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News 

Hill Walking Society to tackle all the Wainwrights in one day

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 Deputy Editor 0 Comments Harrison Newsham

The society is seeking to raise funds for two mountain rescue charities.

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Agony Aunt 

Ask Aunty Violet: “Please help — I am stuck behind a group of slow walkers on Kingsgate Bridge!”

April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 Deputy Editor 0 Comments Nicole Wu

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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News 

Durham students in Russia warned of potential for immediate evacuation as Ukrainians in Durham fear for their homes

February 24, 2022March 14, 2022 Deputy Editor 0 Comments Max Kendix

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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News 

Durham’s 2021 in 10 headlines

January 1, 2022January 1, 2022 Deputy Editor 0 Comments Patrick Stephens

As the new year begins, we look back at the Durham stories that defined 2021.

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News 

Police investigate as Van Mildert boathouse burns down

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 Deputy Editor 0 Comments Harrison Newsham

Two appliances extinguished the fire, but the boathouse structure and all its contents have been lost.

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PalatiDates Print Edition 

PalatiDates: “I’m not sure what I was hoping for but I definitely found it”

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Deputy Editor 0 Comments Anna Kuptsova

Rose and Florence, Theology and History students from Grey, meet for a blind date at The Rabbit Hole.

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PalatiDates Print Edition 

PalatiDates: “We just didn’t click”

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 Deputy Editor 0 Comments Anna Kuptsova

Christian from Hatfield and Mia from St. Marys, History and Liberal Arts students, meet for a blind date at Spags.

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News 

Breaking: Durham University Chancellor to step down

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 Deputy Editor 0 Comments Martha McHardy

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 Print Edition 

PalatiDates: “I don’t think we’re falling in love anytime soon”

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 Deputy Editor 0 Comments Anna Kuptsova

Katie and Yuta, Marketing and Management and History students from South College, meet for a blind date at Spags.

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Editorials 

Editorial: Students band together as institutions stay inert

October 30, 2021January 14, 2022 Deputy Editor 0 Comments Max Kendix

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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