A brief history of protest and student radicalism in Trinity
Michael Lanigan details the history of student protest in College, from anti-nuclear and environmental protestors to the banning of Holocaust denier David Irving.
Provost’s privatisation agenda rejected by students
Survey conducted by Trinity News found overwhelming student opposition to the Provost’s privatisation plans
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.
Why university rankings are a false measures of success
Ben Lennon examines the criteria university rankings are based on and how this may not be a true measure of an institution’s success.
We’re Not Leaving Protest
InDepth Editor, D. Joyce-Ahearne covers the latest youth protest by We’re Not Leaving.
Face-off #1: Smoking ban
Alice Kinsella and Rachel Graham duke it out over whether College should follow UCD’s lead and ban smoking on-campus.
The Student Doth Protest Too Little
In the wake of USI’s under-attended and under-reported October demonstration, any real change in the ways the youth organise must come directly from the students. InDepth Editor, D. Joyce-Ahearne, looks at how that can be done.
Referendum 2013: A Snapshot
By Matthew Mulligan Online Editor I went out to ask Trinity students about their thoughts on voting. We all know voting always happens on a weekday; some think it’s an attempt to disenfranchise students and some travel home just to vote. Damien McClean – SF Theoretical Physics Do you plan on voting today? I’m voting […]
Wolf Gang: all bark and no bite
Posted by Editor on November 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment
A pretentious front for big business to deal in depoliticised revolt and subversion; John Kennedy explores the failings of the hipster subculture as a scene and as a movement.
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