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Union Council dismisses Isaac Acquah

Tuesday 16 March, 2010 - 1 comment

Union Council has passed a vote of no confidence in the Communications Officer

Monday 15 March, 2010

After the SU predicts a huge budget shortfall, sabbaticals plead for help to keep it afloat

Sunday 14 March, 2010

The University has announced the numbers of staff to be made redundant through the creation of the new School of Life Sciences

Blooming awful!
Tuesday 16 March, 2010
Cuts to Warwick's HRI and Biosciences departments will affect more than just students
Union’s fate concerns us all
Monday 15 March, 2010 - 3 comments
With the SU in huge financial trouble, we have to get involved to save it from going under

Milan gain ground on city rivals in Serie A
Tuesday 16 March, 2010
Jasjit Sansoye reflects upon an eventful weekend of football across the continent, which saw a late Clarence Seedorf strike throw the Scudetto race wide open.
Warwick Wolves overcome Coventry Jets in Varsity opener
Tuesday 16 March, 2010
Matt Turner reflects on a Warwick victory in the inaugural Varsity American Football match.

Greece is the word
Sunday 14 March, 2010
In a continuation of Money’s review of the Greek economy, Sam Maule investigates the possible solutions that have recently been tabled
Pound can hang on no longer
Sunday 14 March, 2010
Not 3, but an ambitious 116 will be Mr Cameron’s magic number this May. Clinching …

Simon Fuchs on Union Council dismisses Isaac Acquah 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
Nice picture guys. Seriously.
Patrick White on Nothing says ‘female empowerment’ like a university beauty pageant 7 hours, 49 minutes ago
Chris I think you will find that sexism is a pernicious fabrication put about by those bloody women :P
Nick Inglis on A Postmortem on the ill-fated Gaza referendum 17 hours, 31 minutes ago
One has to wonder whether the noise and passion of the campaign is one of its own enemies. For those like myself who do not ...
Chris Browne on Sabb in firing line as contradictory motions pass 21 hours, 12 minutes ago
It will no doubt become common knowledge in the next few hours that Isaac Acquah has been given a vote of no confidence by Union ...
Nima Seifi on A Postmortem on the ill-fated Gaza referendum 1 day, 2 hours ago
Out of habit, I occasionally check this site to see what all the budding journalists at Warwick are jotting and moaning about. It is somewhat ...

TEDx Warwick 2010 - The Interviews
Tuesday 16 March, 2010
James Appleton interviews some of the key speakers from last week's hugely successful TEDx Warwick
The Duty to vote
Tuesday 16 March, 2010
Jenny Ryan and Jack Pearson, members of the University's Just Vote campaign, spell out why your vote is vital.

Bare your bra for spring
Friday 12 March, 2010
Alexandra Salisbury discusses the 'underwear as outerwear' trend and how to make it work for you
Textual Etiquette
Friday 12 March, 2010 - 1 comment
Lora Leopard relives the dreaded post-date text trauma

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate acronym: TEFL
Wednesday 10 March, 2010
Victoria Galloway describes how teaching English as a foreign language can be a rewarding way to spend a gap year
Celebrating in the Saronic Islands
Tuesday 9 March, 2010
Vera Pratikaki can’t get enough of the Greek islands of Hydra and Aegina, especially over Easter

The private world of Orwell
Monday 22 February, 2010
In reading the published diaries of the great author Tom Goodenough encounters a literary figure faithful to the end of his days
Is Democracy “Demon Crazy”?
Monday 22 February, 2010 - 1 comment
Away from the glare of the Hollywood spotlight Alex Campbell looks at the true nature of Indian democracy

Art in a material world
Tuesday 2 February, 2010
Good business is the best art,” claimed Andy Warhol, and after this statement, art was never quite the same
Swinging Belleville rendez-vous
Tuesday 2 February, 2010
I’m a fresher, I’m new on the drama scene at Warwick University, and I’m in …

Xiu Xiu Taylor John's House, Coventry
Friday 12 March, 2010
It’s a matter of love, first of all. Xiu Xiu, the Oakland-based project centred around …
Plastic Beach Gorillaz
Friday 12 March, 2010
Upon first seeing the cover for Damon Albarn’s third album at the helm of his …

Interview: Simon N Goodwin, Codemasters
Wednesday 3 March, 2010 - 2 comments
The man behind the sound in Colin McRae DiRT talks about sound technology and getting a job playing video games
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth DS
Monday 1 March, 2010
The Phoenix Wright franchise is expanding and Sophie Carroll's got the Boar covered!

Dating desperate Princesses
Friday 12 March, 2010
William Grove studies the dating habits of the Undercover Princesses
Sketching Britain
Friday 12 March, 2010
Dan Lim joins David Bellamy on a comedy road-trip around Great Britain.

Green Zone
Monday 15 March, 2010
Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon reunite in this average Iraq war thriller
The Hurt Locker
Sunday 14 March, 2010
A worthy victor: truly deserving it’s 6 Oscar wins, The Hurt Locker captivates Matt Anderson