Opinion
Under pressure lecturers?
Despite recent articles by lecturers painting the picture of an unhappy workforce, lecturer Greg Foley argues most lecturers get on with it and love their jobs. Read more…
Year: 2013
DCU News
Drogheda student named DCU VIP Fresher
Drogheda student Nadine Faughey West was awarded the inaugural DCU VIP Fresher Award for 2013. Rebecca Marie O’Connor caught up with the 18-year-old who’s prize haul includes free accommodation and free entry to all DCUSU entertainment events. Read more…
DCU News
Further cases of TB confirmed in DCU
Three further cases of TB have been confirmed amongst DCU students, with some parents expressing concern over the lack of information being issue on screenings, as Finnian Curran reports. Read more…
News
Just 3% of students report unwanted sexual experiences
A recent survey conducted by the Union of Students in Ireland has found that just 3 per cent of Irish third-level students report unwanted sexual experiences, despite 16 per cent encountering them. The study surveyed over 2,750 students online earlier this year, as Suzanne Cooper reports. Read more…
DCU News
Freshers week: A social round-up
Freshers Week 2013 proved a hit with incoming and continuing DCU students, with Grammy Award-winning 90s star Coolio headlining the Freshers’ Ball and Neil Delamere returning to his old alma mater to create some comical mischief with a favourable audience. Sharron Lynskey reports. Read more…
DCU News
Employers recruit at Accounting, Finance and Law fair
More than 1,000 jobs were on offer at the recent DCU Careers Service Accounting, Finance and Law Fair, where students had the opportunity to meet with employers and recent university graduates now employed by the big firms. Read more…
DCU News
Students urged to get home safely after alleged sexual assault
Students are urged to get home safely after socialising at night, following an alleged sex attack on a student travelling alone back to DCU last week, as Ciara Moore and Ruth Marnell report. Read more…
DCU News
DCU based company launches new Fantasy Football app
A DCU-based start-up has recently launched a new Fantasy Football App to coincide with the start of the UK Premiership season. Darragh McGrath spoke to the brains behind the invention, Dr. Padraig Doolan. Read more…
Opinion
Class Rep Council – a broken system
A former class representative and member of the Electoral Committee argues that it’s time to change our ‘mini Dáil’ clique and open CRC up to all students. Read more…
Gaelic Football
Cooper reflects on “surreal” All-Ireland victory
DCU student Johnny Cooper reflects on his first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal with Dublin. Read more…
News
UCD students vote for a smoke-free campus
UCD students have voted in favour of making their campus a smoke-free zone, however their Students’ Union Equality and Welfare Officer is not sure whether the ban can be implemented. Trinity College are said to be considering a similar move, as Laura Colgan reports. Read more…
Opinion
Toxic Tuesday too toxic
Many still call for the return of the SU-run student nightclub night, Toxic Tuesday, but did the night live up to it’s name? Sean Cassidy argues it was time to call it a day. Read more…
News
Digital footprints could make students unemployable
Students could be making themselves unemployable, a social media expert has told the inaugural conference of the Education and Training Boards Ireland. Emily Bodkin warns students of the potential dangers and advises on how these can be avoided. Read more…
DCU News
President Higgins’ DCU speech sparks debate
President Michael D Higgins delivered an ‘Ethics for all’ lecture at DCU last month, in which he commented on the nature of Ireland’s education system and the need for social good to be at the core of political decision-making. His speech has sparked debate amongst those who feel he is crossing the lines out of a President’s brief. Read more…
Gaelic Football
DCU GAA Academy strikes sponsorship deal
A five-year sponsorship deal has been agreed between the DCU GAA Academy and Bank of Ireland. Read more…
Opinion
Why you should vote YES in the Seanad referendum
Lecturer of Politics at DCU’s School of Law and Government, Dr Eoin O’Malley argues for a ‘Yes’ vote in the forthcoming referendum proposing to abolish Seanad Éireann. He believes reform is worse needed in Dáil Éireann than in the Seanad, which he believes doesn’t justify it’s own existence. Read more…
Opinion
Why you should vote NO in the Seanad referendum
Head of the School of Law and Government Prof Gary Murphy is a member of Democracy Matters, the civil society group advocating for a NO vote in the forthcoming referendum, which proposees to abolish Seanad Éireann. He argues that a NO vote is in this case a vote to reform and modernise Ireland’s second house. Read more…
Video
National News
What about the Seanad?
With just one week to go until we decide whether or not to keep one of our Houses of the Oireachtas, The College View looks at what exactly it is the Seanad does. Read more…
News
President Higgins calls for broad education for young people
President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins calls for a broad view to education during speech in DCU Read more…
News
SU hosting reunion for former students
DCU to host student reunion night Read more…
DCU News
Points for DCU Business programmes rise in 2013 offers
CAO entry points for DCU Business School and STEM programmes have increased this year, with DCU’s highest points programme at 545 points. Read more…
News
College costs large factor in drop-out rates
One in twelve college students could drop out of third level education in Ireland due to the rising costs, according to a recent survey.
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Features
A guide to picking up a fine young Irish man
The definitive guide on how to pick up that fine young Irish chap you’ve been eyeing up (Or, how to do student satire properly). Read more…
National News
Student nurses to earn €2 less than minimum wage
Student nurses and midwives are to be paid less than minimum wage by the HSE as the government looks to abolish their pay altogether. Read more…