Anonymous Student Schizophrenia is a term that has a lot of stigma around it. The modern Latin word descends from the compilation of the Greek words ‘skhizein’, which means split, and ‘phren’, which translates as mind. The diagnosis itself means different things for different people. Often it can result in a multiple personality disorder; other times it can consequence in mania and psychosis. For me, … Continue reading Living with Schizophrenia
Words: Kyle Malone With RAG week over, UCC students have now settled into March, a month whose only merits are being bombarded with free stuff during SU elections and also the national celebration of “Drink More than the Other Days” day. Even the former has caused issues this year, with some claiming the newly formed “Students’ Onion” makes them cry, while others have raised concerns … Continue reading What do you mean we only have a couple weeks left?
Hannah Kingston forsakes the student lifestyle by trying to become a functioning member of society. For many, this time of year can be described as the “Save the Semester” segment of college. You have managed to scrape through semester one with minimal effort. You thought the same could be said for semester two but then you blinked and now you’re questioning where you were during … Continue reading Motley Tries to Grow Up
Words: Pip Keogh Consent is a word you have hopefully been hearing more lately. You may have tuned into the Academy Awards and seen Lady Gaga’s emotional performance of Til Happens to You where she was joined on stage by fellow survivors of sexual violence. US Vice President Joe Biden introduced her and encouraged people to pledge to end sexual violence on university campuses. Here … Continue reading Positive Consent: A Student Led Initiative
Words: Hannah Kingston On arriving to U.C.C, I was handed a bucket list. Many of the things meant very little to me. What was a golden week? What was a black week? What in the name of God was a King Creole? I was an innocent eighteen year old who was slightly terrified at the prospect of adult life. A month in, I knew what … Continue reading The Bucket List
Hannah Kingston’s February column sees her take on a very different sort of challenge; an eating disorder. I’m not talking about Colin Firth or Keira Knightley running through meadows. This is all about the most important kind of love; self-love. People will most likely roll their eyes at this article. I know I probably would if I hadn’t written it myself. However, with UCC’s Body … Continue reading Motley Tries Love
Hannah Kingston reflects on her time spent on the Camino De Santiago, a 791 km pilgrimage from the Pyrenees to Galicia. When you envision a cheap holiday, you think about booze cruises, scarily inexpensive alcohol and crisping skin by a pool that has too much chlorine in it. Holidays should be about fleeing the daily grind and escaping into a totally different routine and culture. … Continue reading Crossing the Camino
