Hattie Rowan

Future of Coventry Nightclub Under Threat

The So Club Room in Coventry City Centre risks losing its licence after police have filed a report against the nightclub. In the report, police highlighted a number of cases of violence which have occurred within the club and the area around it; Hertford Place. The most recent of these...
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Posted Aug. 22, 2016

News Nuggets – 21/06/16

Hattie Rowan reports this week’s news nuggets, which include the Role Models Guide launch, the Aviva women’s cycle tour and the Regius Professorship awarded to Warwick Manufacturing Group Role Models Guide launched at Warwick The University of Warwick has launched Role Models Guide: Celebrating LGBTUA+ at Warwick – a guide...
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Posted Jun. 21, 2016

New Registrar appointed at Warwick

Rachel Sandby-Thomas CB has just been appointed the University of Warwick’s next Registrar. She will begin her new role at the start of the 2016/17 academic year. The roles of a university Registrar include student registration and enrolment, handling student records, and advising students, faculty and staff on academic matters....
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Posted Jun. 20, 2016

EDL march met by counter-demonstration

Coventry was host to two demonstrations on 21 May. The English Defence League (EDL) carried out a police-escorted protest march whilst United Against Fascism (UAF) held a counter-demonstration. The EDL supporters marched from Litten Tree Pub to Speaker’s Corner, outside the Council House, where speeches were made. Items on the...
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Posted May. 22, 2016

Finalists threatened with not graduating over library fines

The University of Warwick has issued another threat that students who have outstanding library fines will not be able to graduate this summer. This comes as a particular surprise since in March 2016, Isaac Leigh, President of Warwick Students’ Union, posted a statement online saying “the University will now only be looking at preventing graduation for fee-related debts.”
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Posted May. 19, 2016

Multiple protests in Leamington Spa

Leamington Spa has been a buzz of protests this week with two consecutive days of demonstration marches taking place. On 30 April, Leamington residents were opposing Warwick and Leamington MP Chris White’s decision to vote against a new amendment which would mean the UK providing asylum for refugee children. The...
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Posted May. 5, 2016