“A lot of people think I’m doing this for clicks, but to tell you the truth, I’m on a mission to educate the young,” Eddie Abbew tells me as he reflects on his journey from working as a psychiatric nurse to becoming nothing short of an internet sensation. Boasting millions...
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The University of Warwick has agreed to open discussions with student-staff protest movement Warwick Stands With Palestine, following months of demonstrations by the group. This will see the University commence formal dialogue pertaining to each of the coalition’s demands, focused around ‘divesting’ from the defence sector. The news follows prolonged...
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“The bottom line is, I’m just a reporter who happens to be black. I’m not a black reporter,” Clive Myrie, one of the UK’s most successful journalists, tells me as he reminisces about his earliest days in journalism as a young paperboy from Bolton. Throughout his career, which spans over...
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The University of Warwick has successfully concluded its inaugural ‘De-Stresstival’, a two-week event aimed at promoting student wellbeing during exam season. Organised by the Active Wellbeing team at Warwick Sport, the festival featured various free activities including mindfulness sessions, relaxation classes, and a mini-farm. Over 1000 students took part, with...
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Students across the country are facing greater housing difficulties than in previous years, a recent survey by Save the Student has found. According to the website’s 2024 National Student Accommodation Survey, 64% of UK university students struggle with the cost of rent, and 2/5 students have considered dropping out of...
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In the run-up to the Warwick Students’ Union (SU) elections, The Boar and RAW 1251AM collaborated to offer all Full-Time Officer (FTO) candidates the opportunity to be interviewed. Last week, Naomi Carter, a candidate running for the position of Vice President for Welfare and Campaigns, sat down with Mackenzie Pickersgill...
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In the run-up to the Warwick Students’ Union (SU) elections, The Boar and RAW 1251AM collaborated to offer all Full-Time Officer (FTO) candidates the opportunity to be interviewed. Last week, Joe Stanley, the only candidate running for the position of Vice President for Sports, sat down with Ben Cavasi from...
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In the run-up to the Warwick Students’ Union (SU) elections, The Boar and RAW 1251AM collaborated to offer all Full-Time Officer (FTO) candidates the opportunity to be interviewed. Last week, Ben Tweedle, a candidate running for the position of Vice President for Sports, sat down with Harriet Musselwhite Steel from...
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In the run-up to the Warwick Students’ Union (SU) elections, The Boar and RAW 1251AM collaborated to offer all Full-Time Officer (FTO) candidates the opportunity to be interviewed. Last week, Muneeba Amjad, a candidate running for the position of Vice President for Education, sat down with Amelia Coleman from RAW...
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The Full-Time Officer candidates faced a series of questions last Friday to mark the final day of this year’s Students’ Union (SU) Question Time events. Presidential candidates Enaya Nihal, Molly Palmer, and Marie Vengerov faced questions ranging from how they would improve the accountability of the SU to what made...
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Following the first day of the Students’ Union (SU) Question Time events, candidates for Part-Time Officer roles were given the opportunity to answer questions about their policies. Questions were pre-submitted online by students but were also asked by The Boar, RAW1251 AM, and the audience in the Atrium. Up first...
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After receiving photographic evidence, The Boar understands a U1 bus has crashed on the A46 en route to campus at around 9am this morning. The bus appears to have dismounted the carriageway and come to a halt perpendicular to the road. After getting off the bus, students appear to have...
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The discovery of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in UK educational institutions has sparked widespread concern among students across the country. More than 150 UK schools and sixth-form colleges were forced to partly or fully close in September last year after being found to have RAAC, a commonly used building...
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