Calling yourself a “traveller” nowadays invites assumptions of Instagram influenced grandeur. Descriptions of “voyager” are normally found in gap year photo collections and in the “authentic” lifestyle blogs of Instagram influencers, who post highly-edited photos of themselves leaping across the globe. Whatever it is that we are looking to discover...
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When Adam* was getting ready to go clubbing in Smack last December, his biggest concern was ensuring he didn’t find himself feasting on fast food by the end of the evening. This is why his friends were particularly surprised to see him being grabbed by the neck, thrown down the...
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Chatting to Kasper de Graaf, co-founder of The Boar, is a bit like sharing stories with an older student about teachers, campus and extracurriculars. Except, this older student is around 50 years my senior, we have no common teachers, and the Warwick campus he grew up on looked quite different...
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This letter was written in response to a letter titled “Lovely Leamington” which was written in February 1978 Lovely Leamington Dear Bore, Having spent three delightful terms in Leamington last year, we, the undersigned, should like to express our shock and distaste at reading Ms. J. Hardman’s misconception in last...
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The University of Warwick welcomed 40 education professionals from Ukraine to campus last month to participate in the Leadership for Educational Transformation programme. The programme was initiated by Dr Bo Kelestyn from Warwick Business School. Dr Kelestyn, a Ukraine-born Associate Professor, co-designed the scheme with Professor Gwen van der Velden,...
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Conversation on campus has been brewing in recent weeks, following the unannounced Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. Palestinian and Jewish students have been mourning the losses, calling for support and raising open concerns with the University. Hamas is a Palestinian militant organisation and the majority political party in...
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Kevin Beresford, Britain’s self-appointed “dullest man”, has awarded the University of Warwick the accolade of ‘Car Park of the Year’. The car park in question is Kirby Corner, which is located near University House. The building sits on the University’s main campus and boasts 1300 parking spaces across five floors,...
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Alexandra Luca talks about the recent climate-related disruptions and discusses whether they do more good or harm to the general climate activism movement.
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In 2073 our ancestors will be celebrating the 100-year anniversary of The Boar, the Earth will be about 2 degrees warmer, and North West will be 60. Needless to say, times are uncertain. A comforting thought would be, what will not change at Warwick until then? The unwittingly cringy (at...
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The University of Warwick has closed the Humanities Building following an investigation into buildings on campus. It was closed as a “precaution” after reinforced autoclave aerated concrete (RAAC) was found within it. RAAC was also found in Butterworth Hall and some parts of Science Block D. However, these two buildings...
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Hundreds of thousands of students have received their much awaited A-level results today. This year’s results returned to pre-pandemic levels following government directives. The proportion of A*-A grades in England fell from 35.9% in 2022 to 26.5%. In contrast, 37.5% of students in Northern Ireland and 34% of students in...
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Most Gen Zers (mid 1990s – early 2010s) have been of drinking age for more than 10 years now, and judging by their parents’ and grandparents’ debut drink, they offered a promising outlook on entering the alcohol market. In reality, trends show Gen Z is going dry, and not just...
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Alexandra Luca discusses the controversial takeover of Twitter by Musk, and what it means for its future.
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