DCU News
Strong Smedia representation from DCU
The College View is in a strong position to do very well at the 2017 Student Media Awards with various nominations across a wide range of categories. Read more…
Aaron Gallagher
News
SU Elections 2017: Who, what, when and where?
[dropcap]Tomorrow[/dropcap] is the final day in which you can cast your vote to elect the 2017/18 DCU Students’ Unions. Voting takes place online: in order to do so simply log onto Loop and click the Read more…
GAA
Championship dominance continues for college as DCU ladies triumph in Giles Cup
Following DCU ladies’ success winning the 2017 Giles Cup in Castlebar, captain Aoife Norris and manager James Costello speak to Aaron Gallagher about the bond which brought the squad towards victory. Read more…
News
VP Academic Affairs Candidate Brendan Power: Careers Week, extended library hours and an open-door policy
[dropcap]Brendan[/dropcap] Power is a 21-year-old final-year Business student and is the current Chairperson of E-Soc. He is the sole candidate running for the position of VP for Academic Affairs in this year’s Students’ Union Elections. Read more…
Articles
VP Welfare & Equality Candidate Jason Bolton: Improved counselling services, appeals for accommodation fines and placement support packs
22-year-old Analytical Science student Jason Bolton is focussed on improving mental health counselling services, a bigger promotion of sexual health as well as addressing the issue of fines in on-campus student accommodation. Read more…
Editorial
Editorial: Election season is upon us
Election season is upon us. Hustings, manifestos, posters, debates, campaign videos, free food, more posters, celebrity endorsements, cheesy slogans. Yes sir, it’s the annual Students’ Union elections. Read more…
DCU News
Playwright Marina Carr receives Windham-Campbell Prize for Drama
Acclaimed Irish playwright and DCU lecturer Marina Carr has been awarded the Windham-Campbell Prize for Drama from Yale University.
News
Former CICE lecturer reveals mistreatment of staff following Incorporation
A former Church of Ireland College of Further Education (CICE) lecturer has spoken in detail to The College View about the difficult circumstances they and colleagues have endured over the last year, following the closure of the college’s premises in Rathmines and its subsequent amalgamation into DCU.
Television
Emotional significance made The Simpsons great
‘Mother Simpson’ is not the greatest episode of The Simpsons, but it is my favourite. It presents the defining feature of what made its first ten seasons the greatest animated show and sitcom in television history: Read more…
Athletics
Sinéad Kane, seven continents and a journey across the globe
[dropcap]It’s[/dropcap] 6am on Monday, January 29th and the first rays of morning sunlight are peering over the Sydney horizon. All around the landscape the only sounds that can be heard are measured exhales of breath Read more…
DCU News
CICE staff will continue industrial action against “loss of autonomy”
Former staff members of the Church of Ireland College of Further Education will continue their industrial action against poor treatment, loss of personal benefits, loss of autonomy and the termination of programmes following the college’s incorporation into DCU last year.
Editorial
Editorial: New DCU fails to reflect feeling of lost identity among smaller colleges
[dropcap]All[/dropcap] changed, changed utterly: a New DCU has been born. We have now passed the four month anniversary of the DCU Incorporation Programme and now is the time to reflect and consider the impact it Read more…
DCU News
Students and staff at CICE protest against unresolved compensation claims
Students and staff members of CICE on Friday protested outside the college’s former site in Rathmines against unresolved compensation claims. Read more…
DCU News
Staff member ‘made homeless’ following Incorporation
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] DCU member of staff and their son were made homeless following the Incorporation Programme, which saw the Church of Ireland College of Education among others amalgamate into the university this year, according to TD Read more…
News
Alumni look to the future at TEDxDCU
Last week saw DCU hold a TEDx conference on the principle of Imagining the Next Century where speakers, including DCU academic staff and alumni, gave talks on how we should use innovation and today’s technological advancements in order to secure a healthy and revitalised future.
Athletics
Record breaker: Ireland’s Greta Streimikyte
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n Thursday, September 8th Greta Streimikyte sent shockwaves throughout Ireland when she set a new personal best and national record for the 1,500m long-distance sprint at the event final in this year’s Paralympic Games in 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…
DCU News
MacCraith: Incorporation will make an impact on Irish society
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU President Professor Brian MacCraith has said the Incorporation Programme, which has seen St. Patrick’s College Drumcondra, Mater Dei Institute and CICE amalgamate into Dublin City University this year, will mark a progressive step in Read more…
DCU News
MacCraith motivated for DCU to reach new heights
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] new DCU is slowly being born following years of hope, vision, innovation and hard work. The crop has come in to harvest and, DCU President Brian MacCraith admits, we are now beginning to reap Read more…
DCU News
Religious identity a determining factor in DCU primary school teaching courses
DCU will offer two alternative pathways to students wishing to enter a primary school teaching course this year, with a determining factor in the review process being whether or not an applicant is of a Catholic, Protestant or other religious background. Read more…
National News
USI backs calls for reintroduction of postgraduate grants
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has called for Ireland’s political parties to band together in order to honour pledges made in their General Election manifestos to reinstate grants for postgraduate students. The call Read more…
DCU News
DCU offers new programme for retirees
[dropcap]Dublin[/dropcap] City University has launched a new programme aimed at engaging the talents of retired and soon-to-be retired professionals who are seeking new challenges into the latter stages of their careers. The Advanced Transitions Programme Read more…
DCU News
Students prepare for Census
DCU students are preparing to take this year’s Census, which will attempt to document who is where in Ireland for the first time since 2011. Census 2016 will take place on the night of Sunday, Read more…
GAA
A story of sectarian GAA coverage in Northern Ireland
Sport is a competitive battle of endurance and desire for victory. Individual battles add up to make a war, and a war curtails an underlying conflict of political, economic or religious tension. Sport combines athleticism Read more…
GAA
Maxwell reflects on successful first year in charge
Good things come to those who wait. At least that was the case for DCU ladies Gaelic football manager Stephen Maxwell. After waiting three years to get the call up to manage the college he Read more…