Comment & Analysis
Contribution
The Question of Reclaiming the Word Queer
As we approach the end of Rainbow Week, Lauren Guy examines how the word 'queer' is being reclaimed as an all-inclusive term by many in the LGBT community.
Unless Something is Done, Ireland May End up with its Own Brexit or Trump
James Behan argues that we need to look beyond our progressive bubble and social media.
Greater Rent Controls Would Prevent Spiralling Costs and Benefit Students
James Shaw argues that the government needs to introduce short-term and long-term plans to prevent spiralling rental costs.
Women’s March Sets the Tone For How the World Should React to President Trump
Marches across the globe on Saturday outlined how best to deal with a Trump presidency – by not laying down quietly.
Nochtann “Deachtráiteas” Nua an Gné is Dorcha de Thráchtálaíocht
Is minic nach nglactar le cur i gcoinne tráchtálaíocht as bheith idé-eolaioch. Ach nochtann conartha sealadacha d’fhoireann an Choláiste iarmhairtí diúltacha den treocht sin.
Editorial
Trinity’s New “Diktat” for Staff Reveals the Darker Side of Commercialisation
Objections to commercialisation are often dismissed as ideological. Yet new temporary contracts for support staff reveal more worrying consequences.
Mura bhFeiceann an Polaiteoirí Luach na Mac Léinn d’Éirinn, Ní Dócha go bhFeicfidh Siad É Riamh
Níl aon chiall in íde béil a thabhairt don earnáil tithíochta de bharr a tóraíochta brabúis le hiarracht bheag, agus is míthuiscint mhór de staid dobhuanaithe an mhargaidh atá léirithe ann.
Editorial
If Politicians Still Can’t See the Value of Students to Ireland, Perhaps They Never Will
Berating the construction industry for focusing on a group that will give greater reward for less effort suggests a lack of understanding of the unsustainable state of the rental market.
Analysis
Elections 2017: 4 Uncontested Races, a Rare Gender Balance and no Health Science Representation
The question of how students are represented arises with every round of TCDSU elections. How does this year compare to those previous?
The Pros and Cons of Take-Home Exams
With the Trinity Education Project looking for new ways to assess students, Loic Delorme outlines the advantages and disadvantages of a form of assessment he experienced while studying abroad – take-home exams.