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For Those with Mental Health Issues, Marijuana Can Offer Relief
It’s time to embrace the benefits of marijuana – and legalise it, writes Eliana Jordan.
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Ignoring the News is a Luxury Many Students Can’t Afford
Jack Synnott writes that choosing not to care about the news is a privileged position.
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The Arts Might Not Teach Us How to Make a Living – But They Teach Us How to Live
In a world increasingly focused on making us employable at all costs, it's worth remembering the value of arts courses, writes Alanna MacNamee.
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In Final Address, the Provost Favoured Legacy-Building over Liability
Matthew Murphy argues that Provost Patrick Prendergast's recent address, which dismissed university rankings as 'reductive', was an irresponsible move.
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The Government’s Shouting about Gender Equality Feels One-Note
Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor is right to tackle gender disparity in academia, but her silence on other pressing issues is conspicuous, writes Ciannait Khan.
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Are Social Media and Clean Eating Curbing our Drinking Habits?
With so much of our lives lived online, Alanna MacNamee asks: are we so taken up with our internet selves that we have less need to go out?
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Awareness Campaigns Are Not Enough. College Must Invest in Mental Health
TCDSU should focus its efforts not on awareness campaigns but on lobbying for increased investment in key services, writes Alanna MacNamee.
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Relax, Jordan Peterson, Your Freedom of Speech Isn’t Under Threat
Rumours of the demise of free speech on campuses are greatly exaggerated, writes Alanna MacNamee.
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It’s Time to Stand Up Against Climate Change
If there's a single movement to get behind, it's environmentalism as nothing else matters if we have nowhere to live, writes Eliana Jordan.
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Joe McHugh is Inheriting a Higher Education Sector Riddled With Problems
The new Minister for Education, Joe McHugh, must breathe fresh life into a department that has suffered from inertia, writes Matthew Murphy.