Aoife Bennett Archives – The College View

Sober as a…student?

April 16, 2014

What to do when another night out on the beer seems too much? Sober Soc is here to help, a society based around alcohol-free events.

DCU to sober up with new alcohol-free society

April 16, 2014

DCU students are providing alcohol-free social outlets and events to peers as alcohol consumption rates drop.

Measles outbreak confirmed at NUIG

April 2, 2014

Students in the university are warned to watch out for symptoms including high temperatures and watery red eyes.

DCU student applied for Voice reporter role on a whim

March 19, 2014

DCU student Atkinson landed a Voice of Ireland reporter role after applying just five minutes before deadline.

Social media speak: mind your Ps and Qs

December 18, 2013

Ever get caught out tweeting your boss on a night out? Then this guide could be for you

How much do you love your phone?

December 4, 2013

How much do you rely on your phone? Aoife Bennett looks at the ever growing relationship between ourselves and technology.

Who is Alice Desmond?

December 4, 2013

An unknown account under the name “Alice Desmond” hacked a number of DCU students and alumni on Facebook last week, as Aoife Bennett reports.

Would you like a job with that?

November 20, 2013

Is it possible to have a part time job in college, or is it all work and no play?

DCU? Are you actually kidding me?

November 6, 2013

Oh. My God. One of our southsoide comrades who was marooned in DCU tells all of their harrowing experience.

Fishing for the truth

October 23, 2013

One student talks about their run in with catfishing, where anonymous users online pretend to be someone else entirely.

Coursing through

October 23, 2013

What happens to the students who don’t find the course of their dreams? The College View finds out.

College costs large factor in drop-out rates

August 17, 2013

One in twelve college students could drop out of third level education in Ireland due to the rising costs, according to a recent survey.

DCU LGBTA hold Trans Week

April 24, 2013

DCU LGBTA society held their first ever Trans Week this week, Aoife Bennett reports.

Backstage at The Ultimate Wingman

April 24, 2013

Behind the scenes at the Ultimate Wingman, a new dating TV show produced in DCU,.

Is it possible to be friends with your ex?

March 20, 2013

The same five words are uttered every time a couple break up. But just how true is the phrase “we can still be friends’? Is it just something we say to make the other –

Getting the Gig: Does the dream job exist?

February 6, 2013

When filling out the CAO back in sixth year, something our younger siblings, cousins and friends have had to suffer over the last few months, there was always one thing in the back of our

UCC pays $1 million for Great Book of Ireland

February 6, 2013

University College Cork has paid $1 million (€752,000) to acquire the Great Book of Ireland. The book was scripted in Dublin between 1989 and 1991. It contains the handwritten work of nine composers, 121 artists

Review: The Charm Bracelet

January 25, 2013

Take all the chick lit novels you’ve ever read. Now add in a Christmas in New York setting and some mystery and you have the recipe for Melissa Hill’s latest offering, The Charm Bracelet. Holly

Half of DCU Students don’t know SU Education Officer

December 12, 2012

Half of DCU students who took part in a survey do not know who the Students’ Union Education Officer is. In a survey of 250 students carried out by DCUfm’s news team, 35% of DCU

DCU societies hold mock same-sex marriages

November 28, 2012

DCU’s LGBTA, Drama and Amnesty Societies held mock same-sex marriages as part of DCU’s Equality Week. The mock marriages were held outside the Henry Grattan on Thursday November 15th. The marriages were held between members

DCU Offer New Post Graduate Scholarship Exchange

October 31, 2012

DCU postgraduate student Barry Cannon has been selected as the first recipient of a new postgraduate scholarship and exchange programme. The programme, which was announced by Dublin City Lord Mayor, Naoise Ó Muirí, will offer