Comment & Analysis

Analysis
Exacting Questions at JCR Hustings Make Some Candidates – and Break Others
At a combined JCR and media hustings, candidates faced very specific queries which left some reeling.

For TCDSU Elections, Facebook is Out and Instagram is In
Gone are the days of inviting your hundreds of friends to like your campaign page, writes Emma Taggart.

Sabbatical Candidates Would do Well to Target the First-Year Vote
Ahead of Halls hustings, Phoebe Pascoe asks why first years are something of a neglected cohort, despite being relatively easy to sway.

Sabbatical Candidates: An Astrological Analysis
Still not sure who to vote for? It might be time to leave it up to the stars.

Ba cheart go mbeadh Teach 6 inrochtana cheana. Ach Anois Tá Spriocdháta Ann
Is cinnte gur céim sa treo ceart é Teach 6 a chur ar fail do gach mac léinn.

Tá Dea-Chuma ar Chíos Costais, ach ní Oibreoidh sé gan Cúnamh na gColáistí
An tseachtain seo, dúirt an tAire Ardoideachas Simon Harris gur féidir le coláistí a lóistín a chur ar cíos do mhic léinn le huasmhéid costais.

Analysis
Disjointed Equality Hustings Leave Little Room for Detailed Rhetoric
Candidates were quizzed on how they will work for and with students from underrepresented backgrounds.

Analysis
Amicable Dining Hall Hustings See Candidates Ponder Accessibility and Safety
The 10 candidates stuck largely to their manifesto points, paving the way for a by-the-books election season.

This Green Week, Trinity is Turning its Attention to Our Broken Food Systems
From deforestation to supermarkets throwing out excess produce, our food chain is a serious contributor to waste and climate change, writes Michele Hallahan.

Editorial
Cost Rental Sounds Great, but Without Buy-In from Colleges, it Won’t Work
Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris said this week that colleges could rent their accommodation out to students at a capped cost.