Abstinence is the only way to avoid alcohol-related health risks
According to a recent study, abstaining from alcohol consumption is the only way to avoid alcohol-related health risks.
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South African safaris
South Africa is a country rich with history, natural scenery and culture, much of which can be found it the very south of the country: the Eastern and Western Cape. Before visiting the metropolis of the Mother City, we went on a far wilder kind of sightseeing: safari. We...
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Northumbria University under fire over staff expenses
It has been revealed that the University of Northumbria paid its senior managers more than £600,000 in bonuses over the last four years, after staff spent over £2,000 on a lapdancing club.
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US student loans official resigns after his warnings were “silenced”
Seth Frotman, a senior US official responsible for overseeing student loans complaints, has resigned, stating that “political appointees” have tried to “silence” warnings from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for whom he worked.
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Warwick’s theatre and performance societies – part 1
Codpiece Codpiece is an innovative and creative drama society here at the University of Warwick. We specialise in creating avant-garde pieces of theatre through movement and alternate stimuli. This means we do not always work from a text; we can work from anything ranging from different themes or even just...
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Farewell, Big Bang Theory
As 'The Big Bang Theory' comes to an end, Reece Goodall takes a look at what has the made the show simultaneously so popular and unpopular - is it the right time to call it a day?
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Science Explains: First impressions
Amy Kynman explores what it takes to make a decent enough first impression to help you make friends at university.
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Fewer students in the UK going on a year abroad
A new report released by Universities UK (UUK) warns that the number of undergraduates at UK universities going on a year abroad is falling behind other countries.
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Is The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson past his prime?
Walking into a damp, post-industrial yard in Birmingham under a blanket of grey sky was quite the opposite of what I had envisioned when attending a concert helmed by Brian Wilson, musician-auteur of California pop balladeers The Beach Boys. He was also accompanied by ex-Beach Boys, Al Jardine, Ricky Fataar,...
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Meet Me in the Ruins review: Heart-warming local comradery
Meet Me in the Ruins portrays five encounters, the artistic output of five local writers, taking place throughout time in Coventry Cathedral. Staged within the atmospheric ruins of the Cathedral itself, the consistency of setting, alongside frequent colloquial references, made for a performance that was Coventry through and through, whilst...
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Schools kill a love of reading
If you’ve studied a certain book in GCSE or A-Level English lessons, chances are just thinking about it makes you grimace as you remember the hours upon hours spent trying to analyse the simplest of sentences. For many, this makes them not even want to look at a book for...
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Tips from a travelling summer intern
Six AM alarms. 13-hour work days. Networking drinks till late. Caffeine and stress overload. Perpetual exhaustion. And the cycle repeats five times a day, for eight weeks. This was my schedule as a summer intern in the financial industry in Edinburgh. And this is what I was most apprehensive...
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Nike’s Kaepernick campaign is a step forward
From a kneeling quarterback ostracized from the sport he loves, to the face of the largest global sport apparel company in the word, Colin Kaepernick is arguably the most polarising American athlete of his generation. Whilst he may be a beloved hero to some and a political pariah to others,...
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