Food
The unhealthy diet of a first year
Katie Gallagher looked at how the challenges of entering third year education can lead to students living an unhealthy diet and lifestyle. Read more…
Smoking
National News
Will plain packaging deter student smokers?
DCU students don’t believe the change to cigarette packaging will make much of a difference to Irish smoking habits. Ireland isn’t the first country to implement unbranded cigarette packaging in order to deter people from smoking, following Australia, France and Read more…
Opinion
Should DCU follow suit and become a smoke free campus like UL or is this unfair?
After the introduction of a smoke free campus in UL, Emily Sheehan whether or not there is a need for one in DCU Read more…
Health
Smoking mirrors
Iconic movie legends of the 1940s and 50s were the trend setters of their day. In a time when the world was shrugging off the vestiges of war, a well-tailored pencil skirt and a pair Read more…
Articles
Cigarette deterrent going up in smoke
An increase in the price of cigarettes will not be enough to stop students smoking, writes Emily Crowley. Read more…
News
UCD students vote for a smoke-free campus
UCD students have voted in favour of making their campus a smoke-free zone, however their Students’ Union Equality and Welfare Officer is not sure whether the ban can be implemented. Trinity College are said to be considering a similar move, as Laura Colgan reports. Read more…
Randoms
Will seeing the damage stop smokers?
World Cancer Day, on Monday February 4th, ironically coincided with the launch of graphic pictures depicting diseased lungs and mouths on Irish smoking packets. According to Cancer Research UK, smoking causes more than four in Read more…