Activism
Trinity Students Campaign for 100% Plant-Based Catering to Combat Climate Crisis
This marks the latest development in a growing national movement for plant-based menus in universities across Ireland.
Thousands Rally at Trans and Intersex Pride
Organisers demanded better healthcare and expressed solidarity with oppressed groups
TCDSU President Jenny Maguire Leads Trans and Intersex Dublin Pride Block
Thousands March at Dublin’s Pride Parade in Celebration and Solidarity
DUGES and Alliance for Choice Derry Educate Students on Abortion Stigma
As part of SHAG Week, DUGES hosted an abortion pills and stigma workshop run by Alliance for Choice Derry.
Analysis
Key Takeaways from the UCD Encampment
While the UCD encampment is ambitious in its goals, the protest's lack of financial and academic disruption may impact the group's ability to bargain with university management, writes Fionn Bowes-Fitzpatrick.
Israeli Embassy Criticises College and Trinity Encampment
The Israeli embassy issued a statement describing the encampment as a “campaign of discrimination and delegitimization against Israel” and College as “verging on antisemitism”.
Encampment to End, College to Cut Ties with Israeli Companies
Five days after the TCDSU and BDS encampment began, Trinity College have released an outline their plan regarding their ties to Israeli companies and institutions.
“The Community is Incredible”: Inside the Day-to-Day Workings of Trinity’s BDS Encampment
Protesters present at Fellows’ Square spoke to The University Times about the close-knit community working to support the cause.
College Senior Management Meet with BDS, Concede to Encampment Demands
Protesters have celebrated the "partial success" of College's agreement to divest from investments in occupied Palestinian territories and the promise of a taskforce to reconsider academic ties with Israel.
Column
The Students of Columbia University Inspire Students Around the World
Reporting on the escalation at Columbia University on the night of the April 31st, seen as a protester from the streets outside the university, Fiona Lüling asks whether this is the end of the student protests.