February 2017 – Page 2 of 5

Trinity college re-included in top 200 universities in the world

February 22, 2017

Following Temporary Exclusion Last Year, Trinity Ranked 131st in World by Times Higher Education.

DCU students take back the fifth goujon

February 22, 2017

Nubar has always been famous for its chicken goujons and chips deal for €5 since the dawn of time.

The reality of clinical psychology doctorate programmes

February 22, 2017

On the ninth of March 2016, an applied psychology master’s degree student called Elaine rang up Liveline to talk to Joe Duffy. During their conversation, the twenty-three-year-old student informed Joe that she was nearing the

Student nurses shoulder a great burden

February 22, 2017

While walking around, checking on patients, first year nursing student at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), Rebecca , noticed that one of the louder patients on the ward was being oddly quiet. As any nurse would,

Splitting the movie myth of split personalites

February 22, 2017

Teasing a fear from the depths of safety delivers a rush of adrenaline, increases our heart rates and is often referred to as the fight or flight response; the edge of the unknown. Little children

Does Dry January deliver results?

February 22, 2017

Over the last month Instagram has been flooded with posts of #DryJanuary alongside images of people going to the gym or photographs of healthy meals. This tradition of ditching alcohol for the first month of

Living with a stammer

February 22, 2017

For as long as I can remember, I have had trouble with words. I’m sure you’re thinking: “Then why are you writing an article?”, but it’s not that I don’t know what to say, I

Fellowship founded to help students from under privileged backgrounds to become barristers

February 22, 2017

A new fellowship offering two aspiring barristers from disadvantaged socio-economically backgrounds a chance to study at the King’s Inns in Dublin was announced earlier this month.

The Great Debate: Should Irish be a compulsory subject?

February 22, 2017

FOR: “Tír gan teanga tír gan anam,” are famous words from Easter Rising leader Padraig Pearse. They mean “a country without language is a country without soul”. So how can we as proud Irish people

I Wish initiative encourages woman in STEM

February 22, 2017

I WISH initiative encourages young woman to get involved in Stem courses

Seachtain Ghnóthach in DCU

February 22, 2017

Dúirt cara liom coicís ó shin go raibh an ‘Full Monty’ á dhéanamh aige.Thuig mé cad a bhí i gceist aige leis an Full Monty, ach níor chreid mé go mbeadh scoláirí DCU ag baint

Príomhchathracha: A n-Athruithe agus a Stair

February 22, 2017

Is macasamhail tábhacht chathrach agus an chúis a cheaptar ina príomhchathair í, sa tslí a bhfuil réimse leathan d’fhachtóirí a dhéanann an chathair níos oiriúnaí mar chathair lárnach agus mar phointe nódach de chúrsaí i

DCU Freshers win Harding Cup as senior football team falls to UCC

February 22, 2017

Dublin City University 2 University College Cork 1 AET Harding Cup final Dublin City University 0 University College Cork 1 CUFL Premier Division semi-final It was a week of mixed fortunes for football in DCU.

Style, Savvy, Shaylyn

February 22, 2017

A trip to the cinema cemented Shaylyn Gilheaney’s ambition to pursue a career in fashion after falling in love with the iconic film ‘The Devil Wears Prada.’ “I even got a fringe after I saw

DCU suffer unexpected Sigerson exit against St. Mary’s

February 22, 2017

DCU Dóchas Éireann 2-13 St. Mary’s 2-14 AET Sigerson Cup quarter-final Despite Enda Smith’s two second half goals for DCU, St. Mary’s fought back to force extra time, eventually winning by the narrowest of margins

Europe’s first underwater museum

February 22, 2017

Playa Blanca in Lanzarote now has more to boast about than it’s sunshine-filled days and chilled out nights as it has become host to Europe’s very first underwater sculpture museum. Museo Atlántico Lanzarote is home

DCU had second highest number of new “Sugar Babies” in 2016

February 22, 2017

DCU had the second highest number of students signing up to become “Sugar Babies” of all Irish universities in 2016, according to figures supplied by the dating website Seeking Arrangements.

Students doing Global Business graduate with most firsts

February 22, 2017

Global Business (USA) has the highest percentage of students graduating with firsts, with 100% of students receiving 1.1’s in 2015.

Editorial: Loser, winner: SU, where’s my chicken dinner?

February 22, 2017

The curious case of the missing goujon spiralled out of control in recent weeks. So significant was the backlash against the reduction in the number of goujons sold in DCU’s NuBar that it was covered

DCU students in receipt of more grants than other Dublin colleges

February 22, 2017

Many variables including geographic location and minimum entry requirements play into why DCU has the highest number of grant recipients of Dublin universities, DCU Access said.

Editorial: “Sugar babies” must be afforded rights and protections

February 22, 2017

In an article published recently on Dublin Live, the founder of a website called Seeking Arrangements stated that almost 10,000 Irish students had signed up to be “sugar babies”. 568 students from DCU were members

Irish Pole Vaulting in need of more support

February 22, 2017

A lack of support is stunting the development of pole vaulting as a sport in Ireland, claims DCU student and athlete Brian Flynn. “Although the sport is growing in popularity the whole time, there’s simply

Body acceptance at forefront of latest SU campaign

February 22, 2017

DCU’s Student Union held events from Monday the 13th of February to Thursday the 16th of February in honour of Body and Soul week.

UCD end DCU’s Ashbourne Cup hopes with stunning second half performance

February 22, 2017

DCU Dóchas Éireann 2-5 University College Dublin 1-14 Ashbourne Cup quarter-final University College Dublin overcame DCU Dóchas Éireann with a strong second half performance in the quarter-final of the Ashbourne Cup on Tuesday evening, February

Abuse it and Lose it

February 22, 2017

Ryanair are considering getting rid of their two bag allowance to stop people abusing the system, according to Chief Financial officer Neil Sorahan. The company currently allow one cabin bag as well as a small