The finish line is in sight

Caitríona Ní Chonaill (Editor in Chief)

Hi there

It’s getting to that point in Semester 2 where everyone is burnt out, cranky and seriously considering why they chose to do a degree in the first place. We have snow in March for some reason and everyone is stressed. I feel you, I really do. However, we only have 4 more weeks left in Semester 2, then we’re into Easter holidays, study week and exam time. For me, that means I have 4 more weeks in my last semester in UCC, and then that’s it. Then I have a thesis to write (no biggie) and I’m out into the adult world! I promise you that these last few weeks are going to go by in a whirlwind of lectures, society events, end of year celebrations and it will pass in the blink of an eye. Hang onto it while you have it as you only have a select amount of time to spend inside this student bubble that, I can promise you, will be cherished as you are coming to the end of it!

Awards season is also upon us, and I’d like to congratulate our News Editor James and Features Editor Claire for being respectively awarded runner up and nominated in different categories at the Student Publication Awards. The National Student Media Awards are also coming up, so be sure to stay tuned on our social media channels to see how we get on! 

We have coverage of the SU elections this issue, and we also provided coverage of all the candidates on our social media pages as you may have seen. Learn the dangers of essay mills with the Skills Centre, use your cúpla focail for Seachtain na Gaeilge in the collaborative articles between the Irish and Music Editors, and learn what UCC wishes it had learnt in Sex Ed, in a collaborative article between UCC Sexpress and UCC Feminist Society.

Happy Reading