Last week, Professor Wolfgang Schmitt, Dean and Vice-President for Research at Trinity, welcomed the launch of the Creating Our Future campaign, and urged more individuals to submit their ideas before the closing date of November 30 .
In July of …
Shannon Connolly is the current Deputy Editor of Trinity News, and a Junior Sophister student of English Literature and Philosophy. She previously served as News Editor and Assistant News Editor.
The struggles of people with OCD during the pandemic deserve attention
Discussions about the pandemic and mental health have been far too limited in their focus. The voices of those who struggle with OCD must also be heard
Throughout the pandemic, there has been a mirror crisis for people who struggle with their mental health.
After the most recent lockdown, when the government announced their reopening plan, my first thought was “I’m not ready to see anyone or …
Fans’ embrace of Ronaldo is part of a worrying trend in football
I support Manchester United as much as anyone, but I’m not celebrating the striker’s return to Old Trafford
This article contains discussion and brief descriptions of sexual violence.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United in recent weeks has been treated as a biblical event among the club’s fans, given his history at the team previously as well as …
Hundreds gather in Front Square to protest College’s handling of reopening
Hundreds of students gathered today to protest College’s handling of the return to campus.
The protest was organised by the recently-established student campaign groups Trinity College Dublin Campaign for F2F Teaching (TCD F2F) and Students4Change (S4C), as well as Trinity …
Sport and mental health: why must it be one over the other?
Gymnast Simone Biles has started an important conversation about prioritising mental health, even in competition settings
Sport and mental health have always seemed to me to go hand-in-hand. From athletic friends telling me they do it for their head, to finding that going on a run helps when the stress piles on, it seems that exercise, …
Campaign groups plan protest against College’s handling of reopening
The organisers describe the demonstration as “against Trinity management’s incompetence and miscommunication”
Several student organisations are planning a protest next Wednesday, September 22 to demand more face-to-face teaching in Trinity this semester and refunds for students whose teaching is partially or mostly online.
Trinity College Dublin Campaign for F2F Teaching (TCD F2F) …
GSU deny telling Board to resign
In a statement to Trinity News this evening, the GSU said that the president did not order the resignation of the Board
Trinity College Dublin’s Graduate Students’ Union (TCDGSU) did not order the resignation of the Board, according to a statement received this evening.
In a statement to Trinity News earlier this evening, member of the GSU Board Dr John Walsh claimed …
Portal for module enrollment delayed significantly for students who sat reassessments
Students who sat assessments during the reassessment period have yet to choose their modules, despite classes starting today
Module enrollment has yet to open for some students who repeated or deferred modules last term, despite students being told it would open at 3pm today.
Some students have been able to get access to the module enrollment page, however, …
Students return to lectures and classes today after 550 days
Most students have not had on campus activity since 12 March 2020
Trinity students will return to in-person learning today, over 550 days after they last sat in a classroom.
At the beginning of the pandemic, Trinity postponed large-scale in-person lectures due to the nature of the pandemic on March 12, with …
JS English students send formal letter of complaint over registration debacle
Students who deferred their module assessments at the end of the last term have yet to register for their upcoming year, with classes due to start on Monday
Students in the School of English this week sent a formal letter of complaint, after those who deferred or needed to repeat assessments have been unable to register for College, or choose their modules.
This means some students may have …