Comment & Analysis

Editorial
Student Partnership and Sustainable Funding are Equally Important for Higher Education Reform
A partnership model for higher education needs to start with a sustainable system of public funding.

Students Need Places to Eat Their Own Food Before Places to Start a Business
Trinity has a reputation of poor spatial provision, and, despite recent developments, basic student spaces remain absent.

The Trinity Professor Bringing Theology to the Streets of Dublin
Professor Siobhán Garrigan, the Chair of Catholic Theology in the School of Religions, Peace Studies and Theology, talks about how helping the homeless taught her more about theology and religion.

Contribution
Ticking “No Religion” on the Census Could Lead to Much-Needed Change
Simon Foy argues that the declining influence of the Church in Irish society deserves to be reflected in the upcoming census.

Editorial
Call for a Third Graduate Students’ Union Sabbat Raises Questions About Representation
With the GSU’s council voting to seek funding for a third full-time officer, it must be asked if more representation equals better representation.

Cuireann Éileamh le haghaidh Tríú Oifigeach Sabóideach Aontais na n-Iarchéimithe chun solas Ceisteanna faoi Ionadaíochta
Agus Comhairle Aontais na n-Iarchéimithe ag vótáil chun an t-airgead a lorg le haghaidh tríú oifigigh lán-aimseartha, is gá ceist a chur an ionann níos mó ionadaíochta agus ionadaíocht níos fearr.

Editorial
To Support Societies, Trinity Needs To Manage its Space Better
Trinity has failed the societies it uses to promote itself through a lack of flexibility and a history of bad planning with on-campus spaces.

Chun Tacú le Cumainn, Tá Feabhas ar a Bhainistíocht Spáis ag Teastáil ó Choláiste na Tríonóide
Loic Coláiste na Tríonóide ar na cumainn a úsáideann sé chun é féin a chur chun cinn trí easpa solúbthachta agus stair droch-phleanála maidir le spásanna campais.

Contribution
With Mental Illness, Broken Once Need Not Equate to Broken Forever
Kayle Crosson on her experiences with depression and anxiety, and how you're not alone no matter how low you feel.

Contribution
As Friends Prepare for Erasmus, It Can Feel Like You’re Being Left Behind by Staying Here
Ellen Orchard argues that, though Erasmus is an amazing opportunity, remaining in Dublin can be equally rewarding too.