Articles

The Hidden Cost of Technology for Students

September 30, 2024

College is not easy. It’s academically rigorous, socially demanding, and certainly economically challenging, but it’s an utter privilege to be there. Okay, perhaps socially demanding is a stretch—the multiple nights out a week aren’t particularly stressful! But what’s not a stretch is the financial pressure that students and their parents are put through.  Read more…

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Articles

Relationships to Roommates: Navigating College Life

September 30, 2024

Starting college as a fresh 18-year-old, being thrown straight out of the most stressful exams of your adolescence life can be very daunting. Everyone tells you how life is flying by and that you’re “really grown up now”, (trust me this was my least favourite thing to hear). You get older, you make new friends and the people you grow up with aren’t the ones you see every day to talk about PE at lunch.   Read more…

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Articles

Live Results: 2024 DCUSU Election

March 25, 2024

15:15 – The quota has officially been hit & a new student union will be elected at 4pm today. 16:06 – The announcement is running late but the steps are incredibly busy with supporters. Most Read more…

DCU News

Grave Concerns: Opening Night

March 25, 2024

Grave Concerns, written and directed by Dom Byrne, brought its opening night audience on an emotional journey through dark comedy and a stellar story.  The play follows Matthew, played by Cameron Simpson, a Leaving Cert Read more…

Articles

Day One on the Campaign Trail

March 6, 2024

The second round of Student Union voting started with a bang, as the U building was flooded with colourful campaigning. Following last month’s failed bid to elect a new student government, past candidates have made Read more…

DCU News

DCU Dance Win Big at Intervarsities

March 6, 2024

DCU Dance took home much of the silverware at the Dance Intervarsities last Tuesday. Hosted in the Helix, the competition was electric as thirteen colleges across the country fought to take the top prizes in Read more…

Film

The Holdovers is Bitter Sweet Note Perfect

March 6, 2024

It’s Christmas time at Barton Academy a New England Prep school and the social elite that fills fifth-period calculus or 4th-period ancient history are home for their winter break. Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti) is a Read more…

Opinion

Serenity Song: The Calming Effects of Music

March 1, 2024

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 intuitively Read more…

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Irish & Languages

An bhfuil An Ghaeilge marbh?

February 18, 2024

Agus tú ag léamh é seo is cinnte nach bhfuil an Ghaeilge marbh. Cloisim go leor cainte faoin dóigh a bhfuil an Ghaeilge ina teanga mharbh agus gur mionteanga san Aontas Eorpach agus nach labhraíonn Read more…