‘An absolute embarrassment’: Students slam Trinity's move to axe 'freshman' title

“I fear that this may make the College look ridiculous. Are we to have a ‘Fresh Week' in 2018/19?”

By Gordon Deegan

The move by Trinity College Dublin (TCD) to axe the title ‘freshman’ has been described by students as ‘absolutely ridiculous’, ‘an April Fool’s joke’, ‘an absolute embarrassment’, ‘complete nonsense’ and a ‘slap in the face for feminism’.