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Colette Murphy -“I understand the issues students face and I want to help solve them”

February 15, 2022

Out of the five full-time positions, VP for Wellbeing is the only contest that actually has some proper competition. With four candidates for the job, it will be a more difficult choice for the student

To travel or not to travel, that is the question

April 14, 2021

“The plane was the normal standard of not clean. Bathrooms as per usual weren’t clean.”

The true cost of Graduate Entry Medicine

March 27, 2021

“I received top marks in the Christmas exams and having to drop out due to something as arbitrary as money infuriates me.”

Students look back on one year of online learning

March 24, 2021

This month marks a year since students across Ireland began online learning. We all thought we were getting two weeks off college; little did we realise that if we fast forward to 2021, we would still be in the same situation.

Journalists need to ask hard questions to get answers

February 10, 2021

“The Principles and purpose of journalism are defined by something more basic: The functions news plays in the lives of people”, written by American journalists Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel in The Elements of journalism.

How students are adapting to online learning during the pandemic

November 11, 2020

Students across the country have had to adapt to learning online this year due to COVID 19.

Online charity shop launched by former DCU student

November 11, 2020

Former DCU student, Rónán Ó Dálaigh developed the idea for the company Thriftify when he found a book he needed for college in a charity shop for €1.

Black History Month: A significant year to celebrate Black History

October 22, 2020

The rise of the Black Lives Matter movement during the summer of 2020, has shown the world the reality of racism and police brutality towards people of colour, especially in countries that claim they hold ’equality’.

From receptionist to covid officer

June 21, 2020

Stay indoors. Completely avoid contact with other people. Use a separate toilet to people in your household.

Likes, comments and hatred

February 20, 2019

“She was wearing a thong with a lace front.” Throughout history, choice of clothing has been wrongfully mistaken for consent. Throughout history, women have been told what they can and cannot wear. Young girls become

Explainer: why does DCU hold its exams after Christmas?

December 12, 2018

The semester one exam period in DCU is coming up. The two week period starts on the January 7th and finishes on the 19th, where over 16,000 students will sit exams.

Storm in a teacup

December 12, 2018

The effects of climate change can be clearly seen, the most evident effect can be seen in the increased temperature. Temperatures have risen by 0.7oC between 1890-2008 and most significantly by 0.4oC between 1980-2008.

Girls just wanna have fun(damental workplace rights)

November 28, 2018

In order to combat this issue, a ‘Gender Action Plan’ for Higher Level Education institutes in Ireland has been launched by the government.

DCU paves the future in artificial intelligence

November 14, 2018

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a phrase that has been around over 50 years but only now is it taking precedence all over the world.

Bless me Father, for I have sinned

November 14, 2018

On October 26th, Irish citizens voted to remove blasphemy from article 40 of the Constitution. This means that the government will revoke the law which made it illegal to say something that is offensive to

Ireland’s darkest hour

October 31, 2018

There is a stark difference between her experience and her daughter’s

Keeping up with the times

October 31, 2018

The consensus about whether or not the Catholic Church in Ireland has had a good year depends very much on who you ask.

Risky business

October 17, 2018

Shame, sex and promiscuity- the oldest profession in the world thrives in glamorous brothels, red light districts and dodgy alleyways.

The deep dangers of a wide social media presence

April 25, 2018

The nature of your data and messages can cause danger regardless of expected reach or social media following.

Learning the difference between a no and a maybe

April 18, 2018

As if sex, the most natural thing that brings both genders together, is something that needs to be discussed in segregations

A bed, a bathroom and an empty bank account

April 18, 2018

Nothing is safe unless you have money to burn at this stage.

Teaching on a prayer

April 18, 2018

It’s strange looking back on religion classes during the junior cycle. Classes were considered somewhat of a farce by fellow students, a class where you could sit back and relax and not worry about the

Young people pave the streets of tomorrow

April 18, 2018

Students are causing quite the political storm worldwide

Could Cambridge influence the 8th?

March 28, 2018

When social media drives the agenda of campaigns to support worthwhile charities, like the ‘no make up selfie’ for cancer, or the ‘ice bucket challenge’ for ALS, the reaction from the masses is generally one

Snow one gets left behind

March 14, 2018

Her name was Emma, and though she came as a shock for Ireland , delivering snow and curtailing progress, she will be remembered by many, as the storm that let us out to play.