A Harry Potter degree
Dear Badger, Maybe it’s because I am getting closer to finalizing my degree and I feel the need for personal reassurance and validation; maybe it’s because I am unamused with…
Revenge should not apologise for chav night
Dear Badger, Club Revenge has received a lot of stick over the past fortnight by the academic community about it’s alleged ‘classist’, Chav night. What is astonishing to me, however,…
Someone for someone
Undoubtedly, Internet inevitably plays such a great role in our lives that social parts such dating or flirting has been changed dramatically. Online dating seems to be a rapid tendency…
Why it won't be politics as usual at the next election
It appears that in the run up to the general election in Britain this year, the political landscape is shifting and other parties may play a key role in subduing…
Paris attacks: why some and not others?
The attacks that took place earlier this month in Paris were a tragedy; innocent lives were taken by unjustifiable murderous measures. I was at work when I first heard the…
Race, Selma and Oscar nominations: a need to reevaluate
The 2015 Oscar nominations have come with more than a little controversy. The voters have been criticised; people have been up in arms that Oscar voters are on average 63…
No More Page 3 hasn't won yet
I’m in my final year of university now and to my memory the No More Page 3 (NMP3) campaign has been around for my whole time as a student. I…
It's time to talk about mental health
Mental health is misunderstood in our society. Most people who are aware that mental health exists usually think it’s synonymous with mental illness, and see mental illness as something awful…
Anti-leaders debates
Dear Badger, Earlier this month both the BBC and ITV announced they would hold seven-party leader debates involving pretty much everyone who holds a seat in Westminster or the regional…
Why the LGBTQ community shouldn't support "chav night"
Revenge, Brighton’s biggest LGBTQ Club hosted a ‘Chav Night’ on the 22nd January in which promotional media encouraged attendees to ‘celebrate/mock the art of chavdom’. The Facebook event is rife…
The Paris attacks and liberalism
Tolerance is one of the central tenets of liberalism; it is this value of respect and understanding that has created the multicultural society that British and other people in Europe…
Scrooge McDuck: ‘Bah, humbug!’
‘You can shout “Bah humbug!” all you want. But at the end of the day I’ve still snatched this 48 inch TV from you, haven’t I, and I’m the one…
Family, friends, and flying all the way back home for Christmas
Fascinating parties and balls, festive carols, mouth-watering meals and beautiful light decorations- all of these elements make Christmas fabulous and enjoyable. Being a Christian, Christmas also has a religious meaning…
Exam timetables: the wrong kind of challenge?
It appears to me that with time, the decisions that the University makes on behalf of students are increasingly difficult to comprehend. The latest example that I’ve come across is…
Let's make time for UKIP
I couldn’t help but laugh when I saw a faded anti-privatisation sticker written over with “The university is a factory – STRIKE!”. I laughed ironically as Sussex has certainly earned…
Why does everyone care about Renee Zellweger?
Renee Zellweger’s apparent facial transformation has taken the global media by storm, with images of her ‘old’ face being paraded next to her ‘new’ one. Seeing these striking images immediately…
Is animal cruelty not enough to stop the I’m A Celeb bandwagon?
The popular ITV show I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! is back for their 2014 series with its first episode broadcasting Sunday 16th November. Loyal fans of the show…
Kim Kardashian: a step back for feminism?
Scrolling through my Facebook timeline last week, there was the usual generic round up of social media stories. LadBible videos that made me chuckle, a few pictures from the poppy…
What's wrong with Band Aid 30?
The Band Aid 30 song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” has become number 1 on BBC Radio 1 Top 40 chart. I guess there is no secret why. It is…
What we mean when we talk about apathy
Young people are apathetic. This is an irrefutable fact, isn’t it? The accusation of apathy has become the most potent mechanism through which the political class can avoid legitimizing itself…