Head to Head: Should students have mandatory subjects outside their majors?
Yes by Garrett Kennedy
There are two reasons people normally give for why a university education is valuable. One...
What can we expect from the SU next year?
Taking a look at the manifestos and coverage of the winning candidates, Ekatherina Gillen asks what student demands and needs will be...
Head to Head: Should faculties integrate more with UCDSU for the benefit of students?
NO by Dylan O’Neill
The openness of this question will no doubt stir mixed feelings among the casual...
Does the media serve democracy or undermine it?
With media being big business, Gavin Tracey questions whether the press can serve democracy in the way it thinks it already does.
An incompetent SU trains an ineffective political candidate
With the UCDSU and USI acting as training grounds for many mainstream politicians, Nathan Young questions whether they can effectively oppose government...
Should we listen to what experts say on fields outside their area of expertise?
With the problem of fake news and the amount of experts holding wacky opinions, Clodagh Healy discusses whether we ought to exercise caution in who we listen to on different subjects.
Should we defund societies that run events to which many students are opposed?
There are lots of reasons societies exist. Some societies offer students the chance to pursue a common interest. Others create a space...
Digital mining: When does the private become public?
Heather Reynolds examines the ethics behind the balancing act of personal privacy and public interest.
There are many reasons...
Revenge Porn is a crime. Our laws are criminal.
Rory Clarke examines how the woeful inadequacies of Ireland’s harassment laws threaten to impliedly permit the prevalence of revenge porn.
Swastikas and symbolism in discussions on free speech
Emmet Feerick discusses the possible justifications for restrictions on iconography in the use of free speech.
Most people aren’t...
Should UCD prioritise funding degrees with better job prospects?
YES by Heather Reynolds
As the largest university campus in the country, UCD has very high overheads. They have...
Am I my job?
There has often been a disconnect between how young individuals view themselves versus how they are viewed by others. With factors such...
The predictable mediocrity of the UCDSU’s campaign weeks
With the annual SHAG and Rainbow weeks rolled into one event, the traditional lack of engagement makes Brian Lynch wonder whether the...
The European Union and the migrant crisis
On 19th September 1946, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called for Franco-German reconciliation while delivering a speech at the University of Zurich....