“A BASTION OF THE MIDDLE CLASS”: HEAVY BARRIERS TO ENTRY FOR JUNIOR ACADEMICS
To the outside world, academic institutions may seem like veritable playgrounds where funding is abundant and studious types tinker away on frivolous pursuits. For many finding their feet in modern universities, this is not the case.
HOROSCOPES: NOVEMBER 29- DECEMBER 31, 2021
Will your car break down while driving home for Christmas? Will you once again see mommy kissing Santa Claus or will you have yourself a merry little Christmas? Do they know it’s Christmas time at all? Let’s find out.
STUDENT-RUN TWITTER PAGE HIGHLIGHTS MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES AT UNIVERSITY
A new trend has emerged in which more and more students are sharing their brushes with a darker side of the student experience through an anonymous Twitter account.
HOROSCOPES: NOVEMBER 22-28, 2021
What's written in the stars for you this week? Will it be riches and fame or an unfortunate welding accident? Find out right here.
HOROSCOPES: NOVEMBER 8-14, 2021
Another week closer to the end of the year and even more exciting futures and prophesies to share from your resident mystic!
DUSTING OFF THE INTERVIEWER COBWEBS
I’ve been putting myself in the way of something that I find fairly scary these past few weeks. Interviewing. I’ve been dusting off the cobwebs on my social skills, getting out there, and ingratiating myself on the public at large.
HOROSCOPES: NOVEMBER 1-7, 2021
What’s written in the stars for the students of the University of Limerick this week? Mystic Adam is here to reveal it all.
HOROSCOPES: OCTOBER 25-31, 2021
Mystic Adam, the fortune teller that nobody asked for, is here to fill you in on what’s written in the stars for your Halloween week!
RETURNING TO UNIVERSITY AS A MATURE STUENT: REDEFINING TIME AND PLACE
When I started my undergrad in 2009, we hated mature students. They were so clever. So confident. So fashionable. So fully formed as people. Now that I’ve returned to university as a mature master’s student at the decrepit age of 31, I’m sometimes afraid to open my mouth.
IS THERE A STIGMA AROUND BEING A STUDENT?
Despite the common conception many may hold of students – unproductive and antisocial agents of chaos hurricaning through the streets in a malaise of cans and contraceptives – it has to be said that, like the rest of society, the studying class haven’t had the easiest time of it lately.
HOROSCOPES: OCTOBER 18-24, 2021
Mystic Adam returns with a glimpse into what’s on the cards for the coming week.
UL STUDENT TARA MCCORMACK TAKES HOME GOLD AT IMRO RADIO AWARDS
Tara McCormack, current University of Limerick master’s student and regular weekend presenter on Midlands 103, was presented the coveted Gay Byrne Newcomer of the Year award at this year’s IMRO Radio Awards.
UL HOUSING CRISIS: WHAT ARE THE STUDENTS SAYING?
Five weeks into the academic year and students, domestic and international alike, are still struggling to find housing. Here's what some students at the University of Limerick have to say.