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Tea Party

March 29, 2012

By Aisling Kett A society dedicated to drinking tea has been set up in DCU. DCU Society Life Committee approved the establishment of DCU Tea Society at a meeting last Wednesday. DCU Tea Society aims Read more…

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24-hour lecture in aid of Baby Grace

March 29, 2012

By Mary McDonnell  DCU lecturer, Brian Harney, delivered a 24-hour lecture in aid of ‘Baby Grace’ last Wednesday. Grace is the daughter of a PDP student in the Business School, and is being treated for Read more…

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Red Bull paper planes

March 28, 2012

  By Brendan White Three DCU students will join other regional winners from around Ireland to compete for a place in the World Finals of the The Red Bull Paper Wings competition taking place in Read more…

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UCC loses payment appeal

March 13, 2012

By Catríona Hughes University College Cork must pay a former staff member in the research department an ex gratia redundancy payment in addition to her statutory redundancy entitlement after losing a challenge to a Labour Read more…

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Word on the Ground – Galway protest

March 13, 2012

By Gerard Madden, reporter from SIN NUIG   The Galway branch of the campaign Free Education for Everyone (FEE) led students on a march through the city last Wednesday in a protest against cuts to Read more…

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Referendum voting models altered

March 13, 2012

  By Frances Mulraney Class Rep Council voted to amend the funding models on which students would vote, if a second referendum were to take place on higher education funding. The council last Wednesday passed Read more…

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Alcohol Awareness Week at DCU

March 13, 2012

  By Sarah Bermingham   DCU Students’ Union joined forces with Drinkaware.ie recently to stage Alcohol Awareness Week, which aimed to encourage students to ‘rethink their drinking’. Events intended to challenge students’ knowledge of responsible Read more…

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DCUFM hosts student radio takeover

March 13, 2012

  By Aisling Kett   Members of DCUFM took part in the All-Ireland Student Radio Takeover last Saturday at the station’s headquarters in the Hub. The radio station teamed up with students from universities such Read more…

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No final decision made on Labyrinth

March 13, 2012

By Sam Griffin The construction of the proposed €50,000 Labyrinth looks set to go ahead after Students’ Union president Ed Leamy acknowledged the project would most likely proceed with or without the support of the Read more…

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Sleeping rough for SVP

March 13, 2012

  By Aisling Kett One cardboard camp.  Roughly 20 students. A jumble of sleeping bags and handmade signs. It could only be the DCU SVP 24 hour sleep out. From 2pm on Wednesday February 22nd Read more…

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Sabbatical candidate hustings at CRC

March 13, 2012

By Gillian Fitzsimons DCU Students’ Union passed a mandate for future SU elections to hold a hustings at Class Rep Council (CRC), meaning candidates for sabbatical positions must now take part in a debate in Read more…

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Possible Facebook ban in library

March 13, 2012

By Gillian Fitzsimons Discussions about banning Facebook on campus and in particular the library are ongoing between the DCU Students’ Union executive and Information Systems and Services (ISS). Delivering the Executive Report at last Wednesday’s Read more…

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Rag week success in DCU

March 13, 2012

  By Aoife Mullen DCU Students’ Union achieved its goal of raising €10,000 for charity during Raise and Give (RAG) Week. The SU did not disclose the exact figure raised, but President Ed Leamy told Read more…

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Students attacked on campus

March 13, 2012

A group attack on campus left a female DCU student injured and her male friend with a broken nose, broken teeth and a fractured eye socket.

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Hackers sleep out in DCU

March 13, 2012

By Frances Mulraney Coders, designers, scientists, hackers, statisticians and enthusiasts flocked to DCU to express their interest in science and technology during the 36 hours of Science Hack Day Dublin 2012, which took place in Read more…

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Campaign fever hits DCU

March 13, 2012

By Frances Mulraney Enterprise Week, Know Your Rights Week, Seachtain na Gaeilge and Tech Week are all coming to campus in a busy week five. The DCU Alumni Entrepreneur Network takes place in the Gallery Read more…