Hill Walking Society to tackle all the Wainwrights in one day
The society is seeking to raise funds for two mountain rescue charities.
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Author: Deputy Editor
Ask Aunty Violet: “Please help — I am stuck behind a group of slow walkers on Kingsgate Bridge!”
During a tumultuous term full of strikes, Covid outbreaks and stressful deadlines, Aunty Violet provides her tips and tricks on how to beat Epiphany before it beats you.
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Durham students in Russia warned of potential for immediate evacuation as Ukrainians in Durham fear for their homes
Durham University students spending their years abroad in Russia have been told they are free to return home without detriment to their accreditation.
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Durham’s 2021 in 10 headlines
As the new year begins, we look back at the Durham stories that defined 2021.
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Police investigate as Van Mildert boathouse burns down
Two appliances extinguished the fire, but the boathouse structure and all its contents have been lost.
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PalatiDates: “I’m not sure what I was hoping for but I definitely found it”
Rose and Florence, Theology and History students from Grey, meet for a blind date at The Rabbit Hole.
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PalatiDates: “We just didn’t click”
Christian from Hatfield and Mia from St. Marys, History and Liberal Arts students, meet for a blind date at Spags.
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Breaking: Durham University Chancellor to step down
Sir Thomas Allen, who began as Durham University’s 12th Chancellor in 2012, succeeding author Bill Bryson, will step down in July 2022 after the summer graduation ceremonies.
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PalatiDates: “I don’t think we’re falling in love anytime soon”
Katie and Yuta, Marketing and Management and History students from South College, meet for a blind date at Spags.
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Editorial: Students band together as institutions stay inert
Editor-in-Chief Max Kendix argues that the reaction to the spiking epidemic shows the power Durham students can have when institutions fail them.
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