Campaigning for this year’s Students’ Union Spring Elections started at 9am this morning, with voting for candidates opening at 9am on Wednesday 1 March. The full-time 7 Sabbatical Officer roles are up for grabs, alongside the wide range of Part-Time Officer roles as well as Warwick’s delegates for the National...
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All seven motions in the recent Warwick Students’ Union (SU) referenda have been passed, including for a pro-choice stance on reproductive rights and for increased mental health funding. The second All Student Meeting (ASM) of the academic year took place on Monday 6 February in the SU atrium. The event...
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Following a decade of campaigning, Warwick will see the implementation of a Week 0 at the start of Term 1, taking full effect during the 2018-19 academic year. Warwick is one of the only UK universities to not have one so far. The campaign for a stand-alone Freshers’ Week has...
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Several extracts of poetry and short notes have been left on and around products at Tesco in Cannon Park, the local shopping centre close to Warwick University campus. The most recent reported note left at the branch is a printed copy of the poem called ‘Bread’, written by W. S....
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Warwick alumnus and a former President of Warwick Raising and Giving (RAG), James Beavis, completed a month of sleeping rough on the streets of London on January 9, where he raised over £50,000. James has been raising money and awareness for Crisis, a national charity for homeless people, dedicating themselves...
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Local Leamington curry house, Millennnium Balti, has made it to the final of the British Takeaway Awards. Millennium Balti is up against finalists from 2015, Café Balti and Lime Pickle from Sheldon and Solihull respectively. The curry house prepare all their dishes from scratch on a daily basis and offer...
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Leamington Spa’s street marshals are set to stay for another five years. The Street Marshals Scheme was started in 2013 in a partnership between the University, Warwick Student’s Union (SU), Warwick District Council, Warwickshire Police and SafetyNet Security Group. Both pastoral care and protection, including first aid, is provided to...
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Sam Carter, fourth-year Mechanical Engineering student, is set to resign from his part-time position as Environment & Ethics Officer for Warwick Students’ Union (SU), citing political differences as a major part of his decision. Sam is currently Deputy Chairman Political for the Warwick Conservatives, something he says is at odds...
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Warwick Students’ Union (SU) societies including RaW, WTV and the Boar provided live coverage of the US Presidential Election overnight, where Republican Donald Trump was announced as the new President, beating Democrat Hillary Clinton. The evening consisted of panel discussions and interviews, hosted by Henry Riley, RaW Head of Speech...
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Warwick Library implemented its 24-hour opening times for the first time last night, on Monday 31 October. The campaign for a 24-hour library was launched in 2014. During the last academic year, Warwick Students’ Union (SU) published a report outlining the benefits extended opening hours would have. These benefits included...
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Kasbah nightclub are claiming to have received a cease and desist demand from The Trump Organization, shown in a status posted on the club’s Facebook page. The correspondence comes after Kasbah used an image of Donald Trump on one of their recent Halloween promotional advertisements. The letter, written by Alan...
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New Freshers events announced The full schedule for Freshers’ fortnight has been released by the Student Union (SU), on top of other events announced at the beginning of September. Tuesday Week 1 will see Warwick Snow present Avalanche, their annual tour launch party with headliner Eton Messy. Tuesday Week 2...
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Here is this week’s set of Global Student Stories, featuring news from the USA, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. USA: Two racist incidents in 48 hours Four white students are being investigated by the University of North Dakota after a photo was posted on Snapchat showing them in black...
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