Student Life
Sober as a…student?
What to do when another night out on the beer seems too much? Sober Soc is here to help, a society based around alcohol-free events. Read more…
Aoife Bennett
DCU News
DCU to sober up with new alcohol-free society
DCU students are providing alcohol-free social outlets and events to peers as alcohol consumption rates drop. Read more…
University News
Measles outbreak confirmed at NUIG
Students in the university are warned to watch out for symptoms including high temperatures and watery red eyes. Read more…
DCU News
DCU student applied for Voice reporter role on a whim
DCU student Atkinson landed a Voice of Ireland reporter role after applying just five minutes before deadline. Read more…
Randoms
Social media speak: mind your Ps and Qs
Ever get caught out tweeting your boss on a night out? Then this guide could be for you Read more…
Randoms
How much do you love your phone?
How much do you rely on your phone? Aoife Bennett looks at the ever growing relationship between ourselves and technology. Read more…
DCU News
Who is Alice Desmond?
An unknown account under the name “Alice Desmond” hacked a number of DCU students and alumni on Facebook last week, as Aoife Bennett reports. Read more…
Student Life
Would you like a job with that?
Is it possible to have a part time job in college, or is it all work and no play? Read more…
Laughing Through Life
DCU? Are you actually kidding me?
Oh. My God. One of our southsoide comrades who was marooned in DCU tells all of their harrowing experience. Read more…
Through My Eyes
Fishing for the truth
One student talks about their run in with catfishing, where anonymous users online pretend to be someone else entirely. Read more…
Student Life
Coursing through
What happens to the students who don’t find the course of their dreams? The College View finds out. Read more…
News
College costs large factor in drop-out rates
One in twelve college students could drop out of third level education in Ireland due to the rising costs, according to a recent survey.
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DCU News
DCU LGBTA hold Trans Week
DCU LGBTA society held their first ever Trans Week this week, Aoife Bennett reports. Read more…
Student Life
Backstage at The Ultimate Wingman
Behind the scenes at the Ultimate Wingman, a new dating TV show produced in DCU,. Read more…
Student Life
Is it possible to be friends with your ex?
The same five words are uttered every time a couple break up. But just how true is the phrase “we can still be friends’? Is it just something we say to make the other – Read more…
Randoms
Getting the Gig: Does the dream job exist?
When filling out the CAO back in sixth year, something our younger siblings, cousins and friends have had to suffer over the last few months, there was always one thing in the back of our Read more…
Articles
UCC pays $1 million for Great Book of Ireland
University College Cork has paid $1 million (€752,000) to acquire the Great Book of Ireland. The book was scripted in Dublin between 1989 and 1991. It contains the handwritten work of nine composers, 121 artists Read more…
Books
Review: The Charm Bracelet
Take all the chick lit novels you’ve ever read. Now add in a Christmas in New York setting and some mystery and you have the recipe for Melissa Hill’s latest offering, The Charm Bracelet. Holly Read more…
DCU News
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…
Clubs and Socs
DCU societies hold mock same-sex marriages
DCU’s LGBTA, Drama and Amnesty Societies held mock same-sex marriages as part of DCU’s Equality Week. The mock marriages were held outside the Henry Grattan on Thursday November 15th. The marriages were held between members Read more…
DCU News
DCU Offer New Post Graduate Scholarship Exchange
DCU postgraduate student Barry Cannon has been selected as the first recipient of a new postgraduate scholarship and exchange programme. The programme, which was announced by Dublin City Lord Mayor, Naoise Ó Muirí, will offer Read more…