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This week’s PalatiComment mailbag

This week’s PalatiComment mailbag

Highlights from all the comments that you've emailed, tweeted or commented into PalatiComment this week...

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BYOB at Live Lounge – I’d rather not

BYOB at Live Lounge – I’d rather not

Charlotte Deans believes that the pleasure of buying a drink in a bar will be lost...

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Alcohol plays too big a role in our lives

Alcohol plays too big a role in our lives

Why does alcohol have to be at the centre of student life?...

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The pre-Christmas house-hunt should stop

The pre-Christmas house-hunt should stop

The university should enforce a ban on house-hunting during Michaelmas term...

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38-week lets: time for students to make a stand

38-week lets: time for students to make a stand

Olivia Rudgard argues that students will not be walked over in the name of profit ...

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Plastic cups are a symbol of Durham’s decline

Plastic cups are a symbol of Durham’s decline

Is Durham’s reputation as a place of archaic class and chivalry finally coming to an end?...

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Look for the positives in Mount Oswald development

Look for the positives in Mount Oswald development

Alex Slotwinski explores some of the potential benefits of modernisation for the University...

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Don’t underestimate the importance of the Education and Welfare Officer

Don’t underestimate the importance of the Education and Welfare Officer

In response to last week's DSU debate, Education and Welfare officer Scott Parker defends his role...

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Debate: DSU is an irrelevant institution

Debate: DSU is an irrelevant institution

With such a strong collegiate system, and a student union facing cutbacks, is the DSU unnecessary?...

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At a top 3 university sex still sells

At a top 3 university sex still sells

Charlotte Deans reflects on the use of sexual capital in Durham ...

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