What are job prospects like for the class of 2021?
Sabrina Penty, part of the University of Warwick's class of 2021, analyses what the job market looks like for her and her fellow graduates
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International Women’s Day: the women who have inspired us
International Women’s Day aside, this week has been one where the experiences of women have been more openly discussed than they have been for a long while. It is only right that we all continue to celebrate women and their contributions to society. In this light, The Boar Features asked...
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What role have student nurses played in the pandemic?
“This is something I would never have expected to experience in my career, let alone during my training”, says Ffion Nugent. She is in her third year of a nursing degree at the University of Cardiff. But despite her student status, she is already working on the frontlines of Covid-19....
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2020: a year to remember
2020 has been a year like no other. The decade started with ravaging bushfires in Australia and tensions between the US and Iran, when President Trump ordered an airstrike to kill Iran’s top general, Soleimani. But feelings of chaos and uncertainty did not stop there. The Chinese city of Wuhan...
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Driving home for Christmas: how has Covid affected students’ return home?
While the pandemic has forced other celebrations to be put on hold, there is one thing that is not stopping travel, and that is the Christmas holidays. While many Britons have decided to stay put for the holidays as a precaution from the increasing Coronavirus cases, many students across the...
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Britney Spears’ conservatorship: the story so far
Sabrina Penty catches us up on the #FreeBritney movement's fight so far against the singer's conservatorship.
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How has the pandemic changed student drinking habits?
After conducting a survey among Warwick students, Sabrina Penty considers how student drinking habits have changed throughout the pandemic.
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Does the male gaze go beyond the frame?
Sabrina Penty argues that the male gaze is inescapable in the art world.
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Remembering Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green: the enigma of British blues
Peter Green, songwriter and guitarist for Fleetwood Mac, died on July 25, leaving a pioneering career in British blues in his wake.
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Government needs to take “urgent” action on visas for international students, experts warn
The government needs to “urgently” take steps to ensure that visas for international students are not held up by the coronavirus outbreak, experts have warned.
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Spotlight On: Rosalia
The next up-and-coming star to recieve the Spotlight focus is Rosalía: a Latin-raised and Flamenco-trained performer, her passionate adaptation of tradition with urban styles make her one to watch.
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The environmental cost of the fast-fashion industry
The fashion industry is the second largest polluting industry, accounting for 10% of the planet’s carbon emissions. With the relevance of the climate crisis, and the increasing collective need to protect the planet, fast fashion has been scrutinized for its environmental impacts and several people have made conscious decisions to...
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Are Warwick postgrads getting a fair deal over the no-detriment policy?
Amidst the Coronavirus crisis and the disruption it has caused to education, the no-detriment policy has been introduced by several universities to protect the yearly average of their students. While Warwick falls into the category of those institutions who have taken on this measure, it has failed to extend this...
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