Talk:Josephine Butler College, Durham

Name
I've never heard the new college called Howlands College, and Google shows no hits for the term. Might this page more appropriately be at 'Sixteenth Durham college' or similar? ("Sixteenth college" seems to be the way the university is referring to it, cf. http://www.dur.ac.uk/colleges/sixteenth_college/) I'm just not sure that 'Howlands College' has any status at all, or even if it's the most commonly-used name informally, so it seems odd to use it. TSP 09:53, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

I created the page under the impression that that's what it's known as; Ive certainly used this term and heard other people uses it; though I would say 'The New College' was just as common, I wasn't sure about creating a page with that title due to the existence of 'New College Durham'. And the article does mention that this term is unoffical. Add 'sixteenth college' into the main body, if you want, as an alternative title.Robdurbar 17:33, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

I have to say, I find this whole article a bit odd really, and am not particularly sure it should exist. As there is so little useful information available at the moment, and probably not much more until the place is a bit nearer completion, it just seems a bit superfluous and misleading at the moment. 84.92.182.15 21:54, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

Well, the place will be opening in less than a year; when an official name comes up this page can be moved, and gradually expanded. With people already applying to it, I think it warrents a place Robdurbar 13:16, 3 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Actually, with the benefit of hindsight, I think it was foolish of me to create the page under Howlands. TSP is right that this is the name the university uses for now, so it should be under 'The Sixteenth College' Robdurbar 12:31, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

Possible Edits
I've got some niggling little problems with this article:

First fully self-catered: GradSoc/Ustinov college has always been self-catered. Facilities far more modern: Well, the accommodation is exactly the same as the new blocks at Ustinov; which facilities? Debate about the name: Does this really need to be included? Unsourced and seems trivial. Purpose-built facilities: What exactly? Sources!!!

Sports Clubs
The sections on the rugby club and football club don't seem very encyclopaedic in nature. I think they should be cut down into the main text under a clubs and societies heading (or sports at JBC). Thoughts?

Paulleake (talk) 19:28, 26 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Concur entirely. Shimgray | talk | 19:14, 9 December 2009 (UTC)