Features
Technology – a wireless world
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ireless technology might not be the utopia you think it is.
The College View
Articles
DCU plans Visual Arts Initiative
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]deas of festivals, studios, glass buildings, and murals flew during the first meeting of the Visual Arts Initiative on Wednesday.
Boxing
London calling for DCU boxing’s Ceire Smith
[dropcap] C[/dropcap]eire Smith is in a better place than most to talk about the progress that DCU boxing has made over the past year – considering she spent it in Australia.
DCU News
Hurricane Ophelia damage in DCU
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here was minor damage to a building and two trees down across the three campuses in DCU after hurricane Ophelia passed through Dublin on Monday.
National News
Church of Scientology opens European base in Dublin
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]rotests against the Church of Scientology opening up a new centre in Firhouse, South Dublin took place last Saturday afternoon.
Lifestyle
Halloween around the world
Halloween is getting increasingly more popular in Ireland but it’s celebrated very differently in other parts of the world. Read more…
Features
Life after the leaving cert
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he transition from Leaving Cert to college can be formidable and terrifying. It’s especially huge for people who have no experience of living alone or providing for themselves. Should it be such a massive adjustment, Read more…
Food
The grub guide – Aqua Restaurant, Howth
Journalism student Alison Rothwell reviewed Aqua Restaurant, a seafood restaurant in Howth rating it on price, location and service. Read more…
Articles
DCU suffers identity crisis on Twitter
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU become a twitter sensation during storm Ophelia, after tweeting the Taoiseach to ask if they were a college.
DCU News
Author Kjartan Poskitt visits St. Pats campus
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]espite two “Murderous Maths” workshops being called off due to hurricane Ophelia, host and acclaimed author Kjartan Poskitt went to St. Patrick’s DCU on Tuesday the 17th to talk to students and faculty for Maths Read more…
Health
Celebrities and health – help or hindrance?
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ady Gaga lies on a sofa, crying in pain as the whole right side of her body goes into spasm. One of her assistants massages her face and holds ice against it.
Rugby
O’Byrne Cup exit for Freshers Rugby
DCU 0 University of Limerick 17 O’Boyle Cup Rugby DCU’s under-20 rugby team crashed out of the O’Byrne Cup after tries from Brian McCormack and Shea Boggan sealed a 17-0 win and a safe passage Read more…
National News
Stigma towards HIV causes fear of judgement and lack of honesty
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]early 20 percent of HIV positive people living in Ireland have felt suicidal in the last year, five times the national average of four per cent.
Gaelic Football
DCU footballers hold off resilient Dublin Institute of Technology to get second league win
DIT 0-12 DCU Dochas Eireann 0-15 Senior Football League Division One Group A DCU held on for a three-point win in Parnell’s GAA grounds against DIT in their Division One clash, which saw the early Read more…
Other Sports
DCU is the taekwondo college of Ireland, says Adam Shelley
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU students took a big haul of ITF Taekwondo World Championship medals as Adam Shelley retained his 70kg world champion title.
Features
A world of our own
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ccording to French philosopher and journalist Albert Camus, “to be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.” Isn’t that however, one of the fundamentals of being human? That we care? It often seems Read more…
Features
Burying a life
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]magine if there was a different way we approached death – a different way we approached funerals and burials, something different from what we are so used to now?
Camogie
Success the only priority, says new DCU Camogie boss
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ew DCU senior camogie manager Stephen Fitzgerald has high expectations for the year ahead – but is under no illusions that success is the only priority for his team.
Lifestyle
Things to do around Ireland for Halloween
Traditions have changed in Ireland throughout the years, so here are some modern Halloween activities around the country. Read more…
Lifestyle
Things to do in Dublin for Halloween
We’ve found the best stuff to do over the entire festive season in Dublin to make it worth while blowing the cobwebs off your witches hat. Read more…
Athletics
Impressive summer sets the benchmark for DCU Athletics
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ver the course of the summer, DCU Athletics left their mark down numerous avenues. Remarkable achievements across a series of tournaments, including the European Junior Championships, have provided a benchmark for the Athletics team to Read more…
Features
Sacrificial goals: balancing life with college
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ost college students have things other than college going on in their lives. Whether that’s work or individual interests and hobbies, sometimes life itself can get in the way of fulfilling ones full potential in college. No matter how hard Read more…
Features
Girls just wanna: female representation at Newstalk
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]ublin based station Newstalk FM, has been deemed a “misogynistic” radio station by an Irish Times columnist due to its lack of female presenters, and the recent firing of a long time female presenter at the Read more…
Film
Review: Blade Runner 2049
[dropcap]3[/dropcap]5 years after Ridley Scott first brought us the sci-fi classic Blade Runner and shaped the genre for decades to come, Denis Villeneuve has been tasked with delivering a worthy sequel which not only improves Read more…
Books
Review: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he sixth book from critically-acclaimed author John Green Turtles All The Way Down follows sixteen year old Aza Holmes as she and her best friend pursue the mystery of a disappearing billionaire. Or at least, Read more…