2025 Boar Resolutions
Happy 2025! Allow all of us at The Boar to inspire you with our bold new promises for the year – whether that's new sports, no coffee, or (finally) locking in academically.
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Tom Ryan
University strikes at Easter loom after unions vote to ballot members
Picket lines and placards may return to universities this Easter, after the University and College Union (UCU) voted to ballot its members over industrial action. Union members will vote on whether to support the proposals in February, which if approved would see strike action set to follow in the months...
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‘Modernised crest’ concept to be taken forward after University Brand Evolution survey
A modernisation of the University’s crest could replace Warwick’s iconic ‘W’ logo, after receiving widespread support in a public consultation into the University’s brand identity. The ‘Modernised Crest’ concept came out on top in the University’s Brand Evolution survey, with 61% of internal audiences preferring it to other proposed concepts,...
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Top Christmas Film Picks
Below is a list of some of our writers’ favourite Christmas films to watch over the holiday season. So grab a hot chocolate and a blanket and watch them and you might just have a new favourite Christmas film! Love Actually Hannah Guthrie Only the best Christmas rom-com of all...
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From Rudolph’s red nose to mince pie happiness: The science of Christmas explained
When you think of things associated with Christmas, science may not be the first thing that comes to mind. However, science is playing as much of a role as the North Pole elves in the festive season and is offering many answers to age-old Yuletide questions like ‘Who is the...
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An ‘extra-mini Olympics’: does a slimmed-down Commonwealth Games promise more inclusivity or signal its death?
After the Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games, the future of the event was plunged into doubt and questions were raised over whether the Games would ever be staged again. That was until Glasgow, who previously hosted the Games ten years ago, threw their...
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Something for everyone – if you can afford it: Costs of University social life causing festive misery
‘Hidden costs’ of socialising on campus have left students shunning societies and sports clubs with almost nine in ten Warwick students admitting that socialising at university is too costly, an investigation by The Boar has found. Societies and sports clubs are an integral part of any student’s university experience. Look...
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‘So, you’re gay?’: The experiences of being a male in the dance world
The ballroom lights shining down, surrounded by other competitors in sparkly dresses and classy tail suits, with proud parents watching on from the sidelines – this has been my life for longer than I can remember. I began dancing at the age of seven – a love story that began...
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Warwick graduates earning more than other students in nearly every subject
Figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) have revealed that most Warwick graduates earn more than students from other universities, boasting graduate salaries above their national subject average. Data compiled by The Sunday Times showed that, across 71 courses, the earnings of Warwick graduates eclipsed the national average in...
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If music be the food of love: ‘Play On!’ brings a taste of 1940s Harlem to Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre
Taking Shakespeare’s traditional gender-bending tale of Twelfth Night, and transporting it to the bustling music scene of 1940s Harlem, Play On! invites its audiences to witness a vibrant tale of fame, power, and love in the ‘man’s world’ of jazz music. With the classic tunes of Duke Ellington married with...
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Inside the Warwick Sports Hub
The Sports and Wellness Hub is the home of health and fitness at Warwick, with its prime location – just a short walk away from central campus – making it the perfect place for students to work out, destress, and socialise after a long day. At the heart of the...
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What I would tell my first-year self
Frantically rushing to IKEA to get more fake plants and decorations for my room, constantly checking my packing list to make sure I had not forgotten something, catching up with friends from home for one final time – that was me, one year ago, as I prepared to move to...
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