September 2011 – The College View

Editorial

September 28, 2011

By Ceile Varley I ended up the Larkfield Party on September 18. I went for free food, music and most importantly to hustle first years into writing for the College View. After a while I

Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition

September 28, 2011

‘Expected wait time: 2 and a half hours’. That’s longer than your average blockbuster or, as a friend of mine likes to put it, the same as five episodes of Home and Away played back

Blah blah blah

September 28, 2011

This summer I turned 20, which was pretty devastating to me. Dropping the ‘teen’ at the end of my age signalled something that I had feared since I was a child. I was growing up.

DCUSU pitted against working mums in new gameshow

September 28, 2011

By Ceile Varley Members of DCU’s student union are to appear on an episode of new Irish gameshow, ‘Who Knows Ireland Best.’ The episode is set to air in early November and will show the

Second anniversary of tragic death

September 28, 2011

By Brendan White The second anniversary of the death of boxer Darren Sutherland passed by with little attention just two weeks ago but his success will never be forgotten. Born on the 18th of April

‘Stigma’ attached to enjoying maths

September 28, 2011

By Lauren Kelly A DCU Professor suggests that a possible reason behind the current ‘Maths crisis’ is the stigma attached to students who enjoy Maths. Speaking to The College View, Head of DCU’s School of

“Never share your password” – ISS after fake mail

September 28, 2011

By Paddy McGeoghegan The Information Systems and Services (ISS) has not disclosed any further information to the College View on their investigations into a fake email, that was sent to a number of students in

“I was just delighted to accept the honour” – New DCU Chancellor McAleese

September 28, 2011

By Conor MacNally Students should be open to the idea of change and should seek out opportunities in areas outside those in which they are studying to overcome the economic challenges currently facing them, according

Hard times ahead for students with only four lenders offering loans

September 28, 2011

By Jenny Darmody Only four mainstream lenders are offering loans to cash-strapped students. A recent survey in the Irish Independent revealed that only AIB, Bank of Ireland, Ulster Bank and Credit Unions offer loans to

Well-known DCU graduate dies

September 28, 2011

By Sorcha Jowitt On August 23 DCU learned of the death of former student Kate Fitzgerald. Kate graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations and was well known in the

Mature students begin DCU life

September 28, 2011

By Paul Brady Ninety new mature students began their university life in DCU this year. The number of mature students is down compared to last year with DCU having made 160 offers to people who

New report recommends lottery system for awarding college places

September 28, 2011

By Sorcha Jowitt The Hyland report, released earlier this month, has recommended a CAO lottery for college places. Former UCD vice-president Professor Aine Hyland also said that the Leaving Certificate no longer examines what it

Calvin Harris rocks the Helix in year’s first ball

September 28, 2011

By Michelle Storey What better way for DCU to kick off another academic year than with a party, and a bloody good one at that. DCU students flocked to campus last Wednesday night, eager to see DJing legend Calvin

Higher intake will not mean cuts in Access scholarship

September 28, 2011

By Ciara Moore First year students entering DCU through the HEAR scheme will not have their Access scholarship grant cut despite a large rise in the intake of students to the programme this year. A

New social site offers students deals, discounts

September 28, 2011

By Aoife Reilly A new website set up by DCUSU is offering discounts to students and promoting entertainment and events around the DCU campus. Greatcraic.ie is a commercially driven website providing DCU students with a

Helix financial future bleak

September 28, 2011

By Steve Conlon The Helix, the arts and performance centre of DCU, continues to struggle financially according to a confidential document seen by the College View. In a report to the DCU Executive Committee in

Brian MacCraith One Year On

September 28, 2011

By Aishling Phelan Aishling Phelan speaks to the President of DCU, Brian MacCraith about future tuition fees, how the recession has impacted on learning and how having a good degree is no longer enough in

Dublin College in talks to save Limerick Business school

September 28, 2011

By Sam Griffin A private Limerick business school, which had recently been forced to shut down, may now reopen with a Dublin college expressing interest in purchasing it. Management at HSI Limerick Business School informed

Eccentric Trinity lecturer and historian passes away at age of 97

September 28, 2011

By Adam Higgins Trinity College Dublin (TCD) lost one of its leading history minds on August 28 as R.B McDowell passed away aged 97. Robert Brendan McDowell was the country’s leading historian on Irish modern

NUIG students to participate in country’s first ‘SlutWalk’

September 28, 2011

By Caitriona Hughes The ‘SlutWalk’ will grace Irish pavements for the first time this year after Galway students decided to embrace this global movement. The walk, a demonstration for women’s rights, began in Toronto earlier

New UCD science building opened

September 28, 2011

By Frances Mulraney Taoiseach Enda Kenny officially opened the new UCD Centre for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery on Friday 9th September. The new centre is the first phase of the UCD Science Centre. Upon

Tripoli university to finally open doors

September 28, 2011

By Frances Mulraney Libyan students in the country’s main university are preparing for a new term free from the rule of Colonel Gaddafi. Tripoli University will open its doors to start an academic year having

Pay for education sector employees 56% above the national average

September 28, 2011

By Roisin Treacy Education employees are in the highest-paid sector in the country according to The National Employment Survey, released earlier this month. The National Employment Survey for 2008 and 2009 found that those working

Features

All your student questions answered

September 28, 2011

By Claire Corrigan Starting college is a very exciting time for the average 18 year old. Moving into a new house, making new friends and finally experiencing all the freedom they ever dreamt of. However,

Life’s too short to frown, so smile

September 28, 2011

By Chloe O’Sullivan These are the best days of our lives, or so the old saying goes. College is a new beginning. It is a time of transitions – our first time leaving home, our