Hannah Guthrie

Coventry City sack long-serving manager Mark Robins

Coventry City F. C. have sacked their manager, Mark Robins, on Nov 7, following a 2-1 home loss to Midlands rivals Derby County. The announcement came as a shock to a number of Coventry City fans, who regard his time in charge of the club as a resounding success. Robins...
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Posted Nov. 12, 2024

The pros and more pros of Charity Book Shops

It is a truth universally acknowledged that an avid reader with only a student budget is somehow always in want of more books. We all know that book buying and book reading are two completely separate and quite frankly unrelated hobbies. I strongly believe a student budget shouldn’t get in...
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Posted Nov. 7, 2024

One loss and one win: a roundup of the Lionesses’ international break

England’s October international break featured two friendlies for the Lionesses as they continued their preparations for Euro 2025. Sarina Wiegman’s side faced Germany at Wembley on October 25 in what was a repeat of the Euro 2022 final. Despite missing star player Lauren James, England could field a strong starting...
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Posted Oct. 30, 2024

Economic necessity or a conscious choice: why are Gen Z shoppers thrifting their clothes?

Social media has presented thrifting as an environmental alternative to fast fashion, and MADE describes it as a “conscious choice reflecting [Gen Z] values”, but is thrifting as ethically superior as it seems? Is thrifting secretly awful for the environment, or does it promote overconsumption? Whilst some of these statements...
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Posted Oct. 30, 2024

School curricula ‘detrimental’ to state-educated literature undergraduates, claims former Warwick professor

The declining size of state school curricula and increasing use of social media has caused state-educated pupils to fall behind their private school counterparts, a former Warwick professor has claimed. Sir Jonathan Bate, who was previously Professor of Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature at Warwick before moving to Oxford, has claimed...
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Posted Oct. 18, 2024

A roundup of England’s most recent international break

England’s recent international break offered a mixed bag of results. A shock 2-1 loss at home to Greece (10 October) was followed up by a routine 3-1 win away to Finland (13 October). The announcement on 9 October that former Sheffield United defender and Greece international George Baldock (31) had...
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Posted Oct. 17, 2024

Seven activities to do with your new flatmates

Whether you have seven (or 17) flatmates, living with people you’ve only just met can be daunting. You might feel pressure to get along with everyone from day one. Perhaps the creation of your flat’s Whatsapp group chat will one day be fondly remembered in a future wedding speech. Right...
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Posted Oct. 10, 2024