March 2013 – The College View

Sneak peek at the DCUSU13 Opinion Poll

March 30, 2013

The College View and DCUfm News are running a joint Opinion Poll to gauge how students will vote in the upcoming SU Elections. With Good Friday and a Bank Holiday falling in the midst of

USI Affiliation Referendum: Timeline of events

March 29, 2013

An overview of the timeline of events which led to the USI re-affiliation referendum being made null and void last night.

Money matters: from cattle to coins

March 29, 2013

Abba told us that money must be funny in a rich man’s world. But money isn’t all that funny. Abba was wrong. The Swedish lied to us. The definition of money is “anything accepted by

Getting the foot in the door

March 29, 2013

You’ve got it, finally. That elusive piece of paper you’ve been working towards for the last three or four years – well, for some it could take the guts of a decade. The days of

Through My Eyes: The crash

March 28, 2013

Two days before Christmas I wake up to this Facebook message from my boyfriend’s sister: “Have you heard?” These words caused the bottom of my world to drop off. It was one of those things

Some atheists say that religious belief is a kind of irrational glitch in the system that we should work hard to overcome, but things are much more complicated than claiming religious people are uneducated or

DESIGNED – A system that would drive you insane

March 28, 2013

It was a damp, muggy evening in an industrial estate typical of recessionary Ireland. Along the black vastness of an empty car park, a small, blue Fiat carefully careened its way around corners and abandoned

The power of dreams

March 28, 2013

Sigmund Freud is regarded as the “father of psychoanalysis”. He analysed dreams as a way to understand personality in relation to pathology – the science of disease – and revolutionsied the study with his work:

Flying noodles and alien warlords: do we need a higher power?

March 28, 2013

Since the beginning of time human beings have felt the need to search for a higher power. Christians say God, Muslims say Allah and according to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM), the

Election debates: the abortion referendum and student fees

March 27, 2013

14:08 Hustings still hasn’t started but there about 30 people here. Front rows are empty. The news team gather in a corner clutching their laptops. Gareth Bradshaw, the returning officer, and Paula Sheridan chair the

The impact of women in Irish history is finally brought to light

March 27, 2013

It’s hard to recall many female figures of Irish history being discussed in our secondary school textbooks. If they were mentioned, it was as secondary participants. Of course we all know Constance Markievicz, our first

Dispute over USI presence on campus during campaign continues

March 20, 2013

The Union of Students’ in Ireland may have been allowed to campaign on campus for the recent re-affiliation referendum based on misinformation. In a Class Representative Council meeting at the beginning of last semester, regulations

Remember When: Flux talks to Heathers

March 20, 2013

“Remember when we thought we’d known each other…” The jangling opening chords of Heathers’ “Remember When” have become synonymous with Irish tourism, but twin sisters Ellie and Louise Macnamara from Dublin have proven themselves as

Final disappointment for DCU teams

March 20, 2013

Falling at the final hurdle is one of the worst feelings for anyone competing in any sport. To be within touching distance of glory and to have it slip from your grasp can at times

DCU student just missed out on ‘Trinity Jailbreak’ victory

March 20, 2013

The DCU student who travelled to Sydney as part of the recent ‘Trinity Jailbreak’ fundraiser was offered a flight to anywhere in the world, he has revealed. The flight’s sponsor first met 21-year-old International Relations

The truth behind the story – an interview with Roddy Doyle

March 20, 2013

The taxi pulls up outside number 31. My driver points to the green door, that’s the one. Red brick house, typically Dublin. A calm, cold morning. The doorbell echoes. Inside he throws on a jumper

Furlong murder accused won’t get death penalty

March 20, 2013

The family of murdered DCU student Nicola Furlong criticised the sentence handed down to Richard Hinds who was found guilty of the murder of the 21 year old Wexford woman by a Tokyo court on

Are you listening to advertisements or your own body?

March 20, 2013

While the government ups the price of cigarettes and introduces new packaging showing graphic images of smokers’ bodies in order to decrease the number of smokers in Ireland, not much is done to tackle a substance

Sink or Swim? A man survives.

March 20, 2013

Sean O’Donoghue was 27 when he nearly drowned. Over 100 feet below the surface of the water, in the black of the North Sea, water began to stream into Sean’s diving helmet, slowly filling it

Student politics: do we care?

March 20, 2013

After the initial flurry of democratic enthusiasm dies down, the polling stations across DCU go quiet. From about 2 pm onwards, students manning the stations become a bit more desperate to get anyone and everyone

USI President rejects criticism of graduates

March 20, 2013

USI President John Logue has hit out at comments made by the Irish boss of the world’s biggest payment firm, PayPal, who stated graduate employees carry a sense of entitlement and are not hungry enough

Supermacs, Goats and Pagans: All in a St Patrick’s Day

March 20, 2013

St Patrick’s Day is weird. One: because it’s somehow compulsory and two: because it makes you think that Irish people reproduce like flowers rather than people. Thousands are Irish for March. But where did they

The Science Behind…Love

March 20, 2013

Relationships are confusing at the best of times and when science is thrown into the mix, things get even more complicated. The majority of people assume it’s a simple case of two individuals finding each

Superfood of the Week: Oats

March 20, 2013

Does your mother ever tell you “porridge is the best thing you could have for breakfast”? Well it seems that she may be right. The word ‘breakfast’ comes from the idea of ‘breaking the fast’ – porridge is ideal for

Health Matters: The Liver

March 20, 2013

When people get a headache or a sore stomach they know straight away where the problem lies, however when it comes to the liver it’s not quite as easy. Unlike a sore stomach, the liver

Month: March 2013

Sneak peek at the DCUSU13 Opinion Poll

USI Affiliation Referendum: Timeline of events

Money matters: from cattle to coins

Getting the foot in the door

Through My Eyes: The crash

The Science Behind…Faith

DESIGNED – A system that would drive you insane

The power of dreams

Flying noodles and alien warlords: do we need a higher power?

Election debates: the abortion referendum and student fees

The impact of women in Irish history is finally brought to light

Dispute over USI presence on campus during campaign continues

Remember When: Flux talks to Heathers

Final disappointment for DCU teams

DCU student just missed out on ‘Trinity Jailbreak’ victory

The truth behind the story – an interview with Roddy Doyle

Furlong murder accused won’t get death penalty

Are you listening to advertisements or your own body?

Sink or Swim? A man survives.

Student politics: do we care?

USI President rejects criticism of graduates

Supermacs, Goats and Pagans: All in a St Patrick’s Day

The Science Behind…Love

Superfood of the Week: Oats

Health Matters: The Liver