The most discussed theme of this famous night, maybe after Leonardo Di Caprio’s belated win, and the widespread comic viral posts about his difficulty in reaching this goal, is for sure the presumed racism of the Academy Awards.
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Sleeping rough is tough, one night showed me that
Majella Mc Pharland recounts her experience of the TCDSU organised sleepout, reminding us that this issue is far from resolved
Last Thursday night I was one of the participants in the inaugural sleep out in aid of the Peter McVerry Trust, which was organised by the TCDSU and FLAC. The Peter McVerry Trust works with homeless people and those at …
The fashion industry makes us puppets of consumerism
We’re bombarded by marketing in almost every form of media, pushed to engage in faster and faster fashion.
I arrive at front gate in the morning. The route I take to the Hamilton depends on how I look that day. If it’s a good day I’ll barrel down past the Arts Building and the Berkeley. If I’m feeling …
The case against voting
I think spoiling your ballot or not voting at all is always legitimate and often a good idea
To dispense with a caveat: I think Russell Brand is a twatmuffin. Any overlap of opinion is purely coincidental.
But I do think spoiling your ballot or not voting at all is always legitimate and often a good idea.
As …
Where exactly is the sexism in STEM?
Instead of accepting differences between genders, and allowing them to make their own decisions as to where they work or what they study, we architect an entire system to try push women into STEM, and we architect institutions dedicated to just this.
Gender imbalances do exist in STEM, and there’s no denying it. 22% of academics and only 9% of lecturers is clearly not equal. But why is this so when we have so many policies designed to encourage women into STEM? …
The tabooed “future of Irish”
If we ever want to truly answer the question of the “future of Irish”, then we have to stop looking for one solution that will fix everything.
People have a tendency to either idolise or despise Irish (this is largely thanks to our uninspiring Irish curriculum in school) and more often than not it is not seen as a practical language. It’s almost expected of me to …
We need a grassroots movement against fees
It’s time for us to take our place in the international student movement against austerity and the corporatisation of our universities.
The current sabbatical elections come at a pivotal time for the Irish student movement. The Cassells Report on funding Irish higher education is, according to all reports, set to recommend a student loans system accompanied by an increase in fees. …
Should students really vote for the Social Democrats?
After having been let down by Labour, can young voters trust another party to dance with the proverbial devil? Absolutely.
In the last five years, Ireland’s students have borne the brunt of the harsh policies of austerity implemented by the outgoing Fine Gael and Labour government. Increased student fees, reductions in maintenance grants and cutbacks within universities have all left …
What recovery? Politics for the rest of us
“The Recovery” isn’t just disconcerting optimism and government spin. It’s a defence of the indefensible. It’s the cheery face of government policy that punishes poverty and entrenches deprivation and precarity.
For many the February 26 General Election looms large: pundits, politicos and beleaguered canvassers alike rabidly consume their daily drip of election coverage, ranging from poorly researched fiscal plans to increasingly grandiose Alan Kelly pronouncements.
The 2016 election will be …
Student fees and the curse of disillusionment
Has Ireland’s political climate impacted youthful idealism?
The possible increase of student fees and imposition of a loan scheme has become a more publicly contested debate in recent months. In Trinity, the Students Against Fees group was formed to challenge this. It’s a debate whose outcome will …