Skip to content
February 27, 2021

Palatinate

Durham's Official Student Newspaper

Palatinate

  • News
  • Comment
  • Profile
  • Science & Tech
  • Politics
  • Sport
  • Indigo
    • Features
    • Books
    • Music
    • Stage
    • Film & TV
    • Visual Arts
    • Food and Drink
    • Travel
    • Fashion
    • Creative Writing
    • Interview
  • More
    • Editorials
    • PalatiDates
    • Podcast
    • Puzzles
    • Satire
  • About
    • Get Involved
    • The Team
    • Past Editors
  • Print Edition
  • Advertise With Us

Verity Laycock

Books 

‘Americanah’: Black joy in a world focused on Black victimhood

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Nicole Howlett, Verity Laycock

“Compels readers to look at race relations in the West in a new way.” In honour of America’s Black History month, Nicole Howlett examines the joy to be found in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s latest novel.

Read more
Film & TV 

Trash TV Corner: Made In Chelsea

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Honor Douglas, Verity Laycock

‘It is an easy show to have on in the background, laugh at, and bring you out of the real world’: Honor Douglas explains why Made In Chelsea is her trash telly favourite.

Read more
Science & Tech 

The dirty fuel of science denial: how healing the environment will heal politics, too

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Dasha Scanlan-Oumow, Verity Laycock

The empirical evidence shows rapidly increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases. Why is this information greeted with scepticism?

Read more
Print Edition Science & Tech Scitech Comment 

In their own words: STEM students on learning science through a screen

February 20, 2021February 20, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Faye Saulsbury, Verity Laycock

“Instead of travelling by coach, we arrived at the study site via satellite imagery”: STEM students describe what it is like to learn practical-based subjects online.

Read more
Comment Durham Comment 

A fresher’s perspective on college marriage

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Laetitia Eichinger, Verity Laycock

Laetitia Eichinger considers the quintessentially Durham tradition of college marriage, and its significance this year as a mentoring structure.

Read more
Fashion 

Clueless and Legally Blonde: Valentine’s Day rom-com fashion icons

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Ellie Fitzgerald-Tesh, Verity Laycock

“With the rise of ‘main character’ dressing and Miss Vogue heralding romcom fashion as a trend of its own, where better to look for outfit inspiration than the most iconic romcom heroines?” Ellie Fitzgerald-Tesh looks at style, personality and femininity in iconic rom-coms.

Read more
Film & TV 

Trash TV Corner: Strictly Come Dancing

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Sophie Goschen, Verity Laycock

“Is [Strictly] not just another offering of bread and circus thrown to us, the ever-hungry masses?” Sophie Goschen raves about why Strictly sparks joy during lockdown.

Read more
Fashion 

Can fashion be sustainable?

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Frankie Docker, Verity Laycock

“In adopting an environmentally conscious mindset there is a price to pay. ” Frankie Docker examines the possibility of a developing a more ethical fashion industry.

Read more
Comment International Comment Print Edition 

Biden’s inauguration: condemnation or conciliation?

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Oscar Duffy, Verity Laycock

Oscar Duffy comments on Biden’s inauguration and what it signalled for him.

Read more
Comment Durham Comment Print Edition 

Durham social traditions: nostalgic or shameful?

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Izzy Harris, Verity Laycock

Izzy Harris provides a personal account of how Durham’s culture of sexual assault and rape is closely intertwined with the University’s social traditions.

Read more
  • ← Previous

Popular Stories

  • Durham expels student for sexual misconduct and violence
  • Why is queerbaiting so frustrating to watch?
  • Seun Twins elected for second term as SU President
  • Students asked not to return to Durham before start of Easter term
  • Bill Bryson Library to open on weekends
  • Arts degrees shouldn’t be left on the shelf
  • Time to call out Durham’s art of catcalling
  • Review: 48 Hours
  • Medusa: monster but not villain
  • Is coronavirus sexist?
  • Get Involved
  • The Team
  • Past Editors
  • Donate to Palatinate
  • Complaints

Copyright © 2021 Palatinate. All rights reserved.

Palatinate