McDonald’s in Gilesgate set to open in May
The new McDonald’s has requested a license to operate from 11pm to 5am, as well as normal daytime hours, seven days a week.
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Solidarity demonstration with Muslims in Chinese concentration camps
The protest outside the Bill Bryson Library was organised by a collaboration between various groups, including Amnesty International.
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“I don’t know how you can justify that”: college operation cuts revealed by University
The proposals will see the number of cleans in some colleges reduce from 16 to 3, over the course of the year.
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New designs and new momentum for Durham SolidariTee
SolidariTee’s new t-shirt design seeks to raise money and awareness to aid refugees and asylum seekers.
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Protest formed in Palatine Centre as academic strike ends
Students Supporting the Strike broke into the restricted section of the building, whilst reception staff blocked the doors and called security.
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Student union opposes discriminatory landlord guarantor policy
Last night, the DSU voted unanimously to lobby landlords to accept international guarantors, preventing students paying large sums up front if they’re unable to name a UK guarantor.
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Assembly Rooms theatre reopens
By Anna Marshall Durham Student Theatre’s official venue The Assembly Rooms has reopened on The Bailey, after over a year of renovations. The building work cost £2.4 million, and has improved accessibility for those with disabilities, as well as a
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An inside look at Extinction Rebellion’s ‘autumn uprising’
By Anna Marshall The following entries were sent to Palatinate via text, over the course of four days in London, during the Extinction Rebellion (XR) Autumn Uprising. Thursday 10th October 11:08 am My friend has just been released after being arrested
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Durham University’s sexual misconduct record under the spotlight once more
Durham has once again faced scrutiny following a Buzzfeed News investigation into the ubiquity of sexual misconduct, almost one year after figures exposed a “vile culture of sexual violence.”
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Tuition fees: the beginning of the end?
It’s been a hectic few days for tuition fees, and the future of the charges suddenly feels more uncertain than at any time since their rise to £9,000 per year in 2011. Here, News Features editor Ben Sladden breaks down the state of the debate:
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