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National Vote on Fees

For the first time ever, Irish third level students will have a chance to take part in a national vote on how they would like third level education to be funded.

Following USI's annual Congress, the decision was taken to organise a nationwide student vote. The results for each college will then be taken to a special Congress at the end of May. The result of the vote at Congress will then decide USI's new policy on third level funding, giving the incoming USI President and his team a clear mandate.

Trinity students will have the chance to cast their vote online from midnight on the 13th of May.

Students will have the same options in the vote as they did in the local preferendum. They are as follows:

- Graduate tax.
- 100% exchequer funded.
- 100% upfront fees.
- Student contribution
- Student loan scheme.
- None of the above.

Go to www.usivote.com for info on the options and details on the vote.

Follow #usifeesvote on Twitter for discussion on the vote and keep an eye on The University…

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Ryan Bartlett

Ryan's job is to coordinate the work of the SU on a day-to-day basis, including acting as the first spokesperson for the SU, maintaining and improving SU services, coordinating campaigns and ensuring that students have a voice at every level of college decision-making.

Call Ryan on 085 275 84 38 or

Education Officer

Rachel Barry

Rachel's job is to defend and help to improve the quality of your education in College and to help you with anything academic related, whether your an undergrad or postgrad student. You can find advice on the Education website or drop into her office in House Six.

Call Rachel on 085 772 36 76 or

Welfare Officer

Louisa Miller

Louisa is here if you ever need to talk or just want someone to listen. If you're finding things difficult, can't settle in or have a personal problem that you don't feel confident talking to someone you know about, then you can drop into her office in House Six. You can also find advice on the Welfare website.

Call Louisa on 085 113 65 15 or

Communications Officer

Ronan Costello

Ronan is tasked with making sure that you are fully informed of all that the SU is doing on your behalf, through use of various media including weekly emails, posters across campus, class addresses, online videos, this website, Facebook and Twitter.

He is also the editor of the University Times.

Call Ronan on 085 116 42 63 or

Ents Officer

Chris O'Connor

Chris's sole purpose as Ents Officer is to make sure you are enjoying your time in College, providing you with top quality entertainment throughout the whole year. He also helps class reps organise class parties, assists in the planning of the famous Trinity Ball and coordinates all of the events in RAG week.

Call Chris on 087 932 65 53 or

House Six

The five union officers work out of House Six in front square, which is also home to the union's front office, the bookshop, one of the SU's shops.

You can also find the Graduate Students' Union, Trinity Publications and a number of societies in House Six.

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What can we do for you?

Trinity Ents is the branch of the Students' Union that makes sure you're enjoying college, making plenty of friends and going on lots of fun nights out. Ents runs club nights, live music and comedy gigs, large acts and much more. There are plenty of regular weekly nights both on and off campus.

The University Times is an editorially independent newspaper produced with the support of the Students' Union. It comes out every three weeks during term, but the website is updated regularly with news and staff blogs.

Grinds Service This service exists to help students struggling with their courses and facilitates them in finding a tutor. Students can find tutors to help with your studies, at any level, or advertise to give grinds to students in Dublin's secondary schools or in Trinity College.

Accommodation Advisory Service The Accommodation Advisory Service helps students find accommodation by providing them with advice and access to house-hunting resources. During August and September a fully staffed service is run from the Students' Union office in House Six.

Bookshop The Students' Union Bookshop is located on the first floor of House Six. It is open between 9:30am and 5:30pm during term. The bookshop buys and sells second-hand course book, with book buying taking place after the end of exams in early June.

Jobs Mailing List The Students' Union maintains a mailing list of students looking for jobs. Emails are sent out to this list a few times a week, depending on the rate at which available positions are coming in. The jobs listed in these emails are suitable for students to be employed in.