BREAKING NEWS: Bus fire on campus
This morning a national express bus caught fire on campus. As a result the main road was shut and is still closed.
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The problem with BBC’s ‘Bodyguard’
Jayoti Shah looks back at the hit drama 'Bodyguard' and explains why the last episode is somewhat problematic
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Body confidence is liberating, and certainly not dangerous
This summer was a big one in terms of thinking about how we talk about ‘fat’ women today, from the backlash to Amy Schumer’s I Feel Pretty (which I found genuinely sincere and uplifting by the way), to the storm over Netflix’s Insatiable, and finally to the controversy of self-identified...
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Record high nominations in Warwick SU Autumn Elections 2018
This year, nominations for the University of Warwick’s students’ union (SU) Autumn Elections began in September. Since then, the SU has received a record high number of applicants for various positions in the union.
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The bright side of ‘dark tourism’
It will only until recently I had even heard of or knew what dark tourism was. It can be defined as tourism that involves travelling to places associated with death and suffering. From looking purely at the definition, it can be hard to understand what the attraction is. After all...
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Bisexuality on the small screen
As Channel 4 debuts Desiree Akhavan's new show 'The Bisexual', Jordan Maxwell Ridgway takes a look at how bisexuality has been treated elsewhere on the small screen
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Venom: Review
The first warning signs of Venom being mediocre, for me, was that the chosen tagline was “The World Has Had Enough Superheroes” despite showing every indication of following all the same tropes and patterns of most superhero movies. This seemed like the film was going to be incoherent in tone,...
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Combined contraceptive pill linked to reduced risk of ovarian cancer
The combined contraceptive pill decreases the risk of ovarian cancer for users when compared with non-users, suggests research undertaken by scientists from the Universities of Aberdeen and Copenhagen. The combined contraceptive pill contains synthetic forms of the hormones oestrogen and progestin and is used regularly by over 100 million women...
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Why countries have a love-hate relationship with the IMF
For the uninitiated in economics such as myself, the increase in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to Argentina passed through the front page of global newspapers and out of our minds in the span of a day. I, despite my general reticence to palliate my ignorance, was forced to...
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Warwick’s music appreciation societies – part 3
DrumSoc James Norris, Communications Officer DrumSoc is a society aimed at bringing people together to enjoy making music in its simplest form: through rhythm. There are three sections: Drum Kit, Steel Pans and the Percussion Ensemble; and whether you have any previous experience or you’re a beginner, we encourage you...
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In support of star signs
I’ve always been drawn to the more esoteric side of life; tarot cards, spiritualism, the paranormal and most notably, astrology. Belief is a strong word, one I try to use sparingly in relation to my more mystical interests, but I can hardly deny the lure of the self-defined ‘great mysteries’....
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The complex realities of race, identity and privilege in Harvard’s lawsuit
Harvard University is widely reputed as one of the most prestigious and elite centres for academic excellence in the world. Nevertheless, in light of an impending lawsuit backed by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), it has been thrust onto the stage of polarising political ideologies and enhanced cultural sensibilities...
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The benefits of reading slowly
Picture the scene. You’re curled up on your bed in your student house, wrapped in four blankets because it pains you to see the heating bill every month. You’ve chosen the 19th century novel module as in your eyes nothing compares to Oscar Wilde’s outrageous depiction of hedonism, or Lady...
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