As part of preparation for this week’s Students’ Union (SU) elections, The Boar recently attended a Question Time event for the candidates vying for the Part-Time Officer positions. Candidates for the positions were able to launch their campaigns with a short speech, followed by questions asked by The Boar, RAW 1251AM, and...
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Lecturers at British universities are considering a ballot to take industrial action this year in a bid to halt the “freefall” of funding for higher education. The University and College Union (UCU) had originally decided to ballot members back in December of last year, but pushed back a final decision...
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Elon Musk’s increasing influence over the United States government has had immediate drastic consequences for the state of Federal Agencies and the American people. His rise to political power is rooted in a history of donations to the democratic and republican party, that ceased (supposed) impartiality in 2020, the last...
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Parents’ evening. Where the word ‘shy’ seems to be shamed more than ‘troublemaker,’ ‘naughty,’ or ‘challenging.’ Where not contributing in class or engaging in group discussions is viewed as a flaw. Where you’re sat next to the loud kids in school to ‘tone them down.’ Where you avoid eye contact...
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Whilst indulging in the artful escapism of gaming, it’s easy to feel disconnected from morality and the consequences of our actions. We as players are shielded from ethical dilemmas, as, in the context of a digital world, it’s the characters we operate that are making decisions, not us. After all,...
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Students at the University of Bristol have started a campaign against mouldy student housing, calling for a TripAdvisor-style review website to hold rogue landlords to account. Bristol’s student newspaper Epigram launched the Break the Mould campaign on Monday 3 February. It proposes incorporating a ‘Rent Review’ system into the Student...
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Emily Gibbs reviews Bradley Simpson's new album, 'The Panic Years'.
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With university bringing many opportunities to socialise and go out, most students have encountered alcohol in some way. In fact, according to the Student, Alcohol and Drugs Survey of 2021, 81% of university students believed that drinking and getting drunk was part of university culture. However, getting drunk does not...
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Police and emergency services including an air ambulance were called to campus today after an incident in Cryfield Townhouses. Police and ambulance services were seen on campus from around 2pm today (Thursday 27 February). A Boar reporter counted two ambulances and two police cars, as well as an air ambulance...
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Lex Gillard discusses Gustavo Franco's WES keynote on Brazil's Real Plan, which ended the country's hyperinflation.
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Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist has been one of my most anticipated films ever, for many reasons. At a whopping 215 minutes (including a built-in 15-minute intermission), it represents an attempt to return to the old-school ways of cinema-going. If you went to see any of the classic epics like Ben Hur or...
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Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transgender women from the female sporting category, following on from his 2024 presidential campaign which promised a change in how the US has been handling transgender athletes. The order mostly covers high school and university-level sports, providing guidance and regulation for the...
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This week, the Lionesses made an encouraging start to their Nations League campaign, earning a point away in Portugal and grafting their way to a 1-0 win against world champions Spain. England were seeking to improve their own patchy form of late, having suffered a Wembley defeat to Germany First...
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