Comment & Analysis
The Case for Staying in This New Year’s Eve
Why one writer wants to avoid the clubs, the weather, and the forced merriment.
Contribution
Until the Revolution Comes, Working Group Loan Recommendations Aren’t So Bad
Cathal Kavanagh argues that an income-contigent loan scheme, in addition to increased maintenance payments, isn't the neoliberal plot it's made out to be.
The Former NASA Expert Pioneering Acclaimed Mars Research From Trinity
Dr Mary Bourke of Trinity's Department of Geography, and formerly of NASA, made headlines recently for her work in understanding winds on Mars.
Trinity’s Admissions Study is Still Fundamentally Flawed
Despite recent changes to Trinity’s admissions feasibility study, it still fails to improve on the “rational, transparent process” of the Leaving Cert, writes the former General Manager of the CAO.
20 Questions for the Higher Education Working Group
The leak of the Cassells report leaves many questions unanswered.
Editorial
Reassessing How We Assess is Welcome, but Christmas Exams are Not the Right Answer for All
As talks of semesterised assessment continue, assuming that Christmas exams should be brought in across the board is a mistake.
Editorial
Voter Registration Has a Purpose, and This Is It
The leak of the working group’s recommendations gives students’ unions the time and the obligation to fight for students in the general election.
Students Are the Ones Who Suffer with a “Funding” Loan System
Students should not be the ones bearing the brunt of the need for greater institutional funding, writes USI President Kevin Donoghue.
Contribution
Cothrom na Féinne i leith na Gaeilge ag Teastáil agus Muid ag Déileáil leis na hEalaíona
Tar éis na gluaiseachta #WakingTheFeminists, is gá aitheantas a thabhairt don neamhaird náisiúnta a thugtar do mháistrí litríochta na Gaeilge sa tír seo.
Contribution
Being Paid Less than Minimum Wage Defeats the Purpose of a Minimum Wage
Laura McPhillips argues that students between 18-20 years old should not be paid less for doing the same work.