Durham Comment
Should the multiculturalism debate have been cancelled?The DUS were right, in the circumstances, to cancel the debate Ed Mason for DUS Should the Durham Union Society (DUS) have cancelled the multicultural...» Read Article |
St Valentine’s Day: Doomsday for couples and singles alikeIt is somewhat of a cliché to complain about Valentine’s Day. The explosion of pink and red in every restaurant, shop or café is hard to miss an...» Read Article |
Four Faber New Poets showcase their talentFour poets chosen under the “Faber New Poets” scheme gathered to read their works before a diverse audience in Palace Green on 16th October. Faber...» Read Article |
The HPV vaccine is more cost effective than it first seemsSince its initial licensing in 2006, the move to introduce an HPV vaccine for school-age girls has been contentious. Firstly, there was the cost impli...» Read Article |
For all that Durham jokes about it, the class divide persistsAh yes, the dirty C-word. No, not that one, not Christmas or even chlamydia – class. Possibly the biggest elephant in the room in the life of the Du...» Read Article |
The idea of a university ‘market’ leads to a raft of problemsIt is a well-known fact that the UK university sector has been hit by heavy cuts to the part of its income that comes from the state. At the same time...» Read Article |
Listening is perhaps the most vital tool at human disposalThe ‘tongue myth’, with an air of factual confidence, assures us that the food manipulating organ is the strongest muscle in the human body relati...» Read Article |
The focus on universities as businesses is of concern to allMuch happens within university administrations that profoundly affect students, but of which they remain unaware. Often, this is simply because such i...» Read Article |
Durham's colleges offer an enhanced, unique experienceI don’t want to sound sentimental here. And yes, it is a cliché to say so here in Durham, but the collegiate system really is superb. In the last ...» Read Article |
Our colleges are full of sound and fury, signifying nothingFirstly, I’d like to take this chance to welcome freshers to the unique place that is Durham, and more specifically to the Palatinate comment sectio...» Read Article |
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