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Students unable to Eat@Warwick

The University’s Eating@Warwick card programme has been experiencing technical problems over the past four weeks resulting in the system being unusable throughout the Students’ Union. The problem is believed to be caused by a fault within the card readers themselves. There have been no signs of malicious or security related...
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By , Mar. 16, 2010

Court case begins for hit-and-run cop

The court case for an off-duty police officer who struck and killed a Warwick student has begun. Raymond Cheung was struck by the chief inspector in a hit-and-run incident, leaving the victim’s blood on his car’s shattered windscreen, Shrewsbury Crown Court heard. The collision occurred on 8th March, 2009, while...
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By , Mar. 16, 2010

Rumours of nightclub’s closure prove unfounded

Rumours are rife suggesting that popular Leamington nightclub Smack is to close on April 10th, with an event ‘Smack: The End’, outraging many students. Claims have included that the owners of the premises wish to turn the popular venue into offices. However, officials maintain this closure is solely for a...
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By , Mar. 16, 2010

Student-run Just Vote campaign kicks off

Only 54 percent of students at Warwick turned out to vote in last year’s elections. A new campaign run by students at the university – called ‘Just Vote’ – aims to change this trend. The event, which is run by the Warwick Politics Society and headed up by Carl Andrew,...
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By , Mar. 16, 2010

Student speaks out on CTCCS controversy

A Master’s student has spoken out about her alleged ill-treatment by Warwick’s recently closed Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies. In an exclusive interview for the Boar, Regina Akel, who holds a PhD in English Literature, linked the department’s conduct, which she says has “not been up to academic...
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By , Mar. 16, 2010