The RSC has partnered with technology giant Intel for its latest production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. The theatre company’s tagline for this adaptation calls it a “ground-breaking” new production, and it most certainly is. Set on a magical island, inhabited by Prospero, his daughter Miranda, the ‘other’ figure of Caliban...
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There’s no denying that the worldwide phenomena #LikeAGirl has freed many girls from a misogynistic slur too often used to knock confidence and cause insult. At first glance, campaigns that pledge ‘running like a girl’ also means ‘winning the race’ inspire women to achieve their true potential. But is this...
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There’s no denying that gaming is an expensive hobby. Getting hold of the hardware alone can set you back hundreds of pounds, and with the price of games now creeping up to the £50 mark, the cost of gaming can seem unreasonable on a student budget. But if you’re prepared...
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A petition to lower the temperature of the heating on campus has reached 217 signatures since Friday November 18. The petition, which urges students to be more conscious of the environmental impact of heating on-campus, began with the target of 200 signatures. In a statement on the petition, its author...
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2016 certainly hasn’t been a year for the faint hearted. I can think of no other year since 1989 in which has been so revolutionary in terms of politics, with the result that we now have Mr Trump heading to the White House and Britain exiting the EU. Now that the post US election dust is starting to settle, many from the liberal left are in deep soul-searching mode.
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As your friendly neighbourhood Fresher, I’ve been given the job of summing up the first term in this concrete Midlands bubble we like to call Warwick University. Naturally Fresher’s week is all a bit of an alcoholic blur, as I’m sure it is at every university – except perhaps The...
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Here are this week’s global student stories, including a report that the number of international students is at all time high in the US, Brexit debates about UK’s role in scientific research, and a German state’s plan to reinstall non-EU student tuition fees. US: Number of international students in US...
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Leamington Spa’s street marshals are set to stay for another five years. The Street Marshals Scheme was started in 2013 in a partnership between the University, Warwick Student’s Union (SU), Warwick District Council, Warwickshire Police and SafetyNet Security Group. Both pastoral care and protection, including first aid, is provided to...
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This week’s Elsewhere at Warwick includes a story about the Warwick University Challenge team, Warwick Arts Centre Christmas tree light up, a student housing day hosted by the Students’ Union (SU), an art and science collaboration and creator of the cat sculpture on campus giving a talk about her work....
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One of the perks of the BBC is that it is an impartial broadcaster, always aiming to bring the best news and present information without a political slant or agenda. At least, that’s the idea in principle. But this year, we’ve seen some of the biggest shifts in thinking...
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They say that everyone has a novel in them, but what happens when you decide to write it during your studies? Boar Books checks in with two student novelists to hear how they balance doing a degree and writing a book. Jorun Bork, a 2nd year studying English Literature and...
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I consider myself incredibly lucky to be granted the privilege to attend university and take a course I adore. The chance to go to classes where I can talk and learn more about the subject I love is something I hope to never take for granted. Lecturers are fundamental to...
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There’s so much reading. It doesn’t count. They talk too fast to take notes. It doesn’t count. Assessments are tough. It doesn’t count. How do you even write this? It doesn’t count. Whatever the grievance, whatever the worries, those ‘comforting’ words are told to us. First year doesn’t count. No...
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