Music
Smother: What you need to know about the RTÉ drama
RTÉ’s new six-part series ‘Smother’ aired on the 7th of March and was met with great praise from viewers. Read more…
The College View
Opinion
Stop Asian Hate: My Observations on Racism in Ireland
Since six Asian women were killed in the Atlanta Spa shooting last month, “Stop Asian Hate Movement” have been held across the United States for several weeks. In this movement, some Asian-American celebrities, such as Read more…
Features
Daire Keogh – A year in DCU
When asked about the trials and tribulations of his first year as president of DCU during a global pandemic, Keogh jokes: “There’s the famous line in the movie Airplane!, ‘What a time to give up the cigarettes’. Read more…
News
Drop out rates in some STEM courses are as high as 80 per cent
“I didn’t think they had enough supports for students who were struggling,” one former DCU Computer Science student told the College View. Read more…
Articles
Public Consultation of Student Grant Scheme is launched
The income threshold for postgraduate students also expanded from €31,500 to €54,250 and the fee grant contribution will increase from €2,000 to €3,500. Read more…
Features
Frontline workers abandoned in the newly scheduled vaccine rollout.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]eachers, SNAs and the Gardaí will continue to lobby the government in their fight for frontline vaccination priority.
Features
The pandemic has become the Government’s scapegoat for accountability on situations in Direct Provision centres.
The publication of the White Paper acts as an ambitious diversion strategy to the ongoing, daily issues faced by asylum seekers and refugees. Read more…
Opinion
National Broadband Plan Launched in 2012 is Still Failing
Students in rural Ireland are at a disadvantage, due to slow broadband speeds. Read more…
Lifestyle
As fashion trends dwindle during Covid-19, individual style triumphs
The spring ’21 collection was more future oriented than ever as it was a prediction of who we want to be and what we want to look like when we finally come out of lockdown. Read more…
Sport
Lions Tour Predictions
Interesting look at the Irish players worthy of this years Lions tour as well as team selection and an insightful portion on the South African mindset on the upcoming tour. Read more…
Sport
What’s New in this Year’s Olympics?
A brief summary of the five new sports gracing the Olympic games in Japan 2021. Read more…
News
Decision from Dublin school not to run LCA sparks online campaign for two students with disabilities
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]lonturk Community College is a school in Whitehall, Dublin 9. In late March, the board of management decided that it will not run the Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) programme for their second senior cycle year. Read more…
DCU News
Dublin-Belfast Corridor on the Horizon
A new report by DCU and UU has led to plans for a new Dublin-Belfast Economic Corridor, the first of it’s kind in Ireland. Read more…
Film
The good intentions of Seaspiracy invite scepticism
What began as another retelling of the “plastic in the ocean is bad” narrative, took a sharp turn towards a far darker, unexplored reason for the destruction of the marine ecosystem. Read more…
Film
The 93rd Academy Awards: Oscars During A Pandemic
The 93rd Oscars will take place on Sunday April 26th this year, two months later than usual due to the pandemic. The Academy Awards, as the ceremony is also known by, will honour the best films released from January 1st 2020 and February 28th 2021. Read more…
Music
New Lil Nas X single stirs up controversy
“i spent my entire teenage years hating myself because of the shit y’all preached would happen to me because i was gay. so i hope u are mad, stay mad, feel the same anger you teach us to have towards ourselves,” 21-year-old rapper, singer, songwriter and openly gay cultural icon Lil Nas X tweeted on March 27. Read more…
Books
Captain Underpants book pulled after claims of “passive racism”
A spinoff book from the much loved “Captain Underpants” series has been pulled from shelves after claims of “passive racism.” Read more…
News
Master’s students get 10 per cent fee reduction
DCU masters students will get a 10 per cent reduction in fees for the coming academic year, 2021/2022. Read more…
News
Harris launches €2.5 billion international student funding recovery
Simon Harris is launching a €2.5 billion recovery for revenue Irish universities have lost from international students. Read more…
Clubs and Socs
DCUTV announce presenters for their 24 Hour Broadcast
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CUtv Media Production Society (MPS) has announced their presenters for this year’s virtual 24hr Broadcast in aid of the Rise Foundation. The annual event will be held on the 17th- 18th of May, and will Read more…
Articles
Minister O’Gorman announces Youth Climate Justice Fund
[dropcap]Y[/dropcap]outh Organisations in Ireland have been encouraged to apply for financial support under a fund centred on climate change by Minister O’Gorman. Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman has encouraged funding Read more…
Lead Story
Rapid antigen testing may be used to allow for on-campus learning
Minister Simon Harris announced last week that rapid antigen Covid-19 testing will be trialed at 4 universities and could enable a return to third-level education in autumn. Read more…
00 OPINIONS DRAFT
Our ‘role models’ are not setting the example they should be
dropcap][/dropcap] The recent story emerging surrounding several Dublin senior footballers being caught breaking covid rules by taking part in training sessions, has stirred great disappointment rather than anger. This event has stirred many questions regarding Read more…
Features
The rise of student podcasts and how they are made
“If you just keep going, eventually you’ll get somewhere.” Read more…
Features
Cancel culture and the “be kind” movement can’t co-exist
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]oon after the tragic news of TV presenter, Caroline Flack’s death people flooded social media with the message ‘Be Kind’. T-shirts, phone cases and endless quotes were made, shared and bought.