Christmas officially arrived in Warwick on Wednesday, with a fun-filled evening hosted by BBC Radio 2 presenter Richie Anderson, featuring performances from several of the University’s music ensembles. A large stage in the centre of the Piazza was the first sign that this year’s ‘Christmas at Warwick’ would be a...
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During my first year of English and History studies at Warwick, my literary ‘veil’ was lifted on a few giants of the graphic novel form. Here, I’ll discuss why two of them in particular matter – Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Holocaust narrative, Maus, and Marjane Satrapi’s elegy to a changed...
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Members of the University of Warwick Boat Club (UWBC) have raised over £2,400 for charity following the Club’s annual 48-hour row. Over 100 athletes from the Club’s four squads participated in the marathon event, taking turns on a rowing machine stationed in the Piazza from Monday 21 October at noon...
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With the sombrely expected news of Rafael Nadal’s imminent retirement after November’s Davis Cup, the sporting world feels disoriented, not just the tennis one. From his humble beginnings in Mallorca to his arrival in a highly select club of Career Golden Slam achievers, ‘Rafa’ has always epitomised greatness and humility...
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You might remember watching the emotional video released by Norwich City F.C. last year to mark World Mental Health Day on 10 October: “At times, it can be obvious when someone is struggling to cope”, the club stated, “But sometimes, the signs are harder to spot”. Movember, the month-long annual...
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After scoring a recent Premier League hat trick against Ipswich, Erling Haaland smugly asked his Instagram followers: “Did you triple captain me?” He was referring, of course, to fantasy football, the popular online game in which millions of managers field a team of league players on a weekly basis, competing...
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The long night has officially begun, and two bleak winters will now pass before we are gifted season three of this magnificent show. Season one of House of the Dragon, HBO’s more intimate Game of Thrones prequel, was a grandiose and decade-spanning display of politicking – the prelude to the...
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The flame of the Paris Olympics has long ceased to burn and yet, its memorable individual stories won’t die down for years to come. After a closing ceremony which saw Hollywood megastar Tom Cruise glide down into the Stade de France to whisk the Olympic flag over to Los Angeles...
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The British street art institution known as Banksy has re-emerged with a series of nine animal-themed pieces across London. The latest project from the anonymous artist, who has long blurred the boundary between thought-provoking technique and vandalism, has captured the imagination of passers-by commuting in the capital. But alongside injecting...
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A man from Birmingham who headed a plot to smuggle 139 kilograms of cocaine hidden amongst a shipment of bananas into the UK has been convicted. Sajid Ali, aged 56, will be sentenced on 16 October following his conviction at Coventry Crown Court in July. Four other members of the...
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The University and College Admissions Service (UCAS) has confirmed its plans to scrap personal statements. This change will take effect in 2025 for those applying to study in 2026. Rather than writing a structured 4000-character piece, students will now answer the following three questions: Why do you want to study...
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The imminent Paris Olympics will mark the first Summer Games since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, an ongoing campaign which is supported by Belarus. A select number of Russian and Belarusian athletes have been cleared to compete in Paris as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) by the International Olympic...
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A Coventry man has been banned from entering all shops and businesses in the city centre, after being found guilty of massive credit card fraud. Luke Campbell, 34, of no fixed address, was arrested on 29 May by West Midlands Police, before being sentenced to eight weeks in jail for...
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