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…
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…