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fb.com/warwickboar twitter.com/warwickboar theboar Wednesday 14th January, 2015 Est. 1973 | Volume 37 | Issue 6 Knight Fever: Petition calls to rescind honour More on page 2 Music Science Comment Sport Who made it? Best of 2014 I got (legally) high We are Charlie All-change for Varsity Page 15 Page 16 Page 8 Page 28 » Photo: Warwick Media Library the single most important thing you will do Find out about opportunities with teachfirst.org.uk/graduates Sponsored by: TF2897 The Boar Warwick 265x44 Banner.indd 1 18/12/2013 16:37 theboar.org/News | @BoarNews | NEWS 2 2 News theboar.org Concerns over knighthood of vice-chancellor sparked a petition on the political and decreased spending on teach- Rebecca Myers campaigning website 38degrees.org. ing and research were also high- uk calling for his knighthood to be lighted. rescinded. It also expressed discomfort with Vice-chancellor Nigel Thrift has The petition stated: “We call the number of leading University been knighted by the Queen in upon David Cameron to refer the figures involved in the ‘private sec- her New Years Honours list. case of Sir Nigel Thrift to the Hon- t or.’ Professor Thrift joins other ours Forfeiture Committee, with First-year Classics undergrad- higher education figures in receiv- a view to rescinding Prof. Thrift’s uate Will Tait told the Boar, “A ing honours, such as the director 2015 knighthood.” knighthood remains one of the of Soas Paul Webley, poet-laureate The petition highlights that Pro- highest honours in the land and is Carol Ann Duffy, and celebrities fessor Thrift has been knighted on granted in recognition of excep- John Hurt and Joan Collins. the basis of his “services to higher tional service to the country. It is Professor Thrift said of the hon- education”. designed to reward and inspire our: “This honour is a wonderful work for the national interest. way of helping to mark the very “The stewardship of the contin- first day of the University of War- “The award recognises the ued rise of an educational institu- wick’s 50th anniversary year. numerous successes that we tion barely 50 years old to world “To me the award recognises the have all achieved together renown, a safe place within the top numerous successes that we have over the last ten years” ten educational institutions of the all achieved together over the last Sir Nigel Thrift country and highly valued research ten years. efforts would seem to meet these “I want to thank all those – staff, criteria.” students, alumni, and our support- Warwick For Free Education told ers and donors - who have played the Boar of their disapproval of the their part in Warwick’s many at- Thrift has held positions at both award, while comments below the tainments.” the universities of Oxford and Bris- petition read “universities must tol, and was described by the Royal never be corporations”, and “his Geographic Society as “one of the knighthood is for disservices to “Universities must never world’s leading social scientists.” Higher Education not service.” be corporations” The authors of the 38degrees pe- Second-year History of Art stu- Petition commentator tition described the knighthood as dent Chase Mason however told “an insult to both the staff and stu- the Boar: “I think Nigel Thrift is dents of the University.” great. He needs to be commended Times Higher Education supple- It currently has 426 signatures, at for his work.” ment noted that “the honour comes the time of going to print. The knighthood marks the be- after a turbulent year at the institu- VC Thrift’s controversial salary ginning of a year that sees the 50th tion”; the knighthood has attracted increases were cited by the petition anniversary of the University, with criticism among the student popu- as a factor in their disagreement celebrations planned throughout lation of Warwick. with the knighthood, while casual 2015. 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The individual has been banned indef- » Our Deputy News editors try ‘the art of photographic self-portraiture’ photos: April Roach, Arthi Nachiappan, Connor O’Shea, Rosie Hurley initely from all licensed premises at the SU. This includes the Copper Connor O’Shea Throughout the length of the of selfies, ‘Selfish’, is due to be pub- tical. Elena Prest, a second-year Rooms, Terrace Bar and food out- course, students will take part in lished in April 2015. Classical Civilisation student, sim- lets. He has also been banned from a series of lectures and seminars, Ellen DeGeneres may become ply stated: “Bullshit.” attending all events which are run A college in central London will which promise to “improve critical a key figure of inspiration for stu- Second-year student, Harmeet by the SU. begin to offer a course in selfies understanding of the photographic dents of the course as her Oscar Randhawa, was also doubtful about this year. self-portrait.” photo has become the world’s most the course. She commented: “I am The course, which will run for The selfie-taking course also retweeted selfie. the queen of selfies… But that’s so he Warwick University from March at the City Lit College promises to explore the key themes The Queen might also be cri- vain. Why would you do a course community participated in Covent Garden, will offer stu- of identity, selfhood and memory. tiqued for her selfie poses as the in that?” in a “Dress Down Day” for dents the chance to learn ‘The art Students will also develop skills monarch had her first selfie taken The course is open to all who cancer research by wearing of photographic self-portraiture’. in analysing and critiquing the in Belfast in July 2014. Her Majesty wish to improve their selfies. Its Tjeans and Christmas jumpers on The month-long course will cost work of a “variety of practitioners.” appeared alongside a male teenager webpage encourages “everyone Friday 19 December 2014. Collec- students £132, with students ex- This may include the works of who introduced the Queen to the from any background, who has en- tively more than £2,100 was raised pected to provide their own photo- key “practitioners” of the art, such art form. gaged in self portrait – even in the including Gift Aid to support pio- graphic equipment. as Kim Kardashian, whose book Students at Warwick were scep- most casual way” to take part. neering cancer research at Warwick University. The £2,100 raised could fully fund tests on samples, racks for gel electrophoresis, chemother- Facebook popularity UK students against apy pumps, seven days of transla- tional research or three and a half can hamper fundraising sweatshop electronics days of testing new medicines. Rosie Hurley “The problem is that everyone Alex Ball Workers often endure poverty wag- publication about Wiki- thinks the same thing and therefore es, forced overtime, unsafe working pedia written by a War- the actual amount of money that’s conditions, serious health hazards wick professor has been People with fewer friends on donated is less than it would have Student organisation People and and violations of their associational chosen as the ‘Book of the Facebook raise more money for been had fewer friends been asked Planet held protests on 10 De- rights.” AWeek’ by Times Higher Education charity than those with a greater in the first place.” cember 2014 against rights viola- The report also tells of MiYeon (THE).