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Warwick Mobile Robotics look to European bot success

This term, the Warwick Mobile Robotics group aim to achieve successes in international robotics competitions using a robot that contains parts more usually sold as part of the Xbox videogame console. The robot, a remote-controlled creation designed to be a search and rescue aid to emergency services, will use the...
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By , Feb. 16, 2011

Campus internet to speed up

University internet provider ResNet has increased its bandwidth from 1GB to 10GB with further improvements to come. Many students have experienced persistent problems with poor internet connection speed and prolonged streaming time. Most people who reside in halls say that the magnitude of the problem varies depending on what time...
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By , Feb. 16, 2011

Warwick student accepted to Clinton Scheme

Second-year postgraduate Law student Margaret O’Leary has been invited to participate at the Clinton Global Initiative this year. The conference, hosted by former President of the USA, William Clinton, will take place in early April, at the University of California, San Diego, and is open to graduate or undergraduate students...
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By , Feb. 16, 2011

RaW tour to raise cash for charity

Four members of the University of Warwick’s radio station, RaW, are travelling to over 50 other university stations to raise money for Leukaemia and Lymphoid Research. Tasha Jones, Sam Stopp, Tom Davies and Phil Atkins will tour the country in an aim to create a live radio broadcast about their...
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By , Feb. 16, 2011

Malaysian Students Association chase world record for charity

Warwick University Malaysian Students Association (MSA) will this Friday aim to fill the 1500 capacity Butterworth Hall, raising money for St. Johns Ambulance and the Red Cross, with the call to all students being “Let’s make history.” The night is designed to be a extravaganza, featuring a controversial play on...
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By , Feb. 16, 2011

Drivers on strike again as students are left stranded

A further taxi strike in Coventry ended last Thursday, 10 February after a duration of two weeks. It was called off following councillor Lindsley Howard’s rubber-stamp of a three-month review into demand for cabs in Coventry. Approximately 500 striking taxi drivers are believed to have voted unanimously in favour of...
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By , Feb. 16, 2011