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Clogher looking forward to taking president’s role
Outgoing DCU SU Education Officer Aaron Clogher is looking forward to taking on the role of President for the coming year and welcoming new first years to the university. Read more…
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Doherty looks back on year of highs and lows
Outgoing DCU SU President reveals has has confirmed sufficient finance to begin work on the DCU Student Centre and talks about how he found the role of SU president ‘horribly brilliant’. Read more…
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SU criticised for lack of RAG Week collaboration
A greater collaboration from DCU Students’ Union could have made the DCU SU RAG week an even bigger success, according to co-chairperson of RAG Soc SallyAnn Downes. The week, which ran from Monday March 11th, Read more…
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SU President: Referendum only passed because of USI presence
The campaign for the USI referendum was unfair, according to DCU Students’ Union President Paul Doherty. Responding to the results of the referendum, Doherty told The College View “you can’t compete with an organisation the Read more…
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Mixed feedback for DCU Students’ Union
Over three quarters of DCU students are satisfied with DCU Students’ Union so far this year. 350 students were asked how they would rate the performance of the Students’ Union so far this year. 11% Read more…
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Majority of DCU students don’t know their convenor
Seven out of ten DCU students don’t know who their their faculty convenor is, our survey revealed. Eight out of ten students said they have never gone to a member of the SU with a Read more…
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SU runs Mental Fitness Week
DCU Students’ Union is presenting a range of inspiring, educating and entertaining events this week in an effort to make students more attentive of their mental fitness. Building on the success of last semester’s Mental Read more…
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Aaron Clogher responds to SU survey results
DCU Students’ Union Education Officer Aaron Clogher has hit back at criticism the SU don’t interact enough with students. Responding to the results of The College View SU survey, Clogher said the Students’ Union do Read more…
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SU to host own constitutional convention in DCU
DCU Students’ Union are to hold their own Constitutional Convention over a number of weeks this semester. DCU SU President, Paul Doherty confirmed to The College View the SU plan to hold their own in Read more…
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Students’ Union to launch online ticket facility
The Students’ Union is developing a new online system where students can buy tickets for events held on campus through the DCU SU website. In their bi-annual activity report, published in December, it said: “We Read more…
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Students believe SU should have no say on abortion issue
A number of DCU students believe that the Students’ Union should have no position on the issue of abortion in Ireland. As a result a no-stance option will be included on the ballot paper for Read more…
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Separate postgraduate Students’ Union may be established
A separate Students’ Union for postgraduate students could be established in DCU after a mandate was brought forward at the most recent Class Rep Council (CRC) meeting. The President of the SU, Paul Doherty is Read more…
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Abortion referendum to be discussed at tonight’s CRC
DCU’s Class Rep Council (CRC) will this evening discuss a referendum to decide the Students’ Union’s stance on the X-Case, which will take place in semester 2. Council voted to hold a referendum in semester Read more…
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Half of DCU Students don’t know SU Education Officer
Half of DCU students who took part in a survey do not know who the Students’ Union Education Officer is. In a survey of 250 students carried out by DCUfm’s news team, 35% of DCU Read more…
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Convenors reports accepted by CRC
Two Students’ Union Convenors accused of breaching SU rules will remain in their positions after Class Rep Council decided not to bring impeachment proceedings against them. Business Convenor Neil Mulhern and Science and Health Convenor Read more…
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Convenors could face impeachment
Two Students’ Union Convenors accused of breaching SU rules will find out on Wednesday evening if they could be removed from their positions. Science & Health Convenor Sarah ‘Flano’ Flanagan and Business Convenor Neil Mulhern Read more…
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No postgrad officer elected after vote
The position of DCU Postgrad officer will not be filled for this academic year as not enough votes were cast by the student body to secure a valid referendum. Only two students ran for the Read more…
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SU to consider options following referendum
Students’ Union Education Officer, Aaron Clogher said the SU will speak with various individuals and interest groups in the coming weeks to determine the approach the Union will take after DCU students voted for a Read more…
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SU Conveners could face impeachment
Two Student Union Conveners accused of breaching SU rules will find out on Wednesday evening if they could be removed from their positions. Science & Health Convenor Sarah ‘Flano’ Flanagan and Business Convenor Neil Mulhern Read more…
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Students to vote on third level education funding models
A referendum on which higher education funding model students want the Students’ Union to lobby for will be held in DCU next Wednesday and Thursday, November 21st and 22nd. Students will be asked to choose Read more…
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Equality week launched by Students’ Union
This year’s Equality Week campaign aims to celebrate our differences but acknowledge our equality. The campaign was launched by the Students’ Union in The Hub on Monday with this year’s theme as “Fingerprints All of Read more…
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SU receive complaints over ‘sexist’ Halloween Ball advert
DCU Students’ Union were forced to change the wording on their online advert for the Halloween Ball after students complained it was sexist. Last week DCUSU.ie, the SU’s website, had an image advertising tonight’s Halloween Read more…
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O’Connor elected Class Rep Council Chair
DCU’s Class Rep Council has elected Rob O’Connor as chair for the 2012/13 academic year. The council held their first meeting last week in The Venue with the SU sabbatical officers, which O’Connor elected to Read more…
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Collins hoping to remove mental health stigma
Students’ Union Welface Officer, Neil Collins, is hoping that DCU’s Mental Health Awareness Week will remove the stigma from mental health problems. Collins hopes that students will open up about mental health and has a Read more…
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No contact from USI – Clogher
DCU Students’ Union Education Officer, Aaron Clogher, has questioned whether DCU will return to be a member of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). Clogher confirmed that since taking over the sabbatical position during Read more…