Although we live in a more enlightened time, it is impossible to deny that there is a lot of racism (both implicit and explicit) in the cinema of days past. Would it therefore be correct to ban films if they contained racism out of respect for black audiences today? My...
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The results for the Warwick Students’ Union (SU) 2016 Autumn Elections were published today, Friday 21 October, after voting opened on Tuesday 18th October. With nineteen positions open to nominations, this is a major election in Warwick student politics. In the Autumn Elections student get the opportunity to nominate themselves...
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Warwick is pretty good on mental health. We have an active campaigning society. We had Sabbatical Officers that put it as their top priority for last year (and one of their top ones for this year). We have a mental health policy passed by an overwhelming majority. This is clearly...
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As a third year, I have tried all manner of ways to make myself just do the course reading dammit! and whilst I can’t say I have all the answers, I have some tips for making those long articles, dense novels and incomprehensible theories slightly more manageable. Firstly, read a summary –...
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Over the last year we have been faced with some very real examples of the racism that lurks not so far beneath the surface on our university campus- and I do mean racism, not indifference, not ignorance, out and out discrimination. From racial slurs inscribed across bananas, to racialized fake...
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Dramatic overnight cuts to Warwickshire’s homelessness support services have led to the closure of three hostels in Warwick and Leamington Spa, slashing the number of beds from 120 to 57. The increased pressure on local hostels is causing a hold-up in accommodating the area’s homeless. The cuts are the result...
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Warwick University is home to over 250 societies which have probably been, or will be, an integral part of your socializing activities. The impressive catered events, balls, bar crawls, circling and ‘free pizza’ occasions come at a high price and negotiations with sponsors and departments bound by SU protocol. The...
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Imogen Cooper discusses the pressure placed on young people to have a significant other I’m single. It’s not something I really think about. Being single isn’t a thing I should have to justify or explain the reasons for, but all too often at university I do feel like I have...
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Developers seem increasingly unwilling to support their games post launch. But is this acceptable in a climate of extreme hype and expectation?
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We've all seen the new library study cycles, but are they as effective as they look? Krystl Assan explores the link between sport and the mind.
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In honour of Black History Month, History student Kate McCaffrey is delving into the missing pieces of her curriculum. Having studied History for fifteen years, I can’t help but notice how anglicised, Eurocentric and – in a word – white, the names and faces in my textbooks have always been,...
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A few weeks ago we started using a new five-pound note with the British wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill on it. Churchill is considered a hero by many in Britain and indeed was voted the ‘Greatest Briton’ in a BBC poll a few years ago. However as Prime Minister he...
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A Prevent Conference, run by Warwick Students’ Union (SU) and co-hosted with Warwick Anti-Racism Society, took place on campus during Saturday 15 October. Prevent is a policy relating to the government’s Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015, taught as a form of de-radicalisation. It began in 2006, followed by Channel...
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