November 2013 – Page 2 of 5

UCD lecturer loses High Court discrimination case

November 20, 2013

UCD lecturer Dr Eleanor O’Higgins has lost her High Court action, in a case where she alleged that failure to promote her to the rank of professor amounted to gender discrimination by the university, as Bryan Grogan reports.

Your Mo-Ment To Shine

November 20, 2013

Is your attempt at a Tom Sellick mo looking a bit lost and fuzzy? Jack O’Dea is on hand to offer some mo-scaping tips.

Diamond shines as St Vincent’s take home the title

November 20, 2013

St Vincent’s player Cameron Diamond talks about his club’s victory in last week’s Dublin final as well as the strong connections between DCU GAA and the Diamond family.

DCU coaching team calls for change to “unfair” Collingwood Cup ruling

November 20, 2013

The manager and assistant manager of the senior soccer team in DCU have both called for a change to the rule regarding players on professional contracts not being allowed to compete in the Collingwood Cup.

Mixed week for soccer side despite quarter-final qualification

November 20, 2013

DCU senior soccer team secured quarter-final qualification with a 4-1 win over Letterkenny but went down 4-0 to Maynooth a week later.

DCU recognises one of Ireland’s greatest sportsmen

November 20, 2013

Sean Kelly, who received an honorary doctorate in DCU last week, speaks to the media about his career.

Powering her way to an All-Star

November 20, 2013

DCU student Mairead Power recently won a camogie All-Star award for her performances with Kilkenny this year.

Conroy leads Vincent’s to title

November 20, 2013

DCU intermediate football team and St Vincent’s coach Tommy Conroy talks to Eoin Sheahan about DCU GAA and St Vincent’s winning the Dublin senior title.

Would you like a job with that?

November 20, 2013

Is it possible to have a part time job in college, or is it all work and no play?

REVIEW: Captain Phillips

November 20, 2013

Suzanne Cooper on Tom Hanks as Captain Richard Phillips and the hijacking by Somali pirates of his cargo ship in 2009, is it a biopic done right?

We need to embrace mechanisms of democracy available to us

November 20, 2013

Opinions Editor Sean Cassidy on the need to embrace the empowerment of students and class reps and start informing them about what occurs in their student organisations.

Movember raising awareness of men’s health amongst DCU community

November 20, 2013

The Movember campaign, which sees males grow moustaches for November, is raising awareness amongst members of the DCU community who may not otherwise think about their health. Megan Roantree reports.

Students threatened with late fines despite paying fees

November 20, 2013

A number of students recently received emails from the fees office over not paying their registration fee, despite the students being up-to-date with the payments.

DCU partner with Special Olympics for new research project

November 20, 2013

DCU have partnered with Special Olympics Ireland for a new research project aimed at increasing knowledge about the health and welfare of people with intellectual disabilities, as Darragh McGrath reports.

Students weren’t intentionally excluded from Convention forum – MacCraith

November 20, 2013

Few students attended the fourth public meeting of the Constitutional Convention held on campus last week, as staff omitted to notify students it was being held, as Sarah Bermingham reports.

UCD forum thinks big on Ireland’s 21st Century challenges

November 20, 2013

UCD undergraduate students organised a recent forum which saw area experts give their views on some of the biggest challenges facing the world in the 21st century, as Jordan Kavanagh reports.

In support of liberal Israel

November 20, 2013

Lecturer Mark Humphrys on why he supports Israel because it is a liberal state, and its enemies are not.

Need to deconstruct the walls of stigma around mental health

November 20, 2013

Chairperson of DCU’s LGBTA Society, Declan Faulkner on how we can deconstruct the walls of stigma around mental health.

Film festival to return with powerful documentary screening

November 20, 2013

The 8×8 Documentary Film Festival, run by educational development charity SUAS, will return to DCU in December with a screening of a powerful documentary about a photojournalist killed while working in Libya, as Rachel McLaughlin reports.

It takes a community to tackle mental health

November 20, 2013

Students’ Union Welfare officer, Lorna Finnegan on how It takes a community that is willing to listen and provide small gestures of care, attention and support to tackle mental health issues.

SUs strike back at controversial facebook profiles

November 20, 2013

Students’ Unions in several third-level institutes are calling upon Facebook to remove controversial profiles which are feared to be impacting on students mental health, as Mark Hogan reports.

More Irish students choosing to study in US

November 20, 2013

The number of Irish students travelling to the US to study has risen significantly, as more scholarships are made available and students look to add to their CVs, as Laura Colgan reports.

ISS respond to complaints about IT services

November 20, 2013

ISS responds to complaints about IT services in DCU this year, saying cuts are having an impact on the department.

Clogher must fight for student fees position

November 20, 2013

Free-fees may be an ‘idealistic vote’ to Aaron Clogher, but can fee-charging countries and universities justify their rates, asks Odrán de Bhaldraithe.

Students keen to assist medical brigade to Ghana

November 20, 2013

Students are keen to assist on DCU Global Brigade’s medical brigade to Ghana next year, where they will participate in workshops and consultations with local people. Shane Houlihan reports.