Features Archives – The College View

Maynooth graduate urges students to expand horizons and explore alternative routes

February 24, 2021

Luke Joyce, a graduate from Maynooth University, has built a career for himself after establishing his own premium cleaning company when he realised he didn’t want to be “just another one of thousands” in a big corporation.

Journalists need to ask hard questions to get answers

February 24, 2021

The relationship between journalists and public figures is a tumultuous one.

DCU president turned head of vaccine task force

February 24, 2021

“What gives you satisfaction is living a life of purpose, which to me means helping the wellbeing of society.”

Cathal Blake – “If I can do it anyone can”

February 24, 2021

“I think this is particularly unique to DCU that you could be in a pretty difficult lecture and then walk out into the canteen and sit with your professor and you can just chat about Strictly or the football.”

Empty student houses, emotional trauma and guilt – the life of a student nurse in 2021

February 24, 2021

“There was one old woman that was quite sick that would always tell me about how much she wanted to bake when she got home, but I knew she was never going to go home,”

Uyghur Muslim refugees at risk in the face of Turkey and China’s extradition treaty

February 10, 2021

The Chinese government have ratified a treaty with Turkey allowing extradition back to China. This has been condemned by critics as a way for the Chinese government to once again gain access to Uyghur Muslims

World Hijab Day: A growing movement in Ireland and beyond

February 10, 2021

The initiative, which is acknowledged in roughly 140 countries globally, seeks to raise positive awareness of the hijab, also known as a headscarf or head covering, in the face of growing Islamophobia and anti-Muslim sentiment internationally.

The women of Irish university politics

February 10, 2021

Thankfully, our third level system has transformed and now recognises women as completely equal to their male peers. This has resulted in balanced and diverse student unions, which proportionately represent women much more than our national political systems do.

How a Reddit thread started uproar on Wallstreet

February 10, 2021

Friday 29th of January was a historic day in Stock Market history, as Gamestop (GME) stock peaked at $483, which is a 1,500 per cent increase over the previous two weeks. Deborah Marshall explains what exactly happened on this day.

Sharp rise in people seeking help for eating disorders during the pandemic

February 10, 2021

Despite medics reporting a sharp rise in eating disorder hospital admissions during the pandemic, the HSE confirmed that no funding has been allocated to the national eating disorder treatment plan.

Face masks, pods and nappies – The life of an essential early years educator

February 10, 2021

“They don’t see the breakdowns, the tantrums and all the plates that we as practitioners try and juggle at once.”

Love in Lockdown: Romantic relationships still blossoming for students despite pandemic

February 10, 2021

Dating virtually and trying to meet a partner during a global pandemic might seem like a nightmare but for some lucky DCU students there has never been a better time to meet someone.

Covid-19 is making STI testing services less accessible

January 27, 2021

The HSE STI home testing scheme was paused a day after its launch due to a large demand for orders, with Covid preventing people from accessing STI services.

Ella Verbs – the language learning app with DCU origins

January 27, 2021

“For me, I went into DCU and was so shy and I came out being able to talk to people”

“Survival Mode”: Lecturers on the pivot to online learning

January 27, 2021

“The students were immersed by many emotions of worry, agitation and unease, and to be honest so
was I.”

2020 Retrospective: A look back on Ireland’s response to Covid-19

January 27, 2021

Although the pfizer vaccine has begun circulation, our country is buckling under the pressure of our third wave. How did we manage to shift from Europe’s shining star to the world’s worst example? Ruth Delaney takes a look back on the events leading to a third lockdown.

DCU graduates prepare to cycle across America

January 27, 2021

“I’ve experienced the inner turmoil and self-loathing that comes with body dysmorphia and obsessing over how you look. I want to bring awareness to an issue that nearly always goes unspoken about.”