Opinion Archives – The College View

DCU Should Be Fighting To End Unpaid Internships, Not Encouraging Them

September 1, 2019

Lucien Waugh-Daly discusses how universities shouldn’t be encouraging un-paid internships.

‘Sharenting’- harmless fun or an unhealthy habit?

July 22, 2019

Clara Kelly discusses if parents posting pictures of children on social media is actually as harmless as it seems.

YouTube’s capacity to radicalise must be addressed.

June 23, 2019

More and more people’s world view is being shaped by YouTube’s algorithm, Calum Atkinson explores the issue and how it can be addressed.

The rise of the ‘situation-ship’: is dating more than one person at a time ethical?

June 23, 2019

The death of love, romance, and the idea of the relationship in the 21st century.
Clara Kelly asks, is it immoral to date more than one person at a time?

Does criminalising sex work just make it more dangerous?

April 17, 2019

Aoife O’Brien questions whether the criminalisation of sex work actually has detrimental effects on the safety of sex workers.

Data regulation: Should Facebook be let off the hook?

April 17, 2019

Ross Boyd questions who should be responsible for regulating social media, the government or the social networks themselves?

Gambling: A more socially acceptable addiction?

April 17, 2019

Callum Atkison asks why gambling is seen as a more socially accepted addiction, in spite of being just as harmful as other addictions.

A more progressive Ireland: fantasy or reality

April 17, 2019

Recent referendums for abortion and less recently gay marriage make it seem like Ireland is stepping in the right direction, and away from its staunch Catholic roots, Sally Dobie asks has enough really changed?

Are elitist attitudes a problem in Irish Universities?

April 17, 2019

Clara Kelly asks if students are still judging their classmates based on accents and if bigger universities have a problem with elitist attitudes.

The Kim Jong-Nam Killing: how diplomatic ties trumped justice

April 15, 2019

Sabrine Donohoe asks whether diplomatic ties may have outweighed justice in the case of the Kim Jong-Nam killing.

Tattoos are not an indicator of the person beneath

April 3, 2019

I didn’t think that tattoos should cause me to be judged as a person, especially in the workplace. Having been in professional settings, I have always felt uncomfortable having my tattoos on show for fear of being thought less of as a person.

The importance of sports for young people

April 3, 2019

Group exercises and assignments in school and university never truly showed me the value of co-operation whereas in sport, its importance was abundantly clear.

Do all trolls have sadistic tendencies?

April 3, 2019

Trolls and sadists derive pleasure from the pain of others. However, they engage in a psychological rationalisation process to justify this pleasure to themselves. When shown pictures of individuals in pain, trolls will downplay that pain to rationalise their sadistic tendencies.

Let’s talk about sex (education) baby

April 3, 2019

Much like mental health and other difficult topics to discuss, Irish education has brushed sex education under the rug for the most part. Contraception was illegal in Ireland until 1980, but that was nearly 40 years ago. Times have changed and we need to keep up.

Has hazing culture in Ireland reached new heights?

April 3, 2019

Most college students have heard whisperings of certain societies in various colleges getting up to no good. There are plenty of these societies throughout Ireland with reputations, renowned for partying or questionable behaviour, but far too often these things go overlooked.

DCUSU should stay linked to the USI

April 3, 2019

DCUSU President Vito Moloney Burke previously argued that the USI did not step up to the plate in campaigns they were running such as Shanowen Shakedown and Save Our Shepherd.

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.