College Living

No Fail Third Date Meal

Nervous that your culinary skills aren't up to scratch for hosting that date? Sure look, Pete Wolstencroft has you covered...   OK, so you have had the awkward first date and you have passed the mile...

50 Shades of Domhnail…

Fifty Shades of Grey parodies have been flooding the internet since the movies release, some good, some not so much. However, a candidate for Welfare Officer of the DCU Student Union may well have whipped (s...

Balancing (College) and (College!)

Trying to find a perfect balance between studying and partying, amongst other things, is a power struggle between good and evil in your head (think of it as a Batman versus Joker scenario – studying being that ...

Snobbery – The British Disease

George Bernard Shaw once said, “It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth, without making some other Englishman hate or despise him.” I frequently wonder whether things have really changed all that m...

Smedia Competition – The EU in my country

As part of the Student Media Awards 2015 (Smedias), the European Commission is sponsoring a prize for the best article entitled “The EU in my county”. The aim of the competition is to show the impact of the Eur...

Making your Money Go Further

Looking to make those pennies add up, here's your guide... When in college, the task of handling your own finances and planning ahead are daunting! No longer are you able to sweet talk the parents into giving ...

Snowed In? Good. Here’s what you should do

Some parts of  the country are boxed in this morning with nowhere to go, and with other areas set to follow suit in the coming days, here are some ideas of what to do. 1. First of all, stop masterbating. Lif...

A Guide to Flashpacking

Eoin Blackbyrne has done his fair share of travelling, or Flashpacking if you'll excuse the term... “Flashpacker” is a term that can be found in guidebooks, travel websites and on the lips of every sanctimon...

College Melting Pot – Folie A Deux

Following on from last weeks article, Emma Wright is back to conclude on the strange stir-ups in the college melting pot. The Mature Student In they come, with their glasses on and books in hand, marching...