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Five Years Earlier Than Expected, Trinity’s Tar Pitch Experiment Drops Again

Located in the Berkeley Library, Trinity's famous pitch-drop experiment has dripped again, after last falling in 2013.
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By Aoife Kearins 6:19 pm
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DUBC Make History, Finishing 11th in Head of the Charles in Boston

For the first time in their history, DU Boat Club sent a crew to compete in the internationally renowned Head of the Charles regatta this weekend.
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By Cormac Watson

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DCU President Appeals for Support of Student Facing Deportation

Prof Brian MacCraith has demanded a review of the case of Shepherd Machaya, a DCU student who faces the prospect of deportation.
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By Aoife Kearins 4:02 pm
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DIT Students Push Back Against Cuts to Services

DITSU has launched a campaign against cuts to student services after understaffing prompted the reduction of library opening hours.
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By Aisling Moran
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DCUSU Fights Against Student’s Deportation

DCUSU has launched a petition asking for Shepherd Machaya's deportation order to be revoked.
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By Eleanor O'Mahony

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A Week of Shouting About the Third-Level Sector’s Disarray

Once considered unhelpful, cries about the crisis for higher education in Ireland get more frequent by the week.

At DCU, Tales of a Toxic – But Not Isolated – Culture

It would be naive to suggest that similarly dismal re-enactments of US frat culture do not occur on other Irish campuses. By The Editorial Board
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Seachtain Scairtí agus an Earnáil Ardoideachais Trína Chéile

Dúradh tráth nár chabhraigh sé. Ach tá gearán mar gheall ar an ghéarchéim ardoideachais in Éirinn ag fás seachtain i ndiaidh seachtaine.

Cultúr Gangaideach i DCU – Ach Ní Eisceacht Í Seo

Is soineanta a rá nach ndéantar aithris ar chultúr Meiriceánach na gcumann go minic ar champais Éireannacha eile.
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DCU Deportation, DITSU’s Protests, Phil’s Bad PR Streak

Some brief views on the developments of the week. By The Editorial Board
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