The politics of student life
It’s hour 2 of a three-hour presidential hust, and the candidates are trying to answer the question of their favourite college potato. This is a serious consideration, and their answer…
Student Life
Growing Pains
At what age are you actually an adult? Is it 16 when your legally allowed to leave school, get a job and consent? Or is it 18 as google claims?…
The scams that target students
Increasing numbers of university students are being scammed through a combination of rent fraud and fake side-hustle jobs offered on social media sites, according to leading fraud recovery lawyers. However,…
75 Hopeless
It’s that time of year again – the very beginning of it. Month number one. The fresh start. The perfect opportunity for reinvention. The time for everyone to stamp out…
Driving home for Christmas
Going home for the holidays, at least for me, is bittersweet. I am grateful to get out after a long term and take a little break, with that train ride…
A minority in Durham
As a person of colour and an international student, you hear cautionary tales about the lack of diversity in Durham, and it is something that can take some adjustment. There…
Its not just a bathroom
The bathroom. A small room built for an everyday necessity. A place that, to many people, holds very little value. But I see it differently. As a girl I seemingly…
‘Procrastination’ or just pure laziness
Procrastination. An extremely ironic topic for this article. A situation I have often found myself in is having a task on my to do list and forefront of my mind…
Get me out – November at uni
November. That dreaded month of first term, the month that feels endless. Taylor Swift said it best: ‘Grey November, I’ve been down since July…’. A surprisingly common trend I’ve noticed,…
Fresher’s week – a Frep’s perspective
When I tried to explain the concept of being a Frep to my friends at home, I was met with confusion and some concern: ‘You mean you’re not getting paid?’.…