Do history months promote recognition or exclusion?
This month is LGBTQ+ History month, and over twenty events are taking place at Sussex, making it the university’s biggest LGBTQ+ History Month to date. This annual observance has only…
Controversial Mail columnist Peter Hitchens to debate on campus
Author and Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hitchens will argue against the legalisation of cannabis in an event jointly organised by the Debating Society and The Badger. The event is…
University’s proposed investment policy change is “progress”, say anti-fossil fuel campaigners
Fossil Free Sussex, a student group lobbying the University to drop its fossil fuel-related shares, demonstrated in Library Square on 12 February by criss-crossing the area with red ribbons. The…
The Politics of Student Life
A selective study of student politics at The University of Sussex from its beginnings to the present day. Whether facing down tanks in Tiananmen Square or police gunfire at Kent…
Student wins underpass busker’s “impossible” national anthem contest
A Sussex medical student has been awarded £300 worth of free keyboard lessons, after he won a national anthem guessing contest hosted by a busker who plays regularly in the…
Sussex students take to the streets in Paris for action on climate change
On December 12th, over 20 University of Sussex students took part in the D12 red lines demonstration in Paris to demand that world governments at COP-21 not cross the red…
Anarchist pickets end after estate agent returns Sussex student’s holding deposit
King & Chasemore Lettings have returned a Sussex international student’s holding deposit, following a series of anarchist-led pickets outside its Brighton branches. One anarchist said: “This is not just an…
What is the future of mobile technologies?
Mobile technologies take up a large part of most people’s lives. But in an age of information overload, young people tend to use mobile technologies a lot more for social…
Islamophobic taunting reported outside the Muslim Prayer Centre
A group of young males shouted taunting comments about ISIS outside the on-campus Muslim Student Centre on Friday 20 November. The incident came just one week after 130 people were…
Subs Review
Opening with a scene in which the audience finds a smartly-dressed woman, later to be known as Rose, parading round the stage confidently and simultaneously independently, it is initially difficult…
‘Exploited’ PhD students finally get paid
The University of Sussex is reimbursing some of the Graduate Researchers who have been working for the University but receiving no payment. In January, the Postgraduate Association (PGA) called on…
Remember, remember: Bonfire night at Lewes
As we step outside we are greeted with the cold, crisp November air- an air tingling with anticipation. We make our way through campus to the station dressed in coats,…
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…
University pay £20k to student protester – after wrongly accusing him of criminal behaviour
The University of Sussex is to pay 22-year-old ex-student Michael Segalov £20,000. They have also issued a public apology after he sued the institution for defamation of character. The University…
50% of Sussex students sexually dissatisfied
Almost 50% of Sussex students are not satisfied with their sex lives, according to a recent survey. The Hexjam Student Sex Survey found that only 51.7% of Sussex students are…
How mental health lost the war on disease
The BBC reported a “crisis in mental health provision” last month, after an NHS trust was told no mental health beds were available anywhere in the UK. In response, one…
The Students’ Union – or the Soviet Union?
Warning: Criticism Of The Students’ Union Giant banners bearing the leaders’ omniscient faces leer across buildings. Dissenting press is censored, its editor suspended until vague further notice. Are we in…
University league tables: are they really necessary?
It is a sad reality that, with potentially ever rising tuition fees, most students must now consider their degree in terms of its monetary value. What is equally sad is…
Sussex student to wear fancy dress for a year
Second year Sussex student, Aaron Lawrence, has taken on the challenge of “wearing nothing but fancy dress for a whole year”. The challenge is in aid of raising money and…
Students hold candle-lit vigil for blast victims
Over 100 students gathered in Library Square on 13 October to remember the victims of the Ankara massacre. Candles were lit amongst photos of those who died in the bomb…