Music has become an integral part of young people’s life. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that many students would feel deeply irritated at the thought of forgetting their AirPods at home. Many people Read more…
With another academic year lying in wait, reports of the student accommodation crisis come rolling in. Many students will rent with families, staying for five days a week and returning home on the weekends. This Read more…
The growing hype in alternative milk, and the stigma developing around dairy consumption. Talk about whether dairy is all that bad! Read more…
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]ender quotas are sexist and cynical. They are predicated on the idea that the only reason women are underrepresented in a certain field is because of gender. Not only that, they assume that women need Read more…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] few weeks ago, uproar was caused after the frozen food supermarket, Iceland, dropped their Christmas advert on Facebook and other social media platforms. Note, dropped online, not on television. This is because the organisation Read more…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]rish society has become better at discussing mental health issues. However, men across the country are still suffering and are largely being ignored. Last year, men accounted for 79 per cent of suicide deaths last Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he phrase ‘’better to say nothing than anything bad’’ is extremely misleading, yet, since the inception of Mao Zedong’s communist victory in China, this policy has effectively been used since 2014. It is being expanded Read more…
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]ene editing has hit the headlines lately after a scientist in China claimed to have made the first pair of genetically edited twins. Although this has not yet been proven, it brings to light the Read more…
It is estimated that without the introduction of female-only professorships, it would take two decades to achieve gender balance in senior academia with an increase of one or two percent success rates in female professorships. Read more…
While up until this point the UK policy of ‘no surrender’ politics has ruled out the prospect of a second referendum, the unlikeliness of this draft being approved and their unwillingness to crash out of the EU means it may soon be the only viable solution. Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he question of controversial figures being permitted to speak on college campuses has continued cropping up as society continues to ask what is more important: free speech or safe spaces?
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n a society where one of the world’s most powerful leaders is an egotistical narcissist, the importance of public intellectuals and social commentary has never been greater.
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat makes a city? Some may argue that if a larger town has a cathedral, it’s a city. In the modern day, there are many elements to a city, not just a larger church – Read more…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]o the public forgive celebrities for the crimes they have committed, or do they simply forget?
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]on Lemon, a celebrated news anchor from CNN, has called for a halt of the demonization of people while simultaneously vilifying white men. The logical inconsistency here could not be more obvious, yet Lemon has Read more…
Some children are forced to live under tremendous pressure. Read more…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s global warming increases, so does attention to the issue of climate change. Although, when things are this bad, we must ask if the decisions we make as individuals actually matter?
Essentially, it appears to me that what most people want is a decent, honourable person. At least in my college bubble, most people also agree that Higgins embodies these traits. Read more…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]aying yes to things can feel like an insurmountable challenge when you are overwhelmed, but there is no better time to embrace the importance of yes than the start of college.
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]oving up to the big smoke from a rural area can be a whole new world for a lot of people going to college. There is frequent and semi-reliable public transport, more people in your Read more…
With some companies now introducing period leave for female employees, Shauna Bowers explains why she thinks the allowance is unnecessary. Read more…
Rónán Ó Dálaigh gives his reaction to the resignation of the Irish Language Commissioner and where the future of the Irish language lies. Read more…
Ian Moran reflects on the controversy and opposition to EirGrid’s planned pylon route. Read more…
As the end of the first semester approaches, Opinions Editor Sean Cassidy reflects on the work done by DCU Students’ Union so far this year. Read more…
Steve Conlon on DCU and democracy being the losers in seanad reform and the need for real reform in the upper house. Read more…