Anorexia: The Silent Thief of Freshers’ Year
Like most girls, I have always grown up with the desire to lose weight. But it wasn’t until my Fresher year, when I first moved out and gained complete control…
Certainty: Sense of Self During Freshers
Words by Teddy Parkin Starting university for the first time can be a daunting prospect. The responsibility of paving your way and making good of the opportunity is a heavy…
Freshers: Don’t forget to breathe
By this stage in life you will have been given a lot of advice, coming from everywhere and everyone. People have a tendency to relay stories of what University was…
The Badger Guide to Getting Political at Sussex
So here you are, a fresher at Sussex; fresh-faced, dewy-eyed and ready to embrace all the stereotypes of your new university. You’ve already gone vegan, swum in the sea, bought…
Freshers: The tale of a new city
Fresher’s week is rife with countless opportunities; it’s an exploration of what’s on offer just waiting for the eager freshers to unlock. It’s all fantastic fun and if you manage…
Study yourself, not just your subject
A typical student is perceived by the wider world as someone who lives in squalor, eats exclusively 17p instant noodles, and has no discernable interests outside of their academic subject,…
Creatures of the Night – not a fairytale ending!
Glenn Raymond The Freshers of Sussex are now fully embarked on their hedonistic epic of depravity and self-depreciation. Tall tales run wild, of such great magnitude, you could not make…
The Fun of the Fair
Freshers’ Fair is a different thing to different people. To returning students running the popular sports clubs it seems to be a bit of a chore. To the more obscure…
Freshers Week 2010 announced
The Students’ Union has announced a fun packed week for 2010 Freshers including Seafront Festivals, Welcome Weekend Parties, Live Music, Parties on the Pier, Club Nights, Headline Acts, Barn Dances…
Cockroaches infest East Slope
An infestation of “hundreds of cockroaches” was discovered by a group of freshers only days after they moved into their East Slope residence. The insects, which can transport potentially harmful…
SUDS preview: madness, poverty, science and… peas?
Every autumn term, SUDS puts on a play with a cast comprised entirely of Freshers. This year, that play is ‘Woyzeck’ by George Buchner. It is a play about madness,…