Durham University

Durham

Josephine Butler?

Hey I've been assigned to Josephine Butler college and was wondering if anyone knew what it's like? Maybe if anyone could give me an insight as to activities etc that go on? Any help would be greatly appreciated :P x

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Reply 1

Jonnyfandango

Can't help too much but just wanted to say that I've applied for JB as well - the en suite toilet and self catering factor swung it for me :smile:

Hopefully some kind soul will offer some good information

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Reply 2

VogueDolly1

Jonnyfandango

Can't help too much but just wanted to say that I've applied for JB as well - the en suite toilet and self catering factor swung it for me :smile:

Hopefully some kind soul will offer some good information

Yep thats a positive for me too=p Plus I like the flexibility of cooking and eating what I want when I want x

Reply 3

Jonnyfandango

Exactly.........the only thing I'll be cooking will be pasta or stir fries....but at least I know I'll be able to eat them at 3am!

Reply 4

VogueDolly1

Jonnyfandango

Exactly.........the only thing I'll be cooking will be pasta or stir fries....but at least I know I'll be able to eat them at 3am!

Hahaha yep :P I mean the thought of being restricted to being hungry only at certain times didnt really appeal to me lol : P x

Reply 5

NaUmarly

Yay!
More people applying for Butler :smile:

There really doesn't seem to be many people that actually want to go to JB :confused:

Reply 6

*River

I think Butler's a love-hate thing to be honest.

You should be aware that the lack of community meals can make some people feel quite isolated (especially if they're in a duff flat), and the college is open about the fact that there are problems with this. They're recruiting a sabbatical officer next year to try to address this though - they're not just sitting around twiddling their thumbs waiting for things to sort themselves out.

Reply 7

VogueDolly1

*River

Are you at Butler yourself? Thanks for the insight-what do you mean by a duff flat? sorry :s-smilie:

Reply 8

VogueDolly1

NaUmarly

Yay!
More people applying for Butler :smile:

There really doesn't seem to be many people that actually want to go to JB :confused:

Yes I know I don't know why though- I think it's the lack of formality and traditions-which I personally don't mind too much :P - what subject are you ?x

Reply 9

*River

VogueDolly1

Are you at Butler yourself? Thanks for the insight-what do you mean by a duff flat? sorry :s-smilie:

Yeah, but I'm a third year and I only lived in college in my first year.

By duff flat I mean you're stuck with people who are either incredibly irritating (really messy, noisy, boyfriends who ring the doorbell at 4am :rolleyes:

) or you just don't click with them for whatever reason even though they're perfectly decent people. I ended up with a combination of both.

EDIT: I should add that I'm not trying to put people off JB (I know people who absolutely love it), but I think it's important that you're aware of some of its cons despite the en suite bathrooms.

Reply 10

VogueDolly1

*River

Lol thanks I appreciate the heads-up-well I guess even If I didnt like it I'm sort of stuck now considering Ive got a place there- What would you recommend then? Would you say to make sure we enroll on a few decent societies both with the college and main uni so that we form some sort of community or? Is the atmosphere around nice though? Sorry for the million questions :P

Reply 11

Stacy_T

Regardless of what College you are at, it's always a good idea to sign up for College and Uni level societies. Even if you end up loving life at Butler, it's nice to mingle with different people from time to time, particularly if you are always with the same clique in College.

Reply 12

*River

VogueDolly1

I'd definitely recommend getting involved in societies of some description, both at college and university level. I've really enjoyed volunteering with Student Community Action whilst I've been here too. To be honest, I probably wasn't helped by the fact that I'm not really a "going out" person, so that closed off one way of socialising within college.

The atmosphere is what you make of it to be honest. I found it pretty lonely, but almost all of my friends are not in Butler so I guess I never integrated very well.

Reply 13

Stacy_T

How do Formals work in Butler? I heard that they forget to build a kitchen with everyone being self-catered and that food was drafted in from a catering service external to the university. I guess that's changed with the central catering system.

Reply 14

*River

Stacy_T

I haven't been since catering was centralised, but they used to get caterers in before. The food was pretty awful to be honest, so I've only been twice :o:

. Again, because most of my friends aren't in college I've never really been part of college life.

Reply 15

VogueDolly1

*River

Ok thats great thanks for all your help- and sorry to hear that you havent really enjoyed your college experience as much as you would have liked- Just one more question? Are all the bedrooms exactly the same as that on the Virtual tour on the website?x

Reply 16

*River

VogueDolly1

Yeah. They are all identical to the point that it's quite scary :p:

. Same goes for the blocks of flats and the kitchens!!

Reply 17

VogueDolly1

*River

Yeah. They are all identical to the point that it's quite scary :p:

. Same goes for the blocks of flats and the kitchens!!

Lol awsome- Now I can plan how much stuff I can pack into that space hehehe :P X

Reply 18

*River

VogueDolly1

Lol awsome- Now I can plan how much stuff I can pack into that space hehehe :P X

Storage is quite limited. There's room for those under-bed boxes though. My mum got me a little bedside table thing with loads of drawers that was a real help.

Reply 19

VogueDolly1

*River

Storage is quite limited. There's room for those under-bed boxes though. My mum got me a little bedside table thing with loads of drawers that was a real help.