All of the latest on and off campus news.
The DCU branch of Bank of Ireland have come in for criticism following the launch of their FOMO (fear of missing out) deal, which offers students a €100 interest free loan. Read more…
The first DCU student is to run for a Union of Students in Ireland (USI) Officer Board position since DCU Students’ Unions re-affiliation to the USI in 2014.
DCU Students’ Union held the ‘Dublin Love Run’ in partnership with Spunout.ie, in Albert College Park last Monday.
The first Class Rep Council (CRC) of the semester took place last Wednesday evening and saw motions passed on campus residence politics and Bank of Ireland’s FOMO campaign, while updates were also given on the Constitutional Review Committee.
Last week, The College View released the results of a survey conducted to gauge the attitude of students to the Incorporation of DCU, CICE, St Patricks College and Mater Dei Institute. Out of 148 respondents, 51 per cent said the incorporation had negatively impacted their college experience. Read the full story here or watch our video. Read more…
DCU is owed €165,000 in charges by just over 100 students, says records found by the Irish Times last week.
Petting zoos, magicians and dunk tanks were just a taste of the events on offer as students enjoyed DCU Students’ Union Refresher Week. Read more…
Rents in the Hazelwood student accommodation have been reduced by €15 per person a week after rogue property management company Academy Walk were evicted from the apartment complex entirely.
Former staff members of the Church of Ireland College of Further Education will continue their industrial action against poor treatment, loss of personal benefits, loss of autonomy and the termination of programmes following the college’s incorporation into DCU last year.
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) have invited students across the Republic of Ireland to fill in their National Student Housing Survey to assess conditions and preferences.
The number of Irish students going on Erasmus is at a record high with about 3,200 students going on the exchange programme each year whilst the country takes in about 6,300 from other European nations according to The Higher Education Authority.
Beg, Borrow, Steal broke the €100,000 mark this week in total fundraising over the last three years, according to SU President Dylan Kehoe. Read more…
Access to “study drugs” such as Adderall and Ritalin are becoming more accessible online without prescription and risk of being traced. Read more…
DCU Business School Masters students participated in the ‘School Enterprise Challenge’ for the fourth year running in 2016. Read more…
Students could be subject to poor conditions when renting off-the-books from people who use homes belonging to elderly people placed in nursing homes as a tool for undocumented additional income. Read more…
[dropcap]Tr[/dropcap]inity College Dublin are to redevelop Oisín House on Pearse Street into a 250-bed accommodation project after receiving verbal confirmation from Dublin City Council.
HEA report suggests rising student numbers and no change in funding will have a negative effect on graduate quality. Read more…
Dublin and Shannon airports implement Trump’s executive order that bans people from seven Muslim countries. Read more…
[dropcap] T[/dropcap]rinity College Dublin Student’s Union council have passed the motion to oppose student loans, two years on from the initial rejection of the motion.
St. John’s National School from Cratloe, County Clare took the overall prize at this year’s Grand Final of the Mini-Scientist Awards held in The Helix Read more…
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] has officially added a Jobbio feature to their website which will allow thousands of students to access potential employers through the Student Union.
Each building in DCU will contain one gender neutral bathroom as part of an initiative suggested last year, according to LGBT chair, Mel Kavanagh. This will stretch across all DCU campuses. Read more…
Final year St. Patrick’s College students are voicing their concerns regarding which campus they will graduate from later this year through a petition that has been set up online.
Trinity College Dublin Student’s Union’s (TCDSU) council voted last week to elect an Ethics Minority Officer onto their executive. This position arose shorty after TCDSU President Kieran McNulty decided to utilise the structures and strength of the Union to ensure all students’ voices are heard.
A committee tasked with analysing and modifying the Students’ Union constitution is due to present its work to Class Rep Council today, at the first meeting of the semester. Read more…