consent Archives – The College View

Universities across Ireland and the EU fight to stop gender-based violence

June 20, 2020

The USI held a campaign to stop gender-based violence across universities in Ireland as part of the It Stops Now campaign, as such harassment often goes unreported and unnoticed.

DCU and NCI investigating destroyed consent display

February 19, 2020

DCU and the National College of Ireland (NCI) are investigating Monday night’s destruction of a consent display in DCU’s student centre.

Consent display destroyed in DCU

February 18, 2020

A display in DCU’S Student Centre highlighting the topic of consent was destroyed on Monday evening.

Keep your filthy laws off my silky drawers

November 28, 2018

A hint of lace is not a verbal agreement

Asking for It depicts lad culture on stage in the Abbey Theatre

November 26, 2018

Asking for It at the Abbey Theatre is a chilling depiction of ‘lad culture’ perpetrating rape culture as Louise O’Neil writes with a scalpel, making an incision into one of the darker sides of Irish society.

The consent question

October 17, 2018

Ever since the #MeToo campaign, it is not unusual to log onto Twitter or listen to the radio and hear of a famous body or political figure facing sexual assault allegations.

Are consent classes effective?

April 18, 2018

Too often in education we are simply taught that 2+2=4. You write it down in your copy and don’t think about it until memorising it the night before the test. By opening up the classroom to questions and opinions on consent, with a qualified teacher to moderate, students would be more engaged and more likely to listen and take in what’s being discussed.

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

Flirting with misogyny

November 15, 2017

The #metoo campaign has faced some harsh criticism. Adam Daly spoke to Dr Rosaleen McElvaney to get an insight into this misogynistic mentality.

Podge Henry SU Spread

September 27, 2017

Helping with the vast numbers of students seeking accommodation has been his “most stressful time by far” according to New VP for Welfare and Equality Podge Henry.

It Stops Now campaign comes to DCU

April 19, 2017

DCU has lent official support for the It Stops Now campaign which aims to prevent sexual harassment and violence in third level education.

Opinion: Students say ‘no’ to consent classes

March 8, 2017

Consent classes in University College Dublin (UCD) have been cancelled due to a lack of interest but this does not mean that the classes are not absolutely vital for students. Emily Crowley discusses.

UCD consent classes cancelled due to lack of interest

February 22, 2017

UCD’s Student Union had to cancel classes on sexual consent due to a lack of interest by the Student Body.

Understanding consent: it is okay to say no

November 16, 2016

Following the broadcast of author Louise O’Neill’s documentary ‘Asking for it’, opinion editor Shirley Donlon discusses the definition of consent and why it is so important to understand it.

FemSoc host consent talk by Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

October 12, 2016

Dr Patricia Barker of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre spoke to DCU students about rape and consent