Power to the People: The History of the Protest Song
Music and politics have always gone together. Artists have always used their work to protest and to heighten our awareness of social injustice, anger and oppression. ‘Strange Fruit’ by Billie…
UCD Move Towards Mandatory Laptops and De-Commission Computer Labs in Engineering Building
Open-access computers in the Engineering building will be shut down this summer due to the high cost of replacing and upgrading the old stock of computers. Laptops are now being…
Planned End of Term Ball with DIT ‘Not Ideal’ Replacement for Previous On-Campus Ball
UCD Students’ Union is organising a new event to replace the UCD Ball, which is set to take place in Dun Laoghaire Harbour on Friday 28th April, the last day…
An Interview with Anna Cosgrave, Founder of the Repeal Project
2016 marked a change in both global and Irish politics in both positive and negative ways. From an Irish perspective many candidates running for election last February faced more questions…
Internal UCD Staff Survey Criticises Lack of ‘Leadership’ and ‘Accountability’ in University Management
An internal university staff engagement survey has found satisfaction with college management and leadership is poor in UCD. 1,827 staff completed a college internal ‘UCD Culture & Engagement Survey’, at…
Former European Bank Head Trichet Warns of Global Financial Debt Crisis at Law Soc Event
Former ECB President Jean Claude Trichet has raised concerns about recent “relaxes in fiscal discipline” from governments in Europe, speaking to the Law Soc in UCD today. Jean Claude Trichet’s…
Short Story: Another Day in Paradise
Lucy sat down on the edge of the pool. She took off her boots and dipped her feet into the water. It felt nice on her feet. It didn’t look…
Editorial: Threats to the Tribune Independence Should Concern All in UCD
Over the last semester the current college administration has been attempting to bring the College Tribune under the governance structures of the university. The university management would like to see…
An Mámh a chur ar Mheiriceá
Shamhlófaí go mba bháire na fola a bhí ann i Washington thar an deireadh seachtaine. A fhad is a bhí súile na meán ar fad ó gach cearn den domhan…
President Andrew Deeks to Rename College “University China-Dublin”
Documents the Turbine obtained from rooting through the bins behind the Tierney building reveal President Andrew Deeks has been pondering selling off the ‘C’ in UCD’s name to China. Senior…
Thrifty Travelling: The Best Tips for Travelling on a Student Budget
For most students the old adage rings true – we are time rich and cash poor, a maxim that often reverses itself once we enter the professional world. Our four…
In the Loop: What’s Coming up in Dublin
Il Trovatore : The Royal Opera’s production of Il Trovatore will be screened in the Lighthouse Cinema live from the royal Opera house on Tuesday, January 31st. This will be…