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Strictly Come DCU contestants pop and jive for charity
DCU Dance hosted a jam-packed week of events to get the whole college jiving and Irish dancing last week. Read more…
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Naked strippers overshadow DCU’s ‘most successful’ charity event
DCU and NUI Maynooth have been hit with controversy over fake stag and hen parties. Read more…
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Server problems affecting School of Communications ‘devastating’
Staff in the School of Communications are frustrated with server problems that are hindering students’ work. Read more…
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Graduate starting salaries at all-time low
Final year students consider their options as starting salaries fall to lowest rate in ten years. Read more…
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As it happened: Class Rep Council 7 abandoned due to lack of numbers
Class Rep Council 7 abandoned due to lack of numbers Read more…
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Mock wedding sees DCU SU meet charity goal
DCU SU raised over €7,000 for charity when Welfare Officer Lorna Finnegan took NUI Maynooth’s Mal Callan’s hand in marriage. Read more…
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Student nurses to protest over wages and working conditions
Figures released by the Lancet report and low wages for graduate nurses prompt student protests. Read more…
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New amenities on campus if student centre secures “yes” vote
A variety of new amenities will be made available in DCU if proposed student centre gets go-ahead. Read more…
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RAG Society to remain prominent despite re-branding
DCU’s Raise and Give Society will continue to participate in college charity events despite the re-branding of the notorious RAG Week. Read more…
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RAG-ons Den sees social projects receive cash boost
A recent RAG society event saw students pitch social enterprise ideas to a panel of social entrepreneurs in a bid for financial support. Hannah Moran reports. Read more…
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DCU to host President Higgins-led ethics symposium
DCU is to host an international ethics symposium this May as part of President Higgins new ethics initiative. Read more…
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University alumni inspire students at Careers Week talk
Students heard from successful graduates on how best to land their dream careers at a recent Careers Week talk at DCU. Read more…
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Trinity Forum hosts lively debate on future of third-level sector
Leading economists and academics addressed students on the future of Ireland’s third-level sector at the recent Trinity Economic Forum. Read more…
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Students use talents to support relief charity
DCU students are being called upon to use their talents in a new contest to support the UNICEF ‘zero target’ campaign. Read more…
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Societies see membership increase on last semester
Higher numbers joining DCU’s political societies enables students to help local election candidates. Read more…
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DCU team dance their way to success
Many DCU societies held recent intervarsities, with DCU reaching the Badminton finals and taking home a first prize for dance. Jennifer Purdy reports. Read more…
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DCU Academics support pledge for Palestine
Nine DCU academics have signed a pledge supporting an Israel boycott until the rights of Palestinians are respected. Read more…
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Apathy tops the poll as USI referendum passed
Student representatives were dismayed by poor turnout for DCU’s first online referendum. Read more…
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Talk to Joe: RTE’s Joe Duffy speaks to JournoSoc
Liveline presenter Joe Duffy spoke to DCU students about his career. Rachel McLaughlin reports. Read more…
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USI Win By Just One Vote
Reactions to the results of the USI referendum from USI President Joe O’ Connor and DCU Returning Officer Jack Butterly. Read more…
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USI Hustings 2014: Money, representation and unification
A liveblog of the hustings for the upcoming USI re-affiliation referendum in DCU. Read more…
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Speed dating, men who puke and all things love
Love was the theme for the first week of semester two as students attended events from speed-dating to Zumba dancing in the lead-in to Valentine’s Day. Nicole Balmaine reports. Read more…
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Techspectations conference looks at social entrepreneurship
DCU graduate and Co-Founder of RAG Ireland, Daithí De Buitléir addressed those gathered at Techspectations’ recent DCU conference on social entrepreneurship. Bryan Grogan reports. Read more…
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Student health under spotlight this semester
Tackling mental health issues is high on the agenda this semester for DCU’s Health Promotion Officer. Read more…
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Calendar change decision sparks debate
A decision by DCU’s Academic Council to bring one of the two study weeks to before the Christmas break sparked debate at the recent CRC meeting. Read more…