It’s a cold Wednesday afternoon and another match has kicked off on the University of Warwick’s campus. Look around the pitch and you will spot a handful of loyal students in club hoodies scattered along the sidelines cheering on their teammates – but that’s all, that’s the crowd. There are...
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More than 600 Warwick freshers have been left “frustrated” and “frightened” after being placed in off-campus accommodation – only to later learn that returners and postgraduates occupy nearly 20% of on-campus rooms. Rather than being given a bed on campus, these incoming first years were told that the University’s rooms...
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At Warwick, sports club tours are not really about the sport – in fact on the trips, you are more likely to lose your voice from singing in the club than from shouting on the pitch. Whilst some domestic tours might involve a friendly fixture or two, international trips often...
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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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Over the summer, the University of Warwick’s Women’s Football Club (UWWFC) made history by being awarded the FA Youth Leadership Award, a prize that had never been won by a university committee before. The FA recognised the UWWFC for their record 140+ players across four competitive teams, “thriving” futsal programme...
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Graduates across the UK are facing an unemployment epidemic, as declining vacancies and increasing competition for jobs have left four in 10 graduates out of full-time employment, two years after graduating. In June, employment website Indeed stated that UK graduates are facing the worst job market since 2018. In August,...
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Some freshers arriving on campus ahead of Welcome Week are facing stays in temporary rooms in on-campus conference hotels, amid Warwick’s ongoing accommodation shortage. The Boar is aware of several individuals who have been allocated temporary accommodation by the University until a permanent alternative becomes available. Students allocated temporary accommodation...
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As many as 1,000 incoming Warwick freshers have been allocated accommodation in blocks as far as an hour away from campus after being told that University rooms were “fully allocated”. The affected students received emails from the University informing them that “rooms on campus are fully allocated” and that they...
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LGBTQUIA+ societies at Warwick staged a peaceful ‘Pride is a Protest’ demonstration on 12 June, arguing for a reassessment of the University’s trans policies following recent controversy. The protest, which was held on the Piazza, comes after the recent ruling by the Supreme Court that the definition of a ‘woman’,...
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Warwick is home to over 60 sports clubs, each of which encourage exercise and competition whilst also being the home of weekly socials that tend to involve alcohol-fuelled challenges and controversial forfeits. Whilst many sports club members recall positive experiences, concerns persist over safety risks, peer pressure and the effectiveness...
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Seven years on from the rape chat scandal, Warwick students are still faced with a “culture of sexual misconduct”, an investigation by The Boar has found. From training for the Community Safety Team to awareness courses for students, it seems that on the surface the University is doing all that...
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Rachel Gore interviews Guy Deacon CBE, former army officer with Parkinson's Disease, about his inspirational journey to Africa to raise awareness for Parkinson's and his new documentary, World's Toughest Drive: My African Adventure.
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Our outgoing Editorial Board for 2024–25 bid farewell, and describe their final thoughts about their time with The Boar.
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