What’s On: Freshers Week!
Words By Rebecca Chitolie Freshers’ week 2021 has finally arrived and it’s jam packed with a variety of events to meet other Sussex students! The main programme for Fresher’s week…
Billie Eilish Album Review : Happier Than Ever
Produced by Finneas, Billie Eilish has released her second album, Happier Than Ever. Words by Molly Openshaw Starting with the first song, I have delved into the meaning behind each…
Isle of Wight based two-piece ‘Wet Leg’ impress with new single
Words by Dylan Bryant Guitar based Indie act ‘Wet Leg’ have signed to Domino Records and released their new single ‘Chaise Longue.’ Armed with guitars, a taste for French disco…
Applications are Open!
Applications have gone live to join The Badger Team for the next academic year! So if you are a student studying at at Sussex this September and have an interest…
Newton Faulkner Live at The Clapham Grand (Review)
Words By Dylan Bryant (Music Editor) To be able to write ‘I went to a live gig’ is enough; but add a beautiful 1900’s venue, a crowd full of avid…
Read now: The Burrow
The arts team has been hard at work curating this reworking of the paper’s longstanding arts pull out. This year The Burrow is an outlet of artistic expression, representing the…
How I Ended up Running the Only Cinema in Brighton
Words By Laila Rumbold – Kazzuz In October 2020, Brighton’s cinemas announced that they were closing, or ‘hibernating’ as Cineworld put it. Duke of York’s Picturehouse and Dukes at Komedia,…
Interview: Wolf Alice Discusses ‘Blue Weekend’
After a four-year-long hiatus, the London-based alternative rock band Wolf Alice has announced their third album ‘Blue Weekend’, and it's a banger.
Amelia Sandie: Basketball, Injury and Her Journey to the US
Basketball has consistently struggled to find it’s footing amongst the major sports in the UK.
Sussex ranked in top 50 for global sustainability
The university of Sussex has ranked 41st in the Times Higher Education World Impact Rankings 2021 and ninth highest out of UK universities. A total of 1,115 institutions were ranked.…
Artist Focus: Brighton Skate Collective
As a farewell to this section, I wanted to dedicate the last instalment of Artist Focus to a creative community in Brighton that is close to my heart: the Brighton…
Read now: The Badger’s 12th Edition
Pick up a copy of The Badger's final edition of the academic year. From emotional goodbyes to a chat with the leader of the Liberal Democrats, this edition, as always,…
Candidates release manifestos ahead of Students’ Union Elections
Manifestos have been released by those running for Officer positions in the Students' Union elections, next week.
BlackStage UK: Fighting Microaggressions, Assumptions and Institutional Racism in Theatre
Words by Elijah Arief BlackStage UK is a platform which seeks to support Black artists and creators within the theatre sphere, created by Gabrielle Brooks the platform exists to tackle…
Let’s talk about the Oscars
Read about The Badger’s opinion’s on this year’s Oscar nominations. Progress for Disabled Representation – by Georgia Shakeshaft On the day the nominations for this year’s Oscars were announced, you…
Artist Focus: Hollie Dewick
Spring has arrived, the weather is getting warmer, and hopes are rising. Hopes of a summer, of gigs, and museums reopening. I recently came across Hollie Dewick’s work, and I…
Kill The Bill protest tension builds as crowds gather at Brighton Police Station
Hundreds of protesters marched on Brighton police station on Saturday evening in a second local protest defying the new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. The demonstration was laced with…
Read now: The Badger’s 11th Edition
Pick up a copy of the last edition of the term. From protest coverage to Oscars updates, this copy is a must-read.
Police face criticism for confrontation on campus
A video has emerged of a student being manhandled by police on campus this week. The footage depicting events from the evening of March 25 has prompted comments from Sussex’s…
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Trigger Warning for Sexual Assault Words by Charlie Batten When I was thinking of which piece of art has impacted me the most, the one that instantly came to mind…