Sussex students told to return home from Hong Kong
University of Sussex students currently studying at partner campuses in Hong Kong have been told to return home by University officials. An email forwarded to The Badger by a student…
CINECITY PRESENTS: The Nightingale
The Nightingale (2018) is the second feature from Jessica Kent, who made waves back in 2014 with her debut film The Babadook. Unlike her previous film, which centred on the…
CINECITY PRESENTS: ‘Cubby’
Written, co-directed and produced by the film’s star Mark Blane, Cubby is a film shot on 16mm Kodak that comes in at just under 90 minutes that highlights homosexuality, anxiety,…
Protests in Latin America: Explained
By Laura Rodríguez Peña Latin America has been a region historically oppressed by its own leaders. Even after colonisation, the upper classes tended to monopolize power causing an ever-present sense…
Is Brighton’s food scene capitalising on culture?
Brighton is renowned for its diverse food scene; if there’s a cuisine you fancy one night, you’ll more than likely able to find it in our little seaside town. Got…
Landlord from hell: Sussex student says “know your rights”
A University of Sussex student has approached The Badger with a plea that students learn their legal rights when renting.
“LGB Alliance” group accused of transphobia
A new Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual alliance group has been met with heavy criticism after their preliminary meeting in London on Tuesday 22 October.
Should cosmetic surgery be banned?
**Warning some people may find the following image disturbing** The Big Debate is a regular Badger feature which brings the spirit of competitive debating to the printed page. Two writers…
Germany: Economy or Environment?
By Rosanna Weber In Germany, more than one million school strikers have participated in Greta Thunberg’s Fridays For Future (FFF) climate protests. Greta Thunberg’s movement gained massive support and the…
Halloween for the modern Pagan
By J Day When you think of Halloween, what do you see? Spiderwebs, pumpkins, skeletons, sweets, children. As a Pagan, it means something quite different to me. Pagan was originally…
The Brexit Truth: Misinformation, Manipulation and Mogg
By Max Morris-Edwards It’s been three years since the referendum on whether the UK should remain in the EU. Let that sink in. Three years. Do you remember a time…
The Markle debacle: Are the British media racist?
Becca Bashford, News Editor, discusses the British press' treatment of Meghan Markle.
Review: MAHALIA’s Love & Compromise
Mahalia’s rise to alternative R&B supremacy comes as no surprise. Atlantic saw the potential in her when she was only 13 and in 2012 she released her first EP, Head…
‘Numb’ and ‘Three Fifths Human’ – Black History Month poems by Shaznay Martin
‘Numb’ I’m numb at this point Literally, I can’t feel my joints. My body is an empty vessel My mind is absent – I’m tired of the hassle. My heart…
Cultural cleansing in Xinjiang
Miles Harkin questions if The West is contributing enough towards fighting the genocide of China’s Muslim minority. In 2016, allegations surfaced of “reeducation camps” being used to detain and program…
The Husband Stitch: a modern day dystopia
By Issy Anthony – Comment Sub-Editor When mentioning the husband stitch, I’m usually met with a look of confusion. ‘The what?’ my friends will say, possibly assuming it to be…
Musicians vs Politicians
By Louis Johnson – Comment Sub-Editor Why should we value music? In an age of identity politics where empathy appears to have been cast to the dustbin of history; music…
Seeking refuge on Samos
By Emma Taylor On a pine covered island in the eastern Aegean, surrounded by a sea of blue, enough to make any holidaymaker’s eyes glaze over, sits the jungle –…
The issue of identity
This Black History Month Alumnus writer Oluwatimilehin Alalade discusses his experiences with race and identity. In recent weeks, there’s been a discussion on the issue of race, identity and being…
Sussex, The Sacklers, and an opioid epidemic
Becca Bashford investigates the ties between the University of Sussex and the family who have been accused of creating the opioid epidemic in the U.S. which has claimed the lives…