Recycling in UCD: What Are We Waiting For?
UCD is the largest university in the country. The college overflows with more than 33,000 students and easily another extra thousand or more staff. We’re not a university so much…
Motion Passes to Allow Welfare Officer to Supply Free Pregnancy Tests to Students
A motion brought before UCDSU Council for the Welfare Officer to supply free pregnancy tests was passed last night. The motion which was proposed by 2nd Year Engineering class rep…
Barry Murphy to Run for SU President
Campaigns and Communications officer Barry Murphy has announced that he will be contesting the upcoming UCD Students Union Presidential bye-election on November 22nd and 23rd. Mr Murphy who was elected…
Petition Launched To Make SU Membership Optional
A group named Freedom of Choice Coalition of UCD (FOCC) are launching a petition this week to change Article 3 of the UCDSU Constitution which if passed would see membership…
UCDSU Publishes Emergency Executive Meeting’s Minutes
UCD Student’s Union (UCDSU) has published the Minutes from an Emergency Executive meeting held on the 24th of October. This followed a larger executive meeting the previous evening, in which…
Presidential By Election Dates Announced
The UCDSU presidential elections will take place on November 22nd and 23rd. The elections will be held to fill the vacant spot of UCDSU President following the impeachment of Katie…
A Referendum to Remember
For the last 5 weeks UCD SU has been engulfed in controversy surrounding the ‘Wingin’ In’ handbook and the decision by SU President Katie Ascough to remove information from the…
Impeachment Referendum – Second Turnout Report
Turnout on the second day of the UCDSU Presidential Impeachment Referendum is already at a high level. Here is a quick update from some of the polling locations. Business and…
Impeachment Referendum: Law Students Must Vote in Quinn Building
Law students who wish to vote in the UCDSU Presidential Impeachment Referendum will be unable to do so in their own building. Instead, they must go to the Quinn building…
Impeachment Referendum – First Turnout Report
Voting is now open in several faculties for the UCDSU Presidential Impeachment Referendum. The College Tribune dropped by some of the polling stations to check on the turnout. Veterinary Medicine…
Opinion: This Referendum Should Be About Leadership
Regardless of what the students of UCD will vote for on the 25th and 26th of October, there is no good outcome of this referendum for our Union. Right now,…
Pages About Safe Drug Use Removed From ‘Winging’ It’
Uncertain whose decision it was to remove the pages. More direct approach to be taken including a mandate to support Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Pages which detailed how to…