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We must fight for tuition fee rebates

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 sub.editors 1 Comment Niall Hignett, Thomas Tomlinson

Niall Hignett argues that the university should do more to reimburse students after they lost 11.8% of teaching time this academic year.

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“Awarding an honorary degree seems unnecessary”

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Becks Fleet

Becks Fleet discusses whether awarding honorary degrees to celebrities devalues other degrees.

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Are ball prices creating a two-tier system for students?

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Elle Fitzgerald, Waseem Mohamed

Waseem Mohamed argues the current pricing for balls needs reflection against the background of the cost-of-living crisis.

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Your council owes you (a council tax rebate)

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 sub.editors 2 Comments Olivia Montgomery

Olivia Montgomery argues that the delays in rolling-out the council tax rebate is costing students.

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Has the South College Formal fiasco been rewritten?

May 13, 2022June 7, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments max wilkinson, Olivia Montgomery

Olivia Montgomery and Max Wilkinson question the identity of the principal editor of Professor Tim Luckhurst’s Wikipedia page and its implications for free speech

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Interviewing for internships: a flawed process?

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Jeremy Chang

Jeremy Chang looks at the pressures of finding internships and the difficult process to do so.

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How damning is Durham’s Oxbridge reject stereotype?

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Christian Bland

Christian Bland takes a look age-old view of Durham as a second-choice university and how such a stereotype should be considered.

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Amid recent media attention, is Durham University really declining?

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 sub.editors 2 Comments Theo Burman

A target is on Durham’s back. Students didn’t put it there. Theo Burman responds to a recent article in the Spectator.

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Is the stigma surrounding men’s mental health still a barrier?

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Chloe Hares

Chloe Hares investigates what holds back young men from seeking help for their mental health.

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Recreating the past: is the new normal fulfilling its promise?

March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Oliver Jervis

As Epiphany terms gives way to the summer, Oliver Jervis takes a look at how we have all adjusted to life without restrictions.

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