Debt. It’s a prospect that faces almost every student that attends university. It has been reported that graduates are, on average, faced with up to £50,000 worth of debt as they embark on their careers. Yet, amidst the struggles that face university students, we are continually faced with extortionate fines...
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The Warwick Students’ Union has joined the campaign for meat-free Mondays. Running alongside their usual menus, the campaign aims to encourage students to eat less meat in order to reduce harmful effects on the environment and to motivate us to maintain a healthy diet. Meat-free Mondays promotes a more environmentally...
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Alicia Lukman explores weaknesses of the law on consent and rape.
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Marta Zima explores how the emergence of virtual reality is transforming our approach to fitness
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The Star Wars franchise is perhaps one of the most unreliable in history. With films that sporadically leap around the 66-year timeline, drastically varying in quality, it’s easy to get lost. So, here’s a very subjective guide to all the movies that Star Wars has to offer, from worst to...
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Sat at the edge of the Indian Ocean as waves washed over me, I took a deep breath. The water rushed around me until we blurred into one, indistinguishable. I was overwhelmed by sensation – sand filling the gaps between my toes, the stinging smell of salt in the air....
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Rhys Clarke gives his arts-related new year's resolutions in an effort to inspire us all to get more involved in the arts in 2019.
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Literary tattoos are a great way for book lovers to express their love of literature visibly on their skin. Pinterest and Instagram are full of beautiful odes to the novels that have touched the hearts of many. This can include quotes from books and poems, drawings to represent images on...
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In December 2018, the US government entered a shutdown which is now the longest-ever. President Donald Trump is refusing to approve a federal budget unless it includes $5.7 billion in funding for a border wall with Mexico, but the Democrat-led House has completely refused. The clash between the two is...
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Last week, Remain-backing Conservative MP Anna Soubry was giving an interview to the BBC on College Green when a number of protesters started chanting, “Soubry is a Nazi!” The MP responded saying, “I do object to being called a Nazi.” As she returned to Westminster, she was called “scum” and...
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Universitas Indonesia (UI) declared the University of Warwick is the 26th most sustainable university in the world, and eighth in the UK, as part of its UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2018. Being the only university ranking in the world that measures 719 higher education institutions and their commitment to...
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In November 2018, The Boar conducted a survey to ask Warwick students why they are unhappy with their accommodation in student towns such as Leamington Spa, Coventry and Canley, and interviewed three of them about their experience. There were 130 respondents, 58% of which were second-year students, with little to...
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Nu Guinea, Nuova Napoli Berlin-based Neapolitans Nu Guinea deserve recognition for their 2018 debut album Nuova Napoli. It’s a masterpiece of Mediterranean funk and disco, though to label it that would be too simplistic. It’s also a homage to the Neapolitan music scene of the 80s and revisits the musical...
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