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President candidate Tilly Schaaf issued minor strike by EC for posting outside of campaign hours

The strike is the first to be issued in the 2023 election season which kicked off today

Presidential candidate Tilly Schaaf has been issued a minor strike by the students’ union Electoral Commission (EC) for posting election material outside of specified campaign hours.

As a penalty, Schaaf’s campaigning will be delayed until 11am tomorrow, an hour after …

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Members of Oversight Commission to act as Electoral Commission secretary throughout election period

TCDSU Education Officer Zöe Cummins is to take annual leave for the duration of her presidential campaign

Members of the students’ union Oversight Commission (OC) will fulfil the duties of the secretary to the Electoral Commission (EC) in light of the Education Officer’s candidacy in the elections.

Zöe Cummins will take annual leave from her role as …

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Thousands line streets for Ireland For All anti-racism march

The protest was organised in response to recent anti-immigration rallies and the spread of misinformation about immigrants and refugees

Thousands of people joined the Ireland For All solidarity march against racism and recent anti-immigration rallies this afternoon.

Dozens of organisations attended the protest which began at Parnell Square this afternoon, including the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), Trinity …

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“Without change, Irish research is going to die”: The unions fighting for PhD workers’ rights

The PCAU and PGWA, which recently announced plans to merge, tell Trinity News of their fight for employment rights and fair treatment

Eoghan Ross feels that positive change for PhD researchers is inevitable: “It’s either that or Irish research is just going to die.”

Nevertheless, inevitability has not made the challenges facing postgraduate workers’ unions any less real. “It’s definitely been difficult,” …

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Motion to hold student referendum on support for Irish unity fails to pass at Council

The proposed referendum was described as “dangerous” by a member of Council

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Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) Council last night rejected a motion to hold a referendum on the Union’s support for Irish reunification.

The motion, brought by a group of 21 students, proposed to hold a referendum on whether the …

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Trinity Ball 2023 to be last on campus for 5 years, says TCDSU

Construction works associated with the Old Library Redevelopment Project will mean access to two main stage areas will be lost

Trinity Ball 2023 may be the last time the event is held on campus for five years, according to Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU).

Due to construction works associated with the Old Library Redevelopment Project, access to two main …

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Proposed changes to statutes allow substitution of student representation on Board say Students4Change

College has responded that it’s supplemental charter “copperfastens the concept of students’ union representation” on Board

Proposed changes to College’s governing statutes would allow Board to substitute student representatives on Board for members of another recognised student body within College, according to a leaked email from Registrar Neville Cox posted by Students4Change (S4C) yesterday.

The change, …

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Additional presentations and oral exams among suggested measures to combat use of AI in assessments

An email sent to academic staff on Friday outlined a number of measures to address the issue in the short and medium term

College have suggested a number of immediate adjustments to assessment to counter the use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) software by students, including additional presentations or oral exams.

An email sent to academic staff on Friday recommended reviewing …

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TCDSU election rules amended to better allow for re-election of current officers

Two thirds of references to the role of the Education Officer have been removed from this year’s election rules

Two thirds of references to the role of the Education Officer have been removed from the rules for the upcoming students’ union elections, compared to last year, in order to better allow current sabbatical officers to run for re-election.

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