Editorial
Editorial
The New Smoking-Free Zones Are Not About Restricting Your Freedom
Rather than using smokers as targets, the new policy is a practical solution to a persistent problem.
Editorial
In an Underfunded Sector, We Cannot Let Financial Interests Dictate Academia
Comments made by the vice-chancellor of Queen’s deepen the concerns many have about the future of academia.
Editorial
In Difficult Job Market, a More Nuanced Scheme Than JobBridge Is Needed
In a climate where graduates find it increasingly difficult to compete with their peers, internship programs such as JobBridge can help but significant reforms are needed.
Editorial
Too Many Problems Facing Higher Education Cannot be Solved by Increasing Student Fees
As recent strikes in the UK show, simply increasing student fees is not sufficient to address many of the issues plaguing the sector.
Editorial
Academic Gender Quotas are an Extreme Solution to an Extreme Problem
Divergent promotion trends between men and women require systemic, qualitative changes.
Editorial
Amid Progress on LGBT Issues, Global Polarisation is Worrying
A year after the marriage equality referendum, much of the world remains an unfriendly place for those who fail to conform.
Editorial
The Vast Majority of Trinity’s Commercialisation Initiatives Should be Welcomed
When College’s money-spinning activities, which raise much-needed funds for Trinity’s core academic mission, do not clash with academic or student interests, we should be less cynical.
Editorial
Restrictions on New Construction Cap Dublin’s Housing Supply and Drive Up Rents
Dublin’s long-term growth depends on a solution to the city’s housing supply problem.
Editorial
The Government is Once Again Delaying Decisions on Higher Education, But There May be a Positive
A cross-party committee reviewing findings of the Cassells report is another way of delaying decisions, but it may be better than Fine Gael deciding by itself.
Editorial
Trinity Ball After Party Reflects Stereotypically Exclusive Ents Culture
The involvement of TCDSU Ents Officer, Katie Cogan, in the organisation of the party, crossed the line between the personal and the professional.