Students petition university for strike hardship fund
Sussex students have started a petition to the University of Sussex requesting that wages that would have been paid to striking staff be placed instead into a hardship fund. The…
Oscars 2018: how progressive are Hollywood’s most prestigious awards?
In light of the recently revealed list of the 2018 Oscar Nominations, Features Editor Devin Thomas explores the extent to which we can say that we are truly making progress…
Sussex Library charges £12,442.75 for late fees
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that library fees for overdue books reached £12, 442.75 during the 2016/17 academic year. The request was made on 31 October 2017 and…
New campaign Sussex on Ecosia
A group of Sussex Anthropology students have started a campaign for The University to use Ecosia as its default search engine. The group consists of three second-year students. Founding member,…
Rethinking the glorification of the Oscars and Hollywood cinema
As the season of The Oscars approaches, we are once again reminded of the yearly furor that accompanies the ceremony. Over 30 million people sit in their homes across the…
Are these the final days of the NHS?
A few nights ago I met a man who was working for a charity which provides care for people with brain injuries. Before this, he worked for the NHS in…
The US is leaving the Paris Climate Agreement: but does it really matter?
Yes Jonny Garwood On the 7th August 2017, America made clear its intentions to withdraw from the climate agreement enforced by Donald Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama. Having originally been ridiculed…
Cloverfield: Paradox Review
Released on Netflix during the late hours of Sunday night, Cloverfield: Paradox was guaranteed a smaller opening night audience than its ship’s crew, as North America recovered from the simultaneous…
Exclusive: New East Slope £156.55 per week
New East Slope accommodation will cost £156.55 per week, £6,084 a year, The Badger can exclusively reveal. The new development, which is part of the University’s £750 million campus masterplan,…
An immersive journey of self-discovery (Featuring David Bowie) – From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads Review
Adrian Berry’s From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads is a moving and immersive journey of self-discovery aided by the music of rock legend David Bowie. Sole actor Alex Walton captivates…
The Badger meets… Blondie!
Alone in the crowd at Blondie, I was surrounded by a sea of 40/50-somethings couples, screaming and star-struck out, as if it was 30 years ago in NY – giving…
Saul Becker: mental health advocate, cake enthusiast and your new Deputy VC
Why Sussex? I think Why Sussex for a number of reasons. Firstly, there was something about the university that really attracted me. I like the idea as well as the…
“Indefinite rent strike” announced for Kings Road accommodation
University of Sussex students have declared an “indefinite rent strike”, in protest at rent prices for what they call “dilapidated and unsanitary conditions” in off-campus university accommodation. Supported by the…
Exclusive: first look at the new East Slope
The Badger has had an exclusive first look at the East Slope show flat on campus, with the finished accommodation opening to students in September 2018. The new development, which…
Grease Preview
Much-loved musical Grease is coming to the Theatre Royal Brighton this Monday for a three-week run to end a spectacular year of performances for the venue. The musical tells a…
Student petition demands accommodation action
A petition was recently handed in to the Housing Office by student residents at King’s Road, one of multiple off-campus residencies provided by the University of Sussex. The petition, which…
Dear white liberal students present at the UK BLM talk,
It was such an encouragement to see so many of you at the UK Black Lives Matter talk held on campus on 7th November, 2017. It suggested to me that…
How is the University of Sussex helping combat electricity shortages in Zimbabwe?
Electricity is often taken for granted by the Western culture. Yet without it, our day-to-day lives wouldn’t be the same. It controls the small, banal things like charging our phones…
The Tories are pretty darn evil if you ask me
Johnbosco Nwogbo I think that a party that accepts and defends our present social and economic order, and sees no point in asking fundamental questions about it, is pretty darn…
Is there enough academic representation at Sussex?
Next time you log on to study direct, download your reading list and gaze despondently upon the various texts, ask yourself this: how many of these academic writings have been…