March 2013 – Page 6 of 6 – The College View

Addicted to the game

March 6, 2013

Most students grow up being constantly reminded that the world’s most dangerous addictions are alcohol, cigarettes, drugs and gambling. Now, you can add a new one to your list – videogames. Children today see videogames

Candidates for USI board announced

March 6, 2013

The candidates for the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) officer board for the 2013/14 academic year have been announced. The positions to be filled are: President, Vice President for Academic Affairs & Quality Assurance, Vice President

Review: This Is 40

March 6, 2013

Judd Apatow returns to directing, perhaps hoping to reclaim his crown as the king of big screen comedy, a title that was in many people’s eyes lost following 2009’s Funny People. However, while a “sort-of-sequel”

A culchie’s first day in the Big Smoke

March 6, 2013

The cows were milked early on the Tuesday night and I visited Granny. She had more masses said for me to get into college than Our Lord himself. Granny was a Fine Gael loving woman

Music

Review: Johnny Marr – The Messenger

March 6, 2013

The Messenger is the debut solo album from The Smiths’ legendary guitarist, Johnny Marr. Following a few decades of creatively helping other artists, such as Modest Mouse and The Pet Shop Boys to name but

The Science Behind: Genius

March 6, 2013

Imagine having your brain stolen. It happened once before. Einstein was his name. You know the guy with the mad hair and the brilliant mind. He died in 1955 from an aneurysm. And then Thomas

FluxFeat

Luke and Eimear’s Special Favourites

March 6, 2013

Paddy’s Day It is that time of the year again. When all of a sudden, we are down with our Oirish roots. March is the month of St. Patrick, and what a great man he

Ladies outfit bounce back in NUIG win

March 6, 2013

The DCU Ladies Senior Football team were in O’Connor Cup action last Thursday, as they travelled to Galway to face NUIG. The match resulted in an 8-point triumph for DCU but it wasn’t a walk

Chicago J1 on the verge of failing

March 6, 2013

Irish students are being warned to act more responsibly on J1 working summer holidays after a well-known advocate of the programme raised concerns about its future following several instances of anti-social behaviour among students in

USI referendum result could be scrapped

March 5, 2013

Students could face another referendum on affilition to the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) as the February’s result might be scrapped. A motion on the agenda for this week’s Class Rep Council, which was

TB outbreak in DCU

March 1, 2013

There are fears a Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in DCU could be much worse than originally reported. On Friday, college authorities confirmed that two students had tested positive for non-contagious strands of the disease. However, The