The University of Warwick’s annual screening of the Eurovision final will not be held for the second year in a row, The Boar can reveal. The event had been a popular staple of Term 3 social schedules in previous years, with students gathering to watch the contest final on the...
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Countless hours of InDesign and tireless work by writers have paid off as The Boar celebrates being Highly Commended for Best Publication at the 2025 Student Publication Association (SPA) National Awards. The Boar also took home the win for Best Newspaper Design, while outgoing Editor-in-Chief Luke Chapman was recognised with...
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Rules surrounding a new measure which will see societies fined for cancelling circles have been softened following criticism that the move would “disproportionately” affect smaller societies. A joint statement issued by the Students’ Union (SU) Vice-Presidents for Societies and Sports, Joe Stanley and Louis Gosling, said that they “recognise the distress”...
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Social secretaries have been left scrambling to confirm circling allocations following the sudden announcement of a new system which will see societies fined for cancelling their Wednesday night socials. An announcement made by the Students’ Union (SU) on a Facebook group for society exec members seemed to confirm that...
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A man has been taken into custody on suspicion of murder after another man was fatally stabbed and one more seriously injured in a property in Coventry on Saturday 15 March. West Midlands Police attended the scene at a house on Newcombe Road (located in an Earlsdon neighbourhood popular among...
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Results have been announced for the 2025 SU Spring Officer Elections, with The Boar speaking to the new officers for 2026's Students' Union.
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To mark International Women’s Day, six of our writers celebrate women in the world of science, technology, engineering and mathematics that inspire them. Fionnghuala O’Reilly – Anna Bickerton Sharp, savvy and brilliantly articulate, Fionnghuala ‘Fig’ O’Reilly has made her mark in all things data science, media… and beauty pageantry? If...
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The arrival of spring, for many, means the start of happier, longer days, soaking up the extra hour of sunlight after a 5pm seminar. It also brings many cultural and religious events and celebrations – from St Patrick’s Day to Easter, there’s always something to celebrate. For the Welsh, that...
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In the run-up to the Warwick Students’ Union (SU) Spring Elections, The Boar and RAW 1251AM collaborated to offer all Full-Time Officer (FTO) candidates the opportunity to be interviewed. Alijah Taha, the current SU Vice President for Postgraduate Students, and one of the candidates running for the position of President, sat down...
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As Varsity 2025 drew to a close, supporters from both Warwick and Coventry were not deterred from cheering on their teams in fine voice and spirit as they descended on the Sports Hub Arena for a thrilling, albeit somewhat one-sided, women’s netball fixture, which began at 5pm. With Warwick Netball’s...
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As part of preparation for this week’s Students’ Union (SU) elections, The Boar recently attended a Question Time event for the candidates vying for the Part-Time Officer positions. Candidates for the positions were able to launch their campaigns with a short speech, followed by questions asked by The Boar, RAW...
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With prices continuing to rise and students struggling to make ends meet, it is perhaps unsurprising that the number of people taking part in university sport has hit a stumbling block. What is more surprising, however, is that the number of students participating in on-campus sports clubs looks set to...
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Following the end of the £2 bus fare price cap in January, commuter fees for Warwick students have risen on all bus routes to campus. Introduced in January 2023, the price cap imposed a maximum limit of £2 on single bus tickets for all public transport operators, with the government...
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