UCC’s Raise & Give (RAG) Week has in the past brought negative attention to the university through disruptive behaviour, and this year UCC has told the Evening Echo that they will be taking a more “hardline approach”, namely introducing a number of initiatives to respond swiftly and decisively to students who are in breach of…
UCC STAR society is the very first Irish branch affiliated with the UK based charity ‘Student Action for Refugees’. STAR is a student run organisation, which is comprised of approximately 27,000 members stemming from student societies across 42 universities and colleges in the UK and Ireland. This vast network of students is utilised by the…
I’m almost certain I’ve used this title for an editorial before, but the Bob Dylan article in Music has me thinking about Dylan, and it seems appropriate (though if I have used it before, it’s a little more ironic than intended). The times they are a changin’, though. This is the final issue of our…
I promised myself I wouldn’t let myself get stressed this year, that everything always ends up getting done, and the world won’t end if I say no a bit more, take on a little less, and relax occasionally, but lo and behold, it is Week 2, and I’m already back at it. Surprise, surprise. 2018…
Interview by Cailean Coffey, transcribed by Laura O’Connor While it may not always seem the case, what with Trump and a certain “rocket man” criticising the size of each other’s big red buttons, the environment is by far the most pressing and most important issue of the 21st century. It seems at times that ever…
A report recently released by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) involving respondents who graduated from an Irish university in 2016 has revealed two in every five of the undergraduate degree holders are earning less than €25,000 per year. The responses were collected in March 2017 from over 18,000 former students who were granted a level…
Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile, article written by Dylan O’Connell and Adrian McGearty Following a mixed opening for UCC senior hurling in the Fitzgibbon Cup, the college will have to sweat it out with an away quarterfinal following a win against CIT but a loss to UCD. UCC opened the campaign with a convincing 1-19 to 0-12 point…
The annual UCC Postgraduate Fair is to take place in Devere Hall tomorrow. The event is open to everyone considering further studies at a Postgraduate level in UCC, and offers to opportunity for prospective students to plan for the future, explore further study options relevant to specific interests, and to learn how a postgrad course…
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…
Content Warning: The following article contains detailed discussion of eating disorders. If you are likely to be negatively affected by this you may not want to continue reading. If you are affected by the article, you can contact the Eating Disorders Association of Ireland’s helpline on 1890 200 444, or the Samaritans on 116 123. As…