Lifestyle
Spotlight on Croatia
A Mediterranean paradise surrounded by the azure blue Adriatic Sea and decorated with over a 1000 islands, Méabh Riordan explains why Croatia is the latest Eastern European hotspot. Read more…
The College View
Lifestyle
The travel tales- AirBnB nightmare
For Helen O’Neill, a trip to Scandinavia became plagued with panic while they scrambled to secure new accommodation after a cancellation nightmare. Read more…
Television
A World turned upside down
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] Netflix cult show picks up around a year after Will Byers’ escape from “Upside Down”, but behind the colourful arcade screens and Halloween decorations, there’s something strange lurking in the town of Hawkins. Read more…
The Hype
Videogames – A hobby or unhealthy obsession?
[dropcap]Since[/dropcap] the 1970s, when the first ever arcade video game Computer Space was unveiled to the modern world, videos games have become an integral part of our society. According to a recent study 1.2 billion Read more…
Lifestyle
Why you should visit Zadar
As Croatia’s fifth largest town and with a population size similar to Ireland, Joseph O’Gorman looks at why Zadar should be at the top of your must-visit list. Read more…
The Hype
A Return to the 64 days in Super Mario Odyssey
[dropcap]Nintendo[/dropcap] have had a pretty impressive year as far as things go. The release of the Switch has been met with acclaim and now they have not just one but two genuine contenders to scoop Read more…
The Hype
The sun and her flowers by Rupi Kaur
[dropcap]Rupi[/dropcap] Kaur, the Instagram poet who has arguably changed modern poetry, has published more of her work in a collection called ‘the sun and her flowers’. It is, to put it simply, another literary masterpiece.
Television
Sex and Drugs: Life in the red light zone
[dropcap]I[/dropcap] was a 16-year-old addicted to drugs. Now, I’ve got three beautiful children, that live with my mum, because I can’t look after them,” Kayleigh says, looking directly above the camera and into the producer’s Read more…
Television
Under the Radar: 7 TV Shows You Missed This Year
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile you were busy devouring the latest seasons of Game of Thrones, Stranger Things and Rick and Morty this year, a minority of viewers were enjoying a bunch of less well-known TV shows that are Read more…
DCU News
Almost 100 students drop out of DCU
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]inety-six students have dropped out of DCU so far this year and 40 people have also deferred their course for the year.
News
DIT academics lodge complaint over amalgamation process
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ighteen academics at Dublin Institute of Technology have written to the chairman of the institute’s governing body to express their discontent with the amalgamation process with Tallaght and Blanchardstown ITs.
DCU News
DCU unites with colleges to regenerate Clinton Centre
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap], University of Ulster and University of Massachusetts have united to regenerate the Clinton Centre in Enniskillen, Bill Clinton announced in Belfast last week.
News
USI launch ‘Get RegD’ Campaign
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] USI launched their ‘Get RegD’ campaign to encourage students to register to vote. Back in 2014, over 120,000 people under the age of 25 were not registered to vote according to a survey published Read more…
University News
Rail strikes stops students getting to college
[dropcap]Students[/dropcap] who rely on Irish rail and DART to get to University will find themselves struggling to get to college throughout November and December due to the Irish Rail strikes.
National News
Irish students pay second highest fees in Europe
[dropcap]Irish[/dropcap] students are paying the second highest fees in Europe behind the UK. However, only 60 per cent of Irish students are actually paying full fees as almost half were aided by the grant system Read more…
News
First Class Rep Council held eight weeks into semester
[dropcap]Some[/dropcap] DCU classes went nine weeks without representation in the class rep council due to delays and technical disruption to the voting process.
DCU News
DCU students with disabilities have trebled in the last decade
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he number of students registered with DCU’s Disability & Learning Support Service has more than trebled in the last decade.
DCU News
DCU Enactus “Second Scoop” project aims to rehabilitate ex-convicts
[dropcap]DCU’s[/dropcap] Enactus launched a new project ‘Second Scoop’, aiming to re-integrate ex convicts into society by supplying ice-cream for corporate events, festivals and fairs.
News
US student racially victimises college roommate
[dropcap]A white American university student who smeared her bodily fluids on her black flatmate’s belongings has been arrested and may be facing additional charges.[/dropcap]
DCU News
DCU remains second highest university for Sugar Babies
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] remains the second highest university in the country for sign-ups to SeekingArrangement in 2017, with 568 students registered to the Sugar Babies service, according to the website’s recent figures.
News
New library gates cost DCU over €77,000
[dropcap]Some[/dropcap] €77,461 was spent on the installation of the new turnstiles in the library on the Glasnevin campus, according to information obtained under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.
Articles
DCU launches safety app
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] are launching the first safety app in Ireland, for round the clock connection to the campus’ security team on Wednesday the 15th of November.
Articles
James Fallows on the impact of Facebook on modern politics
[dropcap]Facebook[/dropcap] was “behaving in an irresponsible and value-free way” during the 2016 US presidential election, according to the European editor of The Atlantic magazine.
Blogs
DCUSU President assaulted
[dropcap]DCUSU[/dropcap] President Niall Behan was attacked while walking home from DCU to Glasnevin two weeks ago.
videos
Video: DCU vs UL
Video by Lauren Timlin