I’m almost certain I’ve used this title for an editorial before, but the Bob Dylan article in Music has me thinking about Dylan, and it seems appropriate (though if I have used it before, it’s a little more ironic than intended). The times they are a changin’, though. This is the final issue of our…
I promised myself I wouldn’t let myself get stressed this year, that everything always ends up getting done, and the world won’t end if I say no a bit more, take on a little less, and relax occasionally, but lo and behold, it is Week 2, and I’m already back at it. Surprise, surprise. 2018…
Happy new year and welcome back! Obviously, as it’s a new semester, the majority of you should have a pretty calm month or two, free of assignments and tests until, all of a sudden, around March you’ll have 2 assignments due and 3 in-class tests in a week. Now, this is probably where you expect…
Welcome back to college and to the UCC Express. It’s 2018, can you believe it? 2017, it’s generally accepted by now, was a pretty awful year for most, so those ‘New Year, New Me’ resolutions should be important for setting a good platform for you all. This year is certainly an important anniversary for the…
Welcome to the first edition of the UCC Express for 2018! Writing this has probably been the most work I’ve done all Christmas, and I have plenty shame in admitting that, but sure look, it’s Christmas. Or it was. Motivation has been bleak this past week (month? What year is it?). The second week of…
Welcome to the final issue of Byline for 2017. I would like to thank you, the reader, for taking the time out of your study-filled schedule to pick up and copy, flick through the pages and enjoy some of the fantastic writing talent we have scattered throughout our pages. This issue, considering the occasion and…
Yes indeed, we’re halfway there, and at many times it does look a lot like we’re living on prayer. November/December may mean it’s the end of the calendar year, but this is just the halfway point of the academic year. All I can say is that if you’re reading this, and you’re finding it tough,…
It’s my last editorial of 2017, and seeing as I started the year off with aspirations and positivity, I’m ending on a more cynical note, which seems true to form for the rest of my life too. Gracing headlines currently are the Paradise Papers, which bring to mind lovely sun holidays and relaxation, but in…
Even before I sat down to write the last editorial, the issue of sexual abuse among Hollywood elite was beginning to rear its ugly head once more. Anyone that knew anything about the movie industry or watched interviews with film stars knew it was an issue that was constantly being pushed underwater, with the perpetrators…
The fallen leaves and mild days of Autumn have started giving way to the colder, harsher days of Winter. For most of us, Winter also means that assignments will begin to pile, and exams are fast approaching. Winter has always been my second least favourite season, just pipping the worthless trash-heap that is Autumn (fight…