Boar Sport Power Rankings: November
Yashas Mudumbai takes us through this month's hotly anticipated Power Rankings! Find out who's fought their way to be crowned Warwick's finest...
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Gilmore Girls: “We need to talk about Rory”
Disclaimer: SPOILERS Forget Kevin, we need to talk about Rory. I was excited, but had reservations about the ‘A Year in the Life’ revival because it’s hard to resurrect a show successfully, especially one as gorgeous as Gilmore Girls. While I liked the revival, I had a lot of problems with...
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Warwick spends £11.92 per student on counselling each year
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request by the Tab has revealed that the University of Warwick spends just £11.92 per student per year on its mental health services. Of the 40 universities included in the FOI, Warwick came 34th. Oxford topped the table, spending £48.25 per student, whilst the University...
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Arrival
Arrival has been a big success with critics worldwide and it is not difficult to see why. With a bold and intriguing science fiction plot it could easily have limited its appeal to fans of such otherworldly adventures. However, Denis Villeneuve’s atmospheric hit brings heart to this ‘alien’ story and...
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Can Words Really Change The World Around Us?
There is little doubt that words have power. But they are not at the forefront of change. As an aspiring author, I like to think that words can inspire change and elicit reactions so strong that the world is irrevocably transformed for the better. I dream that writers might have...
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Straight for the Jugular: In conversation with Turin Brakes
I hope it’s not the end. It’s probably the dramatic bit about two thirds of the way through… it used to be a lot more dispersed, there were so many people involved with us. Now it’s just us four and a few key people, we’ve found a new way to...
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UPDATED: WFFE occupy the Slate in HE protest
Warwick for Free Education (WFFE) have occupied the Slate, a brand new conference facility on Warwick campus, in a protest over the direction of higher education, today 2 December 2016. Alongside a statement released online, WFFE have made three demands in order to: “Hold the University to account…and to force...
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Syrian refugees to raise money for local destitute
A joint initiative from local Syrian refugees and the Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre (CRMC) is organising a “Syrian Dinner” on Saturday 3 December to raise funds to support the area’s destitute. The event, which will seat approximately 150 guests and 20 refugees, was organised by the CRMC’s Syrian Integration...
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#BUCSWednesday Notepad: Week 9
It was comfortably the coldest #BUCSWednesday of term so far, but Boar Sport enjoyed the action from the cosier confines of the Sports Centre
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Sports uncensored: Baring all for charity
“I’m disappointed in you.” Quite possibly the most earth-shatteringly awful words that you can hear from a parent. What could I have done to elicit such a response? Failed a module? Got pregnant? Taken drugs? No, I participated in my rowing team’s charity naked calendar. I am not ashamed of my...
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What’s going on with fair pay at Warwick?
A lot has been going on with the fair pay campaign at Warwick recently. Here, the Boar gives you a rundown of all that’s been happening so far. The Guardian A recently published investigation by the Guardian into precarious employment at Russell Group universities, found the majority of teaching staff...
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Proposal for new accommodation to house 100 students
Plans for a new complex of student flats at Chesford Bridge House between Leamington Spa and Kenilworth have been brought forward. The proposer, Vik Tara, has asked Warwick District Council for permission to build on rural land by Bericote Road in Blackdown. Five eco-buildings will be built with 10 flats,...
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How games are changing the way stories are told
Video games are at the forefront of narrative and storytelling in the artistic medium. Here three writers tell us exactly why.
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