Students returning to campus after the Christmas break are facing ongoing travel disruption, after snowfall from Storm Goretti temporarily forced the closure of the University campus on Friday morning (9 January). A notification sent on the SafeZone app shortly before 8am warned students and staff to “not travel to campus”, after...
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As the year has come to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the best releases of 2025. Here are The Boar‘s albums of the year! Is your favourite release featured on our list?
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Happy 2026! Allow your favourite student journalists to inspire you with our annual attempts at renewal – whether that's proper hydration, banishing doomscrolling, or perfecting the art of the Letterboxd review.
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Fly-tipped shopping trolleys are as commonplace a sight in Britain as roadworks or high street vape shops – yet WMG research has found that the unsightly practice is having a devastating impact on the environment, Tom Ryan reports.
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For most people, ‘Last Christmas’ and ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ are stalwarts of the festive playlist. For some though, December is instead the time for Planet Funk’s ‘Chase the Sun’ to blare into their living rooms. The iconic chant of ‘da, da, da, da, duh’ means only...
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A circle around the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special. An asterisk next to yet another documentary about the history of the humble chocolate selection box. A question mark next to that Hallmark festive movie on Channel 5 (yes, the one with the same plot as yesterday’s). There’s something so nostalgic and...
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Deadline season briefly became festive season on Wednesday 26 November as Christmas officially kicked off on campus with the annual light switch-on, fit with society performances and even an appearance from Santa himself. The festivities began with the ever-popular Christmas market, with stalls this year offering everything from bracelets to dog treats, and...
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This section – looking back at stories from The Boar’s archive – originally appeared in Volume 48, Issue III of The Boar, published on Monday 8 December, 2025. 1967: Snowed out of beer This edition marks a first for the Boarchive, as we travel far back to the late ‘60s...
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Emergency services were called to Arthur Vick residences at the University of Warwick on Wednesday evening (19 November) after a fire broke out on the second floor of the building. Videos seen by The Boar and shared on social media showed Arthur Vick 1 engulfed by flames, with smoke rising...
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When you think of university sport, it’s likely that one of the first things that comes to mind is BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport). This is, perhaps, unsurprising: BUCS leagues dominate the university sport landscape, with athletes and teams travelling across the country every Wednesday to take part in...
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The University of Warwick has announced that it will begin a voluntary severance scheme for its staff, after the Vice-Chancellor admitted that savings must be made to manage rising costs. In a letter to staff, seen by Research Professional News, Stuart Croft said that it is clear that the University’s...
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Over half of Warwick students do not always feel safe using taxis at university, as fears over driver licensing and vehicle safety continue to cause concern, an investigation by The Boar has found. A recent poll by The Boar found that 42% of students only feel safe using taxis when...
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This section – looking back at stories from The Boar’s archive – originally appeared in Volume 48, Issue II of The Boar, published on Thursday 6 November, 2025. 1975: Food for thought It’s been a long day in the library or in lectures, and you’re in desperate need of a...
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