Sussex Not For Sale

On the last day of term, we protested outside University Senate to say 'no' to the Vice-Chancellor's plans for our university. Inside the meeting, our concerns were voiced by student and staff representatives. But the Vice-Chancellor isn't listening.

This Friday, the proposals will go before University Council, the very highest governing body of the university, for approval. The Vice-Chancellor's group is trying to whitewash our demands by telling Council that Senate approved the plans [1] and that our concerns have been dealt with in a new version of the White Paper [2]. As any of the staff and students who sit on Senate could tell you, this is not the case. The new version of the White Paper contains minor changes and a new 'risk assessment' section which makes it even more obvious that no adequate risk assessment has been done.

We must not allow the Vice-Chancellor to gloss over the problems with his proposals when Council meets on Friday. Most students are away for the Easter holidays, so it is crucial that as many of us who are around as possible turn up to demonstrate outside Council at 9.30am on Friday.

Hope to see you on Friday!