Meandering through Malaysia
The Travel Team brings you musings about Malaysia, an idyllic country of tropical wildlife and modern malls merged into one.
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Lads (and ladies) on tour
The idea of taking a show on tour to Ireland is a new one for WUDS, which is strange as it seems like an obviously good idea; it gives opportunities for students, strengthens relationships with other theatre departments and crucially raises the reputation of WUDS. The prospect excited me enough...
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An elephant never forgets
Kat Hobbs looks at the European premiere of _Elephants Graveyard_ at the Warwick Arts Centre last week.
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A frame in time
Photographs for photographers: Alex Hoseason looks at Annie Leibovitz and her exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.
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O say can you read?
Perhaps Jefferson’s quotation is the most prescient, ‘history, by apprising them of the past, will enable them to judge of the future’. It serves as a pithy summary of the book’s pitch at any rate.
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First Look: Prince of Persia
I didn’t care about Prince of Persia at all until I started seeing reviews for it appear on the net. Although I’d played previous games in the series (I’m pretty sure there’s been another game with exactly the same name) I’d never really got into them. Maybe it was the...
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First Look: Far Cry 2
Far Cry 2 is supposedly the sequel to the 2004 multiple award winning game Far Cry, but, apart from the scale of the environments and that they’re both first-person shooters, the name is all they’ve got in common.
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Leam students hit by arson
A student house in south Leamington became victim to an arson attack on Friday night. The arsonists, who were not identified, wheeled a rubbish bin onto the doorstep of the house and subsequently set it ablaze. The fire brigade arrived on the scene promptly, after receiving several calls, and were...
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Leam residents rubbish students
Waste disposal in student accommodation cause disputes with local residents
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Research reveals problems faced by male teachers
After investigating the behaviour of children in classrooms, researchers at Warwick revealed that, on average, male teachers face more problems than their female counterparts. Not only did the National Union of Teachers report that men had more pupils answering back and recorded an increase in classroom disruption, but a minority...
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Union campaigns to get students involved in clubs and societies
The Students Union is launching a campaign this week to encourage more students to join societies and sports clubs. The scheme, “Better late than never”, replaces last year’s poorly attended Re-Freshers fair, and aims to get societies and clubs to organise events and socials similar to those held during Freshers’...
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Academics and better research to be attracted by new IAS Fellowships
The Warwick Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) has recently announced a new round of visiting fellowships for 2009/2010 and is inviting Warwick staff to nominate international researchers and policy makers for the short-term residencies at the University. The IAS was established in 2007, forming an integral part of the University...
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Warwick maths professor’s book success
36,000 copies sold of "Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities" in time for Christmas
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