The editorial page of the last Trinity News of an academic year is always a space for reflection: to look back at the year, usually the positives, and to hope for more in the year to come. But most positives …
Editorial
Saying goodbye to the paper I love
As the end of my three-and-a-half year relationship with Trinity News draws to close, I would like to offer an epilogue to what has been a defining year for the paper. I am proud to leave our Mandela House newsroom …
Time to lift MSM blood ban
One of the many issues that have been raised during the current SU elections is that of the MSM blood ban as it stands in Ireland. The ban — which contrary to what some have said is not called the …
Politicisation of SU elections a welcome change
Candidates in our yearly SU elections have generally had the remarkable ability to appear apolitical, usefully able to represent all campus views when conditions dictate, even when their political stances have been in line with the status quo. They win …
Consent is not the last word in combating male sexual entitlement
The results of the SU’s sexual consent survey released at the end of last month showed that one in four female students had experienced a non-consensual sexual experience. In the current race for the position of welfare and equality officer, …
Editorial: We stand by our reporting and in doing so we stand by our peers
On Tuesday morning, The University Times (UT) ran a front page story outlining the growing difficulties that student societies are facing in operating within Trinity. Citing several documents of correspondence between societies and College offices (specifically the Enquiries and Examinations …
Death of Stefan Grimm is a tragic reflection of higher education
Shortly before Professor Stefan Grimm, a former member of Imperial College London’s Faculty of Medicine, died in late September, he left a message for his fellow colleagues. The preset email, which was published online last week, made it clear that …
Positive moves to change TSM degree must be support by university admin
Last Saturday afternoon, I spent an hour on the Spanish department stall at the College Open Day. I was surprised by the fact that most of the people approaching me with questions were the parents of prospective students rather than …
We stand by our story
Trinity News published an article on its website yesterday that has attracted considerable criticism from some sections of the student population. I would like to address what I would consider to be the two main themes of this criticism.
First …
Struggle is not about respectability
“Well it’s not about water, is it?” was Enda Kenny’s response to a question about the Irish Water protest in which Joan Burton’s car was blocked and she was struck by something that was fired at her by an angry …