Connections: Bogusia Wojciechowska

What’s your standout memory of Warwick?

Moments that helped me understand what matters to me and shaped the values I carry today: I learnt what really matters.

The occupation of Senate House in 1975. Busloads of police turned up to remove the students, only to find that all but a handful remained, and they left the building peacefully.

How would you sum up Warwick in the time that you were there and your generation of students?

We had the privilege of studying what we were interested in, as opposed to what would land us a well-paying job. We could engage in political activity, or any other activity we wanted that was valuable to us.

What was the student culture like at Warwick, and were there any annual traditions, societies, sports clubs, or events that you remember?

In 1972 we were one of the first intakes, so we had to create our own culture. There was a pioneering spirit on campus. The 1970s were also a period of great political activity on campus, and the strikes and occupations are what I remember the most.

Finish the sentence: Warwick influenced who I am today, because…

It gave me the space to figure out who I was.

Bogusia Wojciechowska

BA History, 1975; MA Comparative British and European Social History, 1976