Holocaust Memorial Day in Durham
Every year on 27th January, people across the world remember the atrocities that happened during the Second World War. Globally, this day is known as Holocaust Memorial Day. This year,…
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Environmental Defenders: The People Facing the Forces of Environmental Destruction
It appears to be widely accepted in 2019 that our environment is in urgent need of protection from the unprecedented pressures that are relentlessly pushing it to dangerous extremes.
Where is Power in the (Durham) Union?
Tom Henderson wades into the raging debate surrounding the Durham University Conservative Association's domination of the Durham Union Society.
How to Keep your Fitness New Year’s Resolutions
It’s that time of the year again. January. That bleak and never-ending month where the temperature barely scrapes above the 2-degree Celsius mark, and everybody is seemingly miserable and skint.…
My 2018 Literature Journey
2018 was a year of immense change and personal growth, marking my entry into my first year at Durham University sixteen hours away from home, leaving both the school I…
How to Dominate your Dissertation and Deadlines
The failsafe strategy to tailor your work process according to your needs, in time for deadlines.
Why Bashir Needs To Go
Wajd Beshara offers a sharp and passionate outline of the problems with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
Why You Should Follow American Football
As you forlornly type away, in the darkened depths of the belly of the Billy B(east), for an assignment which is due the next day, you may see a handsome…
A Critical Response to “It’s Time to Talk About…the Excessive Use of ‘Trigger Warnings’”
"A fundamental misunderstanding is presented in the earlier article" - a submitted response to a previously published piece on the concept and use of 'trigger warnings.'
The Importance of Lord Buckethead in British Politics
I grew up in a country where politics is a strictly formal affair largely overseen by middle-aged men continuously spouting thick, impenetrable jargon which puts most of my co-nationals to…