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Students’ Union President Gustafsson and Liberate the Debate respond to the cancelled event

These comment pieces represent the opinions of both the Students’ Union and Liberate the Debate with regards to the recent cancellation of the Society’s freedom of speech debate. Students’ Union…

Union obliterates the debate – unwritten requirement used to shut down free speech debate

Written by the News Team. Student society Liberate the Debate’s most recent event was cancelled over a lack of compliance with the Students’ Union’s (USSU) requirement for a neutral chair…

SU Election coverage – Dead Slate: all women elected for third consecutive year at Sussex

The results are in for this year’s Students’ Union election, which saw 30 candidates running to be the full-time elected representatives of the student body at Sussex. The results for…

SU launches Book Market for students to resell course books

Sussex Students’ Union (SU) is launching an online book market for students to buy and sell academic books this week. The market will operate via the SU’s website, and was…

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…

USSU Referenda: Landslide wins for transport and Co-op lobbying

The 2017 Students’ Union (SU) Autumn Term referenda results are out, and with a total of 3,042 votes cast accross two polls, Sussex students have voted for Sussex SU to…

The Badger investigates Students’ Union External Speaker Policy

The University of Sussex Students’ Union has recently been under fire in regards to its external speaker policy, following controversy over UKIP MEP Bill Etheridge. The society which requested Etheridge’s…

Students’ Union cancel Summer Ball

The Students’ Union have cancelled this years’ Summer Ball after a major backer pulled out. Permission for the event to take place had been suspended by the University in the…

We need to think as a community about what these fascist stickers mean

Fascist stickers have been appearing around campus. At time of publication, 8 to be exact. Debates seem to be raging most places I go around Sussex as well as online:…

Students’ Union forced to defend gender inclusive language policy

Sussex’s Students’ Union has been forced to defend their gender inclusive language policy after inaccurate press coverage. The Sun and the Daily Mail both reported on the newly introduced policy,…

Sussex students vote to boycott NSS

Sussex students have voted to boycott the National Student Survey in a Students’ Union referendum. 62% of the 964 students who voted chose to support the Students’ Union’s plans to…

Sussex joins TEF despite opposition

The University of Sussex voted to join the Teaching Excellence Framework on the 25th November, despite serious concerns from students, staff and academics. The TEF, which is opposed by the…

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…

New ageement reached for Associate Tutors

New terms have been negotiated for Associate Tutors between Sussex University and the University College Union. The new conditions will see the removal of insecure employment contracts, with zero-hour contracts…

EU Referendum: Sussex students say stay

Students have voted to give Sussex’s Students’ Union (UUSU) the green light to campaign for the remain side in the upcoming EU referendum on June 23. 543 students took part,…

#DontDeportLuqman is about Luqman and so much more

As a supporter of the #DontDeportLuqman campaign, when I asked what to write for this article about the campaign Luqman replied “What do you want to write about – justifying…

Union activities centre burgled for second time in six months

The Activities Centre was burgled for the second time in six months on Wednesday 2 March, resulting in two stolen laptops and damages to the office worth an estimated £2,000.…

Fixing IT: Union opens student computer shop

Another new addition to the campus this week comes in the form of Union Computers. This new shop is run by eight student volunteers in order to help other University…

Universities face closure after budget cut by 40 percent

Universities in England are facing cuts of £4.2 billion by 2014-5, it was announced in last week’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), with teaching budgets expected to be hit hardest. George…

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…