What does it mean to be an Arts student?
Marie Hawkins This is a question which many have on their mind and one that is sometimes difficult to answer. The topic of Arts is very extensive and covers a range of subjects which includes[...]
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Government 1: Students O
Two students, Callum Hurley and Katy Moore, recently lost the legal battle they embarked upon against the UK government. The 17-year-old students called for Business Secretary Vince Cable to reconsider the decision to increase tuition[...]
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It’s time to admit defeat in the war on drugs
Zero-tolerance policies are a knee-jerk reaction to the drug epidemic, and Sussex University’s implementation of this policy will follow in a long line of failed attempts. Prohibition against drugs has been enforced since the 20th[...]
Overseas students to be cut by more than half
Government advisers revealed that overseas students from outside Europe could be cut by more than half if the coalition is to reach its target for reducing net migration. Home Secretary Theresa May’s migration advisory committee[...]
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New law attempts to clear out students
Students in Sussex could be seriously affected by a new law that would see undergraduates in groups of 3 or more unable to rent shared accommodation. The contentious government legislation was proposed earlier this year[...]
Corporate strategies tighten grip on USSU
As we enter the academic year 09-10, we are perhaps looking at one of the bleakest years within the Higher Education sector, characterised first and foremost by a government that no longer has the word[...]
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Delay of top-up fees debate could cause university bankruptcies
The Government’s director-general for science and research, Adrian Smith, raised fears in a talk last week over the government’s decision to postpone the ‘top-up fees debate’ until after the next general election. He argues that[...]
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Nigeria’s foreign reserve: how safe?
In 1999, at the beginning of civilian administration in Nigeria, led by Olusegun Obasanjo , Central Bank of Nigeria statistics claimed that Nigeria External Reserves stood at US$7,100million and increased to US$10,500 million in 2001.
Credit Crunch crisis talks
The faecal matter appears to have hit the ventilation equipment, and governments the world over are falling over themselves in attempts to clear up the mess. The media have been characteristically swift in their dramatising[...]
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An expensive lesson in globalisation
Iceland: Yes, it’s that cold place where Björk’s from – but more recently, the country has become famous for the sudden collapse of its banks and being, as our most famous export once sang, in[...]
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