The University Times

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

France’s affair with the veil

10 Mar - France’s long-running social and political controversy has come to the fore once again, writes Rónán Burtenshaw.

Cracking an ancient code

10 Mar - Nicholas Bernard looks at the recent work of Dane Eske Willerslev, whose team has become the first to sequence the entire genone of an ancient human being found frozen in the Arctic.

No rest for the wicked – or the hungover

10 Mar - We all know the scene: its 7am, every shrill note of the alarm clock is piercing through your skull.

Why Howard Zinn would have been reading The University Times

10 Mar - Howard Zinn, one of Twentieth Century America’s most important political activists died on January 27th, aged eighty-seven.

Here comes the sun

10 Mar - It’s the middle of February, and I’m stressed over summer plans.

Swine flu vaccine: premature panic?

10 Mar - Not only has swine flu all but disappeared from the public domain, but the number of fatalities has also been significantly lower than experts expected.

You sha’n’t go to the Ball

10 Mar - Steven Moloney discusses the pressures brought on by Trinity’s “Ball Season” and explains why he can’t attend all the balls he would like.

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Latest Features

France’s affair with the veil

Why Howard Zinn would have been reading The University Times

Here comes the sun

Roses are red, violets are blue, I hate Valentine’s Day and so should you

You sha’n’t go to the Ball

The saddest goodbye

Latest News

16:10, 11th March

VDP win society of the year

Fellows reject plan to increase student vote in provostial election

College working party looking at the student service charge

Trinity SU delegates mandated to vote for reforms to the USI

Third-level grade inflation under investagition by Dept of Education

NUI, Maynooth back in the USI

Features

You sha’n’t go to the Ball

10 Mar - Steven Moloney discusses the pressures brought on by Trinity’s “Ball Season” and explains why he can’t attend all the balls he would like.

France’s affair with the veil

Why Howard Zinn would have been reading The University Times

Here comes the sun

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Sport

Disappointment in Donnybrook

10 Mar - The eerie mist that descended over Donnybrook Stadium at the final whistle seemed to reflect the mood of a disconsolate Trinity side after having been soundly beaten in the 58th Colours Match.

Balls and the early life of Buster Keaton

Trinity lose to UCD in Gannon Cup boat race on the Liffey

Croquet in the park

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Arts & Culture

Havin’ such a good time, havin’ a Ball?

10 Mar - Conor Sneyd investigates public reactions to this year’s Trinity Ball.

Have Hollywood girls gone to pot?

Fashion Victim: or is that cliché?

The princes and princesses of the Palace

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View the Paper as Printed

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 - Volume 1, Issue 7

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Opinion

Too easy to blame "dumbing-down" for grade inflation

10 Mar - The recent debate around grade inflation in the second and tertiary levels is a complex issue that can be all too easily blamed on the “dumbing-down” of curricula.

What a nice bunch of fellows

No country for old men

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Multimedia

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Students stage library sit-in

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