Comment & Analysis
Contribution
LGBT Hustings Shouldn’t Be the Hunger Games
Sarah Scales argues that LGBT hustings has become a forum for meanness, jeopardising students’ perceptions of the LGBT community as a whole.
In Identifying Ways to Determine Potential in the Leaving Cert, Debate and Scrutiny are Welcome
Professor Patrick Geoghegan, project sponsor of the Trinity Admissions Feasibility Study, defends the need for alternative measures of potential.
Analysis
Ents Candidates Offer Original Perspectives on the Future of Ents
In interviews with The University Times, candidates highlight issues such as exclusion, alcohol culture, and the infamous Trinity Ball.
Students Need to “Rock the Vote” Again
Senator Gerard Craughwell argues that students have proved that a single vote makes a difference and must maintain this momentum for general election 2016.
Analysis
Communications Candidates Vow to Improve Union Visibility and Transparency
In interviews with The University Times, candidates consider the importance of a solid base for advertising, increasing visibility, and creating feedback channels.
Analysis
In Welfare Race, Consensus Among Candidates Over Need for Inclusivity in Union
In interviews with The University Times, candidates discuss the importance of supporting students, and why campaigns on accommodation and sexuality must continue.
Editorial
A Large-Scale Funding Campaign Represents a Shift in Trinity’s Approach to Funding
The campaign represents a makeshift answer to a persistent funding shortage with no clear solution in sight.
Analysis
For a Role that Leads Union’s Internal Workings, Candidates Juxtapose Experience and Fresh Perspectives
In interviews with The University Times, candidates discuss their views on what it takes to become the union’s chief organiser and academic representative.
Analysis
Presidential Candidates Weigh the Balance Between College Issues and National Ones
In interviews with The University Times, candidates highlight issues such as fees, repeal the eighth and union engagement.
Contribution
In a Digital World, Plans Don’t Mean Commitment
Elizabeth Quinn contends that technology gives us more flexibility but less responsibility.