‘Rainbow-washing’, or as it is more commonly known, ‘pinkwashing’, refers to corporations and organisations that align themselves with the LGBTQ+ community purely for economic benefit. Pride Month typically appears with a wash of rainbow-coloured decorations and marketing for new ranges and editions of items. Because of this, it can be...
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When you hear the word ‘environmentalist’, what do you picture? Someone chaining themselves to a tree or holding up protest signs in a hemp shirt? It’s possible you picture a privileged, young, white teenager when you hear this term. These images – some exaggerated, others rooted in real movements –...
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In a press release on 4 April, the University of Warwick announced that it had signed the ‘Nature Positive’ pledge in a bid to improve the campus’ biodiversity and ecosystem health. Nature Positive is an international network that aims to “halt and reverse nature loss so that species and ecosystems...
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When it comes to language learning, the image that immediately springs to mind is someone wearing thin 90s headphones, walking around repeating phrases to themselves. It’s Carrie Bradshaw learning French in Sex and the City; Colin Firth mumbling Portuguese in Love, Actually. Back then, robotic CDs and tapes were the...
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In an age of media where the regurgitation of pre-existing IPs reigns supreme and Hollywood seems determined to destroy its own legacy, Seth Rogen’s The Studio is an unbelievably welcome surprise, managing to hilariously highlight, through 10 incredibly sharp and precisely crafted episodes, the absurdly precarious inner workings of the...
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Morocco, a North African country bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, is distinguished by its Amazigh, Arabian, and European cultural influences, making it one of the most popular places to travel to escape the gloomy weather. This country has recently grown in popularity among Warwick students, especially after the...
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In the dog-eat-dog environment of a Russel Group university, I have received sly and curt remarks about the inferiority of creative degrees, living amongst those who bow down to the deities of science and mathematics. I am by no means claiming that creative degrees are indeed superior, but rather suggesting...
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Seven years on from the rape chat scandal, Warwick students are still faced with a “culture of sexual misconduct”, an investigation by The Boar has found. From training for the Community Safety Team to awareness courses for students, it seems that on the surface the University is doing all that...
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Danae Warne, a final-year student at Warwick, is encouraging other students to get blood-tested, and to register for blood and stem cell donation, following her recent remission from Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML). Warne, following a history of anaemia from the age of 14, made the decision to contact her GP...
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Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in April, universities and students’ unions across the UK have come under increasing pressure to reassess their transgender policies over concerns that existing legislation may be ‘unlawful’. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the definition of a ‘woman’, as defined by the Equality Act 2010,...
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Coventry and Leamington are set to host their annual Pride festivities this summer. Coventry Pride will be hosting its Pride Festival on 9 August. The event will take place at FarGo Village, near the city centre, from 12–6pm. The annual festival, which typically attracts “tens of thousands of visitors”, plays...
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Business owners in Coventry are optimistic that footfall levels will continue to recover from the drop caused by the pandemic, after figures showed an increase since last year. Between January and March of this year, Coventry city centre hosted more than 5 million visitors, an increase of almost 12% from...
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A mobility scheme which would allow UK and EU youths to live and work in each other’s countries may finally be on the table, after being blocked for over a year. Proposals for such a scheme were first tabled in April 2024 but, despite growing international interest, the plans were...
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