Summit a bit different
The largest student-run event in the country, Warwick Economics Summit, is upon us for another year
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Visa Versa
Nik Misin discusses the fate of thousands of International Students wishing to prolong their stay in the UK
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Final Fling finally flung
Warwick’s seminal event ‘Final Fling’ will not take place this year, in favour of a six-day celebration at the end of Term Three
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Labour of love
Alastair Campbell's tears represent a trend towards politicians demonstrating humanity to the public.
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Knowing when not to cross the comedy line
It's fair to have a sense of humour, but surely our sense of decency and ethics should help us know when a line has been crossed.
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Politics, Mafia and everlasting contradictions
The past of Berlusconi’s party is overlooked as he reaps the sympathy from his ‘assassination attempt’
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Pratchett ready to write his last lines
‘Interesting Times’ in the assisted suicide debate as Sir Terry gives us his side of the argument
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Women in Westminster
Jayne Innes talks to the _Boar_ about being a woman in politics from Warwick student to parliamentary candidate
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Battle of the Bands Heat Two
The second chapter of BandSoc’s annual competition rolled around last week, maintaining the unusually high standard set by heat one
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Hold Me Down
Upon first hearing You Me At Six a few years back, two things immediately occurred to me. The emotion-packed lyrics about ruined relationships, bitterness and jealousy, the blocky power-chords complete with pentatonic counter melodies dancing on top, the simple drum patterns complete with excessive crash cymbals – it all found...
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The Logic of Chance
Last time I took a listen to Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip it was on recommendation from a girl I was trying to impress at the time. I only really took a cursory listen, more to keep a promise than anything, and I only bothered with Thou Shalt Always...
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Persistence in this Game
You can be forgiven for having never heard of Straight Lines; despite having supported the likes of InMe and Kids in Glass Houses, there has been virtually no hype generated around the release of their debut album, Persistence in This Game. However, just like other products of Pontypridd’s fertile music...
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Transference
As soon as the album begins the haunting synth of ‘Before Destruction’sets the stage for Spoon’s latest journey through sound. Unfortunately the arrhythmic transitions and sense of déjà vu make the album feel fractured and prosaic. In their past six albums the band had moved past their likening to The...
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