Welcome to university: Is your £50k debt worth it?
Cianan Sheekey discusses whether going to university is worth it despite increasing student debt levels
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Cianan’s Column: GW7: Long Live King Haaland
Approaching this column from a more personal angle than usual, I want to express my gratitude to City’s Haaland. The Norwegian’s 16-point haul against Burnley saved my, and many other managers’, GW6s. He appears unstoppable lately, amassing a whopping 7.3 xG so far this season. Those without the striker risk...
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A podcast to sum up university
The Boar asked writers to choose one podcast that has been crucial to their university journey. The trio provide a much-needed voice of reason in a media ecosystem otherwise drowning in slop, misinformation, and Goalhanger podcasts. ‘The News Agents’ To call The News Agents an essential part of my commute is...
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ICE’d out: Over 6,000 students lose study rights in MAGA crackdown on student visas
Thousands of US student visas have been revoked by the Trump administration due to alleged criminal offences and overstays, as well as “support for terrorism”, according to the US State Department. As part of tightened oversight on international students, the State Department has received directives encouraging vigilance in reviewing applications...
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Cianan’s Column: GW6: Time to wildcard?
That’s the big question. Since FPL players have access to two wildcard chips this year, one before GW19 and one after, as well as five free transfers ahead of GW16, managers are deliberating whether now is the time to draw upon the chip that grants unlimited transfers. The opportunity for...
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Cianan’s Column: GW5 and the Haaland dilemma
There is only one way to start this week’s rendition of The Boar’s FPL column, and that’s with Man City’s Norwegian powerhouse Haaland. He may cost an eye-watering £14.1m, but at the moment he’s the talk of the town following his 13-point haul against Man United last weekend. Not only...
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Reform confident for elections while Farage attacks universities in controversial national conference
Reform UK’s 2025 national conference last week saw leader Farage declare higher education is “poisoning” young minds while Warwickshire council leader Finch spoke confidently about the party’s status in the region. The conference was held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on September 5 and 6 and was attended...
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The Soviet economy: Born in death, part one
Cianan Sheekey discusses the failures of the USSR's command economy, and how they led to its inevitable collapse
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Cianan’s Column: International break is over – here’s how to navigate the return of FPL
Do not fret, folks: the international break is over, and we are free. Watching international football is riveting during tournaments, but when qualifiers interrupt a weekend of Premier League football? Frustrating, though unavoidable. With this glorious return comes the return of FPL, so it’s time to delve back into some...
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Daily Mail ranks Warwick sixth-best UK university
Warwick has ranked joint sixth place alongside the University of Strathclyde in the Daily Mail’s 2026 university rankings. Warwick has placed above the universities of St Andrews, Bristol, Bath, Durham, and King’s College to retain its position from last year. The rankings, led by Imperial College London, Cambridge, and Oxford, described...
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Cianan’s Column: The gameweek from Hell
Well, that certainly was a thrilling weekend of football, with some scintillating matches, including Tottenham’s shock result against Manchester City away from home, Everton’s first win at their new stadium as they saw off Brighton, and Liverpool’s last-gasp winner at St. James’ Park to beat Newcastle. However, in terms of...
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Engage with Reform or risk being ‘sidelined’, education chiefs told
University leaders have been encouraged to engage more seriously with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK amid the party’s continued rise in support. As of 4 August, YouGov polling suggests that 28% of people intend to vote for Reform in the next UK general election – seven percentage points more than Labour,...
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Cianan’s Column: No need to panic ahead of FPL GW2
Don’t worry – you’re not alone. Thousands, if not millions, of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players are feeling jittery following the conclusion of the first gameweek, the point in the Fantasy season where it’s easiest to feel like you’ve made mistakes, whether you suffered a harrowing one-pointer with Frimpong, missed...
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