The worst behaviour we have witnessed at the theatre
Jasmine Parker, Emma Carrington and Isabel Alexander share examples of disrespectful behaviour at the theatre they have witnessed.
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How can we justify travel as the planet boils?
With the climate emergency in the spotlight, it is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid the question of whether we, as travellers, can possibly justify flying around the world.
A travel journalist, who questioned whether “travel writing — or even traveling — [is] still morally legitimate” seems convinced that with shifting cultural values and a bigger discussion about climate change and what we can do to stop it, his career will soon die out. I, however, wouldn’t be so sure.
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Number of students using adult work to cover living costs doubles in two years
One in 25 students in the UK use adult work to cover living costs at university, twice more than in 2017, a recent study has found.
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Avoiding the egg-sistential crisis: a guide to the best student breakfast
What's the best breakfast to snack on before your 9ams? Jasmine Parker shares some tips on making a delicious breakfast.
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Auschwitz is not the time nor the place for self-obsessive photos
Two years ago, I visited Auschwitz as part of the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Lessons from Auschwitz project. I decided before I went that I was not going to take any photos.
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Campus or Canvas: a guide to art at Warwick
Jasmine Parker explains some of the stories behind our campus art, including the "Koan" and "Let's Not Be Stupid".
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Films that make you want to travel: Wes Anderson and wanderlust
I will admit that to most of you reading this, a travel and film collaboration on ‘wanderlust and Wes Anderson’ probably seems like an incredibly niche article. Or perhaps you’ve clicked on this because you’re as obsessed with Anderson’s films as I am. Either way, I imagine you’re slightly surprised...
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Tackling the temperature: The struggles of a perpetually pale traveller
You might have seen in the news recently that Europe has been hit with a pretty big heatwave this summer. While I'm sure that most of you who have European holidays planned for the coming weeks were delighted when you heard this, I was decidedly not.
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Lessons from Lexie Alford: the youngest woman to travel the world
Lexie Alford is currently on the way to receiving the Guinness world record for being the youngest person to travel every country at the age of 21, having stepped foot in North Korea in May. It’s an undeniably impressive feat, but the story has been met with quite some backlash.
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Does liking ‘Love Island’ make me any less of a feminist?
With the continued controversy surrounding 'Love Island', Jasmine Parker questions whether liking the show makes her any less of a feminist.
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“A stroke of genius”: a preview of ‘Le Monocle’
Jasmine Parker previews 'Le Monocle', the story of a Parisian Lesbian bar which will be going to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer.
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Syrian protest in the sunset of democracy
The photo above is one captured by Neville Lai, titled ‘Syrian protest in the sunset of democracy: the unattended stories of human right abuses', which unveils a story that remained with him even after his travels in Germany.
The photograph captured Wafa, a Syrian refugee who Neville first met whilst walking through the streets of Berlin: “I wasn’t thinking about the competition at all to start with, it was just a coincidence. I was travelling by myself and I saw these people and I thought it would make a good shot, he told The Boar last Thursday.
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“Everything you’d expect of a student show”: a preview of ‘Takin’ it Easy, 1916′
Jasmine Parker previews Smirk Theatre's 'Takin' it Easy, 1916', which will be going to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer.
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