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Tag: Life in John’s

Life in John’s captures the everyday rhythms and distinctive experiences of being part of St John’s College. From student stories and traditions to societies, events, and moments of community, these pieces offer a vivid look at what it’s really like to live, study, and belong here. Whether you’re a current Johnian, a prospective student, or simply curious, this section is a window into the people and places that shape life at John’s.

  • 2024

Getting involved with St John’s Hockey Squad

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 13 Feb 20245 Dec 2025

Joe Buss, co-captain of St John’s hockey team, tells John’s Chronicle about his involvement in the St John’s Hockey Team, one of the highlights of his time at Durham, and advises on how others can get involved.

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  • 2024

The Love and Pride Formal, January 2024

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 12 Feb 202423 Feb 2024

Co-organiser Emily Martin, looks back on the Love and Pride Formal last week, and suggests queer liberation is as important a focus as it ever was.

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  • 2024

Building John’s Community: Inside the Language Café

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 8 Feb 20245 Dec 2025

It is a daunting experience to step into a new environment in a different country where there is no sense of familiarity, writes Pei Jun Quek and Jojo Kang. The Language Café, which was started in Michaelmas, aims to help John’s students build confidence in their language over tea, coffee and crisps.

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Student Opportunities Fund: Becky Tyndall’s trip to the Ecclesiology and Ethnography Conference

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 2 Feb 20245 Dec 2025

Becky Tyndall, a Theology and Religion PhD student, was able to attend the Ecclesiology and Ethnography Conference thanks to a grant from the St John’s Student Opportunities Fund.

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Embracing Warmth and Friendship at St John’s College – from the perspective of an international student

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 31 Jan 20245 Dec 2025

Lu Yunqi describes her positive experience at St John’s as a Chinese Student, where she has made many cherished memories.

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  • 2024

A Festive Fusion

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 30 Jan 2024

Vaibhav Mehta looks back on events held over the Christmas vacation for students who stayed in College

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  • 2024

A Wayfarer’s Tale

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 26 Jan 202426 Jan 2024

Taffy Davies, Wayfarer Fellow in 2023, writes about his experience spending a term at St John’s fifty years after he had first spending a year here in Durham during the 1970s.

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  • 2024

George Connolly: A Love of Collegiate Education Bringing Him 18,000 km From Home

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 25 Jan 202431 Jan 2024

Opinion Editor Grant Kuppenheimer profiles Vice Principal (Locum) George Connolly on what brought him to St John’s College.

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  • 2024

Voter Information: The John’s Chronicle Speaks to the SJCR Presidential Candidates

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 23 Jan 202424 Jan 2024

Opinion Editor Grant Kuppenheimer talks to the candidates for the SJCR presidency, with the aim of giving voters a better understanding of who is running before casting their vote. All candidates were asked the same questions. Grant sums up their responses.

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  • 2024

Dan Bavister’s Review of the Arts, Music and Culture Formal

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 22 Jan 202422 Dec 2024

John’s Chronicle Deputy Editor, Dan Bavister, goes behind the scenes at the Arts, Music and Culture Formal, reviewing a wonderful evening of entertainment and creative expression.

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