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Up-Rooted to Cryfield

Students from Rootes L Block will be moved out of their rooms at the end of this week and relocated to Cryfield whilst vital maintenance work is carried out. The University intend to conduct essential rewiring over the summer and must check for asbestos as a pre-requisite during the Easter...
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By , Mar. 17, 2011

Grandé opening of new Westwood café

Following feedback from both students and staff, Café Westwood and Costcutter Westwood are going to be replaced at the end of this term with a new cafe. The current café is due to close on Friday 18 March, the last day of term, and the new establishment is due to...
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By , Mar. 17, 2011

Queen visits Leamington

The home of Spicy Bites and Smack justified its name on Friday March 4 as Queen Elizabeth II made an official visit to Royal Leamington Spa. The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, visited Leamington to open Warwickshire Justice Centre, a new one-stop judicial complex on Newbold Terrace. She...
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By , Mar. 17, 2011

Warwick Amnesty sleepout lights up piazza

On Friday, Warwick Amnesty teamed up with Engineers Without Borders (EWB) to design and build a slum on the Piazza which kicks off Warwick Amnesty’s flagship project, ‘Protect the Human Week.’ Warwick Amnesty aimed to raise awareness of the billion people across the world who live in slums, which Amnesty...
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By , Mar. 17, 2011

Women’s week raises awareness

Warwick celebrated International Women’s Week last week, aiming to bring attention to women’s issues and rights through talks, charity events and self-defence classes. A representative of Coventry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre (CRASAC), a charity that supports and advises rape victims, spoke about her work at Coventry’s only rape crisis...
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By , Mar. 17, 2011

Fairtrade Fortnight attempts record

Fairtrade Fortnight arrived on campus in Week 9 and 10, encouraging students to get involved in demanding fairer wages and better standards of living for farmers in the developing world. Events took place across campus, and a stall on the Piazza was featured which aimed to increase awareness of Fairtrade,...
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By , Mar. 17, 2011

Jailbreakers race to Amsterdam

Weak and malnourished, Warwick students will escape jail on April 30, but they will be far from safe. To escape the police, up to 400 students will be taking part in the Race 2 Amsterdam organised by the Warwick Jailbreak society. The only condition: to not spend a penny on...
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By , Mar. 17, 2011