UCD president Hugh Brady awarded former US president Bill Clinton with the Ulysses medal last night as the war criminal visited the Clinton Institute for American Studies on campus. The medal, UCDs highest accolade, is awarded to those who have made “an outstanding global contribution”. Among Clintons outstanding global contributions are the bombing of civilian facilities in Sudan, the imposition…
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is today holding a national day of protest against pay cuts in the public and private sectors, as well as cuts in public services. The move marks the beginning of an ICTU campaign to fight any move to cut workers’ pay and pensions or to slash funding for public…
Students and staff will be holding a protest against the proposed reintroduction of fees, hike in registration fee and cutbacks at a Law Soc debate due to be addressed by Fianna Fail Minister of State, Martin Mansergh. Minister for education, Batt O’Keefe has already stated his support for the reintroduction of fees while UCD President…
From the Sunday Mirror DRUNKEN Irish students went on a violent rampage and tried to burn down their college – SEVEN TIMES. A UCD staff member, who wishes to remain anonymous, claimed the beer-swilling teens have been out of control since the academic year started last month.
€60,000 for fancy lights at the lake, and €35,000 to light the water tower up in glowing psychedelic colors, admissions made by Mary Clayton and Aidan Grennal at a meeting of students tonight when confronted with questions about the 150th Celebrations. The money was spent as part of a ‘health and safety’ strategy presumably the…
On Wednesday the 3rd of November there will be a ceremony in University College Dublin to celebrate the college’s 150th anniversary. Students calling themselves “Global Action” are determined to use the occasion to raise serious questions about the current state of higher education. Three days of teach-ins are planned which will discuss a wide range…
Yesterday, at twelve beside the lake in UCD, while bleak grey clouds gathered overhead, a ‘Reclaim the Campus’ banner was unfurled at the Belfield FM kiosk. Minutes later something of stereo come sound system was produced, with beats provided a reasonably small group gathered and proceeded towards Tony O’Reilly Hall, in an ensemble of color,…
