All of the latest on and off campus news.
A Queen’s University Belfast student was crowned winner of the Intervarsity Poetry Slam competition held in the National College of Art and Design, on March 29th.
Homeless and pregnant at 15, fortunes for Katriona O’Sullivan were going against her but grit, determination and a bit of luck now sees her lectur at Trinity, making her journey a heartwarming success story. Read more…
With the highest voter turnout in DCUSU history, the new DCU Students’ Union sabbatical team were announced in Nubar by Acting Returning Officer Andy Dunne, on March 23d.
DCU students have paid over €50,000 in fines to DCU library in 2016, the highest rate since 2013, according to a Freedom of Information request obtained by the College View.
The College View is in a strong position to do very well at the 2017 Student Media Awards with various nominations across a wide range of categories. Read more…
Eight new officers were elected to the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) board last week at the annual USI Congress, who will spearhead policy and campaigns relating to students on a national level in the coming year. Read more…
Student parents in DCU seeking on campus childcare are faced with fees of up to €923 a month.
Eight new Union of Students in Ireland officers were elected this morning, following voting which took place at the annual USI Congress yesterday.
A number of motions were passed on the second day of the annual USI Congress in Ennis, Co. Clare. They related to problems in the areas of welfare, academic affairs and Union organisation. Read more…
The results are in and DCU Students’ Union incoming sabbatical team have been elected with Niall Behan winning the position of DCUSU President.
[dropcap]Tomorrow[/dropcap] is the final day in which you can cast your vote to elect the 2017/18 DCU Students’ Unions. Voting takes place online: in order to do so simply log onto Loop and click the Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Government is seeking to increase the employer levy by 50% to help fund higher and further education and training by 2020.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he numbers of CAO first preference applications for Engineering in DCU has risen despite a decrease of 5 per cent in first preference Engineering applications nationally.
[dropcap]Free[/dropcap] drug testing kits could soon be provided by nightclubs to check the ‘purity’ of substances bought by users to help reduce the risk of accidental death. The tests will ensure drugs such as cocaine Read more…
NUIG has followed Trinity’s stance in committing to divest funds towards fossil fuels in an attempt to dramatically decrease their carbon footprint. Read more…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]rish degree programmes offer better career prospects than expected: This time last year Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada went on a language strike, speaking nothing but Irish despite the lack of translation resources available in Brussels. This proved a Read more…
UCC held its first ever ‘Women in Law’ forum to try and inspire more women to enter the male-majority industry. Read more…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ore students voted in UCD’s abortion referendum last year than in this year’s UCD Student Union presidential election. Pro-life campaigner and activist Katie Ascough was elected president of UCD’s Students’ Union which voted to maintain Read more…
A record number of CAO applicants have included Dublin City University as their first preference, according to recent figures. Read more…
The number of candidates running for Student Union positions in Dublin City University has decreased by 37.5 per cent this year and over half of the positions are uncontested.
DCU Campus Residence Ltd supplied a reaction to the findings of The College View’s investigation of the St. Patrick’s College on-campus accommodation. Read more…
Postgraduate accommodation leases have been changed to prioritise first year PhD students and only allow 1 year occupancy licences on DCU campus.
Last Wednesday, the Postgraduate Society’s monthly Pizza and Research event kicked off, an event in which postgraduate students showcase their work and research to an audience of people from each DCU school. Read more…
The government is planning to introduce new laws that will prosecute firms who offer to write assignments for students in exchange for money.
DCU Strike for Repeal group has hit out at video posted by Flipside showing vox pops involving women protesting in this month’s March for Repeal. Read more…