Sussex needs to drop fossil fuels and get into clean energy
An hour before a Sussex Transition meeting my friend asked if I wanted to attend it with him. “What’s it about?”. He replied “green ethical stuff” I was intrigued and…
Was the Student Union right in supporting the UCU marking boycott?
With a motion passing through the Student Council voting for the USSU to officially support this term’s marking boycott, The Badger asks whether this was the right decision? Yes I…
Anti-drug laws are killing this nation's high
With the recent release of a government report highlighting that there is “no obvious” link between tough laws and levels of illegal drug use, there surely needs to be a…
Cameron's EU plans need shaping up
David Cameron’s message on the United Kingdom’s place in the European Union over the last few years has been (somewhat) clear – renegotiation of Britain’s place in the group, followed…
Farage vs. Boyle vs. the Twitterverse
The Twitter “debate”, to use the term loosely, between UKIP leader Nigel Farage and comedian Frankie Boyle has been scrutinised over and over from darkest corners of the internet to…
In defence of the marking boycott
Dear Badger, On the 6th of November UCU announced that lecturers will be taking part in a marking boycott in reaction to the Universities UK proposition which would drastically reduce…
Putting the legal community’s inherent sexism on trial
In a recent article on Stylist.com, the lack of women at the top of the judiciary was discussed and made me wonder what it is that is going so incredibly…
Is Lewes Bonfire racist?
Lewes on Bonfire Night is a truly exciting, unusual, and overall fun evening that I have enjoyed now both years that I have been at Sussex (Despite the squashing between…
Why we can't ignore street harrasment
In 2014, many talk about misogyny having gone ‘underground’. We don’t say the overtly terrible things about women that we said in 1950s media. The genders have legal equality, whatever…
Should the NUS have backed out of the Free Education demo?
With the NUS withdrawing support for the Free Education demonstration on November 19th on the grounds of health and safety, The Badger asks if they made the right decision? Yes…
NUS's 'No Platform' policy doesn't hurt free speech
Trigger warning: sexual violence A motion to ban the SWP from campus recently failed at a Sussex Students’ Union Emergency General Meeting. The motion arose from the way in which…
Has the Poppy Appeal become too commercialised?
With BBC presenters asked to wear poppies two weeks before 11th November and the advent of the #poppyselfie, The Badger asks whether the Poppy Appeal has lost it’s message? Yes…
The great British rebrand – Britain after the Scottish independence referendum
Dear Badger, During the Scottish Independence campaign my views on Scottish Independence varied. I started as a small-c conservative, wishing to see the status quo maintained. I now favour alternative…
How much would you be willing to pay to study at Sussex?
Last week, some of the people from my master’s course and I were at a pub talking. We are mostly international students from all over the world and just two…
The Big Debate: Coca-Cola boycott
Should the Students’ Union continue to boycott Coca-Cola? YES – Ben Lucas Why should anything be boycotted? Boycotts are a form of activism, where financial support is withdrawn from a…
The Big Debate: should prisoners get the vote?
As David Cameron enters a face-off with the European Court of Human Rights, this week’s Badger asks, should prisoners receive the right to vote? YES — Cello David To not…
Un-Co-operative discrimination against foreign students
Graham McDougall Valentine Kalbov is an 18-year-old Music Informatics student from Bulgaria. Valentine is free to enjoy almost all social and academic experiences that the University of Sussex has to…
The Big Debate: minimum alcohol pricing
Should there be a minimum price on alcohol to deter excessive drinking? This month, the Scottish government is being sued over their new minimum alcohol pricing law – by the…
The culture of computer music
By Justin Sealey September has come to an end, and with it a month in which I was exposed to an almost fatal dose of bleeping Macbook Pros and mixing…
The Big Debate: housing on campus
After ‘The Guardian’ suggested that Sussex’s accommodation is tantamount to a miniature class sytem, we asked two students their views. Does Sussex offer an adequate range of housing? YES –…