Articles in this section originally appeared in Volume 47, Issue IV of The Boar, published Tuesday 4 February, 2025. A STAR is born Warwick’s branch of student charity society STAR (Student Action For Refugees) has been lauded for its work supporting asylum seekers in the past year by being recognised...
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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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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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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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Martin Day reports from the Your Co-op Community Stadium, where Leamington FC came back from past defeat to stun visitors Darlington with two goals scored in the first ten minutes.
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Dry January took on a more literal meaning this morning after a burst pipe left hundreds of students in Leamington Spa without running water. A notice sent out by water company Severn Trent at around 7am acknowledged reports of “no supply, low pressure, or discoloured water”, which it subsequently attributed...
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Following the end of the £2 bus fare price cap in January, commuter fees for Warwick students have risen on all bus routes to campus. Introduced in January 2023, the price cap imposed a maximum limit of £2 on single bus tickets for all public transport operators, with the government...
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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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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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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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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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Amid catastrophe for Premier League bottom-feeders Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers, two of The Boar Sport's writers give their view on how (if at all) their teams can still bounce back.
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Below is a list of some of our writers’ favourite Christmas films to watch over the holiday season. So grab a hot chocolate and a blanket and watch them and you might just have a new favourite Christmas film! Love Actually Hannah Guthrie Only the best Christmas rom-com of all...
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