OPINION

I’m Due for Erasmus Next Year – I Need Trinity to Tell Me if It’s Happening

It might cause mass disappointment, but students need a decision from Trinity on its Erasmus and Study Abroad programmes, writes Faye Curran.
By Faye Curran
Analysis

On National Issues, Students Should Take Lessons From Marriage Equality

On repeal and marriage equality, students were right at the heart of Ireland's political discourse – a hard spot to reach, writes Faye Curran.
By Faye Curran
Contribution

Praying Helped Me – Slowly but Surely – Improve My Relationship With Myself

Everyone’s different, but praying for someone’s well-being, or upon the loss of a loved one, surely helps the mind to cope, writes Robert Quinn.
By Robert Quinn

In Lockdown, Place – and Space – Seem More Important Than Ever

Aoibh Ní Chroimín on the value of perusing the local in lockdown – and the prospect of a joyful reunion with Dublin when it ends.
By Aoibh Ní Chroimín

Reshaping Board Will Change Trinity’s Governance – And Not for the Better

Prof Eunan O'Halpin, a two-time member of College Board, says history does not support the ideas underpinning proposed alterations to Board.
By Eunan O'Halpin
Analysis

Could Online Teaching – Ushered in Mid-Pandemic – Be Here to Stay?

Online teaching certainly isn't without merit – but long-term policy changes shouldn't get their start during a crisis, writes Cormac Watson.
By Cormac Watson

In Quarantine, I’ve Taken Up a New – If Old – Hobby: Letter-Writing

Letter-writing might have gone out with the war for most people but, mid-lockdown, Faye Curran has rediscovered its joys.
By Faye Curran
Analysis

College Has Said No to No Detriment – But Obeyed the Spirit of the Policy

Trinity hasn't adopted no detriment – but it has put a lot of work into minimising detriment to students this exam period, writes Aoife Kearins.
By Aoife Kearins

In College, Diet Coke Has Been My Constant Companion. It Will be Again

We're in scary times, but they're only temporary. Take comfort: the hiss of a Diet Coke can will again soundtrack our college lives, writes Eimear Finan.
By Eimear Finan

Dear Leaving Cert Commentariat: We’re in a Pandemic. It’s Not About You

Compelled to comment on the leaving certificate, despite sitting the exams years ago? You’re betraying a lot about yourself, writes Faye Curran.
By Faye Curran