Opinion Archives – The College View

Criticise those running for positions of power

March 20, 2019

More criticism of SU candidates and officers should be vocalised about their proposals and how suited they are to the roles. If we all sit back and regard candidates as just students trying to do their best, however true this may be, a popularity contest can instead prevail.

The pros and canines of buying or adopting a dog

March 20, 2019

By adopting, you aren’t supporting puppy farms, you can get almost any breed and you’re helping to keep the unwanted pet population down. You open up a space in the shelter that can be filled by another future pet.

Stop calling people junkies

March 20, 2019

We simply don’t understand addiction. Labeling is our cosy blanket of ignorance that protects from the cold reality. Addiction is a sickness. It’s a reaction to pain, to abuse and to loneliness.

The psychoanalysis of porn culture and trends

March 20, 2019

Blindboy was asked by a crowd member: “how much masturbation is too much?” He replied that there is no definitive amount, rather, like anything that’s addictive, it depends on your relationship with the thing. How is it impacting your life?

The crazy woman perception is another social media stereotype

March 20, 2019

Despite popular belief, women aren’t inherently insane. Yes, we can freak out, we can overreact to things, but doesn’t everyone?

The importance of speaking to journalists

March 20, 2019

When sources decide to keep quiet, to ignore the email, leave the call unanswered or miss the coffee date, journalists are unable to share their side of the story. A fresh perspective and a piece of the puzzle is suddenly missing.

Million dollar baby: how much money is too much?

March 6, 2019

How is it fair for people to earn over a million or even billion while millions are homeless across the world, on social housing waiting lists and living below the poverty line?

Trans athletes should not be banned from powerlifting

March 6, 2019

People don’t transition for glory in sports. If that was the case, wouldn’t it be easier to just impersonate a woman than to go through the extensive process of hormone replacement therapy for several years?

Is DCU holding an anti-Semitic referendum?

March 6, 2019

Look, I don’t want to be hyperbolic. I’m not saying that that if we pass this referendum in DCU, the state of Israel will be overthrown in the morning.

The power of students protesting climate change

March 6, 2019

Many of today’s adults won’t have to worry about what’s happening in about 50 years time. It is my generation, Greta’s generation and the future generations who will suffer the consequences.

A no deal Brexit is the wake-up call needed for Britain

March 6, 2019

A no deal is Britain’s best hope. It is the only way to make the consequences of Brexit real and wake the British public up from the never-ending fever dream of Brexit.

Stop putting Conor McGregor on a pedestal

March 6, 2019

Young males in particular tend to look up to Conor McGregor. Many draw inspiration from his beard, blazers or tattoos and he is certainly a man who helps determine Irish fashion. But what if young boys start to copy his aggressive behaviour or his lack of respect for women?

Does Shamima Begum show that Britain needs to focus more on preventing online grooming?

March 6, 2019

An estimated 400 people have now returned to the UK after travelling to Syria to join ISIS. The loopholes in the current law allow many to go unprosecuted.

Danger, high voltage: the sex-bot scare

February 20, 2019

The cause for concern comes when as of now, with more and more money being poured into this form of artificial intelligence when possible ethical and societal ramifications get neglected.

Che it ain’t so: should the Che Guevara painting stay in the U?

February 20, 2019

Che was no friend of democracy. He was instrumental in the installation of an authoritarian, communist oligarchy in Cuba that rules to this day.

The dark side of posting online

February 20, 2019

Adults can or should be able to tell the difference between what is right and wrong and strive to only share appropriate content without the threat of the law or the offer of a carrot but it is the youngest members of our society that are the most susceptible to the dark side of social media.