At this point, anyone who engages with any online media will have likely heard of GLP-1 drugs. They are also often referred to under their brand names, such as Wegovy or Mounjaro. While the primary purpose of these drugs is to aid in weight loss, they are also known to help with other conditions, such...
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The Boar had the pleasure of speaking to Megan Crawley, the host of the podcast She Does Tech, about her experience as a podcast host, the importance of the topics discussed, and what she has learnt from her guests. Crawley attended Northumbria University and studied business management, and after graduating...
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Dr Natalie Diddams, a theatre academic from the University of Warwick, has started a new community project to encourage local women to try stand-up comedy in order to challenge a stereotype that ‘women aren’t funny’. The project consists of free weekly workshops, beginning on the 30 April and running until...
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Our outgoing Editorial Board for 2025–26 bid farewell, and give their final thoughts about their time with The Boar. Martin Day – Editor-in-Chief How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. My time at Uni has been so absurdly defined by this paper, and its gradually...
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I’ve had my own issues with HMRC, particularly because they seem to send me three or four different tax codes a year. Last year, I was working two different jobs (a remote assistant position and a digital ambassador role here at Warwick) alongside my degree. I earned more money from my assistant job...
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Team GB is sending a total of 53 athletes to Milano Cortina to compete across a range of sports at the 2026 Olympics. From Alpine skiing to Bobsleigh, the British Olympic Association has athletes competing in 11 different sports. After only winning two medals at Beijing in 2022, the hopes...
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Happy 2026! Allow your favourite student journalists to inspire you with our annual attempts at renewal – whether that's proper hydration, banishing doomscrolling, or perfecting the art of the Letterboxd review.
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When I started university, I came with the expectation that no one would like the real me. This had been my experience throughout school; why would university be any different? I realised very quickly that the people I met were much more interested in getting to know the real version...
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November 11 1918, 11am. The end of World War I. The tradition of Remembrance Day began the year after, implemented by King George V and characterised by a two-minute silence. The poppy only became the official symbol of Remembrance in 1921, when it was adopted by the Royal British Legion and the first Poppy Appeal...
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As a finalist, I can tell you that my first and second years here at Warwick could not have been more different. The more I dwell on them, the more I wonder what might have been if I’d taken even a few steps down another path. So, what wisdom can...
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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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The SciTech section reached out to many of the amazing STEM societies that operate at Warwick ahead of Freshers’ week! If you’re interested in any area of STEM, have a look at the descriptions in this article, each one written by a member of the society. Don’t forget to go...
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Often dubbed as “miracle drugs”, GLP-1 drugs are a class of medications most commonly used to help with type 2 diabetes, but more recently, these medications have been found to help with a multitude of other health issues. However, you’re more likely to have heard of these drugs thanks to...
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