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Letter from the Editors
Letter from the Editors
This year's magazine has been a challenge.
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We have emerged from a pandemic. Our editorial team have been writing, editing and wrestling Adobe InDesign since August, and we are so proud to bring this issue from our fevered brains to your hands. Luxuriate in its spectacle. Cut it up and make a collage. Eat it for fibre.
The Holy Trinity College of Queen Elizabeth's Massive Hole is extremely fortunate to have a diverse student publishing scene. Publications include Icarus’ poetry, the Evergreen environmental magazine and our two student newspapers, meaning that there’s an opportunity to have a thriving and healthy media landscape on campus.
Regrettably, this hasn’t been the case in previous years. With allegations of transphobia, accounts of leaking confidential sources, and cases of overworking staff writers, Trinity’s editorial staff needs to do better.
More broadly speaking there is a problem with mass media - culture wars are attempting to divide the struggling majority while billionaires get richer, ecosystems collapse, and civil rights are revoked. We’re overwhelmed by “content”, with global news and misinformation flitting across screens quicker than it takes a woman to become irrevocably demonised. Facebook, Instagram, and Google destabilise entire governments, ruin economies and commit data breaches while claiming to serve our interests. Just Google it!
We want to thank our staff and readers for trusting us with their minds and their news. As a magazine we are open to critique and constructive dialogue. We aim to present a diverse range of writers, including but not limited to: BIPOC, working-class, Irish language, transgender and disabled voices. Together we hope to make a difference to campus culture and to the wider community in Dublin. Without you — our readers, our dedicated and our talented staff we would not have this incredible opportunity to showcase student’s original creative writing and artwork.
