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…
The Struggle is Real: Do Sussex Students Need a Reality Check?
Written by Bec Nicol (Features Editor) and Lucy Spencer (Staff Writer) Cosplaying Poverty: The Common People of Campus With social stratification comes a fascination with how the other half live,…
The Big Collab: In Solidarity with Julian Assange
Written by: Zeeshan Tirmizi, Staff Writer, Laura Mellena, Staff Writer, Ray Das, Staff Writer Whistleblower journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s two-day trial began in London on 20 January at…
Courting Controversy: International Scrutiny Intensifies with Genocide Case Against Israel
Written by: Akanksha Pandey, Senior Editor and Abigail Keyla, Staff Writer Eighty-three days into the Israel-Hamas war, the Republic of South Africa has filed a genocide case against Israel for…
ChatGPT: Essay Friend or Foe?
Written by: Muskaan Marwaha and Jasper White The evolution of learning has taken a pivotal turn with the introduction of artificial tools to assist students in their academic endeavours. The…
How Disinformation on Social Media Influences the Narrative
Beyond the amount of firepower, war is also about who controls the narrative. While various international and local media outlets are trying to cover the ongoing Gaza conflict, false information…
Can Mainstream Mass Media Discuss Modern-day Massacres?
As the ongoing Israel-Hamas war has been covered extensively by local and international news outlets, posts on social-media platforms about the conflict are often dismissed as “disinformation”; ignored on the…
The Big Collaboration: Do You Experience Climate Anxiety?
In this edition ‘The Big Collaboration’ has explored campus opinion on whether students experience climate anxiety. Our Editors collected these opinions both through a questionnaire and on campus- did you…
THE BIG COLLABORATION: IS IT RIGHT TO REMOVE/DEFACE HISTORICAL MONUMENTS, STATUES OR LANDMARKS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES?THE BIG COLLABORATION:
In this edition ‘The Big Collaboration’ has explored campus opinion on whether it is right to remove or deface monuments, statues or landmarks for political purposes. Our Editor’s have introduced…
Is The DC Extended Universe Better Than The Marvel Cinematic Universe?
YES Charlie Batten, Sports Online Editor I’m gonna start this off by saying that I’m not going to be one of those movie buffs who clowns on the MCU for…
THE BIG COLLABORATION – What Is Love?
In this edition, The Big Debate has been replaced by The Big Collaboration; a collection of editors’ opinions on what love is. Georgia-May KeetchEditor-In-Chief what else is out there?: The…
The Big Christmas Debate: Has Commercialisation Ruined Christmas?
YES – Stevie Palmer, Staff Writer Before the take-over by capitalism, Christmas was, in its traditional quintessence, about the birth of Christ. A day to celebrate God’s son coming into…
The Big Debate – Should joining a sports club in school be made mandatory?
YES – Roxanna Wright, Staff Writer Britain is becoming more and more of an obese nation. It has been found that we have the highest statistics of obesity in Western…
Should bouncers be given greater power to search club-goers?
YES – Georgia Radley, Liberate The Debate Member After a year and a half of being stuck indoors with last year’s freshers never getting the year they expected, students cannot…
The Big Debate: Should Historical Fiction Be Accurate?
YES: Sophie McMahon, Comment Print Editor Since picking up my first book by Philippa Gregory (an English historical novelist and University of Sussex alumni), the question of whether historical fiction…
The Big Debate: Should Shamima Begum Be Allowed To Return To the United Kingdom?
YES: Words by Miles … – Debating Society 20 years on from the attacks of September 11th 2001, the discourse surrounding terror and Islamic fundamentalism has changed markedly since. Recently,…
Big Debate: Is Joe Biden responsible for the current situation in Afghanistan?
YES: Words by William Glenton, Liberate The Debate Society member “America is back.”, tweeted Joe Biden a few weeks after the 2020 election had been called in his favour. There…
The Big Debate: Does Social Media Only Benefit Influencers?
NO side: Words By Ellie Doughty For the first time in history, more than half of Earth’s population is now using social media. DataReportal shows that social media usage has…
The Big Debate: Do universities need a ‘free speech champion’?- YES
In The Big Debate this week, two writers debate whether a ‘free speech champion’ should be appointed by the government, or if it might cause more harm than good.
THE BIG DEBATE- should schools reopen?
YES Words By Dexter Clark There’s a reason why education is one of the most funded bodies in the public sphere and that is due to it being integral to…