Mind-altering microbes
Saraa Kaleem explores the potential of gut microbiota having an effect on your mental wellbeing.
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The petition to end The Tab is confused and counterproductive
‘Student publications are a good thing’, reads the petition entitled End the Tab, End Toxic Student Journalism. The petition is addressed to 39 student unions including that of Warwick and is beautifully ambiguous in intent. For what could be more consistent for a petition that claims to celebrate student publications...
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Procrastinate productively with creativity
Zoe Wells explores how you can procrastinate productively by being creative. Having a short break to be creative can be immediately beneficial to you.
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Why nobody wants to watch Solo
The imminent release of a new Star Wars film ought to be a big event – there’s a huge fanbase out there, with Star Wars being one of the few franchises that is guaranteed to pack out cinemas. Just look at the excitement with every new trailer for The Force...
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Wenger waves goodbye to Arsenal
The story has finally come to an end. For one of the most divisive and polarising figures in the history of football, the writing has been on the wall for quite some time now. After 22 dramatic years, which saw unimaginable highs and devastating lows, on April 20, Arsène Wenger...
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An interview with Warwick graduate Lieutenant David Boyles
What are you going to do with your arts degree? For many students, it’s a familiar, and sometimes dreaded, question. Probably quite a lot of people reply that they will go into teaching. Probably very few say that they will go into teaching in the army. That is precisely what...
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The Power of Indecision in Gaming
The first time that a game truly made me think about decision-making within the medium was when I played Bioshock. This shooter presented players with a lavish yet brutal underwater dystopia, fun demented characters and the iconic Big Daddies. But beneath the gunplay, powers and world was a game which...
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‘Book-block’: writer’s block for readers
Giles Allen-Bowden discusses 'book-block' - the problem you encounter when you try to read a book for months, but just can't seem to get to the end.
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Disparities in university education come as no real surprise
According to a variety of studies, wealthy, white students not only get into university at disproportionate rates but also perform better once in tertiary education. With the recent spate of articles and research papers that have come to light on this issue, one might think we are undergoing a collective...
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Ireland’s vote to #repealthe8th is a massive victory for women – but the fight is far from over
On Saturday, it was announced that Ireland has voted to repeal the 8th Amendment, with 66.4% voting in favour of legalising abortion – a historic event for women’s rights. The turnout in the referendum on Friday was reportedly the third-highest of any referendum in Ireland since the Constitution was adopted...
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How safe are we on campus?
Winston Salem State University, 20 January. Savannah State University, 24 February. Central Michigan University, 2 March. Forest High School, 20 April. Only five months into 2018, these cases are a few of the numerous shootings that have taken place so far this year in the United States. The US has endured a long-standing division over gun control...
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University of Warwick announces summer honorary degree recipients
The University of Warwick will be distributing honorary degrees to people of merit during the 2018 summer graduation ceremonies from 17-25 July in Butterworth Hall at the Warwick Arts Centre.
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Lullabies and beyond: music for sleep in Term 3
One of the earliest memories I can recall is having a lullaby sung to me to get me to sleep. All these years later, my mother owns the same wind-up music box to which she sang. Music then was simple, something soft and reassuring which worked like another blanket. Now...
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