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Festive arts at Warwick and beyond

With the nights drawing in and the end of term in sight, ’tis the season for pantomimes, Christmas films, and other festive arts fun. Thankfully, for those looking to get their culture fix over the holiday season, there are plenty of options on and around campus. Close to home, the...
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By , Dec. 15, 2017

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Review

There is something magical about seeing a Star Wars film on the big screen, knowing that the audience are all feeling the same swelling nostalgia as you are when the crashing crescendo of brass hits the room. However, this soon dies off as the iconic opening text crawls up the...
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By , Dec. 15, 2017

Why ending the NSS boycott was the right decision

The general consensus remains clear: university education in this country remains the best in the world. We have the best universities, the most skilled academics and the highest number of working class individuals going to university in the western world; and yet if you listened to many our university system...
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By , Dec. 15, 2017

£22 million student village to be built in Canley

Plans to build a £22 million student village in Canley have been approved. The village, entitled ‘UniVillage’, will provide accommodation for up to 450 students from the University of Warwick. It will feature 38 townhouses, each of which will include between nine and 13 ensuite rooms, a communal space and...
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By , Dec. 15, 2017

Ryanair’s (profitable) crisis

Over the past few weeks, my e-mail inbox has been inundated with e-mails from Ryanair: ‘Flash Sales’, ‘Midweek Madness’ and ‘Last Minute Winter Getaways’. With Ryanair’s recent limelight in the media, these deals go against common intuition. Ryanair is boasting an 8% increase in passenger’s year-on-year… The Irish airline giant...
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By , Dec. 14, 2017

MakeApp is a dream come true for the fragile male ego

When I first heard about MakeApp, my mind immediately jumped to conclusions about its user base: male, probably of lower-than-average physical attractiveness and above-average self-importance. I really wanted to be wrong, but the reviews on the App Store confirmed my suspicions — almost universally male (except a couple of girls...
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By , Dec. 14, 2017