The University of Cambridge has recently appeared in the news due to controversy over its distribution of trigger warnings. English lectures in student timetables have had warnings printed on them, cautioning students about potentially distressing content in texts such as Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus. The university has asserted that this was...
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Over three-fifths of Warwick students have had unprotected sex, with an additional 46% never having been tested for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), according to a sexual health survey by the Boar, which compared the responses of over 170 Warwick students living in Leamington, campus and the surrounding areas. The survey...
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The Welsh Government has unveiled a law to introduce a minimum alcohol price. The law would make it an offence for qualifying premises in Wales to sell and supply alcohol below the applicable minimum price. Although exact details have yet to be worked out, supporting documentation for the Bill used...
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On Friday 20th October, Labour MP Clive Lewis used the phrase ‘Get on your knees, bitch!’ at a Labour Party Fringe Conference, directed at the male actor, Sam Swann, leading to outrage. Fellow Labour MP Stella Creasy condemned Lewis’s words as it ‘reinforces menace that men have the physical power...
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The series' momentum slows down as we learn more about Negan - Sam Easton reviews 'The Big Scary U' in our Walking Dead series blog.
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Former Big Issue seller, Geoff Edwards, 52, has begun his English Literature course at Hughes Hall, Cambridge. Edwards left his high school in Liverpool, with two O-levels in maths and English Language and a “U” grade in English Literature before moving away from his home town with no desire to...
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It is fair to say that Brexit has been marked by uncertainty. From the referendum itself, with misleading and uninformative campaigns from both sides, to the negotiations we are currently witnessing, there has been a distinct lack of clarity on what a post-Brexit Britain will look like. This uncertainty is heightened...
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The excitement of your favourite artist dropping a new album is what maintains our interest in the music industry. As a regular listener to Spotify’s New Music Friday playlist, you’ll often find me counting down the days, hours, and minutes until a new song hits iTunes at midnight. But imagine...
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Speed Death of the Radiant Child begins with a ghostly pre-set that promises a haunting and mesmerising performance – and it delivers. The tale is of Charlotte, a teenager navigating her experiences of psychiatric help after her suicide attempt, and her relationship with those around her. This is a tall...
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Writing has been my favourite pastime for as long as I can remember. I completed the first draft of my very first “novel” when I was thirteen. It was a staggering eighty pages long, and received rave reviews from my mum and dad. Since then I have written several novels...
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One of our writers discusses the importance of perfecting a sleeping pattern, and gives some tips on how to do it.
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Warwick’s International Security professor has commented that the MI5, Britain’s high powered intelligence agency, is probably spying on EU
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From the 9th to the 19th of November, Birmingham held the SHOUT! festival, a celebration of LGBT+ culture. Including art, music and theatre, the festival displayed a large collection of LGBT+ creations – including film! Over the ten days, a selection of LGBT films were screened as part of a...
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