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More students vape than smoke as they become a “growing E-waste stream”

February 16, 2022

Students may notice that stores, including Londis on DCU Glasnevin Campus, have begun to display disposable e-cigarettes behind their counters. The popularity these devices have risen since the beginning of this academic year.. The College

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The College View joins the Media Production Society

February 16, 2022

It has been confirmed that The College View, DCU’s student newspaper, will become a new part of the Media Production Society. The amalgamation was signed off during an EGM of the Society in late January.

“Mainly negative” impact of inflation on students forecast, as more details on new youth public transport card revealed.

February 16, 2022

The cost of living crisis has been in the news cycle for many weeks now, as the rate of inflation continues to increase. That is having a negative effect on many aspects of life in Ireland,

Moby Move joins Dublin City Council cargobike scheme.

February 16, 2022

The electric bike hiring company Moby Move, based in DCU, has joined Dublin City Council’s pilot to get businesses to begin using bikes. The scheme is available for businesses based in Dublin, and they must

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Ronan Burke runs for VP of Wellbeing

February 15, 2022

The Glasnevin native hopes to bring a better sense of belonging to DCU students and “greater awareness of the amazing things the SU does behind the scenes.”

Sarah Behan: Safety and mental health come first

February 15, 2022

I feel like there’s a disconnect between people who haven’t come through the services and people like me who use them”. Sarah Behan is a final year English and Philosophy student in St Pats. Her

Meet TOD: Your Future Student Union President

February 15, 2022

The overarching theme to Thomas O’Dowd’s campaign is bringing back a sense of community to DCU. O’Dowd, who normally just goes by his initials – TOD, is the first Student Union Presidential candidate to run

Face-to-face counselling, healthy living and trans-rights: Ronan Burke’s wellbeing campaign

February 15, 2022

Glasnevin native Burke hopes to bring a better sense of belonging to DCU students and “greater awareness of the amazing things the SU does behind the scenes.” Ronan Burke is a class rep for his

Nathan Murphy runs for VP for Community and Citizenship unopposed

February 15, 2022

If he’s elected, Nathan Murphy hopes to be an “open mind that will listen to everyone’s issues and help as many people as possible.”

Ryan Doyle’s wellbeing campaign – Power naps, kickboxing & relationship clinics

February 15, 2022

“I think there’s a bit of a stigma behind it… it’s like ‘What are you doing?! Wake up!”

Meet Christine O’Mahony – Candidate for VP of Diversity and Inclusion

February 15, 2022

Last Semester, Christine O’Mahony organised a Black Lives Matter protest for students. Of Jamaican descent herself, and chair of the DCU Black students and Student of Colour Advisory Group, social justice is always an issue

“I’m confident that I’m a strong candidate for the role” – Eoin Crossen, Candidate for VP Academic Life

February 15, 2022

This Student Union election season is turning out to be quite the interesting one, with four of the five full-time positions seeing only one candidate running for the role. The only exception is VP for

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

New initiative encourages secondary school’s empathy

February 2, 2022

“Change starts with education, and by giving our young people the right opportunities. That’s why we developed this award”.

Teachers union calls for ‘hybrid’ Leaving Cert model

February 2, 2022

The Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) are calling for written exams in place of the hybridmodel for this year’s Leaving Cert, in a statement released today. TUI proposed further changes should be made to this

Tech-literate students most in-demand in next half-decade

February 2, 2022

The pandemic has accelerated the demand for tech-savvy students in the language, business, health, science and engineering sectors. The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) outlined how young people with competent technology skills in

DCU study says family businesses harder done by Covid

February 2, 2022

Family businesses have been disproportionately impacted by Covid-19, according to a new DCU study. Eighty-three per cent of family businesses in Ireland reported Covid harming their business, well above the national average of 60 per

Normality for Nubar with easing of restrictions

February 2, 2022

After the easing of restrictions last Saturday, restaurants, pubs and nightclubs nationwide welcomed customers back with no restrictions for the first time in almost two years. Taoiseach Micheal Martin announced an immediate end to almost

Student nurses to receive pandemic recognition payment

February 2, 2022

Leo Varadkar announced, towards the end of last month, that all frontline health and ambulance workers are eligible for the tax-free €1000 payment. Student nurses and midwives are included in the cohort who are eligible

DCU’s study on vaginismus shows that the difficulty to define the reaction has major effects on research and treatment

February 2, 2022

Dr. Maria McEvoy from DCU’s School of Nursing has introduced a new study on vaginismus. Vaginismus is the experience of being unable to have penetrative sex and manifests as an involuntarily tightening of a woman’s

The demand for passports surge

February 2, 2022

The backlog of passport processing has built up to over 30,000 applicants, according to Joe Hackett, the Secretary-General at the Department of Foreign Affairs. Only emergency passports were being processed for the last 18 months.

Cannabis and cocaine common amongst students

February 2, 2022

One-third of students reported drug use in the last year and one-fifth reported drug use in the last month.

‘Corona Lisa’: UCD student nurse raises money with pandemic artwork

January 30, 2022

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‘Bystander intervention’ training introduced across universities

January 25, 2022

Universities across Ireland have launched a series of workshops to highlight the danger of abusive behaviour and “inform and empower students to better understand their capacity to safely intervene”. The ‘Bystander Intervention’ course can be

Ugandan schools reopen after over a year of closure

January 23, 2022

Schools in Uganda have reopened to students this week, ending the longest school disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic anywhere in the world.