Here are the winners of the Tab Sussex awards 2016

These are the stories you chose as your favourite


Last week we asked you to vote for your favourite stories the Tab Sussex team has covered. Here are your crowned champions. Not even Sepp Blatter could win this contest.

Sussex Loud and Proud

Sussex University makes the top 20 universities

There seems to be a new league table released each week based on anything from student satisfaction to drug use. But last week the more reliable Complete University Guide ranked Sussex 18th nationally and 49% of you were really chuffed about that. Edinburgh and York were swatted aside whilst Brighton plummeted to 90th. We really are that good.

Predictable Transport

Brighton and Hove Albion Bus Tickets Increasing

Brighton and Hove Buses are like watching Arsenal. The quality will be consistently poor but the prices will always be on the increase. Last month the bus service rose city single and city saver ticket prices and 47% of you really weren’t surprised by this. If only they were reliably on time we might accept such inflation.

Cock Up of the Year

Eduroam Hacked by Cyber Terrorists

Sussex seems to have a handful of cock ups so much so that the hacking of the internet server that our lived and degrees depend on only shaved this award with 39% of the vote, ahead of the Union mistakenly selling Halal burgers (31%) and the University scheduling an exam on deadline day (30%). Eduroam is the pain of many students life but in fairness to Sussex this cyber attack affected Universities nationally, cruelly orchestrated during assessment deadlines. I’m accusing the markers.

B.N.O.C

The Library Pigeon

Despite the rappers Big Narstie and Akala both making visiting there was only going to be one true big name on campus and the library pigeon’s sporadic visits, causing great excitement and procrastination, gave him/her a storming victory with 65% of the vote. Things might have ended differently if the library cat had got to him/her.

Only at Sussex

Bramber House Protest (Again)

In fairness the idea of protesting does appear more attractive if you can grab your meal deal lunch at the same time. Bramber House will always be the hub for occupation and protest and this year was no different with students making their voices heard over the very worthwhile Save Luqman cause, which gained 47% of your votes. The markets are open for next years protest cause – Im going for feminism at 1/100

Event of the Year

Lewes Bonfire David Cameron Effigy

Last year David ‘Hameron’ had an unofficial biography written about him which revealed a crude encounter with Peppa Pig during his University years. Famous for acting upon scandalous stories in a liberal and outrageously humorous manner, folk at Lewes Bonfire celebrations dedicated one of their effigies to Dave’s special relation with pork. 51% of you were entertained by this spectacle

Entertaining story

Caroline Lucas’s Cat?

We’ve had to count the votes three times here in the most closely run contest but the winner with 34% is our April Fools effort of Caroline Lucas being the owner of the Library Cat, made up by the wonderful Sarah Evelyn George. We’d like to think some of you were genuinely fooled. Sharing second place with 33% is Sussex very own Cards Against Humanities and Kyle Farrell’s alcoholic rampage in East Slope.