The inside track: Warwick Golf on Willett’s win
In the first of a new series where Warwick's sports clubs review the biggest tournaments, Warwick Golf's Ollie Woolcott runs the rule over The Masters
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Cleaning restructure moves forward without unions’ backing
The University are continuing with plans to merge the three current cleaning departments into a single ‘Campus Cleaning Services’ (CCS) despite none of the four trade unions (UCU, UCATT, Unite and Unison) on campus endorsing the move. The communication sent to affected staff members detailing these changes was not endorsed...
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Modern Myths: The Canongate Myth Series
Myths and the stories contained within them are ubiquitous in cultures around the world, and the eighteen novellas found in the Canongate Myth Series retell these ancient legends in an attempt to modernise them and make them relevant to contemporary life. All the stories, written by world-renowned authors such as...
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Warwick Quidditch Club to compete in Italy
Warwick’s Quidditch Club, which has only been around for two years, will compete in Italy this month. This is the first time that the team will compete abroad.
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Humanities degrees are a misadvertised fantasy
The one shred of hope that got me through many teenage struggles and moments of hardship was the prospect of University and all that it represented.
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Jessica Jones ‘AKA Sin Bin’
This week we find Kilgrave in his very own sin bin, a high tech prison made by Simpson complete with electrified water and hermetically sealed walls (I confess I had to google what that meant – airtight, for those who were wondering). The inference that leads to the discovery of...
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Dreadlocks debate: Cultural appropriation and “selective empathy”
I despise talking about cultural appropriation, it is not my job to define it. This issue surpasses cultural appropriation, it is about selective empathy.
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Interview: Cross Country ace Alex Brecker
Warwick University Cross Country runner Alex Brecker has gone from strength to strength in 2016. He talks to Sam Nugent about his rise up through the sport
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Warwick University Hosts TUCO Catering Competition
Warwick University acted as host to The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) annual competition on the 21st and 22nd March 2016.
The two-day competition, which has various subcategories, tests the culinary skills from within Higher and Further Education nationally. This is the first time it has been hosted on the university’s campus.
Robert Stordy, from the University of Derby, used 10 kilos of pastry margarine to create a statue of Alexander the Great and his horse. He won two gold medals for his creation.
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Testimonials of racism on campus: It affects us all
Testimonials of experiences of racism on campus. It not only disrespectful to people of colour, but to everyone who has stood up against discrimination.
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How social media would change Shakespeare
A lot of recurring tropes that crop up in classical literature wouldn’t work so well in a modern-day scenario. For example: miscommunication. Letters not reaching the intended recipient, messengers passing one another, hearsay and rumour being assumed to be fact, snooping around, lack of fact-checking, and generally just all-round terrible communication all...
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#CoolCapSelfie day raises £3,000 for Warwick Cancer Research Centres
Warwick’s first ever ‘#CoolCapSelfie Day’ charity event hit campus on Wednesday 9 March.
People were encouraged to post photos of themselves wearing cool caps on social media using the hashtag ‘#CoolCapSelfie’, along with an option to donate £2 to Warwick’s own cancer research centres.
Prizes including chocolate, alcohol and money were on offer for the best selfies taken.
Bucket collections and bake sales also took place on the day.
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21st Century Terrorism: Silicon Valley is not the answer
In the wake of the bombings at Maalbeek Metro station and Zaventem airport, it seems that the lives of many Belgians will not return to normal for months. Reportedly, in 2016, there have been no less than 532 terrorist attacks across 39 countries which have killed thousands of people and...
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