Features
Palestine, Israel and the UCC conference
With all of the controversy surrounding the UCC conference, Paola Rivetti, a member of Academics for Palestine, explains why the conference should go ahead. Read more…
The College View
Features
New year, same issue: what can we do to help the homeless?
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Features
Students of Incorporation feeling the loss of their Students’ Unions
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] merger of St. Patrick’s college into DCU which began last September has brought many changes to the make-up and facilities present across both campuses in the last number of months. One particular change that Read more…
DCU News
New student employment app launched on DCU SU website
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] has officially added a Jobbio feature to their website which will allow thousands of students to access potential employers through the Student Union.
Articles
Sluascaoilte – Bagairt Nua-Aimseartha
An Amharclann ‘Bataclan’ i bPáras. ‘Virginia Tech’ sna Stáit Aontaithe Meiriceá. Muenchen sa Ghearmáin. Trí shampla de sluascaoileadh, nó ‘mass-shootings’, a tharla le 10 mbliain anuas trasna na cruinneoige. Chaill 171 duine neamhchiontach a gcuid Read more…
Students' Union
Gender neutral bathrooms wheeled out as bike scheme waits for funding
Each building in DCU will contain one gender neutral bathroom as part of an initiative suggested last year, according to LGBT chair, Mel Kavanagh. This will stretch across all DCU campuses. Read more…
Student Life
Campus residences made €13,000 on student fines in first semester
Students living in on-campus accommodation in Dublin City University paid approximately €13,000 in fines in the first semester of the current academic year according to Campus Residences’ General Manager, John Gaffery. Read more…
Features
Student safety on and off campus
[dropcap]An [/dropcap]NUI Maynooth student, Kym Owens, remains in an induced coma following what is believed to be an assault, on November 20th of last year. Kym sustained two broken eye sockets, a fractured jaw, a Read more…
DCU News
St. Pat’s students voice concerns over graduation location
Final year St. Patrick’s College students are voicing their concerns regarding which campus they will graduate from later this year through a petition that has been set up online.
News
Trinity SU elects ethnic minorities officer
Trinity College Dublin Student’s Union’s (TCDSU) council voted last week to elect an Ethics Minority Officer onto their executive. This position arose shorty after TCDSU President Kieran McNulty decided to utilise the structures and strength of the Union to ensure all students’ voices are heard.
Students' Union
Constitutional Review Committee to present changes at Class Rep Council
A committee tasked with analysing and modifying the Students’ Union constitution is due to present its work to Class Rep Council today, at the first meeting of the semester. Read more…
Editorial
Editorial: New DCU fails to reflect feeling of lost identity among smaller colleges
[dropcap]All[/dropcap] changed, changed utterly: a New DCU has been born. We have now passed the four month anniversary of the DCU Incorporation Programme and now is the time to reflect and consider the impact it Read more…
DCU News
Over half of DCU students unhappy with incorporation
Over half of DCU students feel that the incorporation programme has had a negative impact on their college experience, according to a survey conducted by The College View. Read more…
DCU News
Students and staff at CICE protest against unresolved compensation claims
Students and staff members of CICE on Friday protested outside the college’s former site in Rathmines against unresolved compensation claims. Read more…
News
DCU signs partnership agreement with Intel
DCU and Intel have signed an agreement this week which will see the two organisations collaborate on talent development and advanced technologies, strengthening their long-standing partnership.
Features
Wabi-sabi and enjoying your imperfections
[dropcap]Between[/dropcap] the frustration of inconvenient snow, dwindling budgets and an unrealistic abstinence from booze, the new year brings prosperity but reminds us that the first month of the year is always a tough one.
University News
NUIG students protest removal of Irish language as requirement for President
Students at NUI Galway are protesting against a decision to remove fluency in the Irish language as a requirement for the next President of the University.
Features
UCD student develops potential treatment for aggressive breast cancer
[dropcap]Johna[/dropcap] Jennings was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer a few weeks ago. When she first heard that she had cancer she cried until she could not cry anymore. She wanted to know why this Read more…
GAA
Inexperienced Dublin overcome DCU in O’Byrne Cup
Dublin 1-15 DCU 0-11 O’Byrne Cup Round One [dropcap]Dublin[/dropcap] opened 2017 with a win at Parnell Park against a significantly weakened DCU side on Sunday, January 8th in an intriguing contest that saw Dublin’s full Read more…
GAA
DCU prepare to face All-Ireland champions in O’Byrne Cup
[dropcap]Dublin[/dropcap] City University will visit Parnell Park to face the Dublin senior footballers on Sunday, January 8th in the opening fixture of this year’s O’Byrne Cup. Both sides will know the importance of a winning Read more…
Features
On Journalism, Networked Advocacy and Post-Truth
[dropcap]Digital[/dropcap] technologies and the pervasiveness and wide accessibility of the internet have fundamentally transformed the way journalists and advocates function. Because of the speed at which technology is advancing – and therefore the nature of Read more…
News
DCU announces scholarship programme for refugees and asylum seekers
DCU is set to provide fifteen scholarships to refugees, as it becomes the first Irish university to be designated as a ‘University of Sanctuary’.
University News
‘Outbreak’ of sexually transmitted diseases on University of Limerick campus
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] University of Limerick has issued a warning to their student body following an outbreak of Gonorrhoea and Chlamydia on campus. The university confirmed to the Limerick Leader that 14 cases of gonorrhoea are “associated Read more…
News
Overwhelming majority of DCU students vote to stay with USI
94 per cent of DCU students voted to remain affiliated with the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) in a referendum held last week. 2,304 votes were cast, with 2,176 voting Yes and just 128 voting No. Read more…
The Hype
Get to know Chaps Eye
Chaps Eye is a comedy YouTube channel run by three Irish IADT graduates Oisin, Eoin and Niall. This YouTube channel focuses on making hilarious skits about anything from having a few cans to parodies of Read more…