A student’s guide to Warwick’s campus accommodation
WEBAug 12, 2020 — The kitchens are very spacious, accommodating up to 14 students, which allows plenty of room for everyone to cook at the same time. Each kitchen has two fridges, two freezers and everyone gets two cupboard spaces each, which is a luxurious amount of space for student accommodation.
What is the relationship between science and politics?
WEBFeb 11, 2021 — Science and politics may initially appear mutually exclusive. Politics is based around subjective biases and ideologies that will invariably have a mixed relationship with scientific evidence. Similarly, politicians in democracies naturally want to win re-election to maintain power, so have thetendency to shape their policies around what voters ...
Should exams be abolished? - The Boar
WEBFeb 8, 2021 — Should exams be abolished? or young people, exams, like death and taxes, were once certainties of life. That was the case, at least, in a society that couldn’t have imagined a pandemic shutting it down and forcing it to adapt as radically as it has. The alterations coronavirus has forced us to make have …
Should governments be able to limit population growth?
WEBNov 13, 2020 — T he global population is increasing by around 1.5% per year. If this growth rate continues, in less than half a century the number of people who live on the planet will have doubled. Various countries have attempted to control population levels over the past century, but in recent years, it has become enmeshed in …
How ‘Rent’ revolutionised modern theatre - The Boar
WEBSep 15, 2020 — I cannot come up with 525,600 reasons as to why I love this musical. Hamilton has been in the limelight for quite some time, and rightfully so, but many new theatre fans may be unaware of the masterpiece that is Rent.Rent crawled so Hamilton could walk. Lin-Manuel Miranda was inspired by Rent and the unconventional use of contemporary music in musicals. . Unfortunately, Rent is not as popular ...
The evolution of R&B: from the 90s to now - The Boar
WEBNov 13, 2020 — R &B, along with hip-hop, are arguably the two biggest genres of contemporary mainstream music. Nowadays they are arguably interchangeable. Their rise to becoming the most popular genres amongst our generation is an almost 50-year journey beginning in the 90s and culminating with the stardom now enjoyed by prominent R&B artists, such as Lizzo and The Weeknd.
Exploring the harmful impact of social media filters on body image
WEBFeb 26, 2021 — The filters that are causing the most harm are those which alter facial features. Having slightly larger eyes or slightly blurred skin may not sound like much, but unfortunately, it can lead us to believe a false sense of reality. This can cause a lot of self-confidence issues as you become so used to seeing picture-perfect celebs in images ...
The ‘literary canon’ throughout the years - The Boar
WEBAug 30, 2018 — T he widely debated term ‘literary canon’ is used to classify a group of literary works that are considered the most important from a certain time or place. Derived from the Greek word kan ôn meaning measuring rod or standard, the canon has been compiled by literary critics, scholars and teachers over time in order to assert which works of literature are ‘essential’.
‘Bury your gays’ – the history of a negative trope - The Boar
WEBFeb 21, 2018 — The ‘Bury your gays’ trope has persisted well into current TV. In 2016 there was an outcry online to do with an absurdly specific plotline: a lesbian character being accidentally shot, after having recently started a romantic relationship. It sounds so specific, and yet (spoilers ahead) that plotline happened within the first few months of ...
The Koan has returned to Warwick Arts Centre
WEBDec 28, 2021 — A fter its two-year absence, the iconic white Koan has been reinstalled outside Warwick Arts Centre.. A modern art sculpture purchased by Warwick in 1972, the Koan was designed and created by Liliane Ljn as part of the Peter Stuyvesant Foundation City Sculpture Project.. It was housed in Plymouth and Hayward Gallery in London before moving to the Warwick campus.
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