All of the latest on and off campus news.
by Sinead Brennan The first Toxic Tuesday of the new academic year brought the weekly event back with a bang. Phantom hosted the night and with bands Royseven and Ham Sandwich performing, it was a Read more…
The sign up numbers for societies might indicate not. In a university of 10,000 students less than 150 are ever members of a political society. Assuming, of course, that none of them joined more than Read more…
by Ceile Varley Emer Fitzgerald is forgetting when she graduated. “It was 2007. No, wait 2011, what am I saying? Last November anyway.” DCU SU’s first Marketing and Communications officer is still settling in. She Read more…
by Steve Conlon ‘Rugby mauls’ and other forms of dangerous behaviour by a small minority of those queueing to attend Toxic Tuesday may see the night cancelled altogether, according to sources in the students’ union. The statement Read more…
by Conor McTernan There was a disappointing turnout of just 900 students at the Fresher’s ball last Wednesday despite acts Bressie, The Kanyu Tree and Fox Avenue taking to the stage. With only 800 tickets Read more…
by Steve Conlon A formal response to questions posed to DCU President Brian MacCraith in relation to the financial future of The Helix has confirmed that there “is an ongoing dialogue with the management of Read more…
by Ceile Varley Independent Presidential candidate Sean Gallagher has said that allowing young people access to education and employment is key for Ireland’s recovery. Speaking to the College View, Mr Gallagher said, “There are two Read more…
Frances Mulraney Controversy is mounting in Trinity College Dublin as the Philosophy Society extend an invitation to Nick Griffin, leader of the British National Party, to speak at a debate in late October. Mr Griffin Read more…
Eoghan Cormican New pre-clinical research suggests that a new prototype drug can kill Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) cells circulating in the blood. The research, carried out by scientists at National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) Read more…
By Ceile Varley I ended up the Larkfield Party on September 18. I went for free food, music and most importantly to hustle first years into writing for the College View. After a while I Read more…
By Ceile Varley Members of DCU’s student union are to appear on an episode of new Irish gameshow, ‘Who Knows Ireland Best.’ The episode is set to air in early November and will show the Read more…
By Brendan White The second anniversary of the death of boxer Darren Sutherland passed by with little attention just two weeks ago but his success will never be forgotten. Born on the 18th of April Read more…
By Lauren Kelly A DCU Professor suggests that a possible reason behind the current ‘Maths crisis’ is the stigma attached to students who enjoy Maths. Speaking to The College View, Head of DCU’s School of Read more…
By Paddy McGeoghegan The Information Systems and Services (ISS) has not disclosed any further information to the College View on their investigations into a fake email, that was sent to a number of students in Read more…
By Conor MacNally Students should be open to the idea of change and should seek out opportunities in areas outside those in which they are studying to overcome the economic challenges currently facing them, according Read more…
By Jenny Darmody Only four mainstream lenders are offering loans to cash-strapped students. A recent survey in the Irish Independent revealed that only AIB, Bank of Ireland, Ulster Bank and Credit Unions offer loans to Read more…
By Sorcha Jowitt On August 23 DCU learned of the death of former student Kate Fitzgerald. Kate graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations and was well known in the Read more…
By Paul Brady Ninety new mature students began their university life in DCU this year. The number of mature students is down compared to last year with DCU having made 160 offers to people who Read more…
By Sorcha Jowitt The Hyland report, released earlier this month, has recommended a CAO lottery for college places. Former UCD vice-president Professor Aine Hyland also said that the Leaving Certificate no longer examines what it Read more…
By Michelle Storey What better way for DCU to kick off another academic year than with a party, and a bloody good one at that. DCU students flocked to campus last Wednesday night, eager to see DJing legend Calvin Read more…
By Ciara Moore First year students entering DCU through the HEAR scheme will not have their Access scholarship grant cut despite a large rise in the intake of students to the programme this year. A Read more…
By Aoife Reilly A new website set up by DCUSU is offering discounts to students and promoting entertainment and events around the DCU campus. Greatcraic.ie is a commercially driven website providing DCU students with a Read more…
By Steve Conlon The Helix, the arts and performance centre of DCU, continues to struggle financially according to a confidential document seen by the College View. In a report to the DCU Executive Committee in Read more…
By Aishling Phelan Aishling Phelan speaks to the President of DCU, Brian MacCraith about future tuition fees, how the recession has impacted on learning and how having a good degree is no longer enough in Read more…
By Sam Griffin A private Limerick business school, which had recently been forced to shut down, may now reopen with a Dublin college expressing interest in purchasing it. Management at HSI Limerick Business School informed Read more…