By Sadhbh Hendrick It’s the final countdown!! Welcome back one and all, the final semester of final year described in my final year diary. All just seems so… final. There is a somewhat intense pressure to simultaneously maximise enjoyment and memory making this semester but also maximise grades. The luxury of denial is slowly slipping away as I’ve started to recognise … [Read more...] about Final Year Diary – Issue 7
Archives for January 2020
First Year Diary – Issue 7
By Aoife Burke Hi everybody! Hope you all had a great Christmas and a fab New Year! My Christmas was quiet. I was completely exhausted after all the weeks of study and assignments. The time crept up on me so fast! My two Christmas exams were on the same day, so when I got home, I had my favourite pear cider and a takeaway to celebrate! I haven’t got any more results back … [Read more...] about First Year Diary – Issue 7
NUIG Confessions: Meet the Mysterious Admins
By Shauna McHugh Despite being just over a month old, having posted its first confession on December 15th 2019, NUIG Confessions has already amassed a significant Twitter following, currently boasting almost 700 followers. At the time of print, the account has just two admins, with plans to bring more helpers on board. These two are known to followers as … [Read more...] about NUIG Confessions: Meet the Mysterious Admins
“They were told that a man had been found dead, face down in Calais that day, so the spirits mightn’t be as good in the camp there” – Fáilte Refugee Society members volunteer in refugee camps
By Mark Lynch 14 NUI Galway students from Fáilte Refugees Society went to refugee camps in Calais and Dunkirk to volunteer over the Christmas break. They worked for 3 days with Refugee Community Kitchen, providing hot meals for the people who reside there. SIN spoke to 3 of that group, Christian Arra, Karen Fenton and Sarah Corsini, to find out what they saw, what they did … [Read more...] about “They were told that a man had been found dead, face down in Calais that day, so the spirits mightn’t be as good in the camp there” – Fáilte Refugee Society members volunteer in refugee camps
The Phenomenon of Rupi Kaur
By Alice O’Donnell Rupi Kaur. A name seemingly unknown to those over forty and omnipresent to those under. For a period of time no Instagram feed was complete without an artfully taken photo of her poems (lark filter applied, naturally), with the aesthetic addition of a carefully placed flower or perhaps a mug of tea on the page. In fact, the tag of her very name reveals … [Read more...] about The Phenomenon of Rupi Kaur