Kehoe’s pub on South Anne Street has a mural on its wall of a James Joyce quote which reads: “In the particular is contained the universal.” The full quote is preceded with the declaration that “for myself, I always write …
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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 …
Good marking has always been a question for the heart, not the brain
The pandemic reminds us that it is the marker’s job to err on the side of generosity
To date, the best mark I have received in my four-year degree is a 70. On a numerical basis, this is not true. But factor into the bald sum a calculation of emotion, and this is the mark which comes …
Student nurses deserve to be paid
Student healthcare workers deserve to be paid not just in times of crisis
The current pandemic situation has brought us all to a standstill. It is at times like this that we truly realise the value of our frontline staff: the various nurses, doctors and other healthcare workers who are going out to …
How the Covid-19 epidemic puts students with EDs at risk of relapse
The habits of everyone throughout the pandemic can have a huge effect on those with EDs
Note: this article contains references to body image, mental health and eating disorders.
Issues of stockpiling, the collection of food provisionally and how to manage meals going forward are normal enough conversations at this stage of the Covid-19 pandemic. Students …
Housing cuts make women bleed: #MeToo and the fight for economic justice
In the face of the growing de-politicisation of International Women’s Day, feminism must be firmly re-framed along class lines
Note: this article contains references to sexual violence and harassment which some readers may find upsetting
Falling on the 8th of March each year, International Women’s Day often brings panel discussions on Women in Business, shops filled with bunches of …
Trinity needs better sexual health services
Trinity’s continued development of its sexual health and education services is vital in a sex-positive age.
It’s no secret that the sexual education students receive in secondary school is far from complete. Comprehensive instruction about sex and the prevention of STIs, as well as teaching about signs and responses to potential dating abuse, are scarcely found …
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 …
College’s latest provisional results system proved successful
Easy access to grades helped to reduce stress for students during the tense results period
It’s widely-acknowledged that Trinity’s release of Michaelmas provisional results last year was a disaster. Most students were refused access to their Christmas results report when the mytcd site crashing as a result of “too much activity.” Many students experienced a …
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the pitfalls of capitalism
This health crisis has laid bare the necessity of recalibrating politics outside of the interests of profit and the stock market
The outbreak of Covid-19 is of course natural but its spread and impact is undoubtedly political, exposing the failure of the capitalist market to protect public well-being. The pandemic has exposed the need for tenant’s rights, universal healthcare, and to …