April 2014 – The College View

Clubs Awards 2014

April 30, 2014

Outgoing sabbatical team discuss this year’s highlights

April 30, 2014

The outgoing sabbatical team tell us about their year in office. Sharron Lynskey and Elaine Carroll report.

Apathy strikes again as referendum declared void

April 30, 2014

Last week’s referendum on whether the SU would support the construction of a labyrinth on campus has been declared null and void. Finnian Curran reports.

HSE warns students about measles outbreak

April 30, 2014

The warning comes after fifteen cases of the measles were reported following an outbreak at NUI Galway.

Review: Pixies – Indie Cindy

April 30, 2014

Ryan Foynes takes a look at the alternative rock legends’s first album in 23 years.

NUIG hire debt collectors to recoup unpaid fees

April 30, 2014

NUI Galway are to join UCD and DCU in hiring debt collectors to retrieve unpaid student fees. Shane Houlihan reports.

Keeping it Casual – one big wind up?

April 30, 2014

Casual dating or serious relationships? Our opinion editor Christina Allen asks which one.

Flux Earworms

April 30, 2014

A look at the Flux editorial team’s tracks of the week

Mo Thaithí den Michaela Foundation

April 30, 2014

Ní thig liom na focail chuí a fháil chun cur síos a dhéanamh ar an chlaochlú ar mo shaol a bhuí leis an Michaela Foundation.

DCU Drama’s Cabaret proves a hit

April 30, 2014

DCU Drama Society impressed audiences with their production of Cabaret which took place over three nights in the Helix from April 22nd – 24th.

IT lecturers not convinced by move towards university status

April 30, 2014

Institute of Technology lectures have expressed their concerns over the move to technological university status. Lisa O’Donnell reports.

New scholarships for N.I students

April 30, 2014

Forty new scholarships have been awarded to Northern Irish students coming to DCU. Chaitanya Brady reports.

Over €2,000 raised in ESoc’s ‘Race to the Rebel County’

April 30, 2014

The Enterprise Society now hope to expand the event to a European destination next year following this year’s success.

Foreign Festival Overview

April 30, 2014

Odrán de Bhaldraithe takes a look at this summer’s more accessible foreign festivals.

Na Mílte Gael Ag Siúl Ar Son Na Gaeilge

April 30, 2014

Cuireadh tús leis an Lá Dearg nuair a dhear an eagraíocht Gael Force Art na focail “AN LÁ DEARG” ar an Sliabh Dubh.

Student’s Union hosts inaugural SU Awards ceremony

April 30, 2014

DCU Student’s Union hosted the inaugural SU Awards ceremony last night in The Hub. Leandro Pondoc reports.

Review: Calvary

April 30, 2014

Garrett Lavin reviews the second part of John Michael McDonagh’s “glorified suicide trilogy”

Clogher blames unforseen circumstances for Summer Ball ticket queue

April 30, 2014

Ticket sales for this year’s Summer Ball were hampered as some students queue for over four hours. John Casey, Sharron Lynskey and Finnian Curran report.

Flux: Editorial

April 30, 2014

Flux’s new editor welcomes you to its new era and opines on Noah’s controversial all-white cast.

Swim for Pádraig raises over €32,000

April 30, 2014

A charity fundraiser for Trinity College Dublin graduate Pádraig Scholar raised over €32,000. Eimear Ní Mhuircheartaigh reports.

University teachers concerned about DCU merger

April 30, 2014

The Irish Federation of University Teachers are disappointed about the lack of consultation with staff regarding the merge.

Campus.ie offer 25 per cent off home STI tests

April 30, 2014

The student website are set to offer discounted prices after recent research showed that two thirds of students have never had a sexual health screening.

DCU Student who witnessed racial abuse on bus says driver did not intervene

April 30, 2014

Jack Reardon, who received publicity after distributing a video of a racial attack on a Nigerian man, says the bus driver told him the situation was “not his problem”.

DCU’s RAW society aims to promote animal welfare

April 30, 2014

The Raising for Animal Welfare society is the first of its kind across Dublin colleges.

Third-level staff cuts equal to total of UCD workforce

April 30, 2014

The number of staff in Irish colleges has reduced by 12 per cent from 2008 to 2013.