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fb.com/warwickboar twitter.com/warwickboar Drivingthe the vehicles of knowledgeboar into the pedestrians of your mind Wednesday 21st October, 2015 Est. 1973 | Volume 38 | Issue 2 Two Warwick students hit by cars on campus this week INSIDE: Black History Month Special Features Lifestyle Science & Tech Games & Sport The Warwick Rowers: uncovered Don’t touch my f*king ‘fro The 2015 Nobel Prize Can professional gaming Page 13 Page 14 Page 28 be a sport? Page 37 Registered charity: 1098294 EmployEr To book your place, sign up via our website: prEsEntation teachfirst.org.uk/graduates 2 novEmbEr | 6:30pm rootEs building Toib Olomowewe Teaches: Business Studies Sponsored by: News Editors’ Picks Black History Month Adblockers E-sports? Iceland in pictures Pullout (p. 16-17) Science & Tech (p.29) Games & Sport (p. 37) Travel (p. 27) This issue is jam packed with some fantastic An article that really grabbed me in this issue If you think you know where gaming ends As always there’s a whole wealth of journalis- content and really interesting news. Howev- was ‘Adblocker: harmless timesaver or con- and sport begins, prepare to think again when tic goodness in this week’s paper, but the one er, my pick for this issue is the Black History tent killer?’ in our Science & Tech section. you read this week’s collab between Games that really caught my eye was Tessa Schiller’s Month pullout and coverage over the past few We’re constantly bombarded by adverts on- and Sport. Games writer Willem Garnier ar- piece about Iceland in the Travel section. I weeks. There has been a lot of conversation line, and I have always thought of adblocks gues that the global scale competitive gaming had no idea anyone even lived there, let alone about the relevance of BHM, and whether as a life-saver, but the article raises the very has reached makes it a genuine contender to the small island being host to things like it is still necessary in the modern university interesting question of whether or not it is in traditional sport, while Sport’s Sam Nugent roads and buildings and acceptance of ho- landscape. We are proud to support the work our collective interest to use them. takes the position that virtual competition mosexuality. Apparently it’s all been buzzing that has been done featuring everything from Bethan McGrath can only ever be a poor imitation of the ‘real’ up there for quite some time – I’ve definitely Akala to panel debates based around the idea physical contest. It’s made me think about been missing out! And if, like me, you don’t of ethnic empowerment. Special thanks go What were your favourite how we make distinctions between a ‘sport’ even know what Iceland even looks like, to Amber Lascelles, Nia-Cerise Conteh and stories from this issue? and a ‘game’, and even question whether there’re some great photos; the one of the Mems Ayinla for their continued support. Tweet: @WarwickBoar reality and its virtual representation have glacier in particular melted even my icy, cold Hiran Adhia #BoarPicks merged into the same thing... Jake Mier heart. 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SUHQ, Floor Two theboar is printed on 100% recycled paper University of Warwick Leave your paper for someone else when finished To write for your student paper University Road Coventry theboar is the University of Warwick’s Email the section editors above if CV4 7AL editorially independent student newspaper produced entirely by and for Except where otherwise noted, theboar and the you want to write for the paper students. works in theboar are licensed under: [email protected] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ News Editors: Arthi Nachiappan & Connor O’Shea News [email protected] Two Warwick students hit by cars on campus last week that she had not left enough time Connor O’Shea to cross to the central reservation in the face of the oncoming traffic.” The accident follows the inci- A second student was hit by a car dent earlier in the week when an- on Warwick’s campus on Thurs- other female student was hit by a day 15 October. car outside the Rootes Grocery The student was hit by the car on Store. Gibbet Hill Road, by the Warwick That incident also happened as a Business School (WBS) building, result of the student not paying at- shortly before 6pm last Thursday. tention to the road as she was using However, the student has admit- her mobile phone. ted that the accident happened as The accidents happened on she had not left sufficient time to some of Warwick’s new ‘shared cross the road safely. space’ roads, which have no clear Three police cars and two ambu- road markings. lance vehicles attended the scene. The idea of these shared space The student has been taken to roads is that there is no priority for hospital, but it is believed that her any one group, be it pedestrians or injuries are not life-threatening. motorists. Peter Dunn told the Boar that This lack of priority is said to re- traffic was probably moving slower sult in drivers reducing their speed. than the 20mph speed limit on the However, following the two in- road and said: “Queues were build- cidents, students and Sabbatical of- ing.” ficers are calling for the University He added: “The driver was not to review the ‘shared space’ roads on “Action is needed now” at fault. The student said herself campus. Isaac Leigh, SU president ‘There needs to be a zebra crossing’ Billy Perrigo The new road works under a tive action is needed now, not re- He added: “We are still complet- #1 priority, and members of our ‘shared space road system’, where active action after an accident has ing changes to the street furniture Officer Team are taking this issue road signs and markings have been happened.” around there which includes those up with the University as a matter Earlier last week, a woman was deliberately removed from the road The day after the accident, additional signs.” of urgency. hit by a car on University Road on in favour of “negotiation over pri- members of Security were seen When asked whether the Uni- “In the meantime, we urge stu- Tuesday 13 October. ority”. putting up speed limit signs, al- versity would review the new sys- dents once again to please be vigi- The woman was taken to hos- Before the redesign, there was though when questioned, said they tem in light of the accident, Mr lant when crossing this road.” pital as a precaution, but was dis- a zebra crossing very close to the had been ordered 3 weeks ago. Se- Dunn said: “The accident was Third-year English student Ali charged with only minor injuries. scene of the accident. curity were also seen performing caused by inattention on crossing a Jones commented: “It looks and According to the University, the In a statement made before the speed checks on cars. road with a close oncoming vehicle feels like a pedestrian area. Every- girl was at fault as she had been us- accident happened, Students’ Un- According to Peter Dunn, Di- which would have had the same re- one who is not a first year is used ing her phone at the time. ion (SU) President Isaac Leigh said rector of Press and Policy at the sult on any road.” to not having cars coming up and But this accident came only in “Without a zebra crossing near the University: “The road has been After the accident, the SU re- down that stretch. the second week of term-time since new plaza area, there is no trigger a 20mph road for some years and leased a statement, they said: “Stu- He urged: “There needs to be a the redesign of University Road. for drivers to slow down… Proac- there are signs already saying this.” dent safety on campus is the SU’s zebra crossing.” theboar.org/News | @BoarNews | NEWS 4 4 News theboar.org A post-racial society? Ana Clara Paniago Warwick Anti-Racism Society (WARS) and the Students’ Union organised their first coffee brunch as part of Black History Month (BHM) on Monday 12 October. The session posed the question: Do we live in a post-racial society? More than 100 students listened to the discussion and nodded in agreement to the points being made. ‘The New Black’ The two panellists were War- wick Law graduate Yomi Adegoke and Chidi Amadi, part of Think Tank at King’s College London, a student-led organisation that Warwick talks police provides ideas on specific political problems.