Travel
The American Dream
The Graduate visa is a dream to those of us who are leaving, but not quite ready for the real world. Ciara Moran tell us why and how, we can make it our reality.
The College View
News
Crystal engineering: Irish universities lead the way in developing innovative technology
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]elfast based MOF technologies have agreed to license and commercialise two new materials created at the University of Limerick to try and combat greenhouse gasses.
DCU News
NI students may face increased fees after Brexit
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ine months after Britain voted to leave the EU, Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50 on Wednesday and formally served divorce papers on the European Union, a decision that would severely impact many areas Read more…
National News
TV licence set to be introduced for tablets, computers and laptops
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]V licences are set to be introduced for tablets, laptops and computers as the current law in Ireland is to be changed by the Minister of Communications, Dennis Naughten.
Rugby
Boyle tries to balance rugby and university.
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU student Paul Boyle has been picked in the team of the tournament for the recent Under 20 Six Nations Championship. Boyle, who was on-field captain for parts of Ireland’s campaign, was picked as the Read more…
News Features
Postcards from abroad
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair.” So says the great author JRR Tolkien. As Ibrahim Halawa spends yet another Read more…
Opinion
Building a non-sectarian generation
Following the death of former deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness earlier this month, Bríon Hoban discusses possibilities for the generations to come. Read more…
Opinion
Self improvement: the fine line between healthy and obsessive
Bronwyn O’Neill discusses the fine line between healthy eating and becoming obsessive about food and fitness arguing that, although it is important to stay fit and healthy, we often aspire to unrealistic goals. Read more…
Features
Hiking: the hazardous hobby
[dropcap]Last[/dropcap] month, the High Court overruled a decision for the National Parks and Wildlife Service to pay out €40,000 of damages to hillwalker Teresa Wall after she injured herself on a wooden boardwalk on the Read more…
Features
Are arts degrees a waste of time?
[dropcap]As [/dropcap]University College Dublin (UCD) announce a huge overhaul of all of their arts courses, in an effort to make their graduates more employable, the question is posed whether this improvement is enough.
GAA
Maxwell reflects on a successful year for DCU Ladies’ Gaelic football
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU manager Stephen Maxwell has reflected on a largely positive year for Ladies’ Gaelic football in the university. The senior ladies reached the O’Connor Cup semi-final while the college also enjoyed other successes, with triumphs Read more…
University News
DIT drops Garda vetting requirement for mature students in “second chance” programme
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]IT have discarded the requirement of Garda vetting for mature students when applying to its ‘second chance education’ programme after controversial public opinion.
Features
Lifting the limits for the ladies in law
[dropcap]As[/dropcap] you opened the large wooden doors into lecture room CG86 in the Henry Grattan building on Monday March 6th, you were met with a deluge of students. It was 6pm and classes were completed Read more…
Features
Panu Hoglund on his love for the Irish language
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] sun setting over the Lake District of Varkaus, an industrial town in Eastern Finland, Panu Höglund ponders the state of the Irish language, how he could improve other’s experiences of learning it. Beside him Read more…
Opinion
Endless options for life after university
Rachel Farrell takes a look into some options available for students following graduation from university. Read more…
Music
Festival Line-ups
Summer 2017 is set to be an unforgettable festival extravaganza. It’s time to dust off your sunnies, buy some hunzo shorts in Penneys and grab a few Tesco cans. As festival season approaches more and Read more…
DCU News
Faculty reps given late notification for DCUSU election hustings
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]tudents running for Business Faculty Representative were notified less than 24 hours before their hustings during this year’s Student Union elections. Newly elected Business Faculty Representative Bryan Mulry explained that he was told he would Read more…
DCU News
2017 DCUfm Intervarsity Broadcast Cranks The Noise For Barretstown
The 2017 DCUfn Intervarsity Broadcast blew away the target of €500 to raise for Barretstown, exceeding that figure by more than €200. Read more…
DCU News
DCU researchers receive €4.6m grant towards cloud computing project
A team of researchers in Dublin City University have been granted €4.6 million as part of a project that will help support ‘The Internet of Everything’.
Articles
Slam Poetry Takeover
Gabija Gataveckaite talks us through the up and coming art form that is slam poetry.
DCU News
Surf and Sail wins Miss DCU crown as part of Enactus Week
The DCU Enactus society hosted Miss DCU during Enactus Week last Monday on the Glasnevin campus.
DCU News
DCU Water Institute team up with IBM to launch new research project
DCU Water Institute and computing giant IBM have teamed up on a pilot research project to look into ways to protect and conserve natural resources.
Football
Harding Cup champions: a review of the 2016/17 football season
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t the end of the 2016/17 season, the football programme in DCU is undoubtedly on an upward trend. The freshers’ team brought home the Harding Cup for the first time in the university’s history, while Read more…
Articles
Pre-drinking: essential or enough?
Peer-pressure, health and alcohol are three interconnected problems that are stigmatised to the Irish drinking culture, writer Amy Lawlor takes a look at how alcohol affects our health and how peer pressure surrounds it. [dropcap]I[/dropcap]f Read more…
University News
Queens University wins intervarsity poetry slam in NCAD
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.