Our Consent Education Needs to Change | Opinion
“Get her drunk first, yeah lads?” That sounds like the kind of base and immature banter you would expect to hear in a pub or maybe a locker room. I…
That’s a wrap
As I sit here tearfully jotting down my final reflections as a post graduate student, I look back fondly at what’s changed since we started together back in February. Well…
Why it is time to rethink Econ 101
There is something foul in the state of economics. At the best of times beginners economics courses are overly simplistic, at the worst of times they are ideologically driven and…
#MeWho?: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Overshadowed Harvey Weinstein’s Conviction
News of Harvey Weinstein’s conviction and sentencing has been overshadowed worldwide by the COVID-19 pandemic and hence his conviction will not have the profound impact on attitudes to sexual abuse…
Ryan Is Not The Green Messiah, He’s A Very Naughty Boy | Opinion
Before we begin, let’s clear this up. I am a Green Party member. I speak for myself and not for anyone else in the party who happens to share my…
UCD Should Adopt A New Mental Health Strategy | Ruairí Power – UCDSU Welfare Officer
Safely emerging from the Covid-19 crisis demands that we reimagine the structure of our day to day lives. How we access mental healthcare is no exception. Following the unified calls…
Saturday Classes “Incredibly Unfair” and “Not Practical” | Letter to the Editor
The following letter is in response to University College Dublin’s (UCD) proposed university structures for Trimester 1 in Autumn 2020. National health guidelines will pose “significant challenges” to maintaining face-to-face…
“Blended Learning” Could Spell Trouble For UCD | Letter to the Editor
Sir, – The College Tribune’s report on Jim Miley’s concerns regarding Teaching and Learning in the next academic year hints at wider problems that UCD (along with all other universities)…
On The Eve of SU Elections, Low Voter Registration Indicates Legitimacy Crisis | Opinion
This year’s UCD Students’ Union Elections begin tomorrow morning. This will be the first time that the organisation has gone online, with the Returning Office scrambling to set things in…
A Sentimental Trip Through My College Days
Well UCD, it’s been a wild ride but it’s time to say goodbye and this time, I think it might be for good. It all started eight long and short…
Opinion: Modernity has become Individualistic – Coronavirus Allows us to Change
Our lives have changed in the last two weeks. COVID-19 started as a far-away problem, something we felt completely and utterly far removed from as we continued to live our…
Returning to College in my 40s
Through a series of unexpected, life altering events, I found myself embarking on a post grad in UCD. My name is Rachel and I am a forty-year-old student. I found…