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Chioma Abazie on Warwick’s largest gospel event, ‘Awaken’
Chioma Abazie, second-year Economics student at the University of Warwick, reflects on the lead up to the evening of Friday 2 March 2018 when Warwick’s largest Gospel event, ‘Awaken’, took place. So how did ‘Awaken’ come about? During my first year of university, I noticed there was a lack of Gospel events in...
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Is healthy eating really more expensive?
Andrea Lucia Peters investigates whether eating healthy is actually more expensive and if this is why obesity has become an epidemic.
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Literary life lessons from Voltaire
George Alldred discusses what you can learn from Voltaire's Candide, including optimism and the worthlessness of money.
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Staying at Tamara’s: Was the new George Ezra album worth a four-year wait?
It’s been almost four years since the release of Wanted on Voyage, but George Ezra is back with his crooning vocals and feel-good indie pop in Staying at Tamara’s. It’s a likeable, entertaining album, but much of it feels over-commercialised and formulaic. That’s not to the say the songs aren’t...
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Kamal Ahmed on ‘Threats to the Global Economy’
Speaking last Monday at an event hosted by Warwick PPE Society, BBC economics editor Kamal Ahmed delivered an insightful expose on the current threats to the global economy. Focusing on both national and global economics issues, Mr Ahmed discussed the threat posed by a synchronised tightening of monetary policy and...
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Cheltenham horse death proves races are an anachronism
Heartbreakingly, the white tent is a frequent feature of any steeplechase. In British racing, it is a widely known fact that many horses are euthanized at the scene, usually as the result of injury sustained in-race. When an incident occurs, the tent is hastily set-up, and yet another horse is...
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An interview with the curator of the Mead Gallery’s John Piper exhibition
An exhibition of John Piper’s work is at the Mead Gallery in the Warwick Arts Centre until 21 June. Joseph Bullock talks to Fiona Venables, co-curator of the exhibition. More than any other British artist of the last century, Piper’s work seems intrinsically linked to a sense of place. Why...
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Are we filtering and forgetting our travel experiences?
I won’t be the first to admit that my friends and I base a lot of our days out on what is trending on Instagram. We can spend hours searching for the most aesthetic restaurants and cafés around, only to spend the entire time there trying to mimic the photos...
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The Apu Controversy
Two writers discuss the recent controversy surrounding Apu, and its impact on The Simpsons and on the television industry in general
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Research reveals women are not getting a fair say at academic conferences
Sophie Kempston reveals that women are not getting a fair say at academic conferences, with a higher umber of male speakers and authors.
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Is a new centrist party really what young people want?
Earlier this month the Observer reported that Simon Franks, founder of LOVEFiLM and former Labour donor, has attracted up to fifty million pounds to revitalize the middle ground and create a new centrist party. In Westminster, the ideologies of the two main parties are moving further apart, and with the...
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Live performance by Rejjie Snow is a pitiful excuse for a good time
Welcomed on a Sunday evening in April by the sight of platform Vans and Air Max 97s, I am engulfed by the humid air of Birmingham’s Institute 2. I could only be here to see Rejjie Snow. After rushing from Birmingham New Street to arrive in time for the main...
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