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Where television might’ve been a huge net to catch consumers, social media is an exacting sieve. As corporations have targeted us through personalised advertisements on Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat throughout the years, we’ve similarly started to market ourselves to our …
Content warning: this article contains mention of sexual assault, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts.
Limitations of confidentiality were not an obstacle I had expected to face when I started using Trinity College’s Student Counselling Services (SCS). Of course, you can find …
Freshers Week: the most hyped week of the academic year. Between moving to your new home, college admin, getting to know the city, and a busy social calendar things can get overwhelming to say the least. So here are some …
A J1: an opportunity that may just change your life if you let it. A degree of bravery and patience are two prerequisites needed to succeed in breaking ground because the application process is no biscuit, and neither is finding …
In 2019, before the pandemic hit, 99% of all the jobs available on the Caribbean island of Aruba were in the tourism and travel sector which, at that time, employed 289 million people world-wide. The importance that tourism plays in …
It was recently announced that the English Literature degree offered by Sheffield Hallam University in the UK is being suspended in response to the Government no longer funding degrees where 60% of students don’t end up in ‘highly skilled’ jobs …
It’s that time of year where many students are participating in internships across a variety of disciplines and industries. Doing so can be an incredibly rewarding experience, but often it means being stressed and anxious about having to navigate the …
Summer has turned Dublin into a concert playground. The last few weekends, my Instagram feed has been filled with videos of the latest gigs. I attended the Picture This gig at Malahide Castle on June 18, along with Grammy winner …
Word of the summer: evicted. The San Diego J1 student housing crisis. The following quotes are taken from the J1 San Diego 2022 Facebook group: “9 lads looking for a house for July if anyone knows of anything! Please!” “Any …
Taking a year off from college can be very challenging, especially when you’re not sure what to do for the first few months. There are not a lot of support systems in place for off-books students, and the lack of …