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 …
Education
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 …
Trinity’s graduation process needs to adapt for today’s students
From ceremonies entirely in Latin to awarding degrees in descending order of merit, the entire process has become elitist and outdated
With yet another year’s graduations behind us, it’s long past the time where we need to examine just how we celebrate and commemorate the graduation of Trinity students, and what should be changed about the graduation process and the ceremony …
In my eighth year of competitive debating, I’m quitting for good
A parting love letter to one of College’s most popular and most maligned activities
At the top of the “extracurricular” section of my CV, it says that I reached the semi-finals of the European Debating Championships (Euros). It was in August 2017 at the Tallinn Euros, my first major university competition with my long-term …
TEP must be criticised, but not discarded
Despite the obvious issues with this year’s implementation of TEP, improvements must be considered too
The Trinity Education Project (TEP) is a highly aspirational ideal of education reform for the College – possibly even more radical than the semi-semesterisation model introduced in 2010. Its aim to reduce the amount of assessments for students in order …
Students are not at the centre of TEP
The Christmas assessments were cripplingly stressful
Trinity is renowned as Ireland’s most prestigious university. Boasting alumni such as Oscar Wilde, Edmund Burke, Bram Stoker, and other members of the Irish liberal literati, College often exists in the public imagination as something to be revered: a bastion …
Stay or go: why should students stay in Ireland after graduation?
Between health, housing, and education — should students be leaving Ireland with their degrees?
These days, it can be difficult to decide how students should view Ireland as a part oftheir future. Recent surges of activism, progressivism, and a swell in youth votes have brought about a feeling of hopefulness for people, and a …
Graduate programs shouldn’t be our only vision of academic success
While many may feel pressured into undertaking postgraduate studies, pursuing a life outside of academia isn’t failing or giving up
At this time of final year, one of the best ways to strike fear into the hearts of myself and my Hamilton peers is with one question: “So, how are the masters applications going?” Upon hearing this, many students feel …
The obstacles and privileges to university admittance are alive and well
While these barriers to entry are finally beginning to crack, we need to address how privilege and wealth still dictate university placement for many
A Leaving Certificate student recently challenged the State Examination Commission’s policy to not re-check points in time to obtain their university place. Rebecca Carter had to fight for her place on the course that she would have been accepted into, …
A second chance
Central to rehabilitation over retribution, education offers a chance for personal development to those in Ireland’s prison system
Nelson Mandela wisely said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Over 2000 years earlier, Confucius wrote: “Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.” Perhaps most relevant are the words of …