Comment & Analysis

Students Should Not Have to Pay the Debt for a Decade of Underfunding
The third-level sector has been starved of funding for years now, but students shouldn’t be forced to compensate for this during a pandemic, writes Rose Conway-Walsh.

Are Irish Colleges Truly Places of Equality?
Once students are inside the college grounds, often following lengthy procedures, there are plenty of hurdles, writes Niamh Elliott-Sheridan.

Editorial
An Raibh Teagasc ar Champas i gCónaí ina Aisling?
D’fhógair an IUA an tseachtain seo go mbeidh ranganna atá le bheith á mhúineadh go pearsanta amháin ag fanacht ar champas.

Editorial
College Needs to Show Compassion for Residents Amid the Pandemic
This week a student who said they were showing symptoms of coronavirus was told to leave campus accommodation.

Editorial
Was In-Person Teaching Always A Pipe Dream?
The IUA this week announced that only classes that had to be taught in person would remain on campus.

Weekly Coronavirus Testing May Not Be an Attractive Prospect – But It Is Worthwhile
Coronavirus tests could help Trinity avoid on-campus clusters. Students have a responsibility to avail of the scheme, writes Eimear Finan

Bhain an CSC an bonn ó Bhunreacht mar Choincheap Agus – de Réir sin – é Féin
Trí mhoill a chur ar a thoghchán bliantúil, sháraigh an CSC a bhunreacht le sé mhí anuas.

Is gá go mBeadh Rialacha Coróinvíris do Chónaitheoirí Docht agus Rí-Shoiléir
Chuir an Tríonóid iontas ar dhaoine an tseachtain seo nuair a fógraíodh dá sárófaí rialacha córóinvíris i lóistín ar champas go bhfhéadfadh ceadúnas cónaithe an mhic léinn a chúlghairm.

Editorial
Coronavirus Rules for Residents Should Be Firm And – Above All – Clear
Trinity this week introduced what at first appeared to be draconian measures to fight rule breaking in College accommodation.

Editorial
The CSC Has Undermined the Idea of a Constitution and – By Extension – Itself
The CSC has breached its constitution for the past six months by delaying its annual election.