by Samantha Calthrop A petition calling for UCC to mitigate the upcoming Summer exam results has been circulating on social media, having gained almost 5000 signatures as of April 3rd. Launched by UCC student Conall Williamson, it calls upon UCC to introduce measures that prevent any student from being having their grades lowered as a…

Writes Maeve O’Sullivan, Deputy News Editor   Deputy News Editor Maeve O’Sullivan recently spoke to Michelle Healy, an independent candidate in the upcoming NUI 2020 Seanad elections. Ms Healy comes from Bishopstown, Cork and is a graduate of UCC. Firstly, why is it you are running for this position? I am a humanitarian, through and…

UCC Students’ Union 2019/20 are thrilled to announce that the UCC Student Body will be presented with a once in a lifetime opportunity this Students’ Union election cycle to improve the quality of student representation in University College Cork as, for the first time in over a decade, students will be voting to accept or…

by Samantha Calthrop In protest against the announced 3% raise in rent on student accommodation, UCCSU have pledged to camp on the university quad until the rent increase is reversed. Joining them are a number of students, with approximately 80 overall having set up to sleep in a rotating schedule. The SU and the students…

by Luke Watson   Worry has been setting in across the globe as the coronavirus Covid-19 spreads, with emerging outbreaks in Italy making a pan-European outbreak increasingly likely. With the number of cases in the UK coming in at least 20, and with one confirmed case in Northern Ireland, fear of an Irish outbreak is…

Writes Chloe Jesse   On the afternoon of February 25th, about sixty students convened on UCC’s quadrangle to protest increasing rent prices for campus accommodation. Amidst the on and off snow and rain rose chants of “What do we want?” “Rent freeze!” “When do we want it?” “Now!” And “1,2,3,4: We won’t take this anymore!…

Writes David Condon, Communications Officer.   UCC Students’ Union 2019/20 are thrilled to announce that the UCC Student Body will be presented with a once in a lifetime opportunity this Students’ Union election cycle to improve the quality of student representation in University College Cork as, for the first time in over a decade, students…

by Maeve O’Sullivan UCC Fashion Society will present the final of the 2020 UCC Next Top Model on the 26th of February. The annual event will showcase the Top 10 student models from the campaign as they compete to secure a contract with Upfront Model Management & Steve Savage Photography. The 2020 campaign was launched…

by Maeve O’Sullivan There has been speculation over the last few months among students, wondering when the construction of the new student building will be open. The O’Donnell & Twomey group were assigned the developmental project of the refurbishment of the historic Windle Medical building, one that had been a part of the UCC community…

by Samantha Calthrop Several universities across Ireland have announced their plans to increase the cost of on-campus accommodation, following a worrying trend from previous years. The cost of accommodation in all areas is to be raised by 4%, the maximum increase permitted under new student accommodation laws. DCU’s on-campus accommodation has confirmed plans to raise…