Freshers Week 2010 announced
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ents’ 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 and much much more… making sure there is something for everyone to get involved in this Freshers.
The Students’ Union has also launched the Freshers Week gold ticket – a wristband that will get you into all the main Freshers events for only Read the story »
These New Puritans: Southend’s prodigal son breaks his silence and speaks to The Badger
The Badger caught These New Puritans in sound check before an eagerly anticipated Brighton show – fresh from releasing much-lauded sophomore album Hidden, we sat down to talk shop with Jack Barnett, lead singer.
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Cuts to USSU’s block grant sets dangerous precedent
The reduction in USSU’s block grant from the university is a bitter pill to swallow. It should not be taken lightly and it matters to anyone who uses the bars and shops, all that rely on the advice and representation it provides and anyone who make use of the many clubs and societies on offer.
Of course also at risk are the Union staff, who ensure the smooth running of the Union as successive cohorts come and go and the many casual staff who gain employment during their studies.
We are informed by the university press office that since USSU last year failed to make any money (or as much as it should) pretty drastic budget cuts are in order.
Still this is not the ‘cause’ of our ‘very precarious financial position’ but instead apparently the effect of our own supposed financial ineptitude. Read the story »