Martin Day

news editor 2024–
slamming the wasps from the pure apple of truth

Can animals have their hearts broken too?

Your cat (probably) isn’t navigating a situationship, but they’re no stranger to heartache. From crow funeral practices to whale grieving rituals, Martin Day examines the wide range of evidence that animals, like humans, will suffer from heartache this Valentine's Day.
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Posted Feb. 10, 2025

“I’m the f–cking landlord”: Lawbreaking and neglect rife in ‘mouldy’ and ‘dangerous’ student housing

Students at Warwick searching for housing face a market of neglect, lawbreaking, and exploitation across Coventry and Leamington Spa, an investigation by The Boar has found.  A survey of students conducted by the paper found many living in substandard and even dangerous conditions. Issues ranging from untreated mould-ridden rooms to...
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Posted Feb. 7, 2025

Let them eat cupcake? University’s 60th birthday celebrations descend into farce

Warwick’s 60th birthday celebrations descended into chaos on Wednesday as Warwick Stands With Palestine (WSWP) activists disrupted the launch event in the Piazza. The event – scheduled to start at 12:30pm and promising “cake for 600 people” – was heavily attended, with the ongoing winter graduation ceremonies only making the...
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Posted Jan. 28, 2025

Warwick in 2085: What does the future hold?

To predict the future is hard: none of us would claim to be Nostradamus. Most Warwick students, in fact, tend to live in a sort of temporal haze, the notion of what lies after university existing only as an abstract concept paid lip-service to by the occasional internship rejection.  Asking...
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Posted Jan. 21, 2025

2025 Boar Resolutions

Happy 2025! Allow all of us at The Boar to inspire you with our bold new promises for the year – whether that's new sports, no coffee, or (finally) locking in academically.
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Posted Jan. 1, 2025

BREAKING: University–WSWP negotiations collapse after ‘harassment’ of staff

The University of Warwick has terminated discussions with protest group Warwick Stands With Palestine (WSWP) after it accused the group of ‘targeting’ and ‘harassing’ staff, The Boar understands. An email seen exclusively by The Boar sent by Dr Chris Twine, the University’s Secretary to Council, to WSWP ended ongoing talks...
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Posted Dec. 30, 2024

Campaigners claim divestment win after University dumps Starbucks as campus coffee supplier

Campaigners have claimed victory after the University of Warwick dumped Starbucks as its campus coffee supplier in favour of an independent outlet. Citing feedback from students and staff, an announcement by the Warwick Food Group revealed it had parted ways with high street giant Starbucks, who previously supplied coffee for...
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Posted Dec. 29, 2024

Comment Corner: The Forum

The launch of the 2024/25 academic year brought a new addition to the University of Warwick campus, and with it, an unprecedented tirade of discourse and criticism. The modest collection of chairs and tables aside Café Library had never before been given a second thought by students speeding between lectures...
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Posted Dec. 27, 2024