Last week, it was reported that there are 132,000 less EU nationals working in the UK than there were a year earlier, the biggest annual drop since the Office for National Statistics (ONS) began conducting its Labour Force Survey in 1997. The fall in numbers has been linked to Brexit,...
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Following the conclusion of this year’s Jailbreak fundraising event, The Boar interviewed Anya Sachdev, Jailbreak Officer for Warwick RAG, on the process of fundraising and how this year’s teams got on.
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Interactive Futures is a new three-day event specialising in highlighting the games cluster in Leamington Spa, or the Silicon Spa. Important things to note about the event is that it is a non-profit event, designed to be accessible for all. All people are welcome, even non-gamers who are simply intrigued by...
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The transition into university life as a fresher is not easy for anyone. It doesn’t help when you’re trying to fit in, but you can’t help but be different. You may be older than the people around you, you might come from a different culture or you may arrive with...
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A recent BBC documentary takes a look at a struggling South Gloucestershire secondary school, Marlwood. Dom Webb reviews the programme as a former pupil...
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In my book (pardon the pun), favourite is not synonymous with best. You can have lists of novels whittled down to a fair few, which you might consider as your beloved bedside table companions, but as for the best book you have ever read, this will most likely be the...
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Manpreet Kaur explores electricity-generating bionic mushrooms.
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Ah, misandry. A somewhat mythical concept that only crawls out of the woodwork in accusations of ‘sexism against men’ and in classic examples of whataboutism. Within the government’s new initiative to tackle hate crime, Sajid Javid has proposed to enshrine misandry in the ranks of abhorrent prejudice, alongside misogyny. Under...
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Scouting for Girls is a name that rings nostalgic bells in all our minds (myself included), taking you back to a time without deadlines, debt and disappointing bank balances. So as you can imagine, learning after an average Kasbah Monday in February that this band had released gig tickets for...
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Everyone knows that the arts are hard to break into. It’s one of those industries where you just have to know someone and get a lucky break. Now, a third-year sociology student is here to change that, with a creative careers conference called ‘Create Her Lane’ taking place on Saturday....
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Louis Theroux was back on our screens on Sunday night with the second installment of his Altered States miniseries on BBC Two. In this episode, entitled ‘Choosing Death’, Theroux explored assisted dying in the USA, where the law permits terminally-ill people to end their own lives in seven states. As...
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Jimmy Butler returned to Minnesota Timberwolves training with a bang: “You f***ing need me. You can’t win without me”. For regular NBA fans, few will be shocked at Butler’s latest outburst. It is well documented that Butler doesn’t do things lightly. His unlikely ascension to an All-NBA star has come...
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Thanksgiving holds great sentimental value to many Americans, and for those abroad arguably even more. It is a celebration revolved around family, dear friends, and tradition. In the United States, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, allowing relatives and friends to catch up on their experiences of the past year. Much like Christmas, Thanksgiving...
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