November 2014 – The College View

Over 200 students attend USI Pink Training in Cork

November 30, 2014

The training aimed to teach students about issues relating to gender identity and sexuality.

A Boiler Room of One’s Own

November 30, 2014

Bryan Grogan reports from DCU DJ Society’s Boiler Room event that took place last week.

Curtain closes on CUFL campaign

November 26, 2014

DCU’s CUFL campaign ended in defeat at the hands of Waterford IT this afternoon

Band Aid 30: We all know that it’s Christmas

November 26, 2014

Catherine Devine asks if it’s about time that we tire the ceaseless track.

UCC may face pension deficit of €8m

November 26, 2014

A dispute between UCC and the Department of Education regarding one of the universities pension funds could see UCC lose out on €8.3m

Top 5 indulgent essentials For Winter

November 26, 2014

The winter months have well and truly arrived so here is a list of the top five indulgent essentials you need to survive the cold run up to Christmas: Lip Balm– The cold weather

ABACAS Droichead Átha

November 26, 2014

Tá tionchar ag uathachas ar fhorbairt shóisialta, ar shamhlaíocht agus ar scileanna cumarsáide an duine.

Watch your language

November 26, 2014

Odrán de Bhaldraithe looks at the language our society uses and asks whether its time we examined our flippancy towards certain terms.

Review: Paul Galvin – In My Own Words

November 26, 2014

Emily Crowley reviews the autobiography of the oft-controversial former Footballer of the Year, Paul Galvin.

Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

November 26, 2014

Fiona Cooney reviews the latest film in the Hunger Games series.

Muhammad Yunus: when injustice seeks the just

November 26, 2014

At 74 years of age, Muhammad Yunus, a social entrepreneur who has founded banks for small farmers, has come under criticism and scrutiny from the Bangladeshi government.

The Life and Times of Roger Ebert

November 26, 2014

Off of the back of the release of Life Itself, a documentary focusing on the life of Roger Ebert, Ryan Foynes takes a look at the documentary and give his own take on the film critic’s life.

Paul Costelloe for Dunnes Stores

November 26, 2014

Earlier this month leading Irish fashion designer, Paul Costelloe, launched his new womenswear collection for Dunnes Stores. Costelloe, who already has menswear, occasionwear and living collections within the store, unveiled the ‘studio’ collection which comprises

1,250 additional college places to be added to ICT from next year

November 26, 2014

1,250 additional college places to be added to ICT from next year on.

DCU takes part in first College Awareness Week

November 26, 2014

DCU is holding talks and events in conjunction with College Awareness Week

All Ireland Dance Experiment fever hits the Helix

November 26, 2014

DCU dance society host the sixth annual All Ireland Dance Experiment

Growing up in the U S of A

November 26, 2014

At the beginning of the summer, I embarked on my journey back to Ireland after being given a taste of expat life for three years in the United States of America. Moving at the age

HeadstARTS agus fiontair shóisialta eile faoi bhláth

November 26, 2014

Fiontar sóisialta atá in HeadstARTS, a thugann cumhacht do dhaoine faoi míchumas intleachta fríd na healaíona.

DCU Music Society raise €300 for Temple Street

November 26, 2014

Odrán de Bhaldraithe reports on DCU Music Sociey’s Music Week, which included the first ever DCUrovision.

About 800 sign up in SU’s major Voter Registration Drive

November 26, 2014

The drive, organised by the SU, the USI and GLEN took place across campus last Thursday.

Open days held in DCU, St Pat’s and Mater Dei

November 26, 2014

DCU, St Pat’s and Mater Dei held open days to encourage prospective students to attend university

Why Inherent Vice is going to be the film event of the year

November 26, 2014

With the December release of Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaption of the Thomas Pynchon novel, Inherent Vice, fast approaching, Bryan Grogan looks closer at the factors that are going to make this the film of the year.

5 top tips for the perfect fake tan

November 26, 2014

Considering we are now approaching the Christmas season and many of us fear the thought of bearing our pale, Irish legs in this Baltic climate, now has never been a better time to perfect our

Esoc Beg, Borrow, Steal raises over €17,000 for charity

November 26, 2014

DCU students beg, borrow and steal their way to Edinburgh in the Enterprise Society charity race

Values Matter

November 26, 2014

Sean Cassidy discusses the indifference that many students display when it comes to discourse surrounding societal values.