James David (JD) Vance was thrust into the spotlight within the Republican Party after being chosen by Donald Trump as a vice-presidential running mate in July 2024. Vance is a complex individual, one with many strands that comprise a single identity. He rose to national attention in 2016 with the...
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James Watson discusses the recent genes-jeans controversy around American Eagle's Sydney Sweeney advert
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Basketball is hard pressed into the DNA of the University of Connecticut. As someone who is not a native to the sport, I often struggled to follow all of its rules. I had to learn though. I studied intently. After a year of missed student tickets to watch the Connecticut...
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On 4 July 2025, a flash flood emergency warning was issued in the Southern United States for severe weather that was headed for states in the South. The state of Texas, specifically Kerr County in Central Texas, was the source of extreme flooding that wiped out homes and destroyed livelihoods....
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On 30 May, I attended the commencement speech for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Class of 2025. This was a half-incendiary, half-celebratory event for students, family, friends, and parents. Celebration was in the air as some of the nation’s brightest young minds prepared to take the first steps into post-college...
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Just over three years ago, Elon Musk became the biggest shareholder in Twitter, with a 9.2% stake in the company. Musk, a prolific entrepreneur and owner of several companies in the technology sector, bought Twitter in 2022, in a deal for $44 million and rebranded it as ‘X’. He initially...
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President Donald Trump’s second term has affected every inch of the globe, with almost every country hanging on his every word. This is exactly what Trump wants. Among his Republican base in Congress, Trump has been repeatedly heralded as a saviour for the party. He is the only man that...
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James Watson discusses the recent US and Indian trade agreements and their impact on the UK.
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In light of a staunch anti-Trump sentiment within Canada, the nation’s conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre has moved to quickly backtrack and reframe many of his policies. The shift is part of Poilievre’s attempt to close a 25-point lead between himself and the prevailing Liberal party leader Prime Minister Mark...
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The ‘Windrush generation’ is a term that has gone beyond a historical epithet used to describe a population of Caribbean Brits in the United Kingdom. It has become a fully-fledged movement. Around ½ a million Caribbeans came to Britain from their native countries between 1948 and 1971. These people became...
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Our outgoing Editorial Board for 2024–25 bid farewell, and describe their final thoughts about their time with The Boar.
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The essence of a university campus is that it is imbued with its own unique ethos, culture and community. This was something I had not fully appreciated until I had left Warwick. There is always talk that university will be some of the most transformative years of your life. I...
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Operation Varsity Blues was the single largest college admissions scandal to face the United States, with over 40 people indicted in a scheme that involved students gaining entrance to undergraduate programs at elite schools. William Rick Singer, the man who orchestrated the scheme, used the conceptual ‘side door’ to get...
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