University is a time of personal development, a time of reflection and a time of learning. We learn everywhere in university. We learn in our lectures, of course, but we learn the same amount in different social circles, new situations, unique challenges, and most importantly, in the toilets. There are few of you whose hearts…
National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) has published a report finding that 68% of female and 71.5% of male students binge drink at least once a month, 53% of females and 49% of males are satisfied with their sex lives, and 12.5% of females and 2% of males reported being threatened into sexual contact. The…
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) have staged a protest outside of retailer Avoca on Suffolk Street, Dublin, in protest against the Aramark-owned company’s connections to direct provision centres in Ireland. Students of Trinity College Dublin also organised a boycott of the Aramark-run caterer on campus, Westland Eats, in November. Aramark, which bought Avoca…
You may know beatboxing mostly from YouTube, where people show off their abilities to mimic instruments and styles with amazing speed and precision. Doppler is a musician, a beatboxer, a member of the band Ded Beats, and organised a couple of Cork’s hip-hop gigs as well as the Irish Beatboxing Championships 2017. (He’s also my…
Following the well-publicised and controversial impeachment of Katie Ascough, a campaign group has begun voicing their dissatisfaction with the performance of the UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU). The Freedom of Choice Coalition (FOCC) UCD has begun campaigning for opt-in membership only of UCDSU, criticising the way the impeachment referendum was handled. “The ‘KAsco Fiasco’ has destroyed…
As of 16 November, President Robert Mugabe is under house arrest following a takeover by the military in Zimbabwe, with a likely changeover of power to follow. This ends Mr. Mugabe’s 37-year tenure in power following a revolution to break free of British rule in 1980. On November 15 the military officially took over state…
2016’s Your Name was the fourth-largest grossing film in Japan. In Asia, it broke several records for how much is grossed and how many box-offices it topped. ‘Your Name’, a touching drama/fantasy story about two people who connect in unlikely way, was critically acclaimed in the West too, screening in Western cinemas. Newspaper critics gave…
A petition to impeach UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU) president Katie Ascough has been rejected by the SU’s Returning Officer. The petition, which gained over 1620 signatures, came as a result of a backlash to Ms.Ascough removing a page from the Winging It magazine which provided information about abortion supports. The petition was rejected as it…
The International Service Design Experience, an international conference on the ergonomics of services- where accessibility, fairness and convenience are made a priority- will place on September 26th 2017 in Fota Island Resort, Cork. Hosted jointly by Cork County Council and Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), the conference will feature a number of speakers on the…