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Editorial
By Ceile Varley I ended up the Larkfield Party on September 18. I went for free food, music and most importantly to hustle first years into writing for the College View. After a while I Read more…
Month: September 2011
The Hype
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition
‘Expected wait time: 2 and a half hours’. That’s longer than your average blockbuster or, as a friend of mine likes to put it, the same as five episodes of Home and Away played back Read more…
The Hype
Blah blah blah
This summer I turned 20, which was pretty devastating to me. Dropping the ‘teen’ at the end of my age signalled something that I had feared since I was a child. I was growing up. Read more…
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DCUSU pitted against working mums in new gameshow
By Ceile Varley Members of DCU’s student union are to appear on an episode of new Irish gameshow, ‘Who Knows Ireland Best.’ The episode is set to air in early November and will show the Read more…
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Second anniversary of tragic death
By Brendan White The second anniversary of the death of boxer Darren Sutherland passed by with little attention just two weeks ago but his success will never be forgotten. Born on the 18th of April Read more…
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‘Stigma’ attached to enjoying maths
By Lauren Kelly A DCU Professor suggests that a possible reason behind the current ‘Maths crisis’ is the stigma attached to students who enjoy Maths. Speaking to The College View, Head of DCU’s School of Read more…
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“Never share your password” – ISS after fake mail
By Paddy McGeoghegan The Information Systems and Services (ISS) has not disclosed any further information to the College View on their investigations into a fake email, that was sent to a number of students in Read more…
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“I was just delighted to accept the honour” – New DCU Chancellor McAleese
By Conor MacNally Students should be open to the idea of change and should seek out opportunities in areas outside those in which they are studying to overcome the economic challenges currently facing them, according Read more…
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Hard times ahead for students with only four lenders offering loans
By Jenny Darmody Only four mainstream lenders are offering loans to cash-strapped students. A recent survey in the Irish Independent revealed that only AIB, Bank of Ireland, Ulster Bank and Credit Unions offer loans to Read more…
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Well-known DCU graduate dies
By Sorcha Jowitt On August 23 DCU learned of the death of former student Kate Fitzgerald. Kate graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations and was well known in the Read more…
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Mature students begin DCU life
By Paul Brady Ninety new mature students began their university life in DCU this year. The number of mature students is down compared to last year with DCU having made 160 offers to people who Read more…
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New report recommends lottery system for awarding college places
By Sorcha Jowitt The Hyland report, released earlier this month, has recommended a CAO lottery for college places. Former UCD vice-president Professor Aine Hyland also said that the Leaving Certificate no longer examines what it Read more…
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Calvin Harris rocks the Helix in year’s first ball
By Michelle Storey What better way for DCU to kick off another academic year than with a party, and a bloody good one at that. DCU students flocked to campus last Wednesday night, eager to see DJing legend Calvin Read more…
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Higher intake will not mean cuts in Access scholarship
By Ciara Moore First year students entering DCU through the HEAR scheme will not have their Access scholarship grant cut despite a large rise in the intake of students to the programme this year. A Read more…
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New social site offers students deals, discounts
By Aoife Reilly A new website set up by DCUSU is offering discounts to students and promoting entertainment and events around the DCU campus. Greatcraic.ie is a commercially driven website providing DCU students with a Read more…
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Helix financial future bleak
By Steve Conlon The Helix, the arts and performance centre of DCU, continues to struggle financially according to a confidential document seen by the College View. In a report to the DCU Executive Committee in Read more…
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Brian MacCraith One Year On
By Aishling Phelan Aishling Phelan speaks to the President of DCU, Brian MacCraith about future tuition fees, how the recession has impacted on learning and how having a good degree is no longer enough in Read more…
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Dublin College in talks to save Limerick Business school
By Sam Griffin A private Limerick business school, which had recently been forced to shut down, may now reopen with a Dublin college expressing interest in purchasing it. Management at HSI Limerick Business School informed Read more…
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Eccentric Trinity lecturer and historian passes away at age of 97
By Adam Higgins Trinity College Dublin (TCD) lost one of its leading history minds on August 28 as R.B McDowell passed away aged 97. Robert Brendan McDowell was the country’s leading historian on Irish modern Read more…
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NUIG students to participate in country’s first ‘SlutWalk’
By Caitriona Hughes The ‘SlutWalk’ will grace Irish pavements for the first time this year after Galway students decided to embrace this global movement. The walk, a demonstration for women’s rights, began in Toronto earlier Read more…
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New UCD science building opened
By Frances Mulraney Taoiseach Enda Kenny officially opened the new UCD Centre for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery on Friday 9th September. The new centre is the first phase of the UCD Science Centre. Upon Read more…
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Tripoli university to finally open doors
By Frances Mulraney Libyan students in the country’s main university are preparing for a new term free from the rule of Colonel Gaddafi. Tripoli University will open its doors to start an academic year having Read more…
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Pay for education sector employees 56% above the national average
By Roisin Treacy Education employees are in the highest-paid sector in the country according to The National Employment Survey, released earlier this month. The National Employment Survey for 2008 and 2009 found that those working Read more…
Features
All your student questions answered
By Claire Corrigan Starting college is a very exciting time for the average 18 year old. Moving into a new house, making new friends and finally experiencing all the freedom they ever dreamt of. However, Read more…
Features
Life’s too short to frown, so smile
By Chloe O’Sullivan These are the best days of our lives, or so the old saying goes. College is a new beginning. It is a time of transitions – our first time leaving home, our Read more…