Opinion
What’s the real meaning of Valentine’s Day?
Shouldn’t we be appreciating these people in our lives every day of the year and not just the one specific day just because we can write it in a pretty card and buy some flowers? Read more…
Month: February 2018
Lifestyle
Drag queen Bonnie Ann Clyde talks to DCU
Former communications student, Bonnie Ann Clyde, who now performs at The George as a Drag Queen spoke to DCU students last week. Read more…
Opinion
Paedophile hunters; unprofessionals or unsung heroes?
For as long as the internet and chat rooms have existed, so have predators who have utilised it to get access to children and while the concept of vigilante predator hunters seem to be a fairly new phenomenon it can be traced back from as far as the early 2000’s. Read more…
Football
‘I can’t ask any more of the players’ – Declan Roche commends squad commitment after Collingwood Cup semi-final exit
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU Soccer manager Declan Roche was full of praise for his players after falling to eventual winners UCD in the Collingwood Cup semi-finals.
GAA
DCU finish Fitzgibbon quarter-final in style after late Mary I resurgence
DCU Dóchas Éireann 0-20 Mary Immaculate College 2-12 Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-final DCU fired off two late points in stoppage time to see off the challenge of last years’ Fitzgibbon Cup champions Mary Immaculate College in Read more…
Features
Permission required – sexual harassment needs to stop
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the wake of claims of sexual harassment in Cambridge university, a number of Irish students have come forward with stories of sexual assault and harassment, experienced in Irish universities.
Features
Grooming – the dark channels of cyber deviancy
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]rooming is the common term used to explain how a sexual predator draws a child into their trust, with the core objective; to meet the child in the real world to commit sexual abuse.
News Features
The future of Europe will need a united front
[dropcap]On[/dropcap] the 23rd of June 2016, there was a seismic change that reverberated throughout the continent of Europe. Social media was flooded with responses of shock and, in some cases, outrage at the results of Read more…
Features
Re-opening the old wounds of the Kerry Babies scandal
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen ‘Official Ireland’ was a land of saints and scholars where contraception and divorce were illegal, the Kerry Babies scandal shook the nation. Joanna Hayes found herself at the eye of the hurricane that was Read more…
Features
Meet the athletes making a racket on the court
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]very Monday evening from outside the National Tennis Centre in DCU, you can hear shouts of encouragement, instructions being called, the clash of rackets and a strange jingling noise. For many of the players on the Read more…
Features
Food tech and the search for disease cures: how one company is unlocking food’s hidden potential
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]e are what we eat. Or so goes the popular adage. In no other circumstance is this more evident than in our drastic rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Food
Grub Guide: The Tram Café
With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, everyone is searching for the perfect date spot that they’ve never been before and will really impress that special someone. Ellen Fitzpatrick gives us the low down on The Tram Café in Dublin’s city centre. Read more…
Features
Protestors are demanding that Ireland transitions with the times
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]reland has blazed a trail when it comes to the advancement of LGBT+ rights. The referendum passed in 2015 marked Ireland as the first country to legalise same-sex marriage by popular vote.
University News
Student challenges highlighted in report
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Minister for Higher Education has published a survey involving 20,000 students about their experience in college.
DCU News
2018 to be ‘Year of the Irish Language’
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his year will be the Year of the Irish Language, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced in December 2017.
Articles
Beating the Christmas binge
The reality is that ‘new year new me’ is much easier said than done. The aftermath of excessive alcohol, greasy food and too many selection boxes can come back to smack us right in the face (or double chins). Rachael Martin shares her top tips for kickstarting a healthy lifestyle. Read more…
Lifestyle
Porn for women
Deputy Lifestyle Editor Adam Daly spoke with PHD student Caroline West about her research into the discourse between feminism and porn Read more…
National News
UCC to give refugees full scholarships
[dropcap]University[/dropcap] College Cork has been granted the status of “University of Sanctuary” and will provide seven asylum seekers and refugees with full scholarships from September.
University News
Sinn Féin MEP criticises government for treatment of students
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] Sinn Fein MEP has slammed the Government for treating students like commodities and called for a scale-back to third-level funding cuts.
Football
“Everything is on in this tournament” – Declan Roche
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU soccer manager Declan Roche is targeting a first Collingwood Cup victory for the university in the upcoming showpiece tournament.
Lifestyle
Life through rose tinted filters
Instagram aesthetics have been around for a while now, but in recent years they’ve become almost vital to the success or brands and bloggers worldwide. Rachel Farrell explores the reasoning behind a perfectly curated social media feed. Read more…
Football
DCU to host Harding Cup for first time
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU are set to host the 2018 Rustlers Irish Universities Football Union Harding Cup for the first time in the college’s history.
University News
Impeached former UCDSU president recieves pro-life award
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]mpeached UCD SU president Katie Ascough received a pro-life award from a UK anti-abortion group in January.
Lifestyle
A minute for Milan
Milan, the metroplis of Northern Italy is often overlooked as a travel destination, but the fashion capital, rich in culture has so much to offer, even on a budget. Read more…
Lifestyle
Hollywood say TimesUp in style
As award season continues in Hollywood, the stars have used fashion to make their biggest statement yet, to stand in solidarity with the TimesUp movement. Read more…