What we mean when we talk about apathy
Young people are apathetic. This is an irrefutable fact, isn’t it? The accusation of apathy has become the most potent…
Sussex needs to drop fossil fuels and get into clean energy
An hour before a Sussex Transition meeting my friend asked if I wanted to attend it with him. “What’s it…
Was the Student Union right in supporting the UCU marking boycott?
With a motion passing through the Student Council voting for the USSU to officially support this term’s marking boycott, The…
Anti-drug laws are killing this nation's high
With the recent release of a government report highlighting that there is “no obvious” link between tough laws and levels…
Cameron's EU plans need shaping up
David Cameron’s message on the United Kingdom’s place in the European Union over the last few years has been (somewhat)…
There is no place for Dapper Laughs in our generation
Trigger warning for discussion of sexual assault and rape I have never considered myself a feminist, I’ve never held strong…
Farage vs. Boyle vs. the Twitterverse
The Twitter “debate”, to use the term loosely, between UKIP leader Nigel Farage and comedian Frankie Boyle has been scrutinised…
In defence of the marking boycott
Dear Badger, On the 6th of November UCU announced that lecturers will be taking part in a marking boycott in…
Putting the legal community’s inherent sexism on trial
In a recent article on Stylist.com, the lack of women at the top of the judiciary was discussed and made…
Is Lewes Bonfire racist?
Lewes on Bonfire Night is a truly exciting, unusual, and overall fun evening that I have enjoyed now both years…
Why we can't ignore street harrasment
In 2014, many talk about misogyny having gone ‘underground’. We don’t say the overtly terrible things about women that we…
The NUS No Platform Policy is regressive censorship in sheep’s clothing
“…Without unrestricted freedom of press and assembly, without a free struggle of opinion, life dies out in every public institution,…
Should the NUS have backed out of the Free Education demo?
With the NUS withdrawing support for the Free Education demonstration on November 19th on the grounds of health and safety,…
NUS's 'No Platform' policy doesn't hurt free speech
Trigger warning: sexual violence A motion to ban the SWP from campus recently failed at a Sussex Students’ Union Emergency…
Has the Poppy Appeal become too commercialised?
With BBC presenters asked to wear poppies two weeks before 11th November and the advent of the #poppyselfie, The Badger…
The great British rebrand – Britain after the Scottish independence referendum
Dear Badger, During the Scottish Independence campaign my views on Scottish Independence varied. I started as a small-c conservative, wishing…
How much would you be willing to pay to study at Sussex?
Last week, some of the people from my master’s course and I were at a pub talking. We are mostly…
US election: It's the grassroots, stupid
Gabriel Raeburn Think back to the week before the American election. According to Gallup, Republican Mitt Romney held a five…
Liberal students and 'Tory scum'
Tom Foster Sussex students are often as liberal as Brighton is, and I don’t think anyone can doubt these liberal…
The Big Debate: Coca-Cola boycott
Should the Students’ Union continue to boycott Coca-Cola? YES – Ben Lucas Why should anything be boycotted? Boycotts are a…