UCD SU President Hopes To Reduce Stigma Of Living With HIV
UCD Students' Union (SU) President, Conor Anderson has made public his HIV positive status, in an interview with Masc on Friday. The incoming president was diagnosed with the illness at…
No Messing Around This Time: UCD’s New Students’ Union President
The next President of University College Dublin’s (UCD) Students’ Union (SU) will be a familiar face to some. As this year’s Graduate Officer for the SU, Conor Anderson championed a…
Student Union Officers Have So Far Fulfilled 52% of Manifesto Promises
It’s the beginning of Semester 2, so we thought we’d take a closer look at our Student Union Sabbatical Officers. Union candidates have a history of promising a lot in…
Joint Campaign to Keep Dublin Bus Stopping at UCD
UCD Students’ Union have launched a campaign to ensure Dublin Bus resumes full service to Belfield during night-time hours. In a press statement on September 3rd, Katie O’Dea (UCDSU’s Campaigns…
UCD Elects Majority Female SU Sabbatical Team For 2019/20
UCD students elected a female majority sabbatical team last night after a marathon 15-hour count, with fourth-year Law and Social Justice student Joanna Siewierska being elected SU President. Siewierska was…
Editorial: Rebuilding a Truly Political Students’ Union
Last week the campus referendum on the abortion stance of the Students’ Union saw one of the largest voter turnouts in recent years. Nearly 20% of the student body got…
71% of UCD Students Surveyed Say Consent Workshops Should be Introduced
Results from a recent survey undertaken by the UCD Students’ Union on sex and consent has shown that 71% of respondents felt “introducing consent workshops to campus was important.” Overall…
New Group pushes for Freedom of Association with Students’ Union
Over the course of their studies, students’ levels of contact with their union vary wildly. The union may be encountered by a student only once in their college careerwhen they…
LIVE BLOG :: USI referendum count
The following is live update on how the various faculties voted in the USI referendum. USI Total and final vote. Total YES: 1039 Total NO: 1687 13:17 The Blue room…
SU presidential race – Mícheál Gallagher
Two students will contest the election for President of the UCD Students’ Union that will take place on March 6th and 7th. Mícheál Gallagher is the current Welfare Officer for…
SU Welfare race – Ciara Johnson
Ciara Johnson, a final year Law student from Co. Sligo, is one of two candidates contesting this year’s election for the position of Welfare and Equality officer. Through her work…
SU Welfare race – Cian Dowling.
Third year engineering student Cian Dowling is running for the position of Welfare and Equality officer of the Students’ Union. A Dublin native, ed Dowling states that his own use…