Building work on the new Student Centre will continue today, after it was announced that strike action at the Mater Hospital Construction site has been suspended.
The announcement comes after the UNITE trade union and Architectural …
There has been a mixed reaction following the announcement that the UCD Ball will be held on Easter Saturday, April 23rd.
Speaking to The University Observer, one student described the decision as “ridiculous” that the Union …
The UCD Ball
For a seemingly innocuous and fun social event, the UCD Ball and recent circumstances relating to it have provided a telling insight into the disparate mindsets of students and college authorities
It says a …
A survey conducted by The University Observer has revealed that the number of UCD students drinking excessive amounts of alcohol has risen since the recession.
Ents Vice-President Jonny Cosgrove has admitted that the ‘security breach’ announced by the Students’ Union on the day the tickets were due to go on sale for the UCD Ball was a case of misinformation.
The …
The UCD Ball has been cancelled due to a disagreement between the Students’ Union and college authorities, The University Observer has learned.
All three candidates are strong in certain areas. Regina Brady comes across as quite personable in her interview, easily laughing the most of the three candidates and therefore, she might be more approachable …
A former UCD student has admitted that he was paid to sit three exams for two struggling students in the Semester One 2008 Christmas exams, one of whom had failed at least one exam previously.
Áine Gilhooly has not been permitted to run in the upcoming Students’ Union (SU) elections having failed to submit her nomination for Education Officer before the deadline, The University Observer has learned.
The lack of strict rules in UCD exam halls facilitates cheating, says one individual, who was paid to covertly sit papers in place of underperforming students. He talks to Paul Fennessy
A senior lecturer in Medicine has branded UCD “myopic” over the college’s decision to discontinue its policy of providing rent-free classrooms in the Quinn Institute granted to 5-15 year-old children taking Chinese classes. Speaking to …
ATTEMPTS TO STIFLE STUDENT MEDIA FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
The proposal to significantly lessen the influence of student media on campus will ultimately be detrimental to the students’ best interests
Last week Fianna Fáil proposed radical changes as part of their election manifesto. This week Paul Fennessy offers some genuinely radical, student-friendly ideas
Students and Irish Politics
In a recent survey conducted by the staff of The University Observer, an astonishing 88 per cent of those surveyed said they did not trust the judgement of politicians. On the …
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Album: Jailbreak
Rating: 4/5
Thin Lizzy specialise in the type of music that this writer normally avoids like the plague. Instead of tunes encompassing soothing, melodious guitars with cryptic, melancholic lyrics, they create songs …
