News Features
Could Europe be smoke free?
With the EU cracking down on cigarette advertising and more countries introducing smoking bans, could cigarettes be a thing of the past? Read more…
Year: 2013
Film
REVIEW: Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Bryan Grogan on the fourth segment of the Jackass film series, has Johnny lost his touch? Read more…
Features
Why student nurses are on less than minimum wage
Student nurses are one of the worst hit by the recession, and those out of college won’t even be earning minimum wage. The College View investigates. Read more…
The Hype
VCC REVIEW
While sitting in the middle of a cosily crowded room and sipping on the popular White Lion, I found myself surprised by the attention to detail in this place. Read more…
Opinion
Is your future worth the gamble?
Gambling plays a huge part in communities with betting establishments and advertising everywhere. But what are the downsides and is gambling worth the risk? Read more…
Film
Marvel: The Audience Returns
Martina Brophy looks at why the audience for the superhero genre keeps on coming back. Read more…
FluxFeat
Aisling’s Special Favourites
A few of Aisling Kett’s favourite things this fortnight. Read more…
Articles
#Fitspiration, time to tone it down
It’s imperative to be fit and healthy, but has the rise of social media’s glorification of #fitspiration taken things to far? Suzanne Cooper investigates. Read more…
Style
stylefix #2
Shannon O’Sullivan is back with your fortnightly Flux stylefix. This issue, the Powerscourt Centre, baseball jerseys and a new line for H & M. Read more…
Laughing Through Life
DCU? Are you actually kidding me?
Oh. My God. One of our southsoide comrades who was marooned in DCU tells all of their harrowing experience. Read more…
Hurling
Senior hurlers narrowly lose out to UCD
DCU’s Fitzgibbon hurling team were unlucky not to get anything out of their recent contest against UCD. Read more…
Other Sports
Rob Egan boxes his way to Leinster gold for DCU
Chairperson of the DCU Boxing Club, Robert Egan recently won gold at Leinster Championships. Read more…
Athletics
DCU leading the race in Irish athletics
Director of DCU Athletics Academy, Enda Fitzpatrick talks about how the athletics programme in DCU is the best in the country and should act as a template for other colleges. Read more…
Gaelic Football
Byrne hits back at International Rules critics
Former DCU footballer Ciaran Byrne hits back at the criticism being given to the International Rules series. Read more…
Gaelic Football
Opening fresher football match ends in a draw
DCU’s fresher football team finally got their season off to a start with a draw away to UCD. Read more…
Gaelic Football
DCU come out on top in seven-goal thriller
DCU’s senior football team overcame Trinity College in their second game of the season in St Clare’s. Read more…
Rugby
Senior rugby team kick year off with victory
The DCU senior rugby team opened up their league campaign with a victory away to NUI Maynooth. Read more…
Other Sports
Top 10 finish in Yachting World Cup for DCU students
Two DCU students we part of the Dublin Universities team that finished in ninth place in the recent Student Yachting World Cup. Read more…
Gaelic Football
DCU Aussie Rules Club help make European history
DCU Aussie Rules club recently competed in the inaugural Fitzpatrick Cup; Europe’s first ever intervarsity Australian Rules competition. Read more…
Opinion
Critical thinking too often undersold
Critical thinking is too often undersold, but what relevance does critical thinking really hold in life after secondary school? Read more…
News Features
8×8 Film Festival comes to DCU
The 8×8 Film Festival came to DCU last week, featuring documentaries on subjects such as living on a dollar a day. Read more…
National News
SU introduce new transport initiatives as students hit by further fare hikes
DCU’s SU have introduced a number of initiatives to help those that commute to campus, who have been hit with another hike in fares across all public transport outlets, as Sarah Curran reports. Read more…
DCU News
Academics push to end economic approach to education
The ‘Defend the University’ campaign held a forum at DCU recently, calling on the government to back-track before the Irish university system becomes tied to economic or political interests, as Darragh McGrath reports. Read more…
DCU News
Half of SU budget will be spent on loss-making entertainment events
DCU’s SU President has defended the planned spending of fifty per cent of the Students’ Union budget for this academic year on loss-making entertainment events, as Sarah Bermingham reports. Read more…
University News
Lenihan resumes post as Trinity referendum defeated
Tom Lenihan has resumed his post after a referendum proposing his impeachment was defeated, as Karla Chubb reports. Read more…