Month: April 2014
Outgoing sabbatical team discuss this year’s highlights
The outgoing sabbatical team tell us about their year in office. Sharron Lynskey and Elaine Carroll report. Read more…
Apathy strikes again as referendum declared void
Last week’s referendum on whether the SU would support the construction of a labyrinth on campus has been declared null and void. Finnian Curran reports. Read more…
HSE warns students about measles outbreak
The warning comes after fifteen cases of the measles were reported following an outbreak at NUI Galway. Read more…
Review: Pixies – Indie Cindy
Ryan Foynes takes a look at the alternative rock legends’s first album in 23 years. Read more…
NUIG hire debt collectors to recoup unpaid fees
NUI Galway are to join UCD and DCU in hiring debt collectors to retrieve unpaid student fees. Shane Houlihan reports. Read more…
Keeping it Casual – one big wind up?
Casual dating or serious relationships? Our opinion editor Christina Allen asks which one. Read more…
Flux Earworms
A look at the Flux editorial team’s tracks of the week Read more…
Mo Thaithí den Michaela Foundation
Ní thig liom na focail chuí a fháil chun cur síos a dhéanamh ar an chlaochlú ar mo shaol a bhuí leis an Michaela Foundation. Read more…
DCU Drama’s Cabaret proves a hit
DCU Drama Society impressed audiences with their production of Cabaret which took place over three nights in the Helix from April 22nd – 24th. Read more…
IT lecturers not convinced by move towards university status
Institute of Technology lectures have expressed their concerns over the move to technological university status. Lisa O’Donnell reports. Read more…
New scholarships for N.I students
Forty new scholarships have been awarded to Northern Irish students coming to DCU. Chaitanya Brady reports. Read more…
Over €2,000 raised in ESoc’s ‘Race to the Rebel County’
The Enterprise Society now hope to expand the event to a European destination next year following this year’s success. Read more…
Foreign Festival Overview
Odrán de Bhaldraithe takes a look at this summer’s more accessible foreign festivals. Read more…
Na Mílte Gael Ag Siúl Ar Son Na Gaeilge
Cuireadh tús leis an Lá Dearg nuair a dhear an eagraíocht Gael Force Art na focail “AN LÁ DEARG” ar an Sliabh Dubh. Read more…
Student’s Union hosts inaugural SU Awards ceremony
DCU Student’s Union hosted the inaugural SU Awards ceremony last night in The Hub. Leandro Pondoc reports. Read more…
Review: Calvary
Garrett Lavin reviews the second part of John Michael McDonagh’s “glorified suicide trilogy” Read more…
Clogher blames unforseen circumstances for Summer Ball ticket queue
Ticket sales for this year’s Summer Ball were hampered as some students queue for over four hours. John Casey, Sharron Lynskey and Finnian Curran report. Read more…
Flux: Editorial
Flux’s new editor welcomes you to its new era and opines on Noah’s controversial all-white cast. Read more…
Swim for Pádraig raises over €32,000
A charity fundraiser for Trinity College Dublin graduate Pádraig Scholar raised over €32,000. Eimear Ní Mhuircheartaigh reports. Read more…
University teachers concerned about DCU merger
The Irish Federation of University Teachers are disappointed about the lack of consultation with staff regarding the merge. Read more…
Campus.ie offer 25 per cent off home STI tests
The student website are set to offer discounted prices after recent research showed that two thirds of students have never had a sexual health screening. Read more…
DCU Student who witnessed racial abuse on bus says driver did not intervene
Jack Reardon, who received publicity after distributing a video of a racial attack on a Nigerian man, says the bus driver told him the situation was “not his problem”. Read more…
DCU’s RAW society aims to promote animal welfare
The Raising for Animal Welfare society is the first of its kind across Dublin colleges. Read more…
Third-level staff cuts equal to total of UCD workforce
The number of staff in Irish colleges has reduced by 12 per cent from 2008 to 2013. Read more…