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‘They Dream Only of’ the Lilac Cube

Tucked away under a bridge on the east side of Leamington Spa lies both South Bound Café and Windmill Brewery. Home to fine distilleries, select jazz music and, most importantly, on a very special evening every term or so, a selection of poets brought to you by the Lilac Cube....
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By , Oct. 14, 2025

Escaping Leamington via The Cape of Good Hope

If you’ve ever stared down another night in Leamington or Coventry and felt somewhat disillusioned, it might be time to expand your horizons. And by expand, I mean go 17 minutes from campus to Warwick to visit a pub you will definitely want to brag about discovering: The Cape of...
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By , Oct. 14, 2025

One isn’t enough. Musicals that called me back

Have you ever gone to see something, a film at the cinema, an artist at a concert, or a musical at the theatre, and thought once just isn’t enough? Over the years, I’ve found myself returning to certain musicals, each time discovering something new about each one. I’ve seen quite...
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By , Oct. 13, 2025

Warwick artist-in-residence David Speed chats to The Boar about his new mural, ‘Temporary Home’

Campus artist-in-residence David Speed returned to Warwick in Welcome Week to paint a neon pink goose mural in the Piazza, as part of the University’s ongoing 60th anniversary celebrations. The three-metre-high goose, part of a mural named ‘Temporary Home’ which also depicts the iconic FAB stairs, took the acclaimed street...
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By , Oct. 13, 2025

Managing the jump from A-Levels to University

The first weeks at university can feel like stepping into another world. The years of scheduled A Levels classes, with structured revision books and detailed marking criteria, are suddenly gone. You are faced with sprawling lectures, long reading lists (which most social science students don’t know if they are mandatory),...
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By , Oct. 12, 2025