The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) last month launched a campaign, Mental Drinking, which aims to change students’ attitudes towards alcohol. It has been welcomed as an alternative to the Diageo-funded Stop Out of Control Drinking campaign. It is …
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Bricks in the wall: why you shouldn’t go to college
The law in Ireland states that you must attend school until the age of 16 or until you have completed three years of secondary education. After that point you’re free to go. Most students will stay on to sit the …
Don’t rush into college
Having to pick a path that will lead you to the rest of your life is a terrifying and bizarre idea.
The law states that you must attend school until the age of 16 or until you have completed three years of secondary education. After that point, you’re free to go. Most students today, however, stay on to sit the Leaving …
Editorial: Student services being cut by board without student representation
Elaine McCahill and Tommy Gavin address the massive cuts to student services announced recently.
Editor
The news in recent weeks that student services, through the form of the Capitated bodies, are due to be cut again is …
What the Tom Lenihan debate says about Trinity
Comment Editor
On the Tuesday before reading week I was invited to speak in favour of Tom Lenihan’s impeachment at a debate in the Hist. I declined the offer. There were a number of reasons why I felt …
A brief history of protest and student radicalism in Trinity
Deputy In-Depth Editor
Reeling in the Years has tainted Irish perspectives on modern life. Montages of U2 hits blaring over Belfast bombings, Italia 90 and Mary McAleese with a full head of hair are far more attractive sights …
The Unemployed Graduate: Smoking Ban
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The Unemployed Graduate takes a look at the …
Nobel-winning economist: Austerity will never work
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights addresses students
Harriet Burgess
Contributing Writer
International law is by definition a system of law without force, based on the consensual agreements of states. Its utility seems questionable when used by states as a means of furthering political agendas.
In her address …
The end of smoking on campus?
Nils Fischer-Kerrane discusses the plans for a ‘Tobacco-free Trinity’ and the influence and necessity of ‘No Smoking’ signs in general.
As the idea of a ‘Tobacco-Free Trinity’ becomes more and more of a topic for debate around college, one naturally …