Is brain connectivity responsible for addiction?
Tilly Goodall reports on research from the University of Warwick which reveals brain areas associated with smoking and drinking addiction.
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Toto’s ‘Africa’ is disrupting more than just POP!
Whether it was in POP!, Kasbah, or the privacy of your own bedroom on a Tuesday afternoon, it’s safe to say that we’ve all heard the ‘80s pop classic, ‘Africa’ by Toto. And now, the wildlife in the Namib Desert are listening to the song too: Namibian artist Max Siedentopf...
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University fails to inform complainants that group chat students not returning
The University did not contact the original complainants, who reported the Warwick group chat, to tell them that the two students who had their punishments reduced from 10 years to one year were no longer coming back next academic year, The Boar understands. The decision came in a statement from...
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BREAKING: Two men with reduced group chat sentences will not return to the University
Vice Chancellor Stuart Croft has announced that neither of the students who had their punishments reduced over the summer will not return to the University.
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The economy won’t buzz without bees
Barry B. Benson fought for the rights of bees in 2007, only to find that a world without bees can lead to disastrous consequences (if you haven’t watched Bee Movie, you should). For years, researchers have dedicated time to looking at bees, they’re actually the most studied creatures behind humans, and...
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Head of History states it is ‘completely untenable’ for group chat students to return
The new Head of the Department of the History, Professor Rebecca Earle, has told The Boar today that “It’s completely untenable for the young men to return to the History Department” in regards to the students set to return next year following their role in the Warwick group chat scandal.
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A nostalgic walk down Stardew Valley
The release of farming simulator Stardew Valley on iOS last October has been greeted with much excitement, earning $1m in its first three weeks, as Sensor Tower reports. The 8-bit game, first released in 2016 on Switch and PC, has successfully captured the hearts of casual gamers looking for a...
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Books to escape the gloomy weather
As a remedy for the grey, gloomy weather the winter months bring, I have several literary candidates, each a sure way to alleviate the weight of the grey skies and spark hope in the heart. One solution which I find very effective is to indulge in pure escapism with a...
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Could your eye colour make you SAD?
Lauren Turner reports on research which suggests that your eye colour could impact your chances of suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder.
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‘Generation Identity’ is a campaign of hate – but they need a right to speak
Last December, recruitment posters for a pan-European nationalist group named ‘Generation Identity’ appeared across Glasgow Caledonian University. Bearing the declaration, “You are not alone. Patriots walk among you. Join the patriotic revolution”, the posters formed a clear attempt at appealing to the so-called ‘silent majority’. They may have been taken...
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Warwick prepares for ‘Wellbeing Week’ in midst of group chat scandal
The University of Warwick’s ‘Wellbeing Week’ is set to begin tomorrow as students and staff on campus come to terms with the fallout of the group chat scandal that made national headlines last week. The “whole week” will be “underpinned by a theme of dignity and respect”, according to the University’s website.
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“It really gives you a gateway into opera”: ‘La Vie Parisienne’ preview
There are worse things to do on a cold February evening than watch “a wild party scene in Paris, bright young things going and drinking, having fun, being hedonistic.” This is exactly what Opera Warwick’s latest production, Jacques Offenbach’s La Vie Parisienne, promises. Director Aphra Hiscock explains: “It’s exciting because...
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Are too many students graduating with top marks?
Everyone remembers arriving at Warwick one overcast day in October, with suitcases crammed shut with belongings and ready to settle into university life for the first time. All memory of stressful late-night revision sessions to get the grades required for university were left in the dusk somewhere down the M5....
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