An examination of Trinity's historic sexual repression to the present day.
After the legal case brought to the Residential Tenancy Board by former TCDSU President László Molnárfi was upheld on appeal, Trinity’s needlessly bureaucratic and fundamentally anti-fun overnight guest policy was finally amended.
Rejoice! – students can now sign in last-minute guests past midnight in College-run accommodation. Not only does this leave residents free to enjoy their one-night-stands in peace instead of having to un-sexily resign themselves to the childhood bedrooms of their alien lovers; this case leaves a legal precedent for students to fight back against overbearing accommodation providers. This is a victory for sexual freedom for students across the country, but the paternalistic rot that underpins it runs deep.
The battle for sexual freedom on campus has a long history. Ever since women were finally permitted to enter universities, sexual tensions – now no longer only experienced by the homosexually inclined – have been a reliable feature of academic life. Famous and sometimes complicated flings between intellectual giants like Arendt and Heidegger speak to the longstanding erotic passions of those who pursue their scholarly vocation.
The battle for sexual freedom on campus has a long history. Ever since women were finally permitted to enter universities, sexual tensions – now no longer only experienced by the homosexually inclined – have been a reliable feature of academic life. Famous and sometimes complicated flings between intellectual giants like Arendt and Heidegger speak to the longstanding erotic passions of those who pursue their scholarly vocation.
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