Film
Review of Argo
In his third film as director, Ben Affleck presents the incredible true story of the Set in Iran in 1979. As the US embassy in Iran falls to a mob of Ayatollah-supporting students, six officers Read more…
The College View
Lifestyle
Activities with a twist
Most of us can look fondly back on our school sports days, especially in primary school where running aimlessly around a field simply never got tiring and the main event was always the egg and Read more…
Features
Talking it easy: an insight into speaking with a stammer
Ireland recently marked the 6th National Stammering Awareness Day with events in Dublin. The College View’s Mary McDonnell caught up with David Heney to get an insight into growing up with a stammer. David Heney Read more…
Football
DCU qualify for knock-out stages – DCU 3 ITT 2
Michael Isichei’s second half winner guaranteed DCU at a least a runners-up spot in the CUFL Premier Division East, after making very hard work of a brave but hapless IT Tallaght. DCU started the day Read more…
Rugby
Athlone hold all the aces in one-sided affair – AIT 53 DCU 5
As season openers go it couldn’t have gone much worse for DCU. Nine tries and over fifty points conceded, not to mention a few injuries to go along with it. When you’re playing a quality Read more…
Camogie
Camogie team advance to league semi-final DCU 2-12 QUB 1-5
DCU’s camogie team are through to the division 1 league semi-final after a convincing 10-point win against an understrength Queen’s side at St. Clare’s on Wednesday last. The opening exchanges of the game were fairly Read more…
DCU News
Students’ Union unveil ambitious community garden plan for DCU
DCU Students’ Union have unveiled ambitious plans for a community garden to be located in DCU. The plans for the garden, which is to be located on the east side of the DCU campus, will Read more…
DCU News
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…
Gaelic Football
DCU students among All-Star winners
Four DCU students have been included in the GAA/GPA Football All-Star team for 2012. Unsurprisingly, All-Ireland champions Donegal dominate the selection with eight players picking up awards. Among them is PE and Biology student, Michael Read more…
Features
State of Mind, Are you Well? The need for mental health reform
When we, the members of Irish society think of mental health, do we think of the word ‘mad’ and associate it with individuals’ own preconceptions of their mental state? Depression, anxiety, eating and compulsive disorders Read more…
Ilghnéitheach
Maíonn suirbhé Eorpach go bhfuil an Ghaeilge i mbaol faoi bhás digiteach a fháil
Tá an dainséir ann go dtiocfaidh bás digiteach ar an nGaeilge mar go bhfuil easpa mais chriticiúil d’inneachar Gaeilge digitithe ann, dar le páipéar bán Eorpach a foilsíodh le déanaí. Dóibh siúd nach bhfuil mórán Read more…
Flux
One Hot Minute: Valerie talks to The Minutes
Mark Austin sounds a little bit worse for wear. The lead singer and rhythm guitarist of The Minutes, a Dublin rock band that have been slowly making a name for themselves over the last six Read more…
Food
GM crop bombshell may prove untrue
The results of a French study were published last month in the Food and Chemical Toxicology journal and showed that rats fed on a lifetime diet of genetically modified (GM) corn, ended up suffering from Read more…
Náisiúnta
Tá na trioblóidí ar ais i dTuaisceart na hÉireann- labhair duine éigin Gaeilge
“Dia duit”. Dhá fhocal shim- plí, agus beannacht Ghaeilge atá ar eolas ní amháin ag formhór dhaonra an domhain, ach ag muintir na hÉireann. An Tuais- ceart san áireamh. Ach is cúis náire é agus Read more…
Athletics
The best coach you’ve never heard of
Prodigious athletics coach Brother Colm O’ Connell tells Will Slattery the secret to his success. For many sports fans in Western Europe the dominance of Kenyan middle distance runners has made the sport all too Read more…
Athletics
World class Rudisha has a chance at immortality
For some, it was one of the greatest races ever run, for many it may not have even been a blip on their radar; about an hour and a half before Usain Bolt became the Read more…
Features
The US Presidential Election: does it matter?
An American election features a pounding mix of campaign adverts and speeches, with massive amounts of money being spent. One would hope that it’s all being done for an important reason. But how important is Read more…
DCU News
Drinkaware campaign launched for DCU students
A new student campaign highlighting the consequences of embarrassing nights out has launched in DCU. The campaign is being run by drinkaware.ie, and it features images of students passed-out drunk on the toilet floor. On Read more…
Music
Girls Aloud: Back for good, or for good money?
So Girls Aloud are back together then? Sorry, correction, they never actually split up in the first place, did they? They were just “taking a break to focus on solo projects”. Cheryl Cole had her Read more…
Gaelic Football
Impressive DIT make short work of struggling footballers – DIT 3-12 DCU 1-05
The Sigerson champions once again found themselves in rough waters when they went head to head with DIT in the second round of the Division 1 Senior Football League. Despite impressive performances from the likes Read more…
Features
Through My Eyes: Surviving Suicide
Caroline McGuigan never thought she’d experience panic attacks, depression or suicidal thoughts. Thankfully, she was given a second chance at life and used it to set up Suicide Or Survive. Caroline lived her life like Read more…
Food
Superfood of the Week – Pumpkin
Many people believe that delving your hand into the moist and seedy centre of a pumpkin is just as scary as the ghosts associated with Halloween and that’s before the issue of actually eating it Read more…
Lifestyle
A shoebox can make a Christmas
With just 55 days to go until the man in the red suit arrives, our attention is beginning to turn to Christmas. Many of us are worrying about clothes, food and gifts. For the majority Read more…
DCU News
DCU students more likely to graduate with a first-class honours degree
Students are more likely to graduate with a first-class honours degree from Dublin City University than from any other Irish university, a survey has found. The news comes as a survey of employers published by Read more…
Music
Totally Epic: Adam Higgins talks to The Dirty Epics
The Dirty Epics are a band on the rise. Formed in 2007, The Dirty Epics consist of SJ Wai on vocals, Richie Power on bass, Darren McCoy on guitar and Gary Nethaway on drums. Their Read more…