This past month has been disorienting, shocking and upsetting for just about everybody on the planet. After four weeks of social isolation and national lockdown even the most seasoned introverts among us are starting to go stir-crazy, and some are …
Eoin O'Donnell is the current Leader Writer of Trinity News. He is a Senior Sophister History student, and a former Deputy Comment Editor and Deputy Investigations Editor.
How Trinity changed this decade
Looking back at the changes that shaped Trinity in the last ten years
Trinity has undergone a tremendous amount of change in the past decade, and as we come to the end of 2019, it seems only right to reflect on the shake-ups that most affected staff and students in College over the …
Editorial: As a new decade looms, our sights must not be swayed
Culture decline is only a symptom of a city on fire, and we must be more determined than ever to put it out
Coming to the end of a decade in Ireland defined, to many, by the activism of youth movements, it’s hard not to be dismayed at the cultural state of the nation’s capital. Many of the decade’s most enduring images will …
Editorial: Threats to cut admissions are further proof of College’s ambivalence toward its students
Amid funding issues and an ‘insufficient’ budget provision, College needs to reassess its priorities
It has been no secret that funding for third level education in Ireland has been lacking, but the response to underfunding in Trinity has been yet another exercise in exposing the ambivalence and misplaced priorities of its administration.
In his …
Editorial: Trinity must stand with its students in the face of climate crisis
From silence on last week’s marches to extensive private staff flights, does college remain true to its pledge to fight climate crisis?
As seemingly the entirety of Dublin, and indeed the whole world, took to the streets in a rallying call against the impending climate crisis facing us all, one voice was suspiciously silent. At the heart of Ireland’s capital and a …
Script to Screen: DU Film’s screenwriting workshop
DU Film’s workshop series continues to introduce students to filmmaking
Trinity’s Film society has a long history of not just hosting films, but creating them too. Continuing that tradition is this year’s series of filmmaking workshops, welcoming new and continuing members of the society into the fold for presentations, collaborations …
Student life is over-reliant on social media
From politics to societies, every aspect of student life is inseparable from a social network
Student life has changed over the years, and so too has the world’s youth naturally adopted new technologies and norms. Social media has become an irremovable part of our social circles now, and that doesn’t look to be changing any …
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 …
Trinity needs more coordination and opportunities across departments
Electives and module choices should not be restricted so tightly to individual courses and departments
For a university that prides itself so much on the spirit of classical thinkers that graced its halls in ages gone by, Trinity’s range of educational opportunities can feel incredibly narrow and restrictive at times. Students come to historic, reputable …
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 …