Battle of the Bands Heat Two
The second chapter of BandSoc’s annual competition rolled around last week, maintaining the unusually high standard set by heat one
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Aftershock Doctrine
More than two weeks after Haiti plunged into chaos, the country has yet to fathom the intensity of anguish and poverty that has befallen its people. The death toll possibly stands at 250,000, including Warwick student and peacekeeper Li Xiaoming. But this doesn’t account for the possible 250,000 more injured,...
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Letters: The Boar is Improving
Dear Sir, As an avid reader of your bi-weekly filth-bucket I would like to congratulate you on holding my attention for all of 10 minutes. I found a total of 0.5 articles that interested me last week, a 200 percent increase on the previous week. Yours faithfully, Angus McDinglebury
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Letters: Wasting Tuition Fees
Dear Sir, I would like to draw some attention to Warwick University’s inexcusable ability to waste our tuition money on frivolous projects, namely the landscaping work taking place next to the Arts Centre, and the acquisition of brand new vans with fancy pseudo-police markings for the Security staff. At a...
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Letters: Reflecting on OWW
Dear Sir, I want to express my gratitude to the entire One World Forum team, who did a spectacular job organising last week’s talks and discussions. We had heated arguments on deforestation, reflections on the current political disenchantment, debates on where to draw the line between our freedoms and our...
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Smile, goddamnit
Optimism celebrated on what is scientifically the most depressing day of the year
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The Road to Contrition
Repentance seems unlikely as our former Prime Minister takes centre stage once again
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Goose rescued from frozen campus lake
On Friday 15th January, an injured goose was rescued from a frozen lake on campus. RSPCA officers and the fire brigade were called to the scene. Warwick security officer Tel Smith commented that “the scene for the rescue was really quite spectacular.” Emergency services travelled across the lake using an...
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Warwick grad shortlisted for poetry prize
A Warwick graduate has been shortlisted for the prestigious ‘Crashaw Prize’ with his first unpublished poetry collection, Il Avilit. Phil Brown graduated from Warwick in 2008 with a BA English with Creative Writing, and his collection is an expanded version of his final year Personal Writing Project. The winner of...
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Letters: Weapons out of Warwick
Dear Sir, I am writing briefly to set the record straight about Weapons Out of Warwick. I refer to an article in the last issue of last term, entitled ‘Armed, but not dangerous’. The article claimed that Weapons Out of Warwick has turned its sights on the armed forces, in...
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Letters: Boar distribution
Dear Sir, I greatly enjoy reading the Boar. However, I find myself frustrated by the lack of a meaningful presence around campus. Many of my fellow students even seem unaware that the paper now only comes out once every two weeks or that it appears on a Tuesday, and I...
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Winter of discontent
While we’ve been away, it seems like no news is good news as we enter the new year
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No more tents for us
Long-awaited Union bulding is finally open, but will it live up to the hype?
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