A majority of the UCC Students’ Union Executive have today (or yesterday, by the time you’re reading this) been elected; all of the College Reps and Non-Sabbatical officers have been elected, as well as a majority of Sabbats. The race to be UCCSU’s next President, however, will go into a second day of counts, as…
I keep hearing about my generation, ‘Generation Snowflake’. We’re all very easily offended, supposedly. We get “triggered.” We can’t cope with the harsh realities of the real world, or so it would seem, according to the general media. I’m a twenty five year old woman; Collins dictionary defines Generation Snowflake as “the generation of people who…
In February of this year, the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2015 was passed by the houses of the Oireachtas. The Bill was passed in the Dáil by 94 votes to 6, with 3 abstentions, and will be reviewed after three years. While this now means that victims of sex crime and child sexual abuse…
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been the mainstay of European agricultural policy for more than fifty years and has ensured that food insecurity and price volatility, that were characteristics of 20th century Europe, have not been repeated. Though the policy has the admirable task of ensuring European food self-sufficiency, food traceability and safety, the…
A lot of my college friends have disgusting attitudes towards alcohol. None of them will admit to that. Let me begin by saying that I am no pioneer – I am not a saint, nor have I been exempt from having vomit-inducing, blackout-causing doses of alcohol. I like drinking; it’s fun, it reduces inhibitions, and…
The first student council of 2017 (and the third of this academic year) is on tonight at 6pm, and there are nine motions in total – if you’re a class rep or SU hack, you may be in for a long night. We’re going to go through the motions ahead of tonight, so you know…
Christmas is nearly here, and to me at least, Christmas is nothing without a bit of hot chocolate to keep those fingers warm and get into the festivities. As Cork’s resident hot chocolate connoisseur, allow me to take you on a journey through my top picks of places to get creamy chocolatey goodness this holiday…
At times, you could forget what the liberal ethos associated with most universities around the world really means, and with referenda in colleges (like those in UCC last year and UCD this year) you could easily take it as meaning that universities are platforms for the so-called ‘liberal agenda’. This line of thinking, in turn,…
The word “millennial” has garnered a hugely negative connotation over the last few years. For example, saying that millennials spend all of their time on their phones is a popular, low-hanging insult. But how do you even define who are and who aren’t millennials? Looking up age ranges for the “Millennial generation” leads to so…
Today I discovered a new magazine. It talks about women’s sexuality, or so they say. On the cover, you have very, oh very subtle titles such as: “What You Need to Know About Men”; “What Men Love In Bed”; “Should You Sleep With Him On the First Date” – the kind of questions we girls…