New year, new you? Want to get involved in some cool new societies and try out the things you’ve always wanted to? How about playing a new sport or seeing a show at the Trinity Fringe 2018 (running from January 18th to 20th in the Players Theatre). Jump straight back into college life and get involved with Trinity’s societies by attending some of these events.
Monday
Most people’s New Year’s resolutions feature trying to live a more healthy lifestyle and Cumann Gaelach TCD are here to help you fulfil that goal with Óga Yoga. Óga Yoga will be running for the next six weeks at 5pm in Seomra na Gaelach for only €3 per session!
Tuesday
In the Global Room at 5.45pm on Tuesday afternoon, Trinity’s Global Development Society, the Afro-Caribbean Society and Trinity International Development Initiative, will be hosting a discussion with a representative from the charity, ActionAid. ActionAid is an international non-governmental organisation fighting to end poverty and injustice across the globe. The ActionAid representative will be talking about the work that they do around the world, namely their work in Kenya and Ireland concerning female genital mutilation.
Wednesday
With the launch of the Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) opt-out campaign last semester, the subject of leaving TCDSU has become more and more topical and has spread to many universities in Ireland. This Wednesday evening at 7.30pm in the Graduates Memorial Building, the College Historical Society (the Hist) will be debating whether or not it would be better to “opt-out” and leave Trinity’s union.
Thursday
At 3pm in the Phil Conversation room of the GMB, the Bram Stoker Paper-Reading club will be presenting the paper “Not Just Thin Girls: Eating Disorders and Who they Affect” by Sophie Furlong Tighe. This paper will explore the eating disorders that are deemed to be “unconventional” and that are stigmatised by modern media’s standards, and how this stigma impacts those who experience such disordered eating patterns.
Friday
This Friday at 12.00pm in the Exam Hall, the Hist will be welcoming Margrethe Vestager, the European Competition Commissioner and former deputy Prime Minister of Denmark. Vestager will receive the Hist’s Gold Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Public Discourse. Vestager has had an exciting career in the EU, and as Competition Commissioner, she has passed a number of rulings that have caused much debate in the international press including the Apple tax ruling requiring Apple to pay the government €13 billion, which has been challenged by the government. A very interesting talk is promised to anyone in attendance.
