Positive Psychology: A New Path to Happiness?
Psychology is a word that is casually thrown around in conversation, and is usually taken to mean the study of the mind, in particular the ‘abnormal mind’. One could be…
Editorial: SU Membership Still A Hot Topic
Automatic membership of UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU) continuously arises as a contentious topic. Following the abortion preferendum in 2013, Samuel O’Connor set up Irish Students for Freedom of Association (ISFA)…
Building & Planning Round Up
Ardmore House As reported last month, UCD’s plan to renovate Ardmore House and transfer President Andrew Deeks’ office into it is facing a delay. UCD applied for planning permission at…
The Oxfam Scandal: An Insight Into the Abusive Undercurrents of Modern Society
The Oxford Committee for Famine Relief which is now more commonly known as ‘Oxfam’ was founded in Oxford, Britain in 1942. During the height of the Second World War, the…
Cinema Calendar: Valentine’s Day
The Sugar Club – True Romance The Sugar Club is showing Tarantino’s 1993 Bonnie-and-Clyde-esque love story True Romance. Have a drink, order some pizza and then settle in to watch…
The Script Awarded Honorary Membership of UCD LawSoc
Irish rock band The Script lead a talk and a Q/A session on Friday 9th February, leading to a packed-out Theatre L (a rare sight this far into the semester!).…
Wales Seek to Become the First Side to Beat Jones’ Men at Home
Two minds and a few dozen bodies will collide at Twickenham on Saturday when Warren Gatland aims to inflict a first home defeat on Eddie Jones. A fixture that at…
Author of 13 Reasons Why Received Warmly at UCD
On Thursday 8th February, Jay Asher, the author of the bestselling novel 13 Reasons Why lead a presentation and Q/A session with UCD Litsoc and PsychSoc UCD. He flew over…
S Club Party to Headline UCD RAG Week
S Club Party will headline UCDSU’s ‘Raising and Giving’ (RAG) week next week. The event which is returning to UCD following an absence over the last number of years. In…
Flavour of the Month: Camila Cabello
Following her shocking exit from American girl group Fifth Harmony, Camila Cabello has managed to top the charts and score amazing stints performing on the likes of the legendary stage…
UCDSU & UCD for Choice Launch Repeal Campaign
UCDSU & UCD for Choice laughed their Repeal campaign last night in the old student centre. The launch drew a fair size crowd with free Repeal t-shirts being given out…
In Review: Fire & Fury
Following a bewildering year for the American political establishment, due to the advent the Trump administration, critics and citizenry alike faced the monumental task of piecing together the scattered and…