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Rose Ayling-Ellis: A Deaf Heroine

Sophie McMahon, Comment Print Editor Watching Strictly Come Dancing has been a Saturday night staple for my grandparents and I for as long as I can remember. For those unfamiliar…

Neurological Conditions: a class issue?

words by Gina Brennan, Staff Writer The trauma and struggles faced by the working class in the UK are beginning to be more widely acknowledged, perhaps due to the increase…

Judi Jackson Releases ‘GRACE’ – Album Review

Music Editor, Dylan Bryant, praises the exceptional talent of Jazz singer, Judi Jackson. During reading week, I went home for a few days and in preparation for listening to Judi…

UK Wide Protests Shed Light on Maternity Staffing and Safety Crisis

Words by Maisie Levitt, Online News Editor On Sunday the 21st of November, health workers, midwives and parents protested across the UK over an increasing staffing and safety crisis in…

Fear of Home Office Bill Removing British Citizenship Without Notice ‘Would Repeat Windrush Mistakes’

Words by Rebecca Chitolie, News Editor A new amendment to a comprehensive immigration bill could allow the Home Office to strip individuals of their British citizenship without notice to appeal,…

Men Convicted of Assassination of Malcom X Exonerated

Words by Nya Furber, Staff Writer Trigger warnings for death. The 1966 convictions of two men found guilty of the murder of civil rights leader Malcolm X were overturned on…

A Guide to your First Student Christmas Dinner

Words by Robyn Cowie, Online Production Editor & Claire Cunningham, Alumni Writer Twas the month before Christmas, and all through the various student residences of Brighton the whispers of the…

UCU Votes for Nationwide University Strikes

Words by Connor Drescher, Staff Writer UCU, a major union for University workers rights, has held a ballot in which its members voted to take strike action and ASOS (action…

Spencer – Why we need Better Representation of Eating Disorders in Film and TV

Words by Film and TV editor Emma Norris *TW: Discussion of eating disorder behaviours and self harm* It is estimated that, in the UK, approximately 1.25 million people suffer from…

Students Protest For University Action to Tackle Sexual Violence on Campus

Words by Emily Jayne Bruce, Staff Writer Trigger warnings for rape and sexual assault. The ‘Enough is Enough’ protest took place on Monday 15th November in the Library Square as…

We are Hiring!

We are looking for some lovely new people to join The Badger for next term in the new year.The roles we are advertising are: – News Print Editor (2-4 hrs…

How It Feels Finding Out A Creator You Love Is A Piece Of S***

Words by Simon Edwards, Comment Online Editor TW Sexual Assault, Violence It’s an odd time to be a fan of content creators. The ubiquity of access to their private lives…

Diana the Musical: Keeping it Camp, not Classy

Words by Ali Arief If I’m perfectly honest I think this was the most bizarre musical I have ever watched. Readers may recall my scathing judgement explicitly targeted at this…

Interview: Mark Strong

Words by Issy Anthony Mark Strong is an English actor and producer. He has appeared in films such as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Kingsman, Kickass and Grimsby, and television series…

To Kill a Legacy

I didn’t like Harper Lee’s To kill a Mockingbird. As an amateur literature fanatic, I had to find myself avoiding mention of the book in literary conversation and wondering if…

The Meal Deal Dilemma

An age old question: what is the best meal deal? Well, here at The Badger we give to you a selection of our Editors putting their favourite combination into the…

Study Shows That HPV Vaccine Has The Potential to Reduce Cervical Cancer Rates By Nearly 90%

Words by Ruta Cakla, Staff Writer Last week experienced exciting news in the medical research community as a new study funded by Cancer Research UK and published in The Lancet,…

Plants, Mental Health and Me

Sophie McMahon, Comment Print Editor Being stuck inside for the last year and a half has seen a lot of us become plant parents, including myself. When I got my…

Concerns Over Government Corruption Mount

Words by Rebecca Chitolie, News Editor MPs have been calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to address allegations of government corruption, as he faces calls for multiple ethics inquiries. Previous…

Two’s a Crowd

Words by T. Bliss, Staff Writer With the return to uni life and the flood of students back to Brighton after such a long period isolated and online, I find…