Broken Promises : UCD’s Handling Of The Global Pandemic | Editorial
In March, students left the Belfield campus, as they have every year for the welcomed two-week respite. But this time, they did not return. Covid-19 took the country into lockdown…
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…
Unemployed, again? | Student Story
Has securing a steady income ever been so uncertain? My co-workers and I watched Taoiseach Michéal Martin deliver a national address last Friday with bated breath, hoping another lockdown for…
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…
Working from Home for Young Professionals | Opinion
Working from home and the move away from the office is deemed as one of the silver linings coming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Office life has changed forever, it seems…
Imagining a New Economic Way Forward | Opinion
The young people of today have never known any system aside from globalized capitalism. We grew up during one recession and are now graduating into a different one, we have…
Kamala Harris and Joe Biden: Do women in politics need (or want) “favours” from men?
Last week US presidential candidate Joe Biden announced his vice-presidential running-mate as Kamala Harris, Senator and former Attorney General of California. Making good on his promise in March to select…
Opinion: Berlin Bar Scandal Just One Element of the Problem When it Comes to Rising Covid Cases
Outrage was sparked on Twitter on Sunday when a video of the D2 bar, Berlin, was released. The footage showed crowds of people dancing, with the bartender pouring shots directly…
UCD’s Efforts Show a Dangerous Crusade to Attract Students at Any Cost | Opinion
Numbers seem to be everywhere these days. Be it the latest dosage of discovered coronavirus cases, the oft-repeated 2 metre mantra of social distancing or whatever that ‘R number’ claims…
Me, Myself and I: Loneliness isn’t Always a Bad Thing | Opinion
I came to a harsh realisation during this prolonged pandemic period. My social life had changed very little. In fact, if anything, it drastically improved as the messages flooded in…
The Highs and Lows of International Students at UCD
University College Dublin (UCD) is considered Ireland’s largest international university. It is home to over 6,000 international students that make up 29% of the student population, according to then most…
OPINION: UCD Sport and Fitness Need To Do More To Guard Against COVID.
UCD simply is not doing enough to protect staff and gym users in the Student Centre. Doing anything at the moment is a risk, however, UCD gyms have a duty…