By Marie Coady Why do people pay good money to watch UFC matches when our preeminent female rappers are providing better entertainment for free? Months of tension between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B culminated in Cardi throwing a shoe at Nicki at a New York Fashion Week party on September 8. This is surely the most iconic podiatric attack since that Iraqi journalist lobbed his … [Read more...] about Cardi B and Nicki Minaj clash at New York Fashion Week
Archives for September 2018
The coverage question: should the ladies’ All-Ireland finals be played the same day as the men’s?
By Martha Brennan As the inter - county GAA calendar drew to a close earlier this month, with the women’s Gaelic football final finishing off a spectacular summer of Irish sport, we were once again reminded of the stunning gap between men and women’s sporting coverage in Ireland. The ladies’ finals once again garnered only a fraction of the coverage of the men’s, … [Read more...] about The coverage question: should the ladies’ All-Ireland finals be played the same day as the men’s?
Erasmus Diaries: “Just to find your timetable as an international student seems to require a PhD”
By Anne Rieger What a week. The first week of college is always exciting, no matter what year or what course you are in. There are always new faces and everything is unknown territory. NUI Galway lifted that to a whole new level for me. Picking my courses on my own, making sure they don't clash on my timetable, finding out what I need and finding the rooms in this … [Read more...] about Erasmus Diaries: “Just to find your timetable as an international student seems to require a PhD”
Final year diaries: Last first day
By Aileen O’Leary Last first days are supposed to be a mess of emotions and nostalgia. Looking back at my first day on campus three years ago, I would have told myself to just enjoy it more, to not worry so much and just trust that there will be certain things that will happen over these next few years that need to happen. I also would’ve told … [Read more...] about Final year diaries: Last first day
Further registration furore: BA Connects still unable to register
By Graham Gillespie and Áine Kenny Several BA Connect students were forced to wait until the after the start of the academic year to register, SIN can reveal. Some students were only able to register in the first week of college after classes already began, while others still can’t register at the time of writing 18 September. The issue is affecting multiple BA Connect … [Read more...] about Further registration furore: BA Connects still unable to register