South College, Durham

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South College
Durham University
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College buildings in September 2020
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Arms of South College
Coordinates 54°45′43″N1°34′59″W / 54.762°N 1.583°W / 54.762; -1.583
Motto Latin: Libertas, Aequalitas, Civitas Totius Mundi
Motto in EnglishFreedom, Equality and Global Citizenship
Established2020
Named afterSouth Road, Durham
Colors 
Principal Tim Luckhurst
Membership1,279 [1]
Website http://www.dur.ac.uk/south.college/
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Location in Durham, England

South College is a constituent college of Durham University, which accepted its first students in Autumn of 2020. [2]

Contents

It is located in Mount Oswald on Elvet Hill, to the south of Durham City, adjoining Van Mildert College and John Snow College. [3]

History

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The Pitcairn Building

The site was originally part of the grounds of Mount Oswald, a country house built in 1800. In 1928, the house and grounds were converted to a golf club, which closed in 2014, and was acquired for residential development. [4]

In August 2017, Durham University announced that it had acquired part of the site in order to build two colleges, with construction to be carried out by a consortium led by Interserve. [3] Construction began in September 2018, by which point it had been decided that these colleges would be one new college, South College, and a new home for John Snow College (formerly located on the university's Queen's Campus in Stockton-on-Tees). [5] [6]

South College (left) and John Snow College (right) in September 2020 South and Snow Colleges Durham - wide view.jpg
South College (left) and John Snow College (right) in September 2020

In November 2018, Interserve pulled out of the scheme, before going into administration in March 2019. [7]

The college was designed to have an eventual size of 1,200, with 492 living in the college. [8] As of the 2023/24 cohort, there are 1,279 members in South College. [9] All accommodation is self-catered, in a mixture of single en-suite rooms and 'town houses' with shared bathroom facilities. [10]

In March 2018, it was announced that naming of the college would be delayed in the hope that a financial donation might be attracted. [11] The temporary name "South College" was assigned pending selection of a final name, and was used in advertisements for the new college's first principal. In June 2019, Durham Students' Union assembly voted to lobby for the college to be named after the late politician and Durham graduate Mo Mowlam. [12] On 1 April 2020, Durham's student newspaper Palatinate published an April Fools' Day joke that South College was to be named Vine College after broadcaster and Durham alumnus Jeremy Vine. Vine himself was in on the joke and even released a video of him reacting to the 'announcement'. [13]

On 5 July 2019 it was announced that University of Kent academic and former BBC editor Tim Luckhurst had been appointed as the first principal of the college. [14]

In June 2020 a coat of arms for the college was announced, with the motto Latin : Libertas, Aequalitas, Civitas Totius Mundi, which translates in English to "Freedom, Equality and Global Citizenship". [15]

The first students arrived at the college in September 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. [16]

2021 Rod Liddle controversy

On 3 December 2021, Rod Liddle, a controversial columnist, was invited to a Christmas formal dinner at South College. The students were not informed that Liddle would be a guest speaker. In his speech, later referred to as a "tirade", Liddle made controversial statements about student sex workers, trans rights, the idea of institutional racism, and colonisation. Several students decided to walk out before or during Liddle's speech. South College's principal Tim Luckhurst called these students "pathetic" and that they "shouldn't be at university", and his wife Dorothy called one student an "arse". [17] Luckhurst received criticism both for the decision to invite Liddle to speak at the Christmas dinner, and for his behaviour towards students during and after the speech. [18] [19] Durham University announced an investigation into the events at the formal which concluded in January 2022. [20]

Buildings and Facilities

The college accommodation blocks are named for articles linked to the Southern hemisphere, or ideals in the college motto. [21] They are:

College facilities within the Pitcairn building include a library and study space, Café-Bar (colloquially known as "The Nest") and common room. [22] Additionally, a gym, MUGA (Multi-Use Games Area) and music rooms are shared with John Snow college.

Sports

On 16 March 2022, South College received their first collegiate silverware, with South College LFC winning the 2021/22 Durham University Women’s Floodlit Cup as part of a joint team with Trevelyan College WAFC. The side beat Josephine Butler WFC 3-1 in the Final at Maiden Castle, with the match streamed on the Palatinate YouTube Channel. [23]

Traditions

South College has a carved wooden owl named Oswald, which is moved around the college to attend various events. He is present at the college matriculation of students, in which students pledge their allegiance to the college motto. [24] At college formals, a toast is made to the owl, in which students shout 'to Oswald' and repeat the college motto.

Art installations

List of Senior Leaders

Principal:

Vice Principal:

Assistant Principal:

JCR President:

Notes

1.Officially recognised as Pantone 7648C by the South College JCR. [25]

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