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A drive towards equality
In light of the of the recent EU Court of Justice ruling regarding driver insurance rates, Faye Docherty analyses the issue and looks at students’ opinions on the topic…
Postcards from Abroad: Shanghai
As people all over the world became Irish on March 17th, Daryl Bolger experienced St Patrick’s Day: the Chinese way…
‘How I cheated the UCD exam system’
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…
Mental Awareness: Eating Disorders
In the fourth instalment of our mental health series, Leanne Waters writes about her own personal battle with Bulimia Nervosa…
Postcards from Abroad: Lyon
As he struggles to find pride in being an Irishman in Lyon, Matt Gregg looks at the international language of sport…
A global education
As another year’s International Week goes by, Kate Rothwell asks why so many students move country in order to study at UCD…
Just the job
As the rush to acquire funds for summer vacations begins, Faye Docherty looks at the difficulties facing students both with and without jobs…
AA case of denial?
Following Charlie Sheen’s slandering of AA on American radio, Natalie Voorheis examines the links between celebrity and the obsession with self-destruction…
Do the write thing
With the Dublin Book Festival kicking off tomorrow, Sean Finnan speaks to some of those involved about creative writing and UCD’s strong literary tradition…
An bhfuil gach cuid den Tíogar Cheilteach glanta ón chóras?
Leis an olltoghchán i mbéil an phobail, ceistíonn Meabh Ní Choileáin an acmhainneacht atá ag seanchlaontacht áirithe…
Political beginnings
In the face of political turmoil, Natalie Voorheis meets Dylan Haskins, a fresh face on the Irish political scene who’s embarked on a new type of campaign…
The second sexism
In the aftermath of the Richard Keys and Andy Gray scandal, Leanne Waters questions whether our society is promoting a new breed of sexism.…
Mental awareness: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
In the third instalment in our mental health series, Sarah Doran describes how the impact of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is often underestimated…
Postcards from Abroad: Shanghai
Having now settled comfortably back into the new semester, UO columnist Daryl Bolger talks through his holiday adventures, with a difference…
Life’s a Mystery Tour
A well-known event here around the UCD campus, Natasha Murtagh chronicles her experience of the infamous Mystery Tour…
My bloody Valentine
In the immediate aftermath of another Valentine’s Day, Faye Docherty examines the customs and traditions of this contentious holiday…
An cuireadh chun cairdis
Agus muid ídithe i ndomhan mór na líonraí sóisialta níos mó ná riamh, ceistíonn Meabh Ní Choileáin na hathruithe atá tagtha ar thuiscint na glúine seo ar bhrí cairdis…
Mental awareness: Suicide helplines
In the second part of our series, Natalie Voorheis speaks to Paul Bergin of 1Life about how mental health services cope with an ever-growing problem.…