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Dual BA students express fear and concern as Columbia pressured by Trump administration

With ICE officials raiding dorms and protesters receiving severe disciplinary sanctions, Trinity dual BA students describe an increasingly dire situation on Columbia’s campus

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In a shock announcement earlier this month, the Trump administration cancelled $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University with immediate effect. 

In a joint statement, several federal agencies cited the university’s “continued inaction in the face

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Elijah Burke makes controversial bid for president of Galway students’ union

Burke said if elected his main priority would be to “bring back open debate and free speech”

Elijah Burke, brother of imprisoned former history teacher Enoch Burke, is continuing the family’s commitment to conservative initiatives in his campaign for president of the  University of Galway Students’ Union.

In an interview with campus paper Student Independent News,

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Books Upstairs named best bookseller of the year

The D’Olier Street shop was named the 2025 O’Brien Press Bookseller of the Year

Family owned bookstore and café Books Upstairs was awarded the O’Brien Press Bookseller of the Year. 

The shop’s manager Louisa Earls discussed, in an interview with Trinity News, how the award is granted on a nomination basis by a rotating

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Ents race analysis: Garg maintains lead but Norton follows close behind

Yuv Garg and Orla Norton are splitting hairs with a 5-point polling difference

Though it was a tight race for Ents Officer, Garg secured a lead with Norton in a close second. Overall, Finn Hallwood and John O’Hara lagged considerably but O’Hara did find appeal among some demographics. 

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Ents candidate Orla Norton: “I want more events to display the talent that College has within it”

Ents officer candidate likes to see her events “become something big and something great” 

Orla Norton, a Senior Sophister psychology student and Trinity French Society events manager, is running for Ents officer to offer students bigger, better, and safer events. 

Norton told Trinity News that events planning has been a creative outlet “since I