In defence of Aaron Porter
The NUS president was a voice of moderation at a time when the radical left wrongly claimed to represent all students
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Heather Spurr
Two Penn’orth: Come on, David Willetts – bin the spin already
Governments are prone to producing propaganda to manoeuvre their way out of sticky situations. However I am not convinced by the claims that David Willetts, the universities minister, makes to justify raising tuition fees. Let us tackle two arguments that Willets, a former PPE student at Oxford, set out last...
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The month the media went loco
Comment is free, but facts are constantly live blogged -- welcome to the 24-hour _Guardian_
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Summer Party lineup announced
The 2010 Summer Party lineup has been announced. It will include the Courteeners, Chicane and Funeral for a Friend
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Student speaks out on CTCCS controversy
A Master’s student has spoken out about her alleged ill-treatment by Warwick’s recently closed Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies. In an exclusive interview for the Boar, Regina Akel, who holds a PhD in English Literature, linked the department’s conduct, which she says has “not been up to academic...
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Growing fury as Uni announces drastic Life Sciences job cuts
The University has announced the numbers of staff to be made redundant through the creation of the new School of Life Sciences
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The Boar speaks to the Prime Minister
We ask why students should vote for the Labour Party in the next general election
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Students raise hundreds of pounds for Haiti
A student fundraising group has been set up to help Haiti following the devastating earthquake on the island three weeks ago. The group, “Haiti at Warwick”, was originally conceived in a small seminar class of fourth year Comparative American Studies students and has so far raised £1,000 for the victims...
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Modern records centre undergoes £1.2 million revamp
The Modern Records Centre is to double the access to its 13 km of records to the general public. The £1.2 million scheme will mean the material relating to the Midlands and national history will be accessible by many more people.
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Question Time debates climate change
Warwick Question Time saw a high turnout on Thursday 26 November, where the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Green, Libertarian, Socialist Worker and Socialist Student societies talked on issues spanning the environment, the economy and foreign affairs.
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Warwick trumps Cambridge on University Challenge
Warwick is through to the second round of University Challenge after emerging triumphant in their match against Christ College Cambridge.
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Balls on campus
Warwick hosted a visit by Ed Balls, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families on Monday 20 July.
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Financial difficulties see increase in drop-outs
An increasing number of students are dropping out of university across the UK and rising tuition fees are putting off potential graduates from completing their university degrees.
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