Apathy Amongst Electorate in Recent Class Rep Elections
Out of 32,000 students who study in UCD only 303 chose to stand for election in the recent Class Rep elections held on the 7th and 8th of October. 303…
Review: Pi Pizza
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ € € By now, most of the Dubs reading this will have ventured to Pi. This new pizzeria has taken the city by storm, and…
Facial Recognition & The Self: The Philosophy of Recognition
I found myself in the Dublin Airport arrivals terminal recently being funneled into the bright wall of facial recognition machines, eagerly waiting to scan your mug against their database of…
Society Spotlight: UCD Northern Society
UCD’s Northern Society is a new Society aimed at promoting and spreading the positives of Northern Ireland and its culture. I sat down with NorthSoc Auditor Shannon Bas to find…
UCDSU Launches Campaign to Promote Rent A Room Scheme
UCD Students’ Union has launched a campaign to promote ‘Rent A Room Scheme.’ This campaign aims to improve the uptake of UCD students into homes in the surrounding areas. Due…
Tackling Climate Change: Where Ireland Stands
On a global scale, Ireland’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions may seem so low as to be irrelevant. It is much more telling, however, to look at our per capita emissions.…
Comment: Party Unity Under Climate Change Protest
“System Change-Not Climate Change” was the chant that captured the demands of tens of thousands of Climate Strikers on the streets of Dublin last Friday. The Amazon is burning, the…
Global Climate Strike Sees Over 10,000 On Dublin Streets
‘I’m calling all students to strike now for climate because we have to – or we’re all gonna die. There’s no societies on a dead planet, there’s no classes on…
Petition Relaunch Calls for End to Religious Discrimination in Schools
Education Equality has relaunched the petition ‘Don’t teach religion during school hours.’ The group is advocating for religious instruction in all State-funded schools to be confined to a distinct period…
Minister Establishes Rapid Response Group on Drug and Substance Abuse in Higher Education
The Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. announced the members of her Rapid Response Group that she has tasked with devising an action plan to deal…
Will Woolly Mammoths Roam the Earth Again? Dr. Beth Shapiro visits UCD
On Thursday the 27th of September, Dr. Beth Shapiro, author of popular-science bestseller ‘How to clone a mammoth’ sat down to speak to the College Tribune before her presentation to…
Survey: Students Stuck Under Parent Finances
The reality of ‘free fees is not as simple as it may seem. According to a recent survey, one-third of college students in Ireland turn to their parents for financial…