Author: CV Features
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‘Home sweet home’ is not the case for all students
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Since the decision to close all institutes of education came into effect last month, many students have had to…
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Direct Provision is causing “untold psychological harm” says open letter to the Taoiseach
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Direct Provision is barely meeting the basic psychological needs of asylum seekers and needs to be replaced with…
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Robo Riots hold its first heavyweight combat robot sports event in Dublin
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‘Robo Riots’ held its first ‘full-length heavyweight combat robot sports’ event in Dublin from November 15 to 16.
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DCU lacks supports for student parents
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Student parents in DCU struggle to find time to study, integrate with their peers, and support their families…
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The protesters against direct provision
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For a country that uses the slogan of “100,000 welcomes” to visitors, recent events of arson and protests…
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How Ireland’s sex education system has failed us
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At age 15, Jack Cooley sat in a transition year sex education workshop and felt like a sexual…
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The movement to ban bloodsports
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Bloodsports have remained a topic of debate in and out of government buildings, however, the movement to ban…
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Fast fashion is so last season
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The fashion industry is one so massive, that the extent of its effects are difficult to comprehend. Especially…
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The growing impact of Sober October
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Sober October originally started as a fundraising opportunity, but its main purpose has now grown to mean much…
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Likes, comments and hatred
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“She was wearing a thong with a lace front.” Throughout history, choice of clothing has been wrongfully mistaken…
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DCU’s favourite shopkeeper
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An observant student wandering around the DCU campus on a chilly winter morning may notice a handful of…
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The forgotten Florence Nightingales of our generation
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A profession that is composed of the brightest elements of humanity is subjected to the toughest challenges. Student…
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Explainer: why does DCU hold its exams after Christmas?
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The semester one exam period in DCU is coming up. The two week period starts on the January…
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Risky business: sex sells
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I feel more afraid walking down dark streets in Dublin late at night than I do in my…
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Storm in a teacup
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The effects of climate change can be clearly seen, the most evident effect can be seen in the…
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Those winter blues
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University life, with all it’s merits, will statistically spike the vast majority of our anxiety levels at some…
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All work and no play
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When you picture a ‘student lifestyle’, the appeal of nights out, student accommodation and freedom springs to mind,…
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Girls just wanna have fun(damental workplace rights)
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In order to combat this issue, a ‘Gender Action Plan’ for Higher Level Education institutes in Ireland has…
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Nappies, lullabies and lecture notes
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The image of the typical student is associated with heavy books, overdue assignments, spontaneous nights out and little…
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DCU paves the future in artificial intelligence
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is a phrase that has been around over 50 years but only now is it…
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Bless me Father, for I have sinned
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On October 26th, Irish citizens voted to remove blasphemy from article 40 of the Constitution. This means that…
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The return of the white Celtic Tiger
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The use of party drugs is as rampant as it was during the boom years.
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From a warzone to a classroom
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Direct privision not only dominates headlines, but divides public opinion.