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 1,000 students took part, with...
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Warwick students are among hundreds of thousands across the country facing some of the most ‘unprecedented’ housing challenges on record. That’s according to a recent survey by Save the Student. The website claims that 64% of UK university students are struggling with the cost of rent, and 2/5 have considered dropping...
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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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An engineering student who designed a drone for use by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years in prison. Mohamad Al Bared, from Kare Road in Coventry, was found guilty on 28 September of preparing acts of terrorism. Al...
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Last year, former Books Editor Gaby Shedwick reported on the 2022 Cheltenham Literature Festival. Being a former Books Dep and subsequent Books Editor, it felt right that I should carry on The Boar’s literary tradition of making the annual visit to Cheltenham. Consequently, for the first time ever, it was...
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Amidst the ongoing conflict in Gaza, reports of antisemitism have risen drastically in the UK. During the month following the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 1124 antisemitic incidents were reported to the Community Security Trust (CST): a charity that campaigns against and monitors antisemitism in Britain. This figure...
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