Have you wondered how significantly your life would differ if you made a different choice? What if you chose a different degree or a different university? What if you had taken a gap year and joined university a year later? Now try to apply this to smaller decisions – could...
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Naomi Pandey ponders whether Spotify Wrapped is even fun anymore?
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Happy 2026! Allow your favourite student journalists to inspire you with our annual attempts at renewal – whether that's proper hydration, banishing doomscrolling, or perfecting the art of the Letterboxd review.
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Whether it’s the innate darkness that informs the backdrop of Squid Game or the alternating sensations of community and loneliness in Young Royals, international television is both enjoyable and insightful. Its rise over the past few years is refreshing, especially with restrictions such as the Covid-19 pandemic making travel near-impossible...
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There are many options for post-Freshers living, whether you’re rocking the Kasbah in Central Coventry, roaming the Victorian boulevards of northern Leamington, or attending village fetes in Kenilworth, the world of the West Midlands remains your oyster. However, it can be difficult to know where to settle, so we’ve gathered...
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Three writers at The Boar share their movie recommendations… Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) dir. Hayao Miyazaki By Nikolai Morton Nothing evokes new beginnings to me more than Studio Ghibli protagonists finding their feet in fantastical worlds. Any film in the fabled anime giant’s canon could go here, but my pick...
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Fresher’s Week: fun-filled, exciting, and full of activities, whether it’s clubbing, art, or films. Inductions, pub crawls, and a plethora of other invigorating activities await. At the crux of it, an ability, a need, to juggle about fifty social events and meet dozens of new people to find your way...
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The first time I saw her, she was coming in from Crocus Square. Someone like my mother would never notice someone like her, but someone like me instantly did. Her hair was ever so slightly greasy, a bit too long for her liking. It was clear. The way she flicked...
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From flash games on a series of browsers (including the now-defunct Internet Explorer) to Purple Place on my grandfather’s Window XP, computer games always brought me great joy. The first memory I have of being deeply immersed in a game is with Fireboy and Watergirl: a flash game which would...
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Campus accommodation is undoubtedly the best place to live in your first year, helping you settle into university life, providing general convenience, and, most importantly, serving as a great way to make friends. Choosing the right accommodation is an important decision, and, no pressure, but it will likely have a...
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In theory, Sabotage Studios’ Sea of Stars sounds like the perfect JRPG (Japanese Role-Playing Game) – glimmering with bright colours, lovely mountains and valleys, exciting combat, and beneath it all, an immersive SciFi/fantasy story. When I purchased the game on Steam after googling ‘best turn-based JRPGs’ and reading the game’s...
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Tread softly through Yamuna Ghat, feather-light steps across the riverbank. Walk in step with the water’s flow, ahead, behind, in tandem with what you know. Look at the ripple when you throw a stone in, stare at it, glare and gawk until you sicken to your core. Heave in your...
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It’s September and I’ve moved into my new student accommodation – it’s time to liven up how my room looks, starting with the essentials. Maybe some bedding. I head over to the superstore to find colourful bedsheets and pillowcases. The only feasibly affordable bedsheet, however, is grey. In fairness, they’ve...
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