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Bohemians are back in town

March 23, 2023

Bohemians sit one point clear of Derry City at the top of the League of Ireland Premier Division after the first five rounds of matches. Declan Devine’s men have won four games so far with

DCU votes for NUIG’s Gujulla to be USI President

March 22, 2023

Sai Gujulla of NUI Galway has been chosen by DCU students to be the next President of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). The vote was opened last night following the hustings of candidates

2023 DCU Students’ Union USI Hustings – Live Updates

March 21, 2023

Artificial Intelligence: is it the start of the future?

March 1, 2023

It’s 1:46 a.m. It’s not the ideal moment to look for creepy content. I’m still awake. Wondering why we still need to prove that we are not robots by checking a small box. Artificial intelligence,

Articles

Why the Media Production Society has fallen off

February 1, 2023

After years of domination at the top of DCU’s Clubs and Societies leaderboard, it has officially been confirmed that the Media Production Society has fallen off. In this article, I endeavour to discuss the myriad

Living in two worlds —life of an International student in Ireland

February 1, 2023

I had grown up learning English and French more than my native language and the kid in me couldn’t even afford to dream of being in Europe one day, but — here I am! I finally

Explainer: What is amyloidosis, the rare form of blood cancer that Aslan legend Christy Dignam is battling?

January 25, 2023

Irish music legend Christy Dignam is receiving palliative care for a rare form of blood cancer, amyloidosis. The Aslan singer, aged 62, has been suffering with the disease since March 2013, with his family caring

Blue Monday- Lets tackle it together

January 16, 2023

So you survived Friday the 13th just to be hit in the face with Blue Monday. ‘Blue Monday’ comes just as the Christmas and party season becomes a distant memory and the January blues officially

The Return of Tumblr Culture

November 11, 2022

During the covid-19 pandemic and the inevitable lockdown, in order to survive these trying times many people turned to nostalgia. The need to escape to more simpler times led to the resurgence of many things

Celebrating Halloween in a different perspective

November 10, 2022

Halloween costumes and trick-or-treating are just “the norm” in November, but that wasn’t the case for me as a kid. My childhood was not spent dressing up cartoon characters or scary costumes, so I don’t

The protest is taking place on Friday, 11th November.

Trinity students plan climate protest with Extinction Rebellion

November 9, 2022

Students in Trinity College Dublin (TCD) will march to Dáil Éireann as part of a climate protest to demand for “emergency action on planetary polycrises” during the COP27 summit in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt. The protest is

Editorial: The recent University Times leadership debacle brings into question whether the Editor should be paid.

October 28, 2022

When I became Editor-in-Chief in March of this year, I was delighted when I also found out I’d be working with Muiris as my Deputy Editor. We both had big ambitions and plans for the

Men Prefer Pretty Blondes

October 26, 2022

Before she was Marylin Monroe, she was simply Norma Jean Mortensosn. Though not many understood it or could fathom it at the time, the blonde bombshell endured many forms of abuse. She dealt with it

Scary Movie Season

October 26, 2022

Spooky season is here! Halloween is quickly approaching and Halloween wouldn’t be halloween without the movies that come with it! I’m sure many of us have memories of dressing up, grabbing some popcorn and candy,

What on earth is going on in Downing Street? – A look back at the past few weeks of British politics

October 26, 2022

Rishi Sunak has replaced Liz Truss as the UK’s Prime Minister, ending the shortest tenure of a Prime Minister ever. So many things went wrong for Liz Truss, from the moment she stepped into Number

One-third of students have “seriously considered” withdrawing from degree programmes

October 18, 2022

Survey findings released today have shown that over one-third of students say they have seriously considered withdrawing from their third-level course. The Irish Survey of Student Engagement consisted of responses from 42,852 undergraduate and postgraduate