November 2013 – Page 5 of 5

Top 10 finish in Yachting World Cup for DCU students

November 6, 2013

Two DCU students we part of the Dublin Universities team that finished in ninth place in the recent Student Yachting World Cup.

DCU Aussie Rules Club help make European history

November 6, 2013

DCU Aussie Rules club recently competed in the inaugural Fitzpatrick Cup; Europe’s first ever intervarsity Australian Rules competition.

Critical thinking too often undersold

November 6, 2013

Critical thinking is too often undersold, but what relevance does critical thinking really hold in life after secondary school?

8×8 Film Festival comes to DCU

November 6, 2013

The 8×8 Film Festival came to DCU last week, featuring documentaries on subjects such as living on a dollar a day.

SU introduce new transport initiatives as students hit by further fare hikes

November 6, 2013

DCU’s SU have introduced a number of initiatives to help those that commute to campus, who have been hit with another hike in fares across all public transport outlets, as Sarah Curran reports.

Academics push to end economic approach to education

November 6, 2013

The ‘Defend the University’ campaign held a forum at DCU recently, calling on the government to back-track before the Irish university system becomes tied to economic or political interests, as Darragh McGrath reports.

Half of SU budget will be spent on loss-making entertainment events

November 6, 2013

DCU’s SU President has defended the planned spending of fifty per cent of the Students’ Union budget for this academic year on loss-making entertainment events, as Sarah Bermingham reports.

Lenihan resumes post as Trinity referendum defeated

November 6, 2013

Tom Lenihan has resumed his post after a referendum proposing his impeachment was defeated, as Karla Chubb reports.

Security to tighten as residents upset by anti-social behaviour

November 6, 2013

Upset residents have vented their frustration with the anti-social behaviour of some students, which will lead to the tightening of security and puts the campus bar licence in jeoporady, as Ciara Moore and Garrett Lavin report.

DCU lecturer is target of anonymous homophobic abuse

November 6, 2013

DCU Associate Lecturer Stephen Conlon has been the recipient of anonymous homophobic mail of late, as Sean Cassidy reports.

DCUfm back on-air following virus interruption

November 6, 2013

DCUfm have resumed broadcasting after a PC virus meant expensive hand-built equipment had to be flown in from central Europe, as Martina Brophy reports.

Underfunding may force Trinity health centre to introduce fee

November 6, 2013

Trinity College Dublin’s health centre may be forced to follow DCU’s lead and introduce a consultation fee, as it suffers from underfunding and staff shortages. Mark Hogan reports.

REVIEW:Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

November 6, 2013

Martina Brophy on the sequel to the much loved Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. Is it for big kids too?

DCU budgetary cuts lead to increase in doctors fee

November 6, 2013

Budget cuts in DCU are the reason behind the 100% increase in the on-campus doctor fee, with SU President Aaron Clogher saying the Health Service in DCU isn’t funded as much as they should be.

Plans for South-East Technical University gain momentum

November 6, 2013

Waterford Institute of Technology and Carlow IT are soon to submit plans to the Higher Education Authority, bringing the establishment of the South-East’s new Technical University another step closer, as Elaine Carroll reports.

UCD student’s attacker convicted

November 6, 2013

The attacker of UCD postgraduate student Natasha McShane has finally been convicted of her attempted murder in an incident which left her barely able to walk or talk, Karla Chubb reports.

Domino’s asks MPS to remove video over content

November 3, 2013

MPS have issued a statement about their hoax video which was not intended to promote violence after their sponsor Domino’s Pizza requested it to be taken down.

SUSI approves 43,000 grants compared to 6,000 this time last year

November 1, 2013

SUSI has shown a large improvement on last year, with 39.000 students having received grant payments on time