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Harry Cross

Durham Comment 

The staff we can’t afford to keep

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 sub.editors 14 Comments Harry Cross

Harry Cross argues that proposed staffing cuts to the university are symptomatic of a senior management who are overpaid and overpromoted…

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Durham Comment 

Why I am voting NO to NUS Disaffiliation

June 7, 2016 sub.editors 0 Comments Harry Cross, Olivia Howcroft

“The NUS has won major victories for students over the years such as Council Tax Exemption, Student Rail Cards and free Wednesday afternoons across UK Universities. More recently, NUS Officers have succeeded in removing age requirements on postgraduate loans and increased by £25,000 the amount charged to rogue landlords who cheat students”

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Comment Durham Comment 

Accommodation fees: the joke is over

November 28, 2015 sub.editors 0 Comments Harry Cross

For too long, the University has strung students along with implausible explanations regarding accommodation charges seeking to evade any substantive discussion. The joke is now over.

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Comment Durham Comment Featured Headline 

DSUR responds to appointment of new Vice Chancellor

March 31, 2015 sub.editors 0 Comments Harry Cross, Sofia Hewson

Durham Students for University Reform react to the appointment of Professor Stuart Corbridge as Vice-Chancellor: “From the outset, DSUR denounced the undemocratic nature of the recruitment process”.

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Politics 

Student groups commit to accommodation fee action

January 26, 2015January 27, 2015 Joe Rossiter 4 Comments Harry Cross

A meeting was held on Thursday 22 January between Durham University’s left-wing and ethical societies who agreed to take joint action opposing the recent hike in college accommodation fees.

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Comment Durham Comment 

Whose campus is it anyway?

January 24, 2015 sub.editors 0 Comments Harry Cross

Harry Cross looks at recent protests and the wider implications of the slogan ‘Whose campus is it anyway?’

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Comment Durham Comment Featured 

Vice Chancellor elections: where next after student consultations?

October 19, 2014October 19, 2014 sub.editors 1 Comment Harry Cross, Mariam Hayat

Harry Cross discusses the appointment of a new Vice Chancellor and questions why students aren’t trusted with greater involvement in the process.

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Comment Durham Comment Print Edition 

Life after Higgins: time for an elected vice chancellor

June 19, 2014June 19, 2014 sub.editors 0 Comments Harry Cross

Harry Cross discusses the need for an elected Vice Chancellor in light of Chris Higgins’s departure

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