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The everyday hate crime: Cat-Calling

Cat-calling is a feature of every woman’s life. An unwanted feature. From a man telling us to ‘have a good morning darling’, to a group of men telling us exactly how they’d like to fuck us, from as young as nine years old women learn that the act of walking...
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By , Jul. 30, 2016

Facebook Messenger encryption: A lock too far?

Facebook has announced its intentions to use end-to-end encryption in the next version of its Messenger app. Developed with Open Whisper Systems, a non-profit encryption software used by Whatsapp and Google’s messaging app Allo, it’s thought the update will be released in autumn this year. Previously, messages sent using such...
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By , Jul. 29, 2016

Pokémon Go: The Warwick Experience

After months of frenzied anticipation Pokemon Go has finally landed on smartphones across Britain. Nearly two weeks after it’s release, the game has already gone down in cult legend. In fact, it was only a matter of time until the Pokefever broke into the Warwick bubble. With the student population...
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By , Jul. 28, 2016

The Final Gap? – A Graduate Travel Tale

It is fairly common in the U.K. for young people to undertake a ‘gap year’. Traditionally, this ‘gap’ materialises between high school and university. Many are unsure about what course they want to pursue or simply need a breather before falling back into essays, revision and exams. In my case,...
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By , Jul. 28, 2016

Preview: Holmes for Rent

Holmes for Rent is an English adaptation of Christian Blex’s German language musical Sherlock H. The English adaptation has been co-written by Christian Blex and Jack Plummer and reworked by director Robin Kendall for the Edinburgh Fringe. The show’s humour is heavily influenced by classic British comedies like Blackadder, Monty...
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By , Jul. 27, 2016

Should Science be used to kill people?

After the recent vote to approve the renewal of the submarines carrying Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent, we decided to pit two Science & Tech writers against each other to answer a simple question: Should Science be used to kill people? Reece Goodall says YES: As the government pushes a vote to...
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By , Jul. 26, 2016

Warwick launches scholarships worth £500,000 for Postgraduate degrees

Warwick has launched scholarships worth £500,000 in total for under-represented Postgraduate students starting their course in the upcoming academic year. The Warwick Taught Masters Scholarships Scheme 2016/17 invites under-represented students to apply for these scholarships. The scholarships consist of 100 individual student awards of £5000 for both eligible Home and...
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By , Jul. 26, 2016

Is Indie Rock really dead?

Having grown up listening to the likes of Razorlight, the Kooks, and just about every major indie band in the early noughties, I have developed a certain soft spot for that marriage of mellowed out guitars and angsty song writing. Hell, that’s why I started my own music blog in...
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By , Jul. 25, 2016

Influential Warwick film critic and academic dies

Victor F. Perkins, co-founder of Warwick’s Department of Film and Television Studies, has died aged 80. Victor, known academically as V.F. Perkins, began teaching at the University of Warwick in 1978, co-founding the Department of Film and Television Studies whilst working here. The department is now frequently ranked amongst the...
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By , Jul. 25, 2016