Comment & Analysis

Editorial
For a ‘Global University’, Trinity Flounders on Erasmus
Last week, many students spoke out about the enormous difficulties they faced applying for Erasmus and Study Abroad programmes.

Editorial
On Staffing, Trinity Has Become a Master at Normalising the Outrageous
Negotiations on professional staff progressions have left many dealing with a feeling of having promises broken.

This Exam Season, Scrap the Textbooks – Legally Blonde is All You Need
Elle Woods is the heroine that I need and deserve, and that is why no exam season is complete without her words of wisdom, writes Aoife Kearins.

This Week, Cut the Rent Blinked Under Pressure. Its Movement Could be Over
In kicking rent strikes down the road, Cut the Rent forgot that a small group striking is far better than no striking at all, writes Aoife Kearins.

Trinity Needs a Drug Policy – And Badly
Students need – and deserve – to know that support services exist if they have issues relating to their drug use, writes Eolann Davis.

Mary McAleese’s Criticisms of the Church Are Really Just Apologism
Trinity students deserve a chancellor out for their own interests – not the Catholic Church's, writes Christopher Dignam.

As November Closes, A Timely Re-Evaluation of Remembrance Day
It is understandable that the poppy has never caught on in Ireland – but wearing it should be viewed as a personal decision, writes Julie Leenane.

Editorial
On Capitation, UCCSU Has Set a New Precedent – We Must Treat it With Caution
Last week UCCSU announced the reversal of a €200 capitation fee increase after months of discussions with the college.

Editorial
A Welcome Return to a TCDSU Surplus, But Fiscal Prudence Can Have Costs
TCDSU this week announced that the union had accrued a surplus for the first time in four years.

Why is the GMB the Domain of a Small Cluster of Societies?
Most societies have to struggle for space. It's not fair that the GMB exists primarily to serve the needs of the Hist and Phil, writes Aoife Kearins.