On most days, the Trinity Graduates Memorial Building, or GMB, is taken over by all things Phil and Hist. These debating societies, quintessential to the Trinity experience, operate out of this building year-around and have stamped it as a hub …
Societies
The Hist returns to the GMB with a debate on online learning
Elisa Eckstein and Ruby Topalian break down the society’s first event of the semester
On Wednesday night, eight bright, eager members of the Hist sat around the grand table of the GMB ready to debate the topic of online learning and whether it is a viable option for the future of education.
After a …
Creating community on campus again
Elisa Eckstein sits down with Ents Officer Max Lynch to discuss upcoming plans for Senior Freshers Week
In the late hours of Friday morning I sat down for a coffee with Max Lynch, this year’s Ents officer. Having disclosed plans of a Senior Freshers week earlier this month, I was interested to see if he had any …
TMT Intervarsities
Ruth McGann speaks to Rachel Galvin following her directorial debut with Mamma Mia!
Following the triumphant return of Trinity Musical Theatre’s (TMT) annual show, an outstanding production of Guys and Dolls, some of Trinity’s leading musical theatre performers and showmakers set off to Thurles in Co. Tipperary to compete in this year’s Musical …
AGM season at Trinity
Ruth Brady unpacks the process of annual general meetings in Trinity’s societies
The AGM — No you should not worry if you don’t know what that means! AGM stands for Annual General Meeting. Companies, schools, clubs, institutions and charities across the globe have AGMs annually. As a student, if you are a …
Women in STEM Societies
Ella-Bleu Kiely speaks with three of Trinity’s STEM women on their society and academic lives
The fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, known collectively as STEM, are often considered supreme areas of study, especially in the Trinity sphere. Many female scientists have made pioneering contributions to the history of science, confirming their integral role …
Spotlight Society: Trinity Hiking
Ella-Bleu Kiely speaks with Trinity Hiking OCM Robert Gaynor about the hike life
Hiking culture has seemed to have moved up on the social scale in recent years. After being locked up indoors for so long, it was the outside that provided many of us with comfort. It still continues to. I spoke …
TAF time of year
Ella-Bleu Kiely speaks with TAF Festival Director Seirce Mhac Conghail on the nature of the society
This year’s Trinity Arts Festival (TAF) week began on the day devoted to romance. Running from 14-16 February, the society of tote bags and glitter held events every day from morning to night ranging from scrambled egg workshops, pop-up plays, …
