Travelling has become one of my greatest passions. Be it grand, long-distant adventures or local explorations, experiencing new locations and cultures is always at the top of my bucket list. However, for me solo travel is impossible; I am always accompanied by an extra passenger, my Crohn’s Disease. I...
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Over a year ago, in my first year at Warwick, I wrote honestly on my experience of living with an invisible illness at university; passionately and positively, I outlined my reality of Crohn’s Disease with an unmistakeable thread of optimism permeating my piece. Yet, while it captured how I felt...
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We asked our outgoing editors about their time with The Boar. Lucy Stubbings (outgoing Head of Social Media): Running for Head of Social Media – or Social Media Officer as it was then known – was one of the rare moments that I have been rather spontaneous, hence my...
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Prior to December, I had seldom considered Scandinavia as a travel destination. Blinded by fantasies of the buzz and bustle of Asian cities, palm trees and scorching sunshine, Norway had not reached the apex of my ‘to-travel’ list. How mistaken I was. Having been gifted with what would turn out...
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Lucy Stubbings unpicks the modern definition of feminism, and proves that you don't need to wear a T-shirt to be a feminist.
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The University of Warwick was not my firm choice, nor my insurance, in fact, prior to results day I had not considered it at all. Indeed, the first time I laid foot on campus was as my father drove me in on the first day of term, the car bursting...
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One of our writers puts forward the case for using our free time wisely, and urges us to try something new to improve wellbeing this Summer.
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‘“Go to University” they said; “it will be fun” they said.’ Recently, as I scrolled aimlessly through Twitter in a haze of procrastination, I came across this tweet.. In agreement I swiftly ‘liked’ the tweet and continued not to write my essay. In my effort to think about anything other...
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From the outside I may appear to be a happy, healthy nineteen-year-old student; and that’s because that’s exactly what I am. My digestive system on the other hand, not so much. In 2009, aged 12, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, a chronic form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) that...
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As a history student and travel enthusiast, discovering that Histsoc were to be going on tour to Prague filled me with excitement. A city saturated with culture and memory? Yes please. Yet, after eagerly purchasing my ticket no more than thirty seconds after their release, my enthusiasm was swiftly met...
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