When hashtags first emerged, I remember questioning what the point of them was – to be honest, what is there really to get about #like4like? At twelve years old, it just seemed like a way to seek attention for pouting selfies. However, I’ve since discovered their intended purpose. Hashtagging essentially...
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Former Labour Party advisor Ayesha Hazarika is someone you would probably expect to see on the sofa of Good Morning Britain rather than at a stand-up comedy gig in which she is the starring act. It may seem a bit of an odd change of career, but, as Hazarika herself...
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Warwick students miss on average 4 lectures a month, the 9th highest of 19 universities examined in a new study. The study also observed on a national scale the most common reasons for missing lectures. The survey polled 5,089 students between the ages of 18 and 22 and was conducted...
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Charities across Leamington are beginning to stock up on Winter provisions this month in an attempt to offer support to the homeless population within Leamington. To support those in need during the winter nights, Warwick District Council have a variety of local support centers and charities. The Leamington Winter Support...
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Upon reading the response to the survey conducted by The Boar on the gaming community at Warwick, I found myself disappointed with the gender split. A measly 20.5% of the responses answered female, with 74.4% identifying as male, 2.6% preferring not to say, and the last 2.6% responding as other....
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Second year mathematics undergraduate, James Thomson, who was 18 years old, is reported to be the sixth university student at Bristol to take their own life in the past year. Content Warning: Suicide Five other Bristol students have also taken their own life over the past 12 months. The university...
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I judge books by their covers. I shouldn’t, but I do. Like every other first impression– of a new house, a university, other people – we have an inevitable yet regrettable tendency to judge almost exclusively on appearance. As much as we tell ourselves that ‘it’s what’s inside that counts’,...
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In a world where fashion and fame are often valued more than humility and talent, it’s refreshing when a young artist has no qualms being himself. At the tender age of twenty-three, Jake Bugg is not only humble and talented but also makes no efforts to subscribe to society’s expectations...
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Nishat Uddin looks at the controversy surrounding the new Channel 4 documentary My Week as a Muslim and the use of blackface.
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In a recent survey by The Boar, two-fifths of students said they believed their accommodation was not good value for money, while 65% said they preferred living off-campus compared to halls. The survey compared the opinions and experiences of over 230 Warwick students, two-fifth of whom lived off-campus. The majority...
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In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the subsequent #metoo campaign, attention has turned to the world of entertainment and cast a damning light on how the business treats women. The world of music is no different – genres like hip-hop and rap have always been under fire...
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A new study reveals that playing video games may enhance learning. Is this the excuse to procrastinate that we've been waiting for?
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The Radio Times just released a survey about viewers' wishes for the next series of Doctor Who - Sam Savelli looks at the findings.
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