Pharmacy course scrapped
Members of the University of Sussex Senate, a University decision-making body of academics, have claimed that the University Executive Group (UEG), a group of University higher management, demonstrated “A disregard…
Local creatives shortlisted for Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2019
The Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2019 is fast approaching and the shortlist has been announced for this yearly children’s fiction award. There will be some local talent present at the…
The rising genre of online book clubs
With technology constantly advancing and on the rise, reading and writing has began to turn towards technology, with Kindles and podcasts being more frequently used. In particular, there has been…
Jessie Burton’s feminisation of history
English author Jessie Burton has made a rapid rise to success over the past few years, writing numerous unique novels that have grabbed the public’s attention. Burton has used her…
In conversation with Gen Hidaka Yamato Drummers of Japan
Internationally renowned Yamato Drummers will return to Brighton Dome to perform their new show, Jhonetsu – Passion. The group have immense skill in traditional, Japanese Taiko drumming which they share…
The Oscars’ ‘Best Popular Film’ Category reveals the vested interest that lies at the heart of Awards Shows
Anyone who has watched The Oscars before will know very well that artistic integrity isn’t prioritised in the way that the awards’ image demands. However, news of the academy introducing…
Essential reads to get you in the festive spirit
It’s that time of the year again. You’re left staring at the halloween costume hung up in the corner of your room and wondering what happened to November. Christmas has…
Christmas classics that were initially books
Nothing feels more Christmassy than curling up in front of a cheesy Christmas film, with a mug of hot chocolate, on a wintery December evening. However, some of the most…
Red card for Sussex as netball player injured
A member of the University of Sussex Netball Club dislocated their hip due to a leak in the Sports Centre roof at the University of Sussex. This caused the floor…
Milkman – the novel of the year?
Since winning the 50th Man Booker Prize for fiction, the demand for Anna Burns’ novel Milkman has been consistently on the incline. Having been described as rule-breaking, visionary, unique and…
A First Timer’s Account of a Football Match
With my dad and older brother both being very interested in sports, I grew up surrounded by them playing football on our lane and watching sports on the television. Despite…
Telemarketers, where do they come from anyway? – Sorry to Bother You review
We have all been there, doing our daily routines, relaxing until suddenly, we get a ring from an unknown number. We answer and on the other end are the words…
Chris Riddell Illustrates for Students at University of Sussex Library
Brighton illustrator Chris Riddell visited the University of Sussex on Thursday 29 November with a busy day of drawing in the library. With an ardent passion for literature, Chris seemed…
Auschwitz graffiti discovered on Sussex campus
A phrase used on the entrance sign at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp has been discovered on a chalkboard on East Slope’s building site. The words ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’, meaning ‘work sets…
Christmas Queens: Spilling the tea with RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Kameron Michaels and Asia O’Hara
Tis the season, to indulge in some incredible drag performances! Iconic queens spanning many series of RuPaul’s Drag Race will grace the Brighton Dome on December 3 with a show…
A poetic evening with Chris Riddell and A.F Harrold
On 22 November, Waterstones Brighton hosted Poems to Live your Life by: An Evening with Chris Riddell, where poet A.F Harrold and illustrator Chris Riddell took to the stage to…
The Stanza rebrands as Offshoot
With The University of Sussex’s popular online magazine, The Stanza, rebranding this year under the new name Offshoot, they have many new plans in the works. I had the chance…
What is The Keep?
Many Sussex students are not aware of what The Keep is, despite it being quite literally on our doorstep. The only awareness some students have of this facility is hearing…
Fees could rise. Again…
Confidential document shows Sussex University’s intention to raise fees. A confidential document seen by The Badger shows Sussex University’s intentions to increase tuition fees for postgraduate, masters and international students.…
New posthumous collection celebrates the vision of Mark Fisher
k-punk – The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher, edited by Darren Ambrose and with a foreword by music critic Simon Reynolds, is the highly anticipated collection of seminal…