The summer holidays are anticipated year-round by secondary school students eager to ditch the tedium of early starts and all else required by a daily school routine. Similarly, returning home to one’s family and home town brings a welcome respite …
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The annual timetable debacle is an embarrassment to Trinity
Administrative breakdown continues to hamper the basic functioning of the university
It is not an unreasonable request that students be informed what classes they are taking, where those classes will be held, and what times they will be required to attend the classes. Students have always needed to know this information, …
European elections: This time I can’t vote
Ireland’s voting laws restrict students living abroad
The European Parliament launched an information campaign called “This Time I’m Voting” which encourages young people to vote in the European elections. However, the issue is that Ireland’s voting laws are more restrictive than most of our EU partners. This …
“The future of Europe is in our hands”
Louise Conway explores what is at stake in the upcoming EU elections
For most students, May 24 will be the first time we have had an opportunity to be directly involved in the European Union elections. We will have the chance to raise our voices for the future of Europe.
Many will …
The Student Counselling Service changed my perception of professional help
Counselling isn’t necessarily always a success story, but a positive experience with Trinity counselling services has given this student invaluable help
My first experience of counselling was a terrible one. I was 12 when I started self-harming, 13 when my parents found out, and soon afterwards, I found myself driven to the local health centre every fortnight to speak to a …
Wild Ball shows students what conservation should mean for activists, and what it can achieve
In an increasingly disengaged and uninterested student body, events like this year’s Wild Ball shows the success and importance of conservation efforts.
March 26 marked the greatly successful union of a number of societies with mutual interests, in order to host an evening full of all the usual trimmings of a society ball, but with a philanthropic goal. The extent to which …
The value of arts courses
A defense for arts courses in universities
The standard argument made against arts degrees is that they’re impractical, not suited for a student wishing to gain employment, and therefore a waste of that student’s time and money. This argument isn’t anything new, and such attacks on the …
The national bed-time: Why Ireland’s licensing laws should be consigned to the 20th century
The laws and limits holding back the country’s nightlife are decaying an important part of Ireland’s youth culture
You’re deep in the bowels of the club. You’ve just necked the grim remainder of your double vodka-Redbull. It’s done the job you needed it to do. As you begin to hit your stride on a packed dance-floor, your inhibitions …
Op-ed: The UT referendum is a disproportionate response to its Knights story
Provost Patrick Prendergast argues that the referendum is an unreasonable response to the bugging controversy
In recent weeks, there has been enormous media interest of the reporting of the University Times into the activities of the Knights of the Campanile. Students are wrestling with the ethical, legal, and journalistic questions that have arisen, and soon …
English students aren’t writing enough
Despite its reputation, the first two years of English in Trinity are failing to develop students’ writing skills
The hopeful English student arrives to university with two goals in mind: to refine their core beliefs by discovering other human ideas and, very importantly, to develop enviable writing skills. Personally, my highest hopes have been realised regarding the former …