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Whipping, Secrecy and Coercion: Inside Boat Club’s Hazing Culture

Accounts of the boat club's Commons tradition paint a picture of an annual ritual that is designed to humiliate.
By Edmund Heaphy and Cormac Watson

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”.
By Brídín Ní Fhearraigh-Joyce

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.
By Leah Downey

“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.
By Brídín Ní Fhearraigh-Joyce

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.
By Brídín Ní Fhearraigh-Joyce

“I Feel Like I’m Not Alone”: Palestinian amongst Members of Public Joining Chants of TCD BDS Demonstrators

Passing members of the public are supporting TCD BDS protesters demonstrating from rooms facing College Green.
By Alex Payne

Gaza Solidarity Encampment Begins on Campus

Beginning an encampment just after 8pm on Friday, May 3rd, around 60 students have settled into Fellows’ Square, blocking access to the Book of Kells.
By Alex Payne

Students and Staff Respond to Students’ Union Receipt of €214k Fine

In response to TCDSU’s receipt of a €214k fine for disruption, President László Molnárfi said “we will not be defeated”.
By Sáoirse Goes and Clara Roche

College Moves US Military Event Off-Campus to Avoid Opposition

To avoid “reputational damage” amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, College privately hosted a funding arm of the US military off-campus, prompting criticism from the TCDSU BDS Implementation Group.
By Clara Roche

Student Representatives Must Stand in Solidarity with Precarious Staff

With their unique voice as the go-between for students and college bodies, student representatives have the opportunity to change the system, writes László Molnárfi.
By László Molnárfi