OPINION
Accents: A Cafe in Name, but So Much More in Trade
From first dates to bleary-eyed essay writing, for students, Accents has served as so much more than just a cafe, writes Eimear Finan.
How The University Times Adapted to a Lockdown
The problems faced by this newspaper weren't the biggest in the world, but we wanted to be the source of information for students and staff.
Amid Outrage, Neither College or Scholars Come Out of Accommodation Fight Well
College bungled its announcement on whether Dublin Scholars get accommodation, but – no matter what – the situation is lose-lose, writes Faye Curran.
Analysis
A Pandemic’s Implications Put Trinity’s Rankings Rise Into Dispiriting Context
The virus means Trinity won't be able to capitalise on its improved rankings to attract international students – until it's too late, writes Cormac Watson.
Normal People is Flawed, But it Filled a Gap: Stories for College Students
The hysteria around Normal People is disproportionate, but it shows the lack of literature students can relate to their own lives, writes Molly Furey.
Contribution
For Many Students, Summer Jobs Pay for College. Now That’s Gone
It behoves the government to support students for whom vital summer work has gone out the window, writes Ella Connolly.
Contribution
Normal People Shatters the Illusion of the College Dream. Thank God for It
Normal People's TV adaptation did an excellent job of gently telling us that in fact, not living the dream is fairly normal after all, writes Emer Moreau.
Níl Aon Mheas ag an Rialtas Seo ar an nGaeilge sa Chóras Oideachais
Is údar díomá, seachas iontas, é an chaoi a gcaitear leis an teanga sa chóras oideachais, dar le Peter Kavanagh.
Analysis
Trinity’s Erasmus Decision Spawns as Many Questions as it Answers
Students want to be able to go on Erasmus next year – but today, mid-pandemic, what they really wanted was certainty, writes Faye Curran.
Normal People Helped Me Come To Terms With The Loss Of My Sligo Accent
Aoife Kearins, a Sligo native, on losing your accent when you come to Dublin – and how Normal People inspired her to get back to her roots.