Category: Community
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Ivana Bacik Looks Back
The leader of the Labour Party on life at Trinity. Is there a memory that stands out to you when you think of your time at Trinity? There are many memories that stand out for me, but perhaps the strongest is from my first time walking into Front Square as…
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Women on the Wall
Tucked around the corner from Trinity’s campus, overlooking the greenery of Merrion Square, the National Gallery of Ireland stands guard, beckoning visitors with its striking white facade. With the beautiful collection of pieces and its proximity to campus, Trinity College students can often be found pursuing the exhibitions and scouring…
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Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
The stereotypical Dual BA student is a creature known to dwell in the Arts Bloc, the GMB and Kavanagh Court. It comes with an international background and entitlement swathed within generic niceties. If you give an American Dual BA student a Guinness, it will attempt an Irish accent and…
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An Alternative Perspective
In my experience over the past few years in Dublin, everyone has at least one alternative friend, or friend of a friend. Alternative culture has seemingly had a surge in popularity in the past couple of years – whether you are in the Arts Block or Drury Street, it’s very…
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An Evangelical Christian and a Queer Woman Walk Into a Bar
My friendship with an Evangelical Christian who believes gay people are going to hell has made me a better person. We met at the beginning of my semester abroad. I immediately pegged him as a player – he asked for my number with easy charm while maintaining intense eye…
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There’s No Place Like a Third Place
A pint of Guinness in Chaplin’s has reached an all-time high of six quid. A coffee in town can set you back €4.50, a fiver if you have the audacity to indulge in a plant-based milk. And God forbid you want to have a nice meal with a pal…
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Halls of Fame
Every American coming-of-age movie features an actor in their late twenties pretending to be a teenager, embarking on their college journey with great enthusiasm. Their school has a mascot, a cheerleading team, and dorm rooms with bunk beds and wild parties. If this is what you are expecting, I…
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A Block Above the Rest
As an American from the Midwest, there was one thing which threw me during my first semester at Trinity. As a film major, with friends in English and Art History, I was immediately flung into the Arts Block. Trinity students will be no stranger to the Arts Block Stereotype.…
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Backseat Driving
Each year, students from around the globe descend onto the Midlands of England at Silverstone Circuit for one of the most competitive student engineering competitions of the year: 22 laps around a kilometre-long track, with cars that can reach over 150 kilometres per hour. While racing for the title,…
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A Spotlight on: DUNeS
DU Neurodiversity Society (DUNeS) is a society that promotes “exploring neurodiversity” and “enhancing student lives”. The society was formed in 2021 after a lengthy campaign by chairperson Faolán Launders and Jordan Nevin. Launders came up with the idea after spending time around other neurodivergent individuals and noting how much fun…