News »
Keegan elected SU president in heated elections
Alan Keegan has been elected as DCU Students’ Union president with 45% of the vote in what was one of the most controversial SU elections DCU has ever seen.
Confusion over funding of Mortimer’s campaign
An expenses receipt with the name of the GAA Academy director was handed in by the unsuccessful SU presidential candidate and DCU footballer, Conor Mortimer, the College View can reveal.
New SU speak of challenges ahead
Speaking to the College View, the three SU electors gave their reactions to the campaign and what the student body can expect from them in the upcoming year.
Other SU positions quickly filled
With the controversy surrounding the main three sabbatical positions, much less attention was given to the unpaid roles in this year’s SU election.
Students satisfied with SU
A survey conducted by the College View of student attitudes towards representation and tuition fees has found that 69% are satisfied by the performance of the outgoing Student’s Union.
Just over 30% of students hold political party membership
The recent College View survey of students’ attitudes towards representation has indicated that only 31% of students are members of a political party.
Tuition fees will not apply to current college students
The government has announced that third level tuition fees will be not be burdened on students until September 2010.
Universities under increased scrutiny
The government has called for reduced spending in universities and criticised those third level institutions that are in debt.
Drama Soc’s musical turns a profit
DCU Drama’s hit musical Rent is expected to become only the second musical staged by the society to turn a profit, the College View has learned.
Sport »
Richie Sadlier: Soldiering On
A serious hip injury ended his career and ruined a lifelong dream of playing football, but Richard Sadlier continues to be optimistic about the future, despite his misfortune he remains focused, determined and strong.
Good things come to those who wait…
With Ireland’s historical victory at the Six Nations last month, Alan Regan & Niall Farrell bring you the reactions of those who watched the Grand Slam
Class prevails as DCU secure Tennis Double
DCU’s tennis players travelled to Belfast’s Queens University with only one thing on their minds – to be crowned both Ireland’s men’s and women’s intervarsity champions for the second consecutive year.
A load of balls
Ah isn’t it great to really be back into the full swing of things? The birds are chirping, the floodlights are being lit (apologies to Bray fans) and the football is being played in its usual attacking nature (apologies to Cork fans).
Dunne’s historic O2 win
Bernard Dunne defied his critics last month when he became the new WBA Super-Bantamweight World Champion after defeating Ricardo Cordoba in an eleventh round knock-out.
Good year for DCU Handballers
The 2008/09 college year was a successful one for the handball club starting with the B team of Cairan O’Suilleabhan, Cathal Walsh and James and Dave Smith claiming 60×30 gold in Sligo last October.
DCU Devils win League Title
The DCU Devils Ladies’ Rugby team have brought home some well-deserved silverware and the title of League Champions, after a hard fought win over Tralee IT in the final at the Belfield Bowl in UCD on March 25th.
Arts & Music »
Turning the tables on Whitmore
She says she’s not a celebrity, but with Paula Lyne meeting the glamorous MTV interviewer, it’s hard not to think Whitmore’s become one too.
Reconnecting with Director
In the first print interview for their new album, Director tell Helen Doyle about being eager to get back, and who they follow on Twitter.
He knows what we want to know
According to the Irish Times, David Kitt is the 25th best Irish musician of present. He tells Flux’s Louise Bruton about his new album and his future for pop.
Here come the skinny jean attired clowns…
Clowns and haute couture lead to a 4/5 experience says Audrey Donohue.
Too young?
Miley Cyrus’ biography is out in book shops soon, but at sixteen, Dawn Wheatley asks can you really write a life story?
Isolated & destroyed #1: ‘Where are you going, you gay bastard?’
Sean McTiernan on being in extreme pain and just wanting some help, some actual, proper help.
The sinister reality of Pornucopia
“Dressing women in children’s clothes, punching them in the face was once met with disgust… now it’s becoming to closer to the norm”
Comment »
Consumerism consumes itself
Lecturer’s View: Calls for “deregulation” and the propagandists have been exposed, writes Eddie Holt
It’s all too clear we students are being ripped off
“We should feel somewhat fiscally safe inside the walls of DCU. But we don’t”
Modern day sacrifice or ego boost: What’s the real motivation behind Lent?
There is a difference between fasting and martyrdom, writes Sean McTiernan
For safety, facts need to win over beliefs
Bicycle safety promotion needs to be based on hard evidence, writes Cian Ginty
The storm in a teacup that spilled over the top
The ‘Cowengate’ controversy could easily have been avoided, writes Michelle Stedman
Features »
Power to the people!
Aisling Keenan explores the return of street politics and why Irish people feel the need to protest.
Breaking out of the box…
In light of the recent Galway RAG Week, students have earned the titles of ‘unruly’ and ‘anti-social’ due to ‘excessive drinking’. Paula Lyne and Trudi McDonald show us four DCU students that have done something different with their time in college and have changed what is considered to be the stereotypical student
Horses for mane courses
The costs of keeping animals mean that, for some owners, it’s cheaper to put their pets down than to keep them, says Kelly McGrath
“No murder, no bomb, no spent casing shall be in our name”
Politics in Northern Ireland is a very personal thing. You carry it with you in the church you attend, the pub you frequent, the street you live in, the name you inherit. It cannot be hidden.
Free the fees
They came to take over the streets. Rebecca Meehan reports on the student protests against the reintroduction of fees
Health »
Head to head: Assisted suicide
In the wake of Dr Death beginning to sell kits to test the strength of drugs used to kill yourself, David Kearns and Leah Murray go head to head on whether assisted suicide should be legalised in Ireland
Sharing the burden: A guide to male contraceptives
Aisling Keenan talks condoms, coils, and the male contraceptive pill and asks whether men could handle the pressure…
Sharing the burden: A guide to female contraceptives
Do you want to get pregnant? If you answered yes, your job is easy, go forth and conceive. For all you kids that screamed “noooo!”, read on, safe in the knowledge that the Well Woman Centre’s emergency number will soon be programmed into your speed dial.
Talking taboos: sex myths
True or false? Cristina Duffy separates myths from fact
Mumps outbreak hitting colleges
An outbreak of mumps across the country is affecting students worst. DCU confirmed 10 cases of mumps in the college and that figure is expected to rise in the coming weeks.