Boycott referendum rerun is rescheduled
Members of the “Ban EVERYTHING from Sussex Campus” Facebook group and Friends of Palestine gathered to argue whether or not Union Council should postpone the re-running of the Israeli goods boycott until autumn of 2010. Council voted in favour of postponement.
Edward who?
Team Edward? Robert Pattinson has gained an army of female fans since playing Edward Cullen in the Twilight films (Photo: Thamiris Scharf)
I managed to avoid the Twilight phenomenon when it first emerged. If you read Stephanie Meyer’s novels, you lovingly traced the words “Mrs Edward Cullen” onto your schoolbooks, invested in white foundation and adopted a gloomy look – all of which I’m a bit old for. It managed to catch up with me when my younger cousin turned up for Christmas in heavy eyeliner, clutching a copy of Twilight. The week before, she’d taken a Zac Efron lunchbox to school. I was sceptical, but if anything was going to stop teenage girls from trying to be Miley Cyrus, I was willing to investigate.
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In Brief
- Brighton and Sussex students row over no.25 bus
- David Cameron’s face is butt of the joke
- Oxford University bans Spotify
- Pillow fight breaks out in Library Square
- A rejection of the claims levelled against the campaign to boycott Israeli goods.
- Section 28: seven years on
- Vote for Charlotte, not Charlatans
- Brighton and Hove boasts gay-friendly employers
- University students only have a 10-minute attention span
- Facebook appeal for blood donor saves student’s life
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Why Sussex is supporting LGBT history month
The LGBTQ society at Sussex represents both a social and support network and campaigns on issues such as the ban on ‘gay blood’. (Photo: LGBTQ Sussex)
Every February the UK marks and celebrates the contribution that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered individuals have made throughout history. In the fields of science, entertainment, literature, politics and many others, the lives of LGBT people have influenced and shaped the world we live in. Often through personal trials and tribulations, many have overcome adversity to combat inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
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