third year student and oppose the local and national cuts being made to the higher education…
Brighton is named UK's 'ghost capital'
Brighton and Hove has been named the UK’s ‘ghost capital’, according to a recent report published by the Argus. Ghostly…
Mouse trap universe
The atmosphere is electric. All eyes are on eight-year-old Louise, to whom I have bestowed the momentarily ultimate honour of…
Stop the cuts, start the music!
Last Thursday, 25 February, protestors braved the wind and rain to make a stand on student cuts in Library Square.…
Life after office: power, politics and profit
Later this year, most likely in May, Gordon Brown faces the prospect of handing in his P45 and beginning the…
What next for Stop the Cuts? An open letter to the Stop the Cuts Campaign, from the Stop the Cuts Campaign
Fellow students, staff, and interested parties, We know the cuts are bad, we know they are only the beginning (a…
Gay is the new black: Why it is wrong to think BME and LGBT identities are mutually exclusive
This week is Diversity Week across campus and to mark it we are having our main event for Lesbian Gay…
Britain's "rudest place names"
When locals in West Yorkshire won their battle to reinstate the place name ‘Tickle Cock Bridge’ last week, The Times…
Universities “should cater for over-50s”
A recent Universities UK report has suggested that British universities must offer more courses suitable for people aged 50 and…
Man charged over Elm Grove stabbing
A 40-year-old man appeared in court last week charged by police with the murder of Brighton resident Gordon Stalker, a…
Mystery Oxbridge sex blogger
An Oxbridge student, who describes herself as “a closet nympho currently shagging my way through the half-term hump”, has set…