Opinion
Budget 2017 neglects mental health
The rate of suicides in this country is higher than the rate of road deaths yet mental health still remains a low priority for the Government, writes Bríon Hoban. Read more…
The College View
University News
Irish Universities pay out €3.3 million in legal fees
Irish Universities paid out more than than €3.3 million in legal fees involving staff members between 2010 and 2015. Read more…
Hurling
Pat’s flummoxed by DCU blitz
Dublin City University 4-19 St. Patrick’s College 0-11 Senior Hurling League Division One A dazzling display from DCU on Wednesday night, October 19th under the lights of St. Clare’s saw them power past the challenge Read more…
Opinion
Has traditional teaching passed its sell-by date?
With almost 10,000 leaving certificate exam appeals this year, Opinion Editor Shirley Donlon looks into the difference between leaving certificate education and university education, and argues that perhaps a change is necessary. Read more…
GAA
Pat’s fail to match DCU’S six goals in Drumcondra
St Patrick’s College 1-08 Dublin City University 6-14 O’Rourke Cup Captain Siobhán Woods scored a hat-trick in Dublin City Unversity’s win over its nearest neighbours St Patrick’s College in their O’Rourke Cup match on Wednesday, Read more…
Music
Review: American Football – American Football
Opening with a track entitled ‘Where Are We Now’ seems pretty apt considering that this is the first LP American Football has released this century. Though their sophomore offering is still self-titled, the album is Read more…
Features
The Suss on Halloween
As a child, Halloween was always one of the biggest events of the calendar year. Trick or treating, fireworks,and pumpkin carving were all highlights of our more innocent years. Unfortunately, once you get beyond a Read more…
DCU News
RTE Crime Correspondent Paul Reynolds delivers talk to DCU students
RTE Crime Correspondent Paul Reynolds delivered a talk on Irish gangs in DCU, last Thursday.
University News
UL appoint UCD academic as new President
UL appoint Vice President for Health Affairs of UCD as their new President. Read more…
Features
Girls have yet to get to grips with apprenticeships
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] sky was normally dark, when Amy entered Peter Marks hairdressers at 8:30am. She already had her makeup done but her hair had to be pristine so she did that in the salon before she Read more…
News
Young people at increased risk of suicidal behaviour
Young people are one of the demographic groups at higher risk to suicidal behaviour according to the NOSP. Read more…
News Features
Over 100 days later, but what does Brexit mean for us?
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] impact of a country like the United Kingdom exiting the European Union is something that will be felt throughout the entire world. While the Sterling continues to sharply decrease in value, we here in Read more…
National News
No fees increase for Irish students applying to college in the UK next year despite possibility of Brexit looming.
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]rish students applying for colleges in England and Wales next year will not face a rise in registration fees.
Randoms
We do not cry because we knew them
[dropcap]Death[dropcap] visits us all eventually, the game however, is to thwart its arrival for as long as possible. Ultimately though, it will arrive to embrace us and for those we leave in our wake, the Read more…
Student Life
How volunteering can benefit you
[dropcap]Volunteering[/dropcap] has always been a fun and productive way for people to give back. Whether you have volunteered with an organisation or a charity, the very basis of volunteering means to give your time to help. Read more…
Features
From medicine to journalism, Sheri Fink has done it all
New York Times investigative reporter Dr. Sheri Fink graduated from Stanford University 26 years ago with a Bachelor’s Degree in psychology. The module descriptor for the course reads: excellent training in how to understand human Read more…
Health
The inspiration behind DCU’s Irish Heart Society
[dropcap]Over[/dropcap] five thousand people in Ireland die each year from heart attack, and another two thousand die from stroke. Now, in an effort to promote healthy living and encourage young people to look after their Read more…
Music
Did Bob Dylan deserve the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. “Wait, literature?” I hear you say. That’s right. The Swedish Academy has awarded him “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.”
Ilghnéitheach
Trump Fós ar an bPáipéar Ballóide
[dropcap]Tá [/dropcap]sé díreach fógartha ag an bhfear gnó Peter Thiel go bhfuil sé ag tabhairt $1.25 milliún d’fheachtas uachtaránachta Trump agus ní hé an t-aon tacadóir amháin atá fós taobh thiar den fhear gnó. Is Read more…
Irish & Languages
Laoch ar an bPáirc, Laoch ar an Sráid
[dropcap]An[/dropcap] Corn Heineken ardaithe go bródúil san aer aige, bhí Anthony Foley, nó Axel mar a tugadh air, agus 50,000 duine de dhílseacht Mumhan eacstaiseach ar an lá eisceachtúil i stair rugbaí na hÉireann i Read more…
Irish & Languages
Picnic Leictreonach: Athbhreithniú
[dropcap]Deireadh[/dropcap] Seachtaine na bliana a bhí againn ag tús mhí Mheáin Fómhair ar an tSráidbhaile i gContae Laoise. Ón dara lá go dtí’n ceathrú lá bhí taispeántais cheoil, ealaíona, agus damhsa le feiceáil sa cheantar Read more…
DCU News
First CRC of the year held in Glendalough
The first CRC of the year was held in Glendalough last Thursday and saw the election of a number of class rep officers and electoral committee members Read more…
Lifestyle
Pumpkin Pottery
Autumn is here which means one thing, Halloween. So grab your pumpkin spice lattes, blanket scarves and get carving some cool and original pumpkins. Here are four hacks on how to make the designing a Read more…
National News
Trinity researchers trial ketamine as a possible treatment for depression
Trinity researchers are trialling ketamine as a treatment for recurrent episodes of depression. Read more…
National News
Incremental credits up to €1,500 to be restored to nurses
Nurses who completed work placement between 2011 and 2015 are to have their incremental credits restored to the tune of €1,500. Read more…