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Opinion: Five types of studiers in the lead up to exams

April 18, 2019 By SIN Admin Leave a Comment

Opinion: Five types of studiers in the lead up to exams

By Conor Brummell Exam time can be extremely stressful. Tensions run high as people try to wrap up their final week assignments before study week so they can concentrate completely on the end-of-year exams that are barrelling their way as fast as an out-of-control freight train. Exams can be difficult enough at the best of times, but some people you meet throughout the exam … [Read more...] about Opinion: Five types of studiers in the lead up to exams

Jacinda Ardern should be an example to future leaders everywhere

April 5, 2019 By SIN Admin Leave a Comment

Jacinda Ardern should be an example to future leaders everywhere

By Martha Brennan In the wake of the shock felt by millions after 50 innocent worshippers were gunned down in New Zealand on March 15, the name that is on everyone’s lips is not that of the Australian gunman, but of New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Ardern, who at 38 years old is the country’s youngest Prime Minister, has been praised around the world for the … [Read more...] about Jacinda Ardern should be an example to future leaders everywhere

Dispute over NUI Galway charging 5% interest rate on students’ bill to build Sports Centre

April 3, 2019 By Sin Admin Leave a Comment

Dispute over NUI Galway charging 5% interest rate on students’ bill to build Sports Centre

By Áine Kenny NUI Galway are applying a 5% interest rate on the student contribution towards the bill for building the Sports Centre and redeveloping Áras na Mac Léinn. This contribution takes the form of €100, contained within in the NUI Galway student levy which is €224 in total. All students must pay this levy in September of every year. No written or verbal … [Read more...] about Dispute over NUI Galway charging 5% interest rate on students’ bill to build Sports Centre

Derry Girls’ Nicola Coughlan on life in NUI Galway, acting, and the impact of the hit comedy show

April 2, 2019 By SIN Admin Leave a Comment

Derry Girls’ Nicola Coughlan on life in NUI Galway, acting, and the impact of the hit comedy show

By Connell McHugh It’s difficult to imagine anybody but the current cast of Channel 4’s hit comedy Derry Girls playing all of our favourite characters, but Clare Devlin as we know her may never have seen the light of day if it wasn’t for one tweet, according to the actor who plays her, Oranmore native Nicola Coughlan. “I think I was on a bus home when I saw the Old Vic … [Read more...] about Derry Girls’ Nicola Coughlan on life in NUI Galway, acting, and the impact of the hit comedy show

NUI Galway accommodation site crash leaves students in a two-day panic

March 13, 2019 By SIN Admin Leave a Comment

NUI Galway accommodation site crash leaves students in a two-day panic

By Sinéad Walsh It’s 8.59am. You wait with bated breath for the link to go live at 9am. The seconds ticking by feel like years. Then, that much anticipated moment finally comes, and you feverishly click the application link. You watch the pixels of the loading bar move lifelessly across the screen. Next you see the application queue; you’re applicant 3400 of 3400, it’s going … [Read more...] about NUI Galway accommodation site crash leaves students in a two-day panic

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