News
USI launch their National Student Housing Survey
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) have invited students across the Republic of Ireland to fill in their National Student Housing Survey to assess conditions and preferences.
The College View
University News
Irish Erasmus students hit an all time high
The number of Irish students going on Erasmus is at a record high with about 3,200 students going on the exchange programme each year whilst the country takes in about 6,300 from other European nations according to The Higher Education Authority.
News
Beg, Borrow, Steal raises thousands for charity
Beg, Borrow, Steal broke the €100,000 mark this week in total fundraising over the last three years, according to SU President Dylan Kehoe. Read more…
GAA
Lacklustre DCU progress to Fitzgibbon quarter-final
Trinity College 1-14 Dublin City University 0-19 Fitzgibbon Cup first round Tuesday, February 7th in Santry was a night of firsts for the Fitzgibbon men of DCU. It was the first time they ever won Read more…
Football
Kelly’s last minute penalty secures semi-final berth
Institute of Technology Carlow 3 Dublin City University 4 CUFL Premier Division quarter-final Luke Kelly’s 90th minute penalty gave Dublin City University a 4-3 win over reigning champions IT Carlow on Wednesday, February 1st. Read more…
News
“Dark web” allows for purchase of drugs without prescription
Access to “study drugs” such as Adderall and Ritalin are becoming more accessible online without prescription and risk of being traced. Read more…
GAA
LIT smash and grab to down unlucky DCU.
Dublin City University 0-15 Limerick Institute of Technology 2-12 Fitzgibbon Cup first round Two second half goals from Galway senior Paul Killeen were enough to fire Limerick IT to victory in this hard fought Fitzgibbon Read more…
DCU News
DCU Masters students help third world schools in enterprise challenge
DCU Business School Masters students participated in the ‘School Enterprise Challenge’ for the fourth year running in 2016. Read more…
Film
Review: La La Land
Every year, there’s a film that is soaked in nothing but hype. 2016 saw Suicide Squad, which critics loved to hate and 2015 gave all its Oscars to The Revenant. Admittedly, sometimes the hype is Read more…
Music
Sussed: Afrobeat
The birth of Afrobeat happened almost a decade after West African countries such as Nigeria and Ghana gained their independence from British rule in the 60’s. During a time where freedom and hope for future Read more…
News
Students Who Rent May Be At Risk To ‘Fair Deal’ Discrepencies
Students could be subject to poor conditions when renting off-the-books from people who use homes belonging to elderly people placed in nursing homes as a tool for undocumented additional income. Read more…
Television
Review: Striking Out
If you know anything about Irish television it is either a masterpiece or garbage. Rarely, however is it both. RTE’s latest endeavour into original drama has split the nation, with either rave reviews or dismissive Read more…
News
USI VP: HEA Report On College Performance Not Surprising
HEA report suggests rising student numbers and no change in funding will have a negative effect on graduate quality. Read more…
Articles
Top Tips for final year semester students
If you are finding yourself entering your final semester of college life and feel slightly overwhelmed with the workload that lies before you, do not panic, writer Rachael Kellegher has some top tips to help Read more…
Music
The power of pop as protest
The protest song is exciting, irreverent, and powerful, putting into words our frustration with inequalities of all description. For as long as pop has existed, there has been a subsection of righteous, rage-fuelled songwriters who Read more…
Television
Was Gilmore Girls worth revisiting?
After years of long-term fans patiently awaiting an update from our beloved Stars Hollow, Netflix brought us a six part mini-series, Gilmore Girls: A Year in The Life, to revisit the Connecticut town. If you’re Read more…
Television
A series of fortunate adaptations
The new adaptation of ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ on Netflix brings a whole new interpretation of Lemony Snicket’s dark and depressing tale of the Baudelaire orphans to the streaming platform. The story begins small Read more…
basketball
Saints withstand late pressure to go level with Moycullen in standings
DCU Saints 77 Moycullen 74 Basketball Ireland Men’s Super League DCU Saints held off a late run from Moycullen to seal a win in the Basketball Ireland Men’s Super League on Saturday night, February 4th. Read more…
Articles
Happy Friend Hunting
[dropcap]Finding[/dropcap] friends can be difficult during your first semester at college, learning how to navigate your way through the campus grounds can be challenging enough never mind seeking out your lifelong college friends. To ease Read more…
National News
Intel and DCU Ties Grow Stronger As Helix Hosts Mini-Scientist Awards
St. John’s National School from Cratloe, County Clare took the overall prize at this year’s Grand Final of the Mini-Scientist Awards held in The Helix Read more…
Athletics
Behan’s eyes set firmly on Tokyo
When twelve-year-old Matthew Behan wandered down to his local athletics club for the first time, he probably did not expect it to alter his life so significantly. Still only 19, Behan’s rapid rise to prominence Read more…
Features
The harsh reality of the 2C-B drug
[dropcap]In[/dropcap] early January six young people were hospitalised after taking the synthetic drug known as 2C-B, at a house party in Cork City. Gerard Banks and his friend were walking by the house when they Read more…
Features
What has Donald Trump done so far?
[dropcap][/dropcap][dropcap]It [/dropcap]has been just over two weeks since Donald J. Trump’s inauguration and he became the 45th President of the United States. Within that week, President Trump and his administration have already initiated a series Read more…
Features
Battling burnout
[dropcap]Semester[/dropcap] 2 is here and everyone is ready to jump straight back into college life full steam ahead. A lot of students have new year’s goals to finally get themselves sorted with regards to college Read more…
Features
Where did Valentine’s Day come from?
[dropcap]It[/dropcap] is that time of the year when Christmas and New Years have passed, and the masses of red and pink items land in shops all around the world. Valentine’s Day is once again upon us, Read more…