In the fifteenth piece in the “Why you should join” series, we hear from Warwick Mountains as they tell us why they’re the first club you should sign on to. Within a couple of days at Warwick, you will have noticed something: our beloved campus is flat. Very flat....
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Universities in the UK are facing criticism for their efforts to pursue academic links with Egypt following accusations of human rights abuses including the abduction and murder of Giulio Regeni.
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Saudi Arabia’s state-controlled company Aramco, alleged to be the largest ever company to potentially become public, has come under suspicion as critics claim that the deal will never happen. King Salman, the father of the ambitious Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has overruled the decision. The company ranks as the...
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Art has a longstanding tradition of being created for a political satire. Whether that is 60’s music attacking the establishment to cartoons found in the back pages. Yet despite the growing acceptance that video games are an art form, there are very few games which tackle politics, let alone through satire. This...
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The widely debated term ‘literary canon’ is used to classify a group of literary works that are considered the most important from a certain time or place. Derived from the Greek word kanôn meaning measuring rod or standard, the canon has been compiled by literary critics, scholars and teachers over...
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Matthew Dale reports on research which reveals that Earth-like planets are more common in our universe than previously thought.
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To begin the third week of this year’s “Why you should join” series, Warwick Sub Aqua detail who they are and why they’d be a fit for you. Warwick Sub Aqua is one of the most versatile clubs on campus, existing as the home to two the University’s most...
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Watford, the long-understated home of Geri Haliwell, Gareth Southgate, Anthony Joshua, myself and, of course, The Spitfires. The up-and-coming band from my hometown are what we need to be talking about, across Britain. Their new album, Year Zero encapsulates all that the band is about: their punk-reggae-ska vibe, as well...
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I’ve just finished commuting in and out of London for two weeks of work experience. As someone who struggles to read on trains, I was fascinated by the number of people I saw stood on the packed tube with their nose in a book. Now I know why train stations...
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Kirstie Shearman reports on research from Yale University which suggests that a drug used to treat a degenerative eye condition may help manage obesity.
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Starting university can be a daunting time. Moving away from home can lead to all sorts of questions of how to set up life in a new place, away from your home comforts. Like many prospective students before me, I did a fair bit of research into what to bring to...
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Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) director Nick Hillman talked to The Boar about the growing risk of university closures, given existent threats from “fierce competition” between institutions during clearing, a fall in the number of 18-year-olds, and more.
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As we round out two weeks of this year’s “Why you should join” series, we have a look at Dodgeball and why they might be a good fit for you. Did you love Dodgeball during PE at school? That’s the perfect reason to join! Warwick Dodgeball is an opportunity...
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