Opinion
Should DCU follow suit and become a smoke free campus like UL or is this unfair?
After the introduction of a smoke free campus in UL, Emily Sheehan whether or not there is a need for one in DCU Read more…
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Opinion
Should employers be allowed access to your social media pages and use them as grounds for hiring and firing?
Amy Rohu discusses why employers shouldn’t use your social medias as grounds for hiring and firing Read more…
Features
The Evolution of The Zelda Franchise
The 19th addition to The Legend of Zelda franchise made its way to our grubby paws in March of this year and received impressively positive reviews across the board. The latest adventure took a daring Read more…
Books
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
Milk and Honey is a stunning poetry book written by Rupi Kaur, a Canadian writer of Indian descent. In the beginning, she posted her work on Instagram along with simple drawings which are a key Read more…
Music
Picture This
After much anticipation the Kildare pop duo Picture This (Ryan Hennessy and Jimmy Rainsford) released their self-titled debut album. Irish music fans and critics have been waiting for Picture This to release an actual album Read more…
Features
One to watch: Carrie Hope Fletcher
These days, recognition for people that are not featured on a television show or do not have an extensive list of top ten hits is scarce. That is not to say that television stars and Read more…
Television
Game of Thrones Season 7
September has arrived, marking the near end of another Summer and thus the end of Winter for Game of Thrones fans. The fantasy phenomenon came crashing onto screens yet again this year with what was Read more…
FluxFeat
Summer’17 festival roundup
Electric Picnic in Stradbally Co. Laois was yet again another success with a wide variety of acts taking to the many stages across the weekend. The festival had something for every music fan, including Chaka Read more…
Television
The Ricklantis Mixup
Season 3 Episode 7 of Rick and Morty was a true surprise from beginning to end. It began as normal with Rick and Morty about to head off on a classic zany adventure that would Read more…
Music
As You Were, Liam
While these past few months have begrudgingly seen the returns of artists such as Taylor Swift to our sound systems, no musical return this year has been anticipated as much as that of ex Oasis Read more…
Film
Review: IT
It is uncommon that a horror movie lives up to the hype that surrounds it and can provide something more than a few jump scares and a story you won’t remember the next morning. The Read more…
Health
7 hours and fifteen days
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ental health is, for the most part, a taboo subject and many seem to push it aside and decide to avoid the conversation. Until it’s too late. It isn’t until something drastic occurs that people decide Read more…
Articles
X and the giant Apple
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f man and machine lived harmoniously in perfect co-existence, Apple would be its all-nurturing Biblical force – assuming the role of guardian over the bliss artificial utopia. An A11 bionic chip, True Tone display and Read more…
News Features
I am not to blame
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ape. It’s a tiny word that contains so much emotion, violence, destruction and devastation. It means, by it’s dictionary definition; to plunder, to strip bare of resources, to sexually assault. There is no question of Read more…
Student Life
Feeding the fire
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s long as there are studies, there will be conflicting advice. A glass of wine is good for you as is a chocolate bar, however, don’t eat them on a day of the week with Read more…
Features
A quirky guide to Dublin
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ometimes it’s the things we take for granted which surprise us the most, and our fair city of Dublin is no exception. For many students attending DCU, this is their first time to live away from home. Read more…
Film
Review: 13 Reasons Why
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hese days high school drama shows are not hard to find, but they are hard to like. They are usually the same old over-romanticised, over-materialised, over the top crap. However, 13 Reasons Why is different. Read more…
Flux
DCU Drama’s ‘The Breakfast Club’
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the wake of DCU Drama winning Best Society, the society’s fifth and final show of the academic year had a big reputation to live up to. It did not disappoint. The second contemporary play Read more…
Film
Review: Between Land and Sea
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]oaring waves crash against the ragged cliffs. Seagulls sail on wild Atlantic gusts. Tiny black specks paddle across the white foam on their surf boards, only to be heaved over the lip of a towering Read more…
Opinion
Is rural Ireland being discriminated against due to the continued Bus Éireann strikes?
With over two weeks of no Bus Eireann services around the country, rural Ireland has been forgotten about. Read more…
Opinion
Have the recent terror attacks in Europe created a fear of travelling or is there now more of a hunger to travel?
Recent terror attacks around Europe have left citizens weary of major cities however is it this fear and weariness that also attracts many people to travel to them? Read more…
Opinion
Mind the Gap – How to Converse with Intolerance
In a time when there’s so much hatred and injustice in the world, we have to put an end to division and try to understand one another. Read more…
Opinion
Is lifting the ban on the sale of alcohol on Good Friday by the government a direct effort to move away from our Catholic heritage?
With the government’s proposal to abolish the Good Friday alcohol ban in 2018, Niamh Dunne takes a look at whether it’s a direct move away from our Catholic heritage. Read more…
Music
Review: The Chainsmokers – Memories…Do not open
‘Closer’ dominated airwaves all over the world last summer, ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ won a Grammy this year for Best Dance Recording and ‘Something Just Like This’ racked up enough sales and downloads to stop Read more…
Features
The Art of Henna
Skin is no longer just skin; it is a canvas waiting to be covered by artists and to be appreciated by art enthusiasts. The art of decorating the body has been around for centuries and Read more…