Warwick Students’ Union (SU) has terminated its contract with sports apparel supplier Beyond Limits Known (BLK), after multiple Warwick University sports clubs complained that they had not received kit orders for the current academic year on time. This followed similar complaints made to the SU last year, with Sports Officer...
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For one week in September, streets in the Jewellery Quarter area of Birmingham city centre were transformed into the American city of Columbus, Ohio, complete with U.S flags and American style ‘WALK/DON’T WALK’ crossings. Birmingham played host to legendary Hollywood director Steven Spielberg (you may have seen some of his...
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One writer shows us how to use make-up to spook everyone this Halloween...
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Plenty of people like to crack open a good romance on the beach, lose themselves in the latest thriller on the way to work, or scare themselves with a grim crime novel before bed, but why doesn’t the same really happen for non-fiction? Although often dubbed as boring, long or...
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In the Boar‘s annual interview with the Vice-Chancellor, Stuart Croft tackles some of the tough questions facing Warwick at the moment including: Brexit, diversity and mental health. What does Brexit mean for the University? It’s not good. The trouble of course is that we don’t know what Brexit means yet....
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Warwick Netball 1s advanced to the next round of the Midlands Conference Cup with a dominant display against Oxford Brookes. Em Gill reports.
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Our writers tell us which TV characters you should channel for Halloween The cast of New Girl Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love dressing up. I got to strut about as Queen B for my 21st, (Blair Waldorf for all you who have sadly missed out on the...
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It’s Halloween and for anyone who wants to celebrate with a big bowl of popcorn and a movie, then we at The Boar can offer recommendations to the horror-haters and horror-seekers alike. I have avoided any infamous exploitation and splatter films simply because Halloween is a time for fun and...
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Three members Warwick’s Students’ Union (SU) Sabbatical Team have signed an open letter to the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC) in disagreement with the report’s findings on antisemitism in the UK. The report specifically condemns the National Union of Students (NUS) President, Malia Bouattia, for calling Birmingham University a “Zionist...
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This week’s global student stories are from China, Sri Lanka, Egypt and Austria. China: Students protest university surveillance Students have expressed concerns about the spread of surveillance cameras in lecture theatres at the prestigious Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong, the Beijing News reports. A document issued by the university Vice-Chancellor’s...
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Warwick Societies collaborate for Black History Month Warwick Anti-Racism Society hosted its last Black History Month (BHM) event on Wednesday 26 October. The event’s theme was racism in sport and discussed how racial prejudice is still present in sport and athletic competition today. This month Anti-Racism Society worked with Warwick...
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The ‘slasher movie’, for anyone who is unaware is best defined as a film involving the methodical murder of a group of people by a single character whose identity and motives are often (but not always) ambiguous. The genre has been used around the world, however its golden age comes...
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Halloween is a great opportunity to display your appreciation for literature and its fantastic and terrifying creations. Here are some great ideas if you’re looking to go ‘literary’ with your costume. The Woman in Black Like the character’s name suggests, you can just wear black! A dress is customary, but a...
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