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1 week ago | 
theboar.org | Tom Ryan
Voting for the Students’ Union (SU) Summer Elections has now opened, with all eyes on the Vice President for Sports election, the second in two months after the position was RONed during the Spring Elections. While only one candidate stood for election to the position in March, six candidates have put themselves forward in this election cycle, including the incumbent position holder Louis Gosling.
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2 weeks ago | 
theboar.org | Nikolai Morton |Tom Ryan
A performance by Jimmy Carr at the Warwick Arts Centre was disrupted by members of Warwick Stands With Palestine (WSWP) on Friday 16 May, just days before the group stood down their week-long encampment. WSWP protestors made their way up to a position below the Butterworth Hall stage before Carr began a performance of his ‘Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny’ tour.
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3 weeks ago | 
theboar.org | Tom Ryan
Confusion has arisen over Warwick’s transgender policies after the University said that they remain “under review” despite a ‘draft’ document appearing to confirm changes earlier this week. The Trans Inclusion Code of Practice was momentarily updated on Monday (12 May), before the document was removed from the University’s website altogether less than a day later.
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3 weeks ago | 
theboar.org | Tom Ryan
Student activists from the Warwick Stands With Palestine (WSWP) group have this morning re-established an encampment on the Senate House lawn, eleven months after they stood down their initial encampment.
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1 month ago | 
theboar.org | Tom Ryan
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 piazza big screen. However, The Boar can confirm that this year’s contest, which will be held on 17 May, will not be shown at the University.
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1 month ago | 
theboar.org | Tom Ryan
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 two Highly Commended gongs for the Billy-Dowling Reid Award for Outstanding Commitment and Best Reporter.
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2 months ago | 
theboar.org | Tom Ryan
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” that has been caused by the announcement of the new measure, but added that it would not be scrapped completely.
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2 months ago | 
theboar.org | Tom Ryan
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 the measure would be implemented immediately, with societies having 48 hours to confirm circling allocations for term three.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
theboar.org | Tom Ryan
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 celebration comes on the first day of March with our national patron saint day, St David’s Day.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
theboar.org | Tom Ryan
In the run-up to the Warwick Students’ Union (SU) Spring Elections,The Boarand 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 with student media to discuss his campaign.
