Comment & Analysis

Ignoring the News is a Luxury Many Students Can’t Afford
Jack Synnott writes that choosing not to care about the news is a privileged position.

The Arts Might Not Teach Us How to Make a Living – But They Teach Us How to Live
In a world increasingly focused on making us employable at all costs, it's worth remembering the value of arts courses, writes Alanna MacNamee.

In Final Address, the Provost Favoured Legacy-Building over Liability
Matthew Murphy argues that Provost Patrick Prendergast's recent address, which dismissed university rankings as 'reductive', was an irresponsible move.

Freedom and Flexibility are the Hallmarks of the Most Successful Universities
Universities are ready to tackle the challenges that face them but they must be given autonomy to do so, writes Patrick G O’Shea.

Editorial
In Commending Take Back Trinity, the Provost is Correct, Hilarious and Galling
It was in some ways inevitable that the Provost would eventually try to twist the narrative in his favour.

Ba Chóir go dTuigeann Oifigeach Aontais Cúis na gCeardlanna Toilithe
I dtír atá fós ag streachailt lena cur chuige i leith ghnéis, caithfear oideachas a chur ar fáil do dhaoine óga ar chastacht an toilithe.

Editorial
Someone Who Should Know Better Spectacularly Misses the Point of Consent Workshops
Educating young people in the intricacies of consent is a crucial task for a country that still struggles with its approach to sex.

Ba Cheart do TCDSU Bheith Uaillmhianach leis an Ghaeilge
Tá sé go hiomlán fóirsteánach go mbeadh aontas na mac léinn in ollscoil stát-maoinithe ar fáil trí mheán phríomhtheanga oifigiúil an stáit, dar le hEoin O'Hare.

Contribution
It’s Not Radical For TCDSU to Be Aspirational About Irish
It’s entirely appropriate that the students’ union of a state-funded university should make itself available through the first official language of the state, writes Eoin O’Hare.

Contribution
The SU Cafe is a Cost Worth Keeping
TCDSU should do everything it can to preserve the SU Cafe, writes Jack Dolan.