History department pushes for student meetings in wake of group chat revelations
The History department is currently in discussions to organise public meetings to let students raise concerns about the group chat appeals.
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Rethinking the UK’s tradition of listed buildings
This year, 952 buildings and sites gained listed status, ranging from a pedestrian subway in London, to a lifeguard house in Essex, to the Florence iron mine in Cumbria. They vary not only in their uses, but also from an aesthetic standpoint. The beautiful brick structure of the pedestrian subway...
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University releases group chat statement after national press and social media outrage
The University of Warwick released a statement this afternoon on the recent investigation and subsequent disciplinary action faced by the Warwick group chat members, after it was revealed by The Boar that two students had successfully appealed and are set to return to campus next year. The story has received...
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How the internet became obsessed with ‘Bird Box’
For Horror film lovers, Bird Box was the perfect Christmas present. Netflix reported the film scored a staggering 80 million views in the first four weeks after its release on 21 December alone. Aside from becoming Netflix’s most successful release to date, the film was also the centre of attention...
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An interview with Matt Western MP about Brexit
The Boar sat down with Matt Western MP to discuss his views on Brexit, extending Article 50, and a second referendum
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Who’s a good boy? The dogs saving the lives of their diabetic owners
Edward Stephens reports on the first large-scale study of the effectiveness of detection dogs
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Review: ‘Hour of the Star’ by Clarice Lispector
Born in the Ukraine in the 1920s, Clarice Lispector was a Brazilian novelist and short story writer. Despite being her last novel, Hour of the Star was the first I read, and I was surprised and captivated by its strange, haunting and thought-provoking style. Translated from the Portuguese original, this short...
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A letter to Warwick: ‘You have forgotten about the victims’
The following is an open letter to the University by one of the female students named and talked about in the group chat, who asked The Boar to publish on her behalf. CW: Mental health, eating disorders Warwick, I have enjoyed some of the best times of my life so...
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UCL students reject IHRA’s definition of antisemitism
A motion to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s “Working Definition of Antisemitism” was rejected by the University College London (UCL)’s student body. 212 students opposed the motion after expressing that freedom of speech regarding Israel had been infringed, against 78 votes supporting the motion. The non-legally binding definition...
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Homeless California State University students living out of cars
Students at California State University are struggling to cope with California’s high cost of living, with 50,000 students resorting to living out of their cars.
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt review
Having followed the series of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt since it first appeared on Netflix in 2015, I can say I’m a big fan. Each new season has meant a guaranteed dose of sunshine, despite the show’s at-first-glance traumatic set-up. Now that the final episodes have premiered, I’ll be taking a...
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Upskirting to become a criminal offence
Last Thursday, the invasive act of ‘upskirting’ was finally set to be made illegal under the 2003 Sexual Offence Act after an eighteen-month-long campaign by activist, freelance writer and upskirting victim, Gina Martin, 27. Martin’s campaign began as a Facebook post on social media and quickly materialised into a politically...
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Learn from Literature: South American politics
In One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez wrote a foundation myth. He reconfigured reality, weaving a tale that encompassed the history of a continent, shaping the identity of the Columbian people. In a country riven by division, García’s melding of the fantastic with the mundane helped create a...
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