Trigger Warning: this article contains discussion of racism, homophobia, and prejudice “If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought,” wrote George Orwell in his 1946 essay ‘Politics and the English Language’. In it, he bemoans the ‘state’ of the English language and discusses the way politics shapes language and,...
Read More
Simply put, the monarchy is a visual representation of the lingering remnants of an archaic, hierarchical class structure. To provide more detail: the monarchy, formerly near absolute, now exists in the constitutional form, constrained by the bounds of democratic governance and forced to yield their power to parliamentary bodies of publicly...
Read More
World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic ended the surprise run of qualifier Aslan Karatsev with a dominant performance that saw him into the Australian Open final. Djokovic’s much-discussed injury concerns failed to materialise, meaning the on-form Serbian player won with straight sets 6-3 6-4 6-2, despite a valiant...
Read More
“As a captain, I’ve definitely been going easier on my teammates during this year – allowing them to have more fun during practice and joke around a bit more,” Alex Petropoulos quipped as his Warwick Esports teammates prepared for eVarsity 2021. Like all things, Varsity will look different this year....
Read More
As the coronavirus continues to cause significant disruptions to top-flight rugby, the RFU has elected to get rid of relegation from the Premiership for the 2020/21 season. After a vote passed on Friday with a “strong majority”, the league will expand to 13 teams next term, with one side being...
Read More
A former universities minister has urged for essay mills to be outlawed to protect students from being exploited and blackmailed by the companies.
Read More
Featuring a Disco Dave Minecraft avatar, the Virtual STEM Ball will take place in a Minecraft Copper Rooms.
Read More
The bees in the hive grumble, they complain that other bees are not virtuous, demanding their god, Jove, deliver them their utopia. After much pestering Jove, frustrated, gives in, and grants the bees their greatest desire. But suddenly the hive collapses, industry has dried up, productivity has crumbled, and the...
Read More
Connie Bernardin reports on the rise in book sales in 2020, and the effects that lockdown has had on our reading and book buying habits.
Read More
In the latest edition to our Spotlight On... series, which shines a light on up-and-coming artists, we take a look at indie queen Soccer Mommy.
Read More
Warwick Esports will represent the University of Warwick during an unofficial eVarsity weekend on 20-21 February. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Coventry University withdrew from all in-person sport last September, effectively cancelling Varsity 2021. However, Coventry, who are set to return to physical events at the start of the...
Read More
There have been over 150 reports of alleged sexual misconduct disclosed through the University of Warwick’s Report and Support portal since it began operation, a Freedom of Information (FoI) request shows.
Read More
The Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh, as well as the London School of Economics (LSE) have told students that teaching will remain online for the rest of the academic year.
Read More