The USI held a campaign to stop gender-based violence across universities in Ireland as part of the It Stops Now campaign, as such harassment often goes unreported and unnoticed. Read more…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU and the National College of Ireland (NCI) are investigating Monday night’s destruction of a consent display in DCU’s student centre.
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] display in DCU’S Student Centre highlighting the topic of consent was destroyed on Monday evening.
A hint of lace is not a verbal agreement Read more…
[dropcap]Asking for It[/dropcap] at the Abbey Theatre is a chilling depiction of ‘lad culture’ perpetrating rape culture as Louise O’Neil writes with a scalpel, making an incision into one of the darker sides of Irish society.
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ver since the #MeToo campaign, it is not unusual to log onto Twitter or listen to the radio and hear of a famous body or political figure facing sexual assault allegations.
Too often in education we are simply taught that 2+2=4. You write it down in your copy and don’t think about it until memorising it the night before the test. By opening up the classroom to questions and opinions on consent, with a qualified teacher to moderate, students would be more engaged and more likely to listen and take in what’s being discussed. Read more…
As if sex, the most natural thing that brings both genders together, is something that needs to be discussed in segregations Read more…
The #metoo campaign has faced some harsh criticism. Adam Daly spoke to Dr Rosaleen McElvaney to get an insight into this misogynistic mentality. Read more…
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]elping with the vast numbers of students seeking accommodation has been his “most stressful time by far” according to New VP for Welfare and Equality Podge Henry.
DCU has lent official support for the It Stops Now campaign which aims to prevent sexual harassment and violence in third level education. Read more…
Consent classes in University College Dublin (UCD) have been cancelled due to a lack of interest but this does not mean that the classes are not absolutely vital for students. Emily Crowley discusses. Read more…
UCD’s Student Union had to cancel classes on sexual consent due to a lack of interest by the Student Body.
Following the broadcast of author Louise O’Neill’s documentary ‘Asking for it’, opinion editor Shirley Donlon discusses the definition of consent and why it is so important to understand it. Read more…
Dr Patricia Barker of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre spoke to DCU students about rape and consent Read more…