Comment & Analysis
For Some, Election Campaigning is Everything. For Most, it’s ‘What Elections?’
Next year's sabbatical officers were last week elected by the majority of voters. But with meagre turnout, can they really say they were backed by the majority of students, asks Sophie Coffey.
To Mask or Not to Mask? The Latest Campus Quandary
I don’t think it is a bad thing that we continue to pick up on cues and adapt our behaviours based on each individual situation, writes Phoebe Pascoe.
Analysis
Exacting Questions at JCR Hustings Make Some Candidates – and Break Others
At a combined JCR and media hustings, candidates faced very specific queries which left some reeling.
For TCDSU Elections, Facebook is Out and Instagram is In
Gone are the days of inviting your hundreds of friends to like your campaign page, writes Emma Taggart.
Sabbatical Candidates Would do Well to Target the First-Year Vote
Ahead of Halls hustings, Phoebe Pascoe asks why first years are something of a neglected cohort, despite being relatively easy to sway.
Sabbatical Candidates: An Astrological Analysis
Still not sure who to vote for? It might be time to leave it up to the stars.
Ba cheart go mbeadh Teach 6 inrochtana cheana. Ach Anois Tá Spriocdháta Ann
Is cinnte gur céim sa treo ceart é Teach 6 a chur ar fail do gach mac léinn.
Tá Dea-Chuma ar Chíos Costais, ach ní Oibreoidh sé gan Cúnamh na gColáistí
An tseachtain seo, dúirt an tAire Ardoideachas Simon Harris gur féidir le coláistí a lóistín a chur ar cíos do mhic léinn le huasmhéid costais.
Analysis
Disjointed Equality Hustings Leave Little Room for Detailed Rhetoric
Candidates were quizzed on how they will work for and with students from underrepresented backgrounds.
Analysis
Amicable Dining Hall Hustings See Candidates Ponder Accessibility and Safety
The 10 candidates stuck largely to their manifesto points, paving the way for a by-the-books election season.