The Erasmus programme at Trinity has given students the opportunity to experience both a new university and culture since the 1980s. For many students, the chance to study abroad is considered a vital part of their college experience and may …
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“Leadership will be redefined in the Covid crisis”: Interview with GSU presidential candidate Gisèle Scanlon
“I don’t think there will be any excuse for not bringing the kind of principles like inclusion, diversity, vision and community to college or graduate school”
Gisèle Scanlon wants to build a compassionate Graduate Students Union as GSU President, a goal fuelled by the promise that “my empathy will make me a good leader”. Scanlon brings four years of experience in the Graduate Students Union to …
“Build a home away from home:” Interview with GSU vice-presidential candidate Abhisweta Bhattacharjee
Bhattacharjee wants to support postgraduates with “empathy and humanity”
In the race for vice-president of the Graduate Students’ Union (GSU), Abhisweta Bhattacharjee wants to build a “flourishing” relationship between the GSU and the postgraduate students it represents. With student welfare taking central focus in her campaign, Bhattacharjee explained that …
“We’re rewriting the rulebook:” Interview with GSU vice-presidential candidate Joseph Keegan
Keegan, in his campaign for vice-president, sees postgraduates as the “cornerstone” of college
Covid-19 has opened a new page in a book that Joseph Keegan wants to write for the Graduate Students’ Union. After pursuing and completing a post-graduate certificate in Creative Thinking, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in Trinity last year, he hopes to …
Drama in drama: The effect of Covid-19 on Trinity’s drama students
Studying drama while social distancing presents a unique set of challenges
Since Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced the closure of schools and universities on March 12 and Trinity suspended classes, students and staff across a variety of disciplines have been forced to adapt to unprecedented conditions in an increasingly uncertain society. Students …
Planting the future: guerrilla gardening in Ireland
A look at a growing subculture in the gardening community
Living in a city can often feel draining. Dublin is known for its greyness, and as office space increases, nightlife wanes, and urban artwork is removed, it becomes increasingly difficult to find any colour in the city. Thankfully, this has …
Final year students’ bittersweet farewells to Trinity
Two soon-to-be graduates reflect on the highs, lows, and unpredictable end to their time in college
This year’s Senior Sophisters have ended their time in Trinity abruptly. Thursday the 12th of March is a date that few in Trinity, especially its final years, will forget in a hurry. At 11am, Leo Varadkar announced from his state …
Seanad elections: Tom Clonan on “25 years fighting for the rights of others”
Retired army captain, lecturer and security analyst Tom Clonan discusses his plans for the Seanad
Tom Clonan has a long, impressive and varied career. Having graduated from Trinity in 1987, he joined the army and moved up the ranks, eventually retiring as captain. Since, he’s taken on a number of roles, including as a lecturer …
Seanad elections: Looking at the big picture is “the kind of thing I do,” says Joseph O’Gorman
Having spent over 30 years making decisions behind the scenes in Trinity, O’Gorman is running for a Seanad seat
Joseph O’Gorman was heavily involved in Trinity society life as a student and, more than three decades since his graduation, that hasn’t changed. O’Gorman has worked with the Central Societies Committee (CSC) for over 30 years, assisting behind the scenes …
Seanad elections: David Norris on why you’ve “always got to earn the vote”
Ireland’s longest-serving senator discusses Seanad reform, the future of LGBT+ rights in Ireland, and why he’s inspired by student activism
The infamously gregarious David Norris was first elected to the Seanad in 1987, making him the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in Ireland. Having graduated with a degree in English Literature from Trinity 20 years …