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Dramsoc win four ISDA awards
Tuesday, 28 Apr, 2009 – 12:01 | Comments Off
Dramsoc win four ISDA awards

UCD’S DRAMA SOCIETY (Dramsoc) have enjoyed success at the recent Irish Student Drama Association (ISDA) awards winning in four categories.
The society was nominated in seven different categories and won four awards which included Best Supporting …

Poker Soc reformed after ethical uncertainty
Tuesday, 14 Apr, 2009 – 12:00 | Comments Off
Poker Soc reformed after ethical uncertainty

THE POKER society (Poker Soc) in UCD has reformed in time for September 2009 after previously being prevented from operating by the university due to ethical uncertainties experienced by the society.

Trinity discard Schols exam exemptions
Monday, 2 Mar, 2009 – 12:00 | Comments Off
Trinity discard Schols exam exemptions

EXAM exemptions for Trinity College Dublin (TCD) students who qualify for Scholars (Schols) are to be abolished by the university in September. The proposal means that all students will now have to sit their summer …

The Real Slumdogs
Tuesday, 10 Feb, 2009 – 12:01 | Comments Off
The Real Slumdogs

Slumdog Millionaire brought the plight of India’s poorer children to worldwide attention. John O’Brien examines the social inadequacies that the film highlights.

International News in Brief
Tuesday, 10 Feb, 2009 – 12:00 | Comments Off
International News in Brief
Arabian rights
Tuesday, 18 Nov, 2008 – 12:00 | Comments Off
Arabian rights

As the world focused on events in Washington DC, the protest of 72 hunger strikers in Saudi Arabia passed by almost unnoticed, writes John O’Brien.

UCC stem-cell research approval met with criticism
Tuesday, 4 Nov, 2008 – 12:00 | Comments Off
UCC stem-cell research approval met with criticism

A DECISION by University College Cork (UCC) to endorse stem-cell research has been met with criticism by groups, both within, and outside the university.
The Pro-Life Campaign, the Archbishop of Cashel, Dr Dermot Clifford and various …