EDITOR’S FOREWORD

A1967 article in Trinity News opined that Misc. (then T.C.D Miscellany) had, almost 73 years after its founding, “moved too far away from Trinity. However interesting and clever may be an article on Telefis Éireann or a six part serial on rural Ireland one could read it in any Irish paper. It would perhaps benefit from a more introverted approach.” Although Misc. was “undoubtedly a very well written magazine”, it was “sadly losing sight of its original aims”, said the writer. Another 56 years on, Misc. had appeared to have fallen into the same dilemma. Competing with ever more numerous and more frequent student publications on campus, Misc. carved for itself a niche which has ironically been more vague than any of the rival publications than which it is many decades older. This I have sought to rectify in this edition.

The very first edition of Misc., in 1895, set out to rectify the fact that Trinity was “without a publication reflecting the opinions of its students”, and this it has continued to do. This issue takes what Misc. has been best at in recent years – insightful commentary, analysis, and research – and grounded it firmly in the social and cultural context of Trinity campus and its studentpopulated surroundings. The topics covered in this issue range from student politics and culture, to the economic and social pressures facing students on a daily basis. It is no doubt influenced by my own simultaneous role as News Editor of Trinity News, and perhaps is too much defined by the perspective of someone who spends too much time in House 6. For this I can only apologise. This being a magazine which aims to reflect the opinions of the student body, I strongly encourage readers read the following pages with an open mind and critical eye, and we encourage you to share your thoughts with us.

David Wolfe Editor-in-Chief, Misc. Magazine

11 April 2023