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 …
New year, same online semester
Dearbháil Kent interviews students and staff about their thoughts on the online delivery of the second semester
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 …
The dismissal of women’s reproductive health cannot continue
Women’s health is under researched, misdiagnosed and overlooked. It’s time to put an end to it
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 …
Trinity’s slow communication on study abroad has left students distressed
Studying abroad is difficult enough to organise without the stress of not knowing whether or not it’s going ahead
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 …
Tuition fees should be refunded
Online teaching doesn’t amount to the same learning experience as in class
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 …
Trinity profits from the housing crisis
Trinity’s apathy towards the rent crisis is palpable
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 …
Alumni Tales – From a law degree to liturgy: Life in a monastery
Trinity alumna Emma Brady tells Trinity News what persuaded her to seek God
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 …
A letter to my Fresher self
The first few weeks of college is a challenging time for students
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 …
Trinder – the epitome of inhibited student dating culture
Maybe just ask the subject of your library infatuation out?
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 …
There is too much uncertainty to make a decision on Repeal
The referendum is approaching and we don’t know what the outcome will cause
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 …