“So, what exactly is that degree going to get you?” While it may be a completely well-meaning and fair question to ask, it never fails to make my eyes roll, my patience wear ever so slightly thinner, and – on a bad day – my fists clench in what can only be described as a…
The year was 1971, and only a year on from leaving behind the band that had propelled him to incomprehensible levels of fame and success, John Lennon had already put pen to paper in the crafting of what would one day become the best-selling single of his entire solo career. The Vietnam War was on…
In 2014, twelve year olds Morgan Geyser and Alissa Weier decided to lead the third member of their friend group, Payton Leutner, into the woods with intent to end her life in the name of Slender Man. Payton was stabbed nineteen times and left for dead while her attackers ventured in search of Slender Man’s…
Picture this, reader: the endless comforting green of 1980s Ireland. In that green, there are small and tight-knit towns that seem oh so friendly. On the 44 bus, there is a young college student. She will never be seen again, not to this day. This was the beginning of the Vanishing Triangle, which remains a…
On March 6th, RTÉ published an investigative piece detailing the exponential rise in the percentage of the population that is prescribed antidepressant medication. Conn Corrigan reported that from 2012 to 2017, the prescription of dosages rose by 28% with a yearly average of 31,000. Deriving information from a 2016 study by the Institute for Health…
While hurtling down a busy dual carriageway at 100km/h in a two-tonne metal machine, it is perhaps needless to stay that one’s utmost and fullest attention should be afforded to the task at hand. Bluntly put, but true nonetheless, a car being driven at high speed along a busy road is effectively a missile amongst…
We posted our annual #UCCVotes straw poll on Saturday the second of March, two days before polls were due to open on a number of satellite campuses. Last year our straw poll, with a sample size of over 400, correctly predicted all but one result (Oifigeach Gaeilge). Due to the limitations of Google Forms, we had…
UCC’s Students’ Union may be adopting an official stance of support for the decriminalisation of drugs for personal use in Ireland following an upcoming University-wide referendum. The Referendum, campaigned for and achieved by UCC’s Students for Sensible Drug Policy organisation, will ask students whether UCCSU should “actively support and campaign for the decriminalisation of the…
In the midst of the seemingly never-ending Brexit situation, it seems impossible to not ponder Ireland’s place in the EU. Since receiving membership in the then EEC in 1973, our humble country has developed farther than those around at the time could have imagined. We possess one of the most powerful passports in the world…
Doing a PhD is the pinnacle of academic achievement, a mammoth solo journey into research and learning through your chosen discipline. However, this voyage of discovery can quickly turn into a nightmare if it is not well-managed and balanced with other activities. Recent studies have shown that PhD students are more likely to suffer from…