Student Life
Would you like a job with that?
Is it possible to have a part time job in college, or is it all work and no play? Read more…
Year: 2013
Film
REVIEW: Captain Phillips
Suzanne Cooper on Tom Hanks as Captain Richard Phillips and the hijacking by Somali pirates of his cargo ship in 2009, is it a biopic done right? Read more…
Opinion
We need to embrace mechanisms of democracy available to us
Opinions Editor Sean Cassidy on the need to embrace the empowerment of students and class reps and start informing them about what occurs in their student organisations. Read more…
DCU News
Movember raising awareness of men’s health amongst DCU community
The Movember campaign, which sees males grow moustaches for November, is raising awareness amongst members of the DCU community who may not otherwise think about their health. Megan Roantree reports. Read more…
DCU News
Students threatened with late fines despite paying fees
A number of students recently received emails from the fees office over not paying their registration fee, despite the students being up-to-date with the payments. Read more…
DCU News
DCU partner with Special Olympics for new research project
DCU have partnered with Special Olympics Ireland for a new research project aimed at increasing knowledge about the health and welfare of people with intellectual disabilities, as Darragh McGrath reports. Read more…
DCU News
Students weren’t intentionally excluded from Convention forum – MacCraith
Few students attended the fourth public meeting of the Constitutional Convention held on campus last week, as staff omitted to notify students it was being held, as Sarah Bermingham reports. Read more…
News
UCD forum thinks big on Ireland’s 21st Century challenges
UCD undergraduate students organised a recent forum which saw area experts give their views on some of the biggest challenges facing the world in the 21st century, as Jordan Kavanagh reports. Read more…
Opinion
In support of liberal Israel
Lecturer Mark Humphrys on why he supports Israel because it is a liberal state, and its enemies are not. Read more…
Opinion
Need to deconstruct the walls of stigma around mental health
Chairperson of DCU’s LGBTA Society, Declan Faulkner on how we can deconstruct the walls of stigma around mental health. Read more…
DCU News
Film festival to return with powerful documentary screening
The 8×8 Documentary Film Festival, run by educational development charity SUAS, will return to DCU in December with a screening of a powerful documentary about a photojournalist killed while working in Libya, as Rachel McLaughlin reports. Read more…
Opinion
It takes a community to tackle mental health
Students’ Union Welfare officer, Lorna Finnegan on how It takes a community that is willing to listen and provide small gestures of care, attention and support to tackle mental health issues. Read more…
National News
SUs strike back at controversial facebook profiles
Students’ Unions in several third-level institutes are calling upon Facebook to remove controversial profiles which are feared to be impacting on students mental health, as Mark Hogan reports. Read more…
News
More Irish students choosing to study in US
The number of Irish students travelling to the US to study has risen significantly, as more scholarships are made available and students look to add to their CVs, as Laura Colgan reports. Read more…
DCU News
ISS respond to complaints about IT services
ISS responds to complaints about IT services in DCU this year, saying cuts are having an impact on the department. Read more…
Opinion
Clogher must fight for student fees position
Free-fees may be an ‘idealistic vote’ to Aaron Clogher, but can fee-charging countries and universities justify their rates, asks Odrán de Bhaldraithe. Read more…
DCU News
Students keen to assist medical brigade to Ghana
Students are keen to assist on DCU Global Brigade’s medical brigade to Ghana next year, where they will participate in workshops and consultations with local people. Shane Houlihan reports. Read more…
DCU News
Financial position of the DCU health centre became unsustainable
Director of Student Support and Development, Dr Claire Bohan has defended the increase in the charge to see the on-campus doctor saying it is in-line with other Irish universities, despite most Irish universities having no charge. Read more…
DCU News
Furlong family awarded posthumous degree for daughter
The family of murdered DCU student Nicola Furlong were awarded her posthumous degree at the recent 2013 graduation ceremony. Read more…
DCU News
DCU awards honorary doctorates to three sporting greats
Brian O’Driscoll, Sean Kelly and Katie Taylor were all awarded honorary Doctorates of Philosophy at a ceremony in The Helix this morning. Read more…
DCU News
Brian O’Driscoll “humbled” to receive DCU honorary doctorate
Eoin Lúc Ó Ceallaigh reports as the as the most capped Irish rugby player and the most decorated Irish cyclist receive their awards. Read more…
GAA
Senior footballers lose out to DIT in poor contest
DCU’s senior football team lost out to DIT at a rainy St Clare’s last week in what was their first defeat of the season. Read more…
GAA
DCU freshers overcome Queen’s in hotly contested battle
DCU’s fresher football team recorded another victory as they overcame Queen’s University on Monday night. Read more…
Articles
As it happened: DCU hosts fourth public meeting of Constitutional Convention
Hi and you’re very welcome to The College View’s liveblog of the fourth public meeting of the Constitutional Convention. Finnian Curran, Eimear Phelan and Sarah Bermingham here to give you a blow-by-blow account of the Read more…
DCU News
Sporting great set to receive honorary doctorates
Three sporting greats are set to be honoured by DCU soon when they are conferred with honorary doctorates by the university, as Ian Coyne reports. Read more…