When returning to university, many students have difficulties finding time or motivation for recreational reading. This can lead to what many call a ‘reading slump’, where finding good books to read and finish feels almost impossible. Books remain unopened, unfinished, and one’s inner reader is both unsatisfied and unmotivated. For...
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Christmas adverts are a genius invention. Brands roll them out every year armed with overly emotional music, adorable characters, and just enough festive sparkle to turn even the toughest viewer into a complete emotional wreck. Yes, they are technically supposed to sell us products, but what they really end up...
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Phoebe Booth gives Wheatus a rave-review for their recent Birmingham show.
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Returning from my year abroad, I rejoined Warwick’s DofE Society just in time for one of their most anticipated traditions: the annual Snowdon trip. From the 21st-23rd November, a group of 21 students and alumni set out for North Wales, nearly double the number who came on my first experience...
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Jude Thorpe review Kneecap's most recent gig in Birmingham.
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Betty Ransom reviews Betty Boo's gig in Birmingham.
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The University and College Union’s (UCU) ballot to take strike action fell short of the 50% quota required to legally enforce industrial action, it was announced on Tuesday. Just 39% of approximately 65,000 UCU members at universities across the UK voted during this six-week ballot period, with only 70% of...
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Flag football, a non-contact discipline of American football, is set to be added to the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) competition programme for the 2025/26 season, the organisation has announced. This year’s competition, co-designed in partnership with the British American Football Association (BAFA) and NFL UK, will be organised...
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Picture the scene: it’s 9am on a Saturday. The grass is wet under your boots, someone’s shouting “I’ve forgotten my kit!”, someone else is stuffing cardboard down their socks instead of shin pads, and you’re kicking off with ten because your left-back’s stuck at those temporary lights on the A...
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For most people, ‘Last Christmas’ and ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ are stalwarts of the festive playlist. For some though, December is instead the time for Planet Funk’s ‘Chase the Sun’ to blare into their living rooms. The iconic chant of ‘da, da, da, da, duh’ means only...
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It’s a cold Wednesday afternoon and another match has kicked off on the University of Warwick’s campus. Look around the pitch and you will spot a handful of loyal students in club hoodies scattered along the sidelines cheering on their teammates – but that’s all, that’s the crowd. There are...
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Is there any better television than cosy television? After a gruelling shift at work, a day of seminars, or an interminable trip home on a U1 that was 38 minutes late, there’s nothing more gratifying than settling down and watching something that invokes not only escapism but comfort. With the...
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A circle around the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special. An asterisk next to yet another documentary about the history of the humble chocolate selection box. A question mark next to that Hallmark festive movie on Channel 5 (yes, the one with the same plot as yesterday’s). There’s something so nostalgic and...
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