…“Beneath the layer of outward smiles and wisecracks, there was a girl who found herself crying in the arts block bathrooms from time to time, mourning the thought that her dreams had eluded her and she was stuck in academic
diary of a fresher
Diary of a Fresher: Revisited
With Michaelmas term drawing to a close, we caught up with the not-so-fresh Freshers to see how they were faring a whole semester in
In September, a group of fresh-faced first-years shared their first days as college students. They documented their experiences – everything from the infamous “Freshers’ flu”, those drawn-out introductory lectures, and spending way too much on societies that they were likely …
Diary of a Fresher
As they recover from last night’s Freshers’ Ball, our writers learn that after a week of introduction, they have become hardy student party-goers
Thursday 22 September
Étáin Sweeney, Junior Freshman Law and Political Science:
Thursday was kicked off by the infamous ‘Fresher’s Flu’ pestering my sleepy head in the early hours of the morning. Not a sound resonated through the Halls courtyard, …
Diary of a Fresher
Yesterday’s S2S meetings and the vibrant community on campus drove home the reality of student life for our Freshers.
Tuesday, 20 September:
Aoife Donnellan, Junior Freshman Philosophy and English:
It all started with walking in an hour late to an hour long talk.
I awkwardly half-stood/half-crouched at the back of the room, just in time to catch “and I …
Diary of a Fresher
TN follows the daily lives of a group of Freshers’ and their first experiences on Trinity campus
Monday 19 September:
Shane Kenneally, Junior Freshman Law and Politics student:
And just like that, it has begun.
The summer spent languishing in the glow of Trinity’s fashionably late start has ended, ended with the deafening sound of puma suede …
Diary of a Fresher day three: floor-naps and Players
Dearbhail can’t keep up with the night after night partying but finds some satisfaction on stage in Players Theatre
What’s been baffling me the most about Freshers’ Week is how on earth anyone has the energy to spend every night drinking and clubbing. I staggered into my apartment at five o’clock today and decided that my bedroom floor would …
