The wealth gap, friendship and university life
Struggling to keep up with your friends' spending habits? Tanya Khan explores how the wealth gap and its impact on friendship at university.
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Falling in love with yoga
After discovering the benefits of yoga on the mind and body, Tanya Khan discusses why everyone should give it a go.
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Is the recipe book industry going stale?
Tanya Khan writes about why it is we still reach for recipe books, discussing the influence of the blogging industry and dietary trends.
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Are flight attendants plagued by fatigue?
When flying home from Dubai earlier this week, I overheard a cabin attendant comment that she had “just got in on a flight from Auckland”. Immediately, the rest of my row was in shock. “So, you’re doing over 18 hours of air travel in a row?”, I asked. She admitted that this was a typical route for her to do, with many multinational airlines having similar work schedules.
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We must do more to protect children in the limelight
With Avengers: Endgame star Lexi Rabe speaking out of her experience of criticism, Tanya Khan argues that we must protect child actors.
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Reflecting on our time with The Boar
In our first edition, four of our outgoing Editors share their experiences of working with The Boar and ultimately, what the paper has meant to them. Tanya Khan (Travel Editor) When I spontaneously applied for the role of Travel Editor, I had one goal in mind – to make the travel...
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Do we know enough about Central Asia? An interview with the Central Asia Forum
We spoke to Réka Bartha, a coordinator for the Central Asia Forum, and Alua Kulzhabayeva, a member of the speaker’s team, to find out more about this year’s forum and discover why learning about Central Asia could be so beneficial to Warwick students. Inspired by the Cambridge academic-run forum, the...
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Child influencers sum up our privilege and our hypocrisy
This year, the highest paid YouTuber was seven years old. Ryan Toysreview made $22 million this year alone from his toy reviews. With the rising trend of parents sharing their children’s lives online, it’s no wonder that big brands are tapping into this to market their products. Here in the...
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Can we create a home away from home?
With many of us having lived or studied in more than one place, the concept of ‘home’ can often be challenging to define. As such, two students share their personal conceptions of home and its significance to them. Mariam Amini It has been more than three years since I moved...
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Get to know Warwick STAR
During our time at university, we have the opportunity to integrate ourselves into the local community in several ways, primarily through volunteering. Many societies provide us with the chance to directly engage with the local population. We were fortunate enough to speak with Sam Percival from Warwick STAR, to discuss...
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Photos for a lifetime or just for your snapchat?
If you compare the photos you have of your childhood to the ones you have of yourself now, it is likely that there is a stark contrast in the quality, numbers and meanings attached. The childhood photos have a nostalgic feel, are few and far between. Printed, framed and stuck...
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Exploring beyond cities: the case for countryside holidays
Even though it is easier and cheaper for us to explore the world than ever before, statistics suggest that many now prefer to stay closer to home instead of spending our lives in the air. As students, we don’t always have the opportunity to hop on a plane and explore...
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Adam Kay’s ‘This is Going to Hurt’ tops The Sunday Times bestseller list for six months
Following the publicity surrounding the 70th anniversary of the NHS, non-fiction books about doctors’ experiences in the public health sector have skyrocketed in popularity. Whether you have a medical background or simply want to appreciate the reasons why you chose not to become a doctor, these books have topped bestseller...
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