Student campaign group ‘Warwick RIOT’ has staged a demonstration in the Students’ Union (SU) to protest a ‘rape culture’ on campus. From approximately 6pm on Wednesday 25 September, the group staged a protest around central campus, having announced the event via Instagram as a piazza ‘sit-in’ two days prior. The...
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In defence of Whitefields is a phrase that I, and I don’t think any other Warwick student, would ever expect to be said. Nonetheless, it is a statement I feel is crucial right now, as the campus’ most affordable accommodation is set to be demolished this summer. At only £91...
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As student protests for Gaza spread across universities globally this week, Warwick’s piazza has become the focal point of growing protest at home as Warwick Stands With Palestine continues its encampment, demanding action on University ties to weapons companies. The Boar spoke to two organisers of Warwick’s encampment that has...
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Student protestors affiliated with the group Warwick Stands With Palestine have ‘occupied’ the campus piazza overnight. At about 1am on 26 April, a group of students identifying as members of ‘Warwick Stands With Palestine‘ set up tents on the Warwick campus piazza. The Boar understands that the demonstration is timed...
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Dame Laura Kenny, track cyclist and Britain’s most decorated female Olympian, has this week announced her retirement after 13 years representing Great Britain and England. To call her career of Commonwealth, European, Olympic, and World Championships success spectacular would be a profound understatement. She isn’t the only talented one in...
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“You’re free to be yourself, not a version of yourself people are trying to commercialise”: Anna Bickerton in conversation with The Snuts.
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Anna Bickerton reviews indie rock band, The Snuts, in Birmingham ahead of the release of their third album, Millennials
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Launched in 2014, Purplebricks’ online estate agent service stood apart from traditional estate agents. Offering just a flat fee for their services, the company was tipped to drastically disrupt the housing market as a newcomer. With this unique zero-commission pricing structure, they quickly became one of the best-known brands in...
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From the ‘sick man of Europe’ in the 1970s turned Celtic Tiger, the Republic of Ireland’s embrace of generous corporate tax laws and subsequent economic growth has captivated global audiences. Nonetheless, Irish public services and living standards don’t seem to reflect this supposed transformation. GDP per capita figures from the...
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Promised in 2018, the Department for Education finally published guidance last month on how schools should approach transgender and gender-questioning pupils. The past year in particular has seen a flurry of news stories – some more embellished than others – on the services available to children questioning their gender, stoking...
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Warwickshire County Council has revealed that 19,600 illegal vapes have been seized from shops across the county in just 18 months, including a haul of 2,385 from just one shop in North Warwickshire. The vapes were confiscated by Trading Standards: a local government body that investigates illegal business practices. With...
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Anna Bickerton reviews David Ford's gig at Temperance in Leamington Spa on 6th December.
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In February, the Department for Education announced reforms to Student Finance England in the form of the new Plan 5 loans for undergraduates, with the aim of creating a system “fairer for taxpayers and for students”. It consists of a lengthy extension to the repayment period, and a lower threshold...
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