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Erasmus: Reality or …
As I sit here on the beach in 32 degrees heat, in the middle of January, suckling away on a strawberry flavoured Calippo writing this, I can’t help but wonder what life would be like Read more…
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DCU Bathrooms: From Mindful Moments to Exciting Experiences
Toilets and Tenderness A bathroom has the ability to make or break your day. The impact a decent toilet canhave on your confidence, morale, and work ethic cannot be overstated. Fortunately, DCU’sGlasnevin Campus has one Read more…
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All the President’s Meals: What candidates are (probably) having for tea
Catherine Connolly – A plate of fish fingers and chips eaten rather quickly, so that she can get back outside to the 5-a-side. Over dinner, she excitedly expressed how—with her new trainers—she was basically “unbeatable” Read more…
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Expectations of Erasmus
Ahh Erasmus, the right of passage for free spirited students to fully engage themselves in a totally new culture outside the confines of their local pub. From Alicante to Rome, Canada or the US of Read more…
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Government Unveils Bold New Plan to Do Absolutely Nothing
A new policy, announced today by Taoiseach Micheál Martin, states that the Irish Government will attempt to solve the housing crisis through a new four step plan, known as ‘NOWT.’ The new process, NOWT, which Read more…
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Les Incompétents: The tale of Micháel Martin’s brave journey to form a government, as told in a new Gaiety Musical!
Are the people in your life stupid? Do they ‘not really care about politics because it’s all toocomplicated anyway’? Well tell ‘em to make like a bakery truck and haul buns…. to theGaiety theatre! Soon Read more…
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Beyond the Books: Your Guide to DCU’s Clubs & Societies
We can all agree that studying in college is important. But giving yourself that break from the books is equally important. To be able to go out and socialise, doing the things that you love Read more…
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Unsolicited Reality Checks
Ahh, reality checks. We’ve all experienced them. It’s like they exist so our heads don’t get too big. Or God forbid, we actually take a second (or two) to enjoy ourselves; life has a way Read more…
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Semester 2 Bingo!
As we’ve entered a new semester, many of us have tried to start fresh. As well as this, many of us have already failed or given up on locking in. Each semester countless students try Read more…
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Coffee Culture in Ireland and How It Failed
It has become part of the college student aesthetic to go for a coffee every day. But, being an unemployed college student, it has become clear that coffee is just way too expensive. Let’s not Read more…
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Calamity on Kildare Street
The 22nd of January was a day for the history books as our newest Dáil sat for a mere half-hour (being generous) and, for the first time in over one hundred years, failed to elect Read more…
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A Deep Dive into the Sporting World Of DCU
Whether you’re a born-and-bred GAA-head or a frisbee fanatic, with 31 sports to choose from there’s something here for you in DCU. From rugby to rock climbing, a chance to represent that DCU badge is Read more…
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Stop Drinking Water: We Need to Cool Our Data Centres!
Data centres are repopulating across Ireland at a higher rate than the humans whose data they collect. How on Earth will we quench their immense thirst? By the middle of 2024, there were 82 data Read more…
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‘Quiet Pints at The Slipper’
Don’t you just love it? When the time to lock in and study till midnight in the library comes around. Then you feel your phone buzz, a text from THAT friend. Do you dare open Read more…
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A 9A.M to 3A.M step-by-step guide to College Christmas
Get ready for the ultimate, most degenerate, most impure day of the year…COLLEGE CHRISTMAS! The days are ticking down and tickets are flying out, so strap in and get ready for a day to not Read more…
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Simon’s Student Housing Shambles
On the 14th November, Taoiseach Simon Harris showcased his ‘new energy’ on our very own DCU Glasnevin Campus, and arrived with a solid proposition for student housing. Harris – former Minister for Higher Education and Read more…
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Why Cats Defy the Laws of Physics
We have all heard the saying: ‘A cat always lands on its feet’, but is this true? And why? Well, with this I solve the questions physicians of all decades could not, why do cats Read more…
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Giraffes vs Penguins: The Generational Debate
The question has plagued me for years now, and I’ve come to realise that the only solution is a truly logical and analytical approach. So I’ve got a list of aspects I’ve written up with Read more…
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Why the Media Production Society has fallen off
After years of domination at the top of DCU’s Clubs and Societies leaderboard, it has officially been confirmed that the Media Production Society has fallen off. In this article, I endeavour to discuss the myriad Read more…
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The 5 Least Sexy College Degrees in DCU
From Chemistry to Computing, there are so many courses on offer here at DCU, all with varying levels of sexiness. Though very subjective, the facts are the facts- Communications takes the cake as the sexiest Read more…
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Screw the costumes, keep the cost down.
Just as the leaves blow through the streets this fall season, devil ears, cat’s tails, and angelwings roll around the dark corners of Camden Street. On Halloween, we see both sides of thescale, where costumes Read more…
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The Case of Pub vs Club
The battle of Pub vs Club continues to rage on in the heads of twenty to thirty year olds across the country. I only refrain from writing, “across the world”, as I presume the French Read more…
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How to Survive Freshers’ Flu
Fresher’s flu, the painful phenomenon that takes over your body and reminds you that four nights ofconsecutive drinking has consequences, but it was worth it because you got the shift in Ryan’s. I’m genuinely convinced Read more…
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Who Is The True Heir To The British Throne?
With the UK electing their new King very recently, there’s been a lot of buzz about the Royal Family and who the next heir to the throne will be. Instead of going through family trees Read more…
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How To Survive First Year
The percentage of Leaving Cert students who continued to third level education last year rose to 66.1%. However, according to figures from The Times, one in every six college students are dropping out in their Read more…