My Struggle with Rejection and Resilience in the Global Job Market
“We hope this meets you well. We are sorry…” is the introduction that job applicants dread. Unfortunately, those words have followed me all the way from Nigeria to the UK.…
Trans Women are Women – The Supreme Court Ruling is a Bigoted Step Back
Today (the 16th of April 2025), the Supreme Court ruled that the definition of a woman is defined solely on biological sex. I feel nothing but genuine disgust. Research by…
A Student Discipline Case Against My Ex
The first time my ex-boyfriend and I hung out – because a quick plan over tinder doesn’t count as a date – we sat on children’s swings talking until four…
The New Incel
A New History As TikTok’s explosion in 2020 brought together all realms of internet dwellers and their information, ‘incel’ saw a resurgence. The derogatory-but-descriptive portmanteau referring to someone who is…
Reform’s Racist Rampage in South East England
Now, this may be a news article – but I’ve got to admit it is pretty impossible (I refuse) to write a neutral article discussing a racist political party which…
Falling in Love with Isaac and Isabella: Dating Apps, Communication and Romance
By Isaac Westhead and Isabella Poderico Isaac: As someone who fell in love with a person from a dating app, I can regrettably say that you’re probably not going to…
Trashy, Fierce and Feminist – This is Slut Pop!
A history of sexually explicit music Despite what your Grandma might say, sexually suggestive music has been around for well over 100 years now. Beginning in the 1920s with the…
Is TikTok Live Replacing Television?
Like all media consumption, audiences are increasingly transitioning to digital platforms, including TikTok. Watching traditional TV channels has almost stopped among younger viewers, with 90% of 18- to 24-year-olds heading…
The Bimbofication of Boobs
Most women have boobs. Some women have big boobs, some women have small boobs, some women don’t have boobs, and some women may only have one boob. Weirdly, despite boobs…
The Social Snag of Living Chronically Offline
To scroll, or not to scroll, that is the question. The dubbing of social media addiction as ‘chronically online’ *insert silly winking tongue-out emoji here* is one of the internet’s…
The Brainrot of Snapchat Discovery
As of late, the term Brainrot is in the majority of student vocabulary. Awarded Oxford University’s word of the year for 2024. It is often associated with phrases like ‘Skibidi…
Sea Swimming Healed Me. It Could Heal You Too.
Words by Jessie Smith It’s an uncharacteristically sunny day in early February, and a few weeks after my 21st birthday. I’m perched atop a crag on Kinsale Beach in County…
Accessibility should be a Journey, not a Destination
Sussex might be famous for its psychological research, but it should be infamous for its stairs (please stop scheduling my classes in Ashdown). Is there really a finish line? Accessibility…
Navigating Cultural Shifts in Communal Life
Some weeks back, there was a report about a lady in a Hijab being harassed by two people at the Falmer Bus Station, with onlookers doing nothing to intervene. It…
What Happens on Tour (Shouldn’t) Stay on Tour
Every Easter break, thousands of students across the UK make the journey to Croatia for a week-long holiday called ‘tour’, on behalf of their university sports teams. But over the…
The Big Collab: Should Newspapers Encourage Controversy?
By Charlotte Berry and Yesenia Mahe Darlington Why Opinion Sections Thrive by Stirring the Pot Should student newspaper opinion sections stir up controversy? It’s like adding hot sauce to your…
Life After the Spotlight
To wrap up this year’s paper, we got back in touch with our Student Spotlight interviewees to see what they have achieved since we last spoke! We’ve loved showcasing how…
Cass Review Threatens Trans Rights in the UK
Published on 10 April, the Cass Review investigates the state of the Gender Identity Development Services (GIDS) for young people in the UK. The review has proven to be poorly…
The Dilemma of Deciding on a Dying Fig
By Megan Delaney (Staff Writer) I often fall into a spiral of fantasising about every possible other choice I could have made in my life, which would mean I would…
Ways to Support Palestine as Students
By Thomas Barlow and Sean Mccord (Staff Writers) The Israeli government’s occupation of Gaza and blockade of aid is genocidal. The situation has been ongoing for over six months, and…