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Trinity’s policy on upskirting discussed at TCDSU town hall

The discussion item was brought forward by TCDSU’s Joint Honours Convenor Catherine Arnold

*Trigger Warning* – this article contains topics discussing sexual assualt 

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) discussed College’s policy on “upskirting” at this evening’s town hall. The town hall was held after TCDSU Council failed to reach quorum for its

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Sabbatical candidate highlights privacy and safety issues in campaign reporting

Former ents candidate Nadia expressed “disquiet and genuine concern” over coverage of her campaign

A sabbatical candidate has expressed concern about how the University Times (UT) handled her concerns about privacy and safety in the paper’s reporting on her campaign.

Speaking to Trinity News, Junior Sophister (JS) computer science class representative Nadia shared her …

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Julie Smirnova elected TCDSU communications and marketing officer

Smirnova won 89.4% of first preference votes on the first count

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This evening, Julie Smirnova was elected Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) communications and marketing officer. Smirnova won 89.4% of first preference votes on the first count.

In one of three uncontested races in this year’s TCDSU elections, there were …

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Comms & Marketing race: Julie Smirnova wants to make TCDSU a community for all students

The politics & economics student pledges to prioritise accessibility, transparency and community if elected

Julie Smirnova is a Senior Sophister politics and economics student from Naas, born in Koryazhma, Russia. Smirnova is running uncontested to be the next Communications and Marketing (Comms) officer for Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU). Speaking to Trinity News …

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Blackboard login issues causes disruption to staff and students

The disruption lasted for approximately 35 minutes following scheduled maintenance

This afternoon, students and staff experienced Blackboard login issues due to an “unexpected disruption” of the system.

The disruption lasted for approximately 35 minutes following scheduled maintenance.

According to the IT Services website at 3.45pm, Blackboard’s status said an “unresolved