World's strongest 32% beer is launched
A new beer with a 32% alcohol content has jut been launched, and is described as the world’s strongest beer.…
50ft lesbian is let loose in Brighton
There’s a new league of superheroes on the loose. Based in Brighton, this rainbow-coloured team of caped crime-fighters appears in…
Rugby club faces suspension
The University of Sussex Students’ Union has issued sanctions against the Men’s Rugby Club in response to the incident that…
Gomez show Brighton they're back with a bang
It’s been a while since we last had Gomez here in Brighton. The release of their new album A New…
Brighton binmen on strike
Refuse workers across Brighton and Hove voted almost unanimously for strike action to start this week. The 300 strong work…
Racism in higher education
Race and racism, diversity and equal opportunities are words that are bandied around a lot in higher education and a…
Sussex student scoops top journalism award
A Sussex student has won the prestigious ‘Scoop of the Year’ student journalism award. First year English Literature student, Juliet…
An open letter from Sussex School of English Students
We, the students of the School of English, wholeheartedly oppose the University Management’s proposals to make sweeping redundancies across campus…
Unisex axed
The University of Sussex sexual advice service, Unisex, is to be closed down as part of the University’s scheme to…
Management obstructs 'Stop the Cuts' meetings
In an alleged attempt by University management to prevent ‘Stop the Cuts’ campaign meetings, all large lecture theatres and seminar…
Faculty speak out against the cuts
A selection of the overwhelming number of responses we have received… “The VC, Michael Farthing, came to Sussex two years…
Hundreds of angry students storm Bramber House
On Thursday 3rd December, hundreds of outraged students stormed Bramber House for the second time this term. The demonstration highlighted…
Crèche closure "will be catastrophic"
The University of Sussex crèche and nursery have been threatened with closure under the University’s latest budget strategy. At present,…
Our lives, our university
The university is an academic institution, and as such there is no question that we are all here to learn.…
Lies, spin and the fight against cut-backs
For those of you who have seen the University’s recent ‘response to financial challenges’ you could be forgiven for finding…
Miaow mix, miaow mix, please deliver
A girl of 14 from Moulsecoomb recently died after allegedly taking a combination of methedrone (aka miaow miaow, MMcat) and…
The Swiss: no longer neutral
Last week, the unexpected success of a Swiss referendum to ban the construction of minarets became Europe’s first legislative manifestation…
Management says your student welfare just doesn't cut it
In the recent proposals 11 out of 16 Student Advisors are to be made redundant. I am a Student Mentor…
A politically pitiful AGM
The Union has become increasingly unrepresentative in recent years. Last year there were allegations and rumours speculating that quoracy had…
Cyclists in Brighton face fines
Students bicycling to and from Sussex campus should be aware that police in Brighton are now taking a hard line…