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Looters in the library

A number of students’ belongings have been stolen as a result of being left unattended in the University library. Campus police officer Mick Parkes told the Boar that five thefts of valuable items were reported to the campus police in 2012. Two laptops, two purses and one mobile phone were...
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By , May. 3, 2013

New type of cosmic explosion discovered

A new type of ‘exceptionally powerful and long-lived’ cosmic explosion has been discovered by a team led by the University of Warwick. While most gamma-ray bursts are over in about a minute, these newly discovered explosions create high energy gamma-ray bursts that last for several hours. The international team of...
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By , May. 3, 2013

German football: not as healthy as it seems

I don’t think anybody quite saw that coming. The two Spanish giants weren’t just swept aside by their German counterparts, they were absolutely terrorised and humiliated. Borussia Dortmund may have almost let Real Madrid back in their tie, but there was no disputing who was the deserving winner. Bayern Munich,...
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By , May. 2, 2013

Start-up companies seek students at new careers fair

Students looking for graduate jobs are shunning “pigeon-holed” roles in larger companies in favour of working for smaller start-ups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to the organiser of a new student-run careers fair at Warwick. Tom Watson, a Computer Science finalist who is organising Kick: The Startup Careers...
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By , May. 1, 2013

Sicilian Pizza: cleaning up their act

Staff at a Leamington takeaway have been sacked and the store has vowed to clean up its act after allegations of fraud and criticism over poor hygiene standards. Balbir Singh, owner of Sicilian Pizza takeaway on High Street, told the Boar he dismissed all his members of staff on Monday...
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By , May. 1, 2013