Goodbye and Boar Revoir – 2024’s team sign off
Our outgoing Editorial Board for 2024–25 bid farewell, and describe their final thoughts about their time with The Boar.
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Archie Clarke
“I would never recommend that any girls go into this industry”: In conversation with a Warwick student stripper
This article contains adult themes. Students are often surprised to hear that Leamington Spa has a strip club. Tucked behind an unassuming black door across from Kelsey’s, the venue is marked by metallic letters spelling SHADES above a corner store. Billed as a ‘gentlemen’s club’, it draws a mix of...
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2025 Boar Resolutions
Happy 2025! Allow all of us at The Boar to inspire you with our bold new promises for the year – whether that's new sports, no coffee, or (finally) locking in academically.
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‘Who wants to be Toto?’- Guenther Steiner speaks to The Boar
Former F1 Team Principal Guenther Steiner visited Warwick Arts Centre on the 14 November for his new show An Evening with Guenther Steiner. We were fortunate enough to speak with Guenther before the show to discuss his career and newly published book Unfiltered. Guenther joined the world of Formula One...
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Palestine protestors blockade University Careers Fair
Pro-Palestine demonstrators have attempted to block access to the Rootes building today in response to the presence of BAE Systems at a careers fair. At 10:45am, seven protestors stood in front of two entrances to the Rootes building on campus to prevent students from accessing the STEM Careers fair. ...
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Private security for Palestine protests cost University £150k
The University of Warwick has spent almost £150,000 on private security to manage protests on campus, The Boar can reveal. Since 8 October 2023, the University has paid out £144,557.32 to private security companies to assist the community safety team in overseeing protests on campus. The Boar understands that the...
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Hideo Kojima: enlightened creator or tone-deaf developer?
Kojima has created a series that holds your attention by exploring themes of war and government control whilst it makes fart noises with its hand in its armpit.
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Warwick SU Elections results night 2024
On Friday 8 March 2024, the SU Spring Election Results were announced. After a week of campaigning, attending Question Time events, and interviews, The Boar caught the reactions of the newly-elected SU Officers and NUS Delegates.
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Warwick SU Elections 2024 Interviews: Molly Palmer, President
Leading up to the election of the Warwick Students’ Union (SU) Full-Time Officers, presidential candidate Molly Palmer was asked a series of questions by The Boar about her goals and what she would do about the issues facing students on campus. What would your key priorities be if you were...
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Warwick SU Question Time Day 3: Full-Time Officers
The Full-Time Officer candidates faced a series of questions last Friday to mark the final day of this year’s Students’ Union (SU) Question Time events. Presidential candidates Enaya Nihal, Molly Palmer, and Marie Vengerov faced questions ranging from how they would improve the accountability of the SU to what made...
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Dangerous liasons: Warwick’s ties to the arms industry
The University of Warwick has had strong connections with defence manufacturers since the 1980s, an investigation by The Boar has found. Concrete ties between the University and the industry began with the creation of the Integrated Graduate Development Scheme (IGDS) by WMG – formerly named Warwick Manufacturing Group. The scheme...
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Labour MP Matt Western helps deliver supplies to Ukraine: an interview
Matt Western, Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington, spoke to The Boar earlier this month about his recent humanitarian mission to Ukraine. Matt, alongside eight other residents of his constituency, drove two ambulances, two Land Rovers, and a large quantity of medical supplies to Ukraine at the end of...
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Pro-Palestine protestors march on campus for a ‘demilitarised Warwick’
Hundreds of students and staff marched through campus yesterday demanding that the University of Warwick cut ties with defence companies on campus. Protestors gathered outside of Senate House at midday yesterday in a demonstration organised by the Warwick Stands with Palestine group, following a march on the 25 October. ...
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