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Levy dispute puts new Student Centre in doubt
A legal document has been sent to the University on behalf of the Students’ Union over concerns that students have been overcharged for this year’s student centre levy.…
Keeping it Fresh
Record levels of society membership don’t tell the whole story of declining student participation in extra-curricular activity, according to Gavan Reillly…
UCD students set to vote ‘Yes’ to Lisbon
• 57% of students in favour, 17% against; 22% undecided • Two-thirds of undecided student voters are female…
TV / Theoretical Genius
Gavan Reilly gets his head around The Big Bang Theory…
Where have all the boys gone?
As postering in UCD is slowly suffocated by the drive for political correctness, Gavan Reilly asks why it’s only women who complain of being objectified.…
Dunne’s darker day
As Bernard Dunne loses his world boxing crown, Gavan Reilly contemplates the poetic charm of Irish sporting life…
Sports Centre increases revenue despite funding cut
The management of the UCD Sports Centre have reported an increase in operating revenue for the financial year ending 30th September, despite a fall in the subsidy paid to it…
WebWatch
with Gavan Reilly…
The Silent Debate
Gordon Brown can no longer resist calls for a Leaders’ Debate in advance of the UK General Election, writes Gavan Reilly.…
WebWatch: 15th September, 2009
With all the hubbub about The Pirate Bay being blocked off by Eircom and the imminent Death Of Music™, it’s worth remembering that this isn’t the first time human greed…
SU apologise to Green TD after mix-up
UCD STUDENTS’ UNION (SU) were forced to issue an apology to Deputy Mary White, Green Party TD for Carlow-Kilkenny, after contributing to a newspaper advert wrongfully claiming the TD to…
HSE chief to return as Professor of Paediatrics
Current CEO of the Health Services Executive (HSE), Professor Brendan Drumm, is to return to UCD as Professor of Paediatrics when his tenure with the HSE ends next year. Prof.…
WebWatch: 15th September, 2009
With all the hubbub about The Pirate Bay being blocked off by Eircom and the imminent Death Of Music™, it’s worth remembering that this isn’t the first time human greed…
Life after Ronaldo
Gavan Reilly asks if the Red Devils can survive losing their Galactico.…
The Students’ Union is a wasteful, and irrelevant resource: NO
Gav Reilly argues that the Students’ Union sabbatical officers’ work behind the scenes counts for more than people realise.…
Shifting politics by social networking
Barack Obama was the first politician who used the internet to win big. Gavan Reilly investigates how the Web stands to become a permanent feature of government.…
The Lisbon Treaty in three hours, or, How Not to Read Laws
I tried to write a colour piece for the next issue reading the entirety of the consolidated treaties on European Union, as amended by the Lisbon Treaty. I failed, in…
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