Mindfulness: that buzzword we hear all the time yet, ironically, never really pay attention to. Do we ever consider what mindfulness might actually mean, or how it could work? For many of us, the first thing that comes to mind …
Zaynab Zaher is a postgraduate student doing an M.Sc. in International Politics. Having previously been a copyeditor and contributing writer, she is now the Student Living Co-editor at Trinity News.
This year’s Senior Sophister companion
Zaynab Zaher explores the complex college experience and nostalgia of this year’s SS students
With the end of our time at Trinity approaching, many Senior Sophister students find ourselves struggling with varying emotions. From anxiety over the unknown, to excitement over new things to come, being conflicted is part of the package deal for …
The Evolution of Near East Studies at Trinity
Studying the MENA region at Trinity was once a near impossibility. Trinity News explored the history of Trinity’s Near and Middle Eastern Studies (NMES) Department to find out how it has worked to properly educate students and dismantle damaging, common stereotypes about the region.
Prior to 2012, when a module at Trinity College Dublin claimed to teach topics related to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, it normally failed to provide students with an accurate and thorough intellectual understanding of its history …
Cramming culture leaves already stressed students living off after-care, rather than self-care, during busy deadline seasons
As we approach the business end of the semester, we need to ask ourselves if our study methods are doing more harm than good
When picturing deadline season, one often conjures up the image of stressed students bent over their books, desperately trying to retain information. Needless to say (or rather, write), this is the result of cramming culture-that is, working intensely to learn …