Bus fare increases ‘Disgraceful’ says SU President
Sussex Students’ Union President, Frida Gustafsson, has drafted an open letter to Brighton and Hove Buses following a fare increase on January 16. The fare increases were announced in December…
Sussex students vote against renaming President role
Sussex students voted against renaming the title of President in a referendum on the issue this week. 65% of the 866 students that took part in the poll voted to…
Why the world will miss President Obama
In the midst of an election which has morphed into a farcical contest between ‘no change’ and backwards change, it’s hard not to wonder what happened to American progressivism. Eight…
SU President Abe Baldry pays for 200 metre hand delivery of newspaper
Students’ Union President Abe Baldry pays for the Guardian to be hand delivered 200 metres to his desk, it has emerged. The newspaper is delivered by the Union Shop, which…
University spend £120K on organ
The University of Sussex has spent approximately £120,000 on the refurbishment of the Meeting House organ, according to documents obtained by The Badger. The refurbishment was paid for with money…
The disappointments of Obama’s presidency
On 20 January 2009, in front of a worldwide audience of billions, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States of America. Globally, there was…
Interview with future union president David Cichon
In your campaign, you pledged to increase democracy, transparency and representation and to create a more inclusive union. What have you done for union democracy so far, as Chair of…
President of Students’ Union, Cameron Tait, meets Norman Baker MP
Cameron Tait, Students’ Union President met with Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes, Norman Baker, to discuss his views on the Browne Report. The meeting, on Saturday 16 October, involved further…
Tom Wills on radicalism at Sussex
Former Students' Union president, Tom Wills offers his take on the radical nature of student activism at Sussex
Interview with former Students' Union president Dan Glass
Perhaps too often, university life is described as being comparable to existing within a bubble. A bit like ‘Big Brother’. Throughout your time as a student, you will most likely…
Interview with former president Cam Matheson
This week, the Badger reports that the Guardian has found Sussex to be one of the most middle-classed universities in the country. Certainly, to many minds, your stereotypical Sussex student…