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Time for a Zach’s and a walk down the canal
It’s a natural to feel lost in adulthood
Slappy rapper just doesn’t understand why hitting a fan is ‘such a big thing’
Everything you need to know about waxing, threading and looking good
With the arrival of the new ‘Purple Pass’, we spoke to creator Andy Mathews to find out if it is all it is cracked up to be…
Inspired by the controversial Hatfield fashion show, FEMSOC and the African-Caribbean society are holding a debate on the extent to which we live in a post-racist society.
Professor Elizabeth Archibald, Principal of St. Cuth’s, and Professor Towl, Pro-VC and Deputy Warden, spoke to The Tab this afternoon regarding the discovery of missing student Luke Pearce’s body.
Today Durham University’s Pro-VP and Deputy Warden spoke out about student Luke Pearce’s recent disappearance.
Just weeks after calls for better riverside safety, a major search is underway for a missing student who has not been seen since the early hours of Sunday morning.
Turns out people in the North East are letting small buzzing items ruin their sex lives….and these aren’t just bad vibrators.
After an eventful fashion show season, Ella Gould and the rest of the team are searching for their replacements.
An 8ft gnome was reported STOLEN from the master’s garden yesterday. As of yet no ransom note has been found.
The Tab got some interesting information from our friends over at FOI showing just how much the library is reaping at the expense of your essay stress…
A recent survey by the British Heart Foundation has found people in the North East to be excessive hoarders.
A 50-year-old teacher from Durham has not been seen since Sunday morning.
The Tab is celebrating its two millionth hit since it was launched in Durham in October 2012.
With exam season creeping up, The Tab decided to look at whether which college you attend has anything to do with your chance of success…
Student lobbyists gathered at the New Inn this morning to call on Durham University to pay the new Living Wage.
Food parcels for the East Durham Trust FEED project are thought to have been stolen from colleges.
FemSoc and Cuth’s Rugby co-hosted a debate last night questioning the relationship between lad culture and sexual violence.
Margaret Thatcher’s policies caused people to die both unjustly and prematurely, Durham University Researchers say.
After some controversy surrounding the cancellation of the Novice Cup, The Tab decided to speak to the DCR to find out why there is so much hype around an event that hasn’t run on time for four years.
According to new data, County Durham is the 9th fattest area in the UK.
A couple have been jailed after brutally decapitating a sheep and shaking its head at a group of petrified children.
Burns Night at Collingwood was interrupted by a sniffer dog yesterday as formal seems most appropriate setting for drugs raid.
A police officer remains un-prosecuted after he drove at 140mph to impress a prisoner.
Tired of having to cross the road after lectures to get that sweet fix? Look no further than J&R Convenience Stores opening this week.
Durham University’s Department of Physics has won a national award for improving gender equality among its staff and students.
After Durham’s Harry Potter and the Age of Illusion featured on a recent list of most bizarre uni courses, The Tab decided to look out for other universities’ tactical options to boost your mark.
US ambassador to the UK, Matthew Barzun, has visited Durham University today as part of further collaborations with the states.
Home sweet home…a former mental health hospital is to be converted into swanky student apartments.
New Year’s Eve promises to be one of the best nights of the year, yet somehow it has a tendency to deteriorate rapidly. Here are 5 key ways to avoid the New Year blues…
As Christmas draws near, so do the crowds. This means that Durham’s buskers are out in force and it’s high time we got to know them better…
Body found at water’s edge near Prebends Bridge this morning, believed to be that of missing student Sope Peters
Durham Cathedral has been awarded a grant of £3.9 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund as part of a larger project to be completed in 2015.
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor has begun a 50 year sentence for war crimes at a prison on the outskirts of Durham.
With Tom Daley coming out via YouTube yesterday morning, we pulled together a list of the top 5 celebs that Durham singletons wish didn’t bat for the other team.
The latest on police efforts to recover the body of the missing student, Sope Peters.
Fair pay is great, but what we’re really interested in when lecturers strike is what we miss and what we get to do instead.
Durham has been ranked the 2nd Sexiest Town in UK according to a survey conducted by lovehoney.com.
“I’m dreading spending next year with her”: DSU discourage students from signing houses too early, with Studentpad launching a month later than previous years
Suffering a post-Lumiere low? Summatives getting you down? Lauren Raine discovers what’s on to pick you up for the rest of Michaelmas term…
As November dawns, students across Durham begin to panic about who they are going to live with next year and the annual phenomenon takes hold once again.
Study reveals London teenagers are 43% more likely to continue into higher education than their counterparts in the North-East.
After extracurricular classes taught by unpaid volunteers were advertised on the university’s website, Durham has been asked to clarify whether it pays all its’ teaching staff.
Art thieves have their sentences reduced after forgetting location of loot.
With the replacement of Academy by an all-you-can-eat Chinese restaurant, Durham’s Saturday night has moved to Studio.
Lauren Raine