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We’re all sick of being reminded about the obliteration of the social aspects of college thanks to coronavirus. The social moments that segmented our lives have been robbed from us. The dreary familiarity and banality of the everyday demotivates and …
Most students would agree that initially the prospect of going to a 9am class online in your pyjamas from the comfort of your own bed was very attractive, at least at the beginning of the academic year. It is almost …
It has been over two months since the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) received 150 complaints about the Tampax ad demonstrating how to insert a tampon, with 83% of complaints surprisingly coming from women. The complaints in one form …
While this academic year has ended, students’ worries still linger, especially those who plan on studying abroad. The process of applying to study abroad is confusing and frustrating enough as it is already without the added pressures of having to …
It was surreal for the college community when Trinity closed its doors in March, leaving a lot of people unsure as to what to do in both a personal and an academic sense. Without strong contingency plans in place for …
It seems like a truism to reiterate that we are living through one of the worst homelessness and rental crisis Ireland has ever seen, particularly as the current government does not seem to be making any progress. 10,448 people are …
It’s a Sunday afternoon, and when I eventually get through to the other end of the phone, a warm voice greets me. It belongs to Emma Brady, a German and Law Trinity graduate who is now pursuing the monastic life …
Dear very idle, careless and younger Derv,
If you’re reading this, congratulations! I’m going to presume that you’re a Fresher and have overcome all the obstacles of the Leaving Cert and the CAO. Now that you’ve finally made it into …
It’s a Tuesday morning. As I enter the Arts Block with an impending hangover that will probably send me reeling later, I pause to check on Trinder’s latest updates before facing an hour of Latin grammar. I do what …
It’s only a matter of weeks before the population of Ireland will vote whether or not to repeal the eighth amendment. Currently, the eighth amendment states that the mother and the unborn in utero have equal rights. The proposed amendment …