Misogynoir in music: why Misha B’s story is all too familiar
After videos of 2011 contestant Misha Bryan emerged shining a new, unnerving light on her treatment, Nell Salvoni reports on the show's blemished history with misogynoir.
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Pandemics throughout history: what can we learn?
Pandemics have ravaged the human race since records began. Yet, prior to the outbreak of Coronavirus, the general population, particularly in the West, was strangely oblivious to the threat a major outbreak of a new contagion could pose. Throughout history, nothing has killed more people than infectious disease. The Spanish...
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Online learning: the future of education or the death of student experience?
Universities, academics and students have long argued that online teaching will never match “the real thing”. The Coronavirus pandemic however has ushered in an urgent shift towards digital alternatives, with the lockdown forcing students off-campus for term 3. In a survey which asked University of Warwick students about their experience...
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How is coronavirus impacting society’s most vulnerable?
Global crises, such as wars, economic downturns and the Climate Emergency, have always disproportionately affected society’s most vulnerable. The Coronavirus pandemic is no exception. Governments around the world have legislated to mitigate the virus’ impact on people’s health. However, the unforeseen consequences of it are more difficult to implement policies...
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Complete closure of universities to limit Coronavirus “impossible”, say vice-chancellors
Vice-chancellors at a number of UK universities have said that a full-scale closure in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic would be “impossible”. University leaders have told the government that shutting down institutions if the outbreak worsens could leave thousands of students “stranded”, in the words of one vice-chancellor who...
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Warwick students march across campus to mark International Women’s Day
Warwick students and staff marched across campus to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020 on Monday 9 March.
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Girls Gone Global: female travellers and their stories
Travelling is an amazing adventure however at the same time is surrounded by many anxieties and dangers especially for women and female solo travellers. Here are some stories by female travellers who have shared their experiences and views about travelling the world as females to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay2020 with The Boar.
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“The whole purpose of university is to learn how to think”, says Vince Cable
While “university campuses have been quite hard left”, a British government of the same nature is “never likely”, Sir Vince Cable told Warwick students during his talk at the University. Sir Vince spoke about the loss of a ‘middle ground’ in politics as well as the repercussions of the 2008...
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“Providing a safe and secure space”: The Boar visits Coventry Winter Night Shelter
The Boar visited the Coventry Winter Night Shelter (CWNS) to find out more about the “safe and secure space” provided in the Salvation Army Church.
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Universities who fail to adopt IHRA’s anti-Semitism definition may face cuts
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has said that UK universities and colleges who refuse to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s definition of anti-Semitism will be publicly named and could face funding cuts
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Warwick student’s possible return from Wuhan sparks health concerns from flatmates
A Warwick student who claimed they will be returning to campus from Wuhan has sparked the creation of Warwick Mask Group
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Warwick prohibits university-related travel to Wuhan in wake of Coronavirus outbreak
The University of Warwick has published new guidance warning students and staff not to travel to Coronavirus-affected areas.
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Academics at the University of Hong Kong track the spread of Coronavirus
The outbreak of the Coronavirus in Wuhan has prompted University of Hong Kong academics to track the virus’ spread across China and to elsewhere. On 21 January Chinese officials stated that nearly 300 people had been infected with the virus, which is resistant to antibiotic treatment and causes a form...
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