Off-Campus Campus Recruitment Succeeds Despite Challenges
Campus recruitment has taken a sharp turn during the pandemic. Tuesday the 26th of January saw UCD’s Virtual Internship Fair take place online, a far removal from the traditional recruitment…
The Freshers Who Haven’t Met Their Friends Yet
For many first years at University College Dublin (UCD) this year has seen an anti-climax punctured by a big sesh-shaped hole. Making friends is not what it used to be.…
Phased Reopening of schools – A trajectory of failures by the Irish government | Opinion
The fiasco that was the proposed re-opening of Irish schools for students experiencing additional needs ended again this week with students being left high and dry by the Irish government.…
The Fresher Perspective
It’s like a dad joke with an underwhelming punchline… What do you get when you put three freshers in a bar during a pandemic? This is the year that we…
Why We Don’t Report It | Student stories
Trigger warning : Sexual assault & Harassment. The threat of sexual harassment and assault seems to be constant in women’s lives. Many times women put up with harassment or address…
Editors Notice|Moving Online For 2020
Dear Readers, Due to the unfortunate decision that UCD have taken to move learning online for the remainder of 2020, we regrettably can confirm The College Tribune will be posting…
BREAKING: NUI Galway to Move Teaching and Learning Online for Entire Semester
In an e-mail issued to students and staff this afternoon, NUI Galway has communicated its decision to move all teaching and learning online for the remainder of this semester. The…
UCD Postmistress Retires After 31 Years Of Service
University College Dublin postmistress and friend, Eileen Marrinan, who has had a 31-year career with An Post, retired in May 2020. Eileen provided an excellent and successful post office service…
Third-Level Institutions Sought to Help Fix Leaving Cert Student Places
On Wednesday September 30th, it was announced that a possible 7,200 students who received predicted Leaving Cert grades have had a grade miscalculated as a result of an error in…
UCD needs to start communicating with students |Opinion
As the pandemic worsens across Europe, winter is beginning to look bleak. There’s potential for our healthcare system to crumble at the sheer volume of inpatients and NPHET – along…
UCD Schools “delegated” decision on return to in-person teaching following Level-3 Lockdown.
University College Dublin (UCD) are unlikely to relax existing restrictions on in-person lectures at a level-3 lockdown and above. UCD will allow each school to determine whether learning will continue…
The Future for COVID Graduates | Opinion
While some of the graduating class of 2020 have already felt the early effects of COVID-19 of the economy, the full extent of the pandemic will not be seen until…