Category: Community
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A Tribute to Five-a-Side
Enter campus at 9am and listen closely. Shuffling feet, Lavazza machine running out of cups at an alarming rate, American accented echoes. Listen closer. There’ll be shouting, perhaps hollering, possibly even roaring. Every morning, as you half-heartedly attend your lecture, there are people playing in what I believe to be…
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Degrees of Doubt
The university experience is becoming more and more typical as an expected part of development and a bridge to the scary adult world. With parents and the wider media touting the benefits of further education, there have always been sceptics condemning this modern day pilgrimage to obtain a degree. We…
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Caring for community: QSoc’s historic commitment to support
Approaching the 40th anniversary of the birth of QSoc, the historical and contemporary significance of the society still extends far beyond the confines of Trinity campus. Founded by David Norris and others, the society played a pivotal role in igniting the gay rights and sexual liberation movement in Ireland, breaking…
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Feeding the vultures: the questionable solution to student housing
The prospect of moving away from home for college is not a freeing one for most, but one riddled with guilt and stress. This sentiment when related to finding accommodation in Dublin does not seem to be alleviating. The broader context of a nationwide housing crisis due to a property…
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“Existing in joy, living without fear”: an interview with Jenny Maguire
Gender Equality Officer for the Student Union Jenny Maguire talks protesting, performing and being a PTO. Jenny Maguire is pretty hard to miss. You may have seen her performing with DU Players, protesting for transgender rights, or working closely with other members of the Student Union as the Gender Equality…
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Why can’t we relax at university?
Hosanna Boulter writes that its not just academic, but also social pressures that keep students constantly anxious For quite some time I thought I was completely alone in this. I thought that out of all my friends and acquaintances that I was the only one who found it really difficult…
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A discussion on oversharing in your first month of college
I may not know you, but I know about your unresolved family trauma. In my first few months at college, I’ve had much time to reflect. Why was I passionately telling relative strangers about my opinions on Jessie J threatening to release new music in the smoking area of Tramline?…