Complex sentence: The first Nightline was set up in 1970 at Essex University by an ex-director of the local Samaritans and the university chaplain, feeling that there were some students who would be reluctant to approach outsiders for help and would find it easier to speak to another student.
Split into simpler sentences: The first Nightline was set up in 1970 at Essex University by an former director of the local Samaritans branch and by the university chaplain. The helpline was founded under the theory that some students who would be reluctant to approach outsiders for help and would find it easier to speak to another student.