Former leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrats party, Nick Clegg , visited the Hist today, April 5, where he was awarded the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Discourse. This award is presented to those who are deemed to have particularly …
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The declining funding of Ireland’s higher education sector
An analysis of where third level institutions get their funding, and how that has been decreasing over the past decade
In a world that sees conservative values dominating, along with the rising sentiment that students should pay for their education, Irish students are, in a sense, lucky, that over 90% of us attend institutions predominantly funded by the state. Unlike …
Leadership Race: How does Trinity vote?
A poll conducted by Trinity News has predicted the winners in each of the upcoming TCDSU Leadership Race elections. The poll of 1,010 students, carried out from Wednesday, February 17, to Friday, February 19, predicts that Kevin Keane and Laura …
The soaring costs of college textbooks
Textbook prices have risen more than three times the rate of inflation since the 1970s
“Data from the National Bureau of Labor Statistics in the US, shows that the price of college textbooks has risen over 1500% since 1970, more than three times the rate of inflation”
One of the first things students learn when …
Rising consumerism at Christmas
Irish households are set to spend €720 on Christmas this year
It’s pretty intuitive that in December people are more likely to part with their hard earned cash than in any other month. With turkeys, trees, and tinsel all to be bought, on top of the pressure of buying presents, Christmas …
First you get the money…
Is Trump really the savvy businessman he claims he is?
“If Donald Trump had invested his $500 million in the S&P 500 in 1982, he would have been worth around double what he is claiming he is today.”
The 2012 Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, was a co-founder of Bain …