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Nightlife in DCU?
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15-07-2009 4:58pm#1Whats it like? I know the social life topic has been asked before, and a lot of answers involved clubs and societies, which i found a bit worrying. Whats the actual going to clubs and house parties situation like in DCU? Are theyre many alcoholics around the place?:P Im not picking my college on partying, i just have it on the cao and i am curious. I wouldnt know many (or any) people going into it, but im hoping to make friends in campus accomodation. I know there is a lot of criticism about the student bar, but are theyre many clubs/pubs in the area? What was your social experience in 1st Yr. DCU? Did you go out often? Is DCU the wrong college to pick for this type of lifestyle? (i also have NUIG on my cao, but that has too much of a fierce rep lol, and most of my friends are going there) Cheers
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The student population is large enough that you're question doesn't really make sense... There are and likely always will be people who go into clubs often, people who don't go out much, people who don't drink much, people who have lots of house parties etc etc. It's upto you to join whichever crowd you want to.
thanks for the reply i understand this but is it as common for students there as it is in other Universities in Ireland? I ask this as i have heard the student life/party scene in both DIT and DCU criticised (but im not bothered about DIT anyway) As an example when you go to other universities, does there seem to be more of this party atmosphere than in your college?eg. Would there be many house parties in Larkfield? 0 -
What an ambiguous answer that was...Is DCU the wrong college to pick for this type of lifestyle? (i also have NUIG on my cao, but that has too much of a fierce rep lol, and most of my friends are going there) Cheers
I wouldnt return to DCU. There is always some truth to stereotypes and reputations. Dcu has a reputation as a boring and dull place to be. I even thinks theres a sticky about the topic. Im afraid what you;ve heard about Dcu is true. I realize others dont want to admit it but sadly its true. The bar may be packed once a week but thats full of its own problems too. Theres maybe one or two balls a year but that cost isnt worth it in my opinion.
I see you;re from clare so in all likelyhood you'll end up on campus accomodation. I dunno what the scene is like maybe someelse can fill you in.
You;ll get the same line which holds true "college is what you make of it". If you want to get involved, get out there and have a good time you will. It just shouldnt be so hard to do so. You should just be able to go with the flow.
Theres no flow in dcu.0 -
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I've been wondering about this too... My friend's brother just finished in DCU and he told me that the nightlife was crap.
I'm now very scared.
Stainluss, I suggest we stick together next year and get plastered at every possible turn. Or even start a Drinking Society!
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Now yere talking:D:D
Unfortunately due to the new Office of Student Life alcohol policy, beer "appreciation" societies are even more of a non runner than they were in the past.
I think something that is oft repeated but still bears saying again is college is what you make of it. I just finished my degree this year and I had a great time, if I could go back to first year and do it all again I would.
Sure, the bar sucks. So what? I dont drink during the week personally, but on any given night there are drinks promotions in various venues in town with hordes of DCU students heading in. Most people prefer to drink in someones gaff and then head into town, sure its only 20 minutes on the bus anyway, then hit up charlies afterwards :cool:
Clubs and Socs in DCU are probably the best in the country. Someone said they found them cliquey and poorly organised. There are certain societies that fall prey to this, definately. However, the vast majority are very active and very open to new members. I probably spent about 70% of my free time involved in various clubs and socs over the years.
The rest is up to you, really. Your classes in first year will be pretty huge, but during any tutorials or labs when you're split into groups, you'll get to know people and start making some friends.
Re the overnight guests situation, I agree its a pain in the hole, but its worth living on campus in first year to get your bearings, and likely you'll be sharing with first years also. However, once second year comes around get the hell out of there. Shanowen Square/Hall are pretty much the same price as hampstead and far more relaxed. Gateway is a bit cheaper but a bit of a trek. A lot of people share houses in the area also.
One important thing about clubs and socs that many freshers sometimes dont realise - they're not purely focused on the named activity of the society, most go on a variety of social outings ; Games Soc this year went ice skating, on cinema trips, karaoke, bit of grub and of course a few pints too. Even if you're not mad into an activity, its still a great venue to meet people to just have the craic with.
Generally people who dismiss DCU's social life as crap think its completely synonymous with getting hammered. Thats part of it sure, but not all of it. Even if the bar is crap, there are still decent balls on and off campus throughout the year, various comedians, plays, pantos, everything under the sun really. If you go into DCU with an open mind you'll have great craic 0 -
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I just finished 4 years in DCU and I think it has mad night life. I remember (vaguely due to the mass amounts of alcohol consumed) partying everynight of the week for orientation and freshers week in 1st year. This is when you will make friends...the friends I made then are still my best friends today.
I lived on campus for the 4 years and could think of no better place. Yeah the overnight rules and inspeactions suck but it IS where all the criac is. There is ALWAYS a party on in some apartment,you are surrounded by all your friends so there is always drinking,fun and hijinx to be had!
Dont mind all those non believers saying how crap DCU is....you need to make the most of your time there. GET INVOLVED. Or even if you are not into clubs and socs you will find your own fun with all your newly made friends.
Some of the above posters saying "the one or two balls a year are not worth the money". What a load of RUBBISH. Any friends I had that visited from other Unis could not believe how good DCU events were. There are sooooo many balls u lose track...orientation ball, freshers ball,casino ball,halloween ball, christmas ball, valentines ball, rag ball, summer ball, clubs and socs ball, pimps and hoes....etc etc. It depends on the SU eachyear to organize good events and good bands...as with any night out the more people you know the more fun you have so again..GET INVOLVED!!
There are also regular cluns that you will end up going to in 1st year...like BARCODE every thursday or XXI every monday...Crawdaddy or TRIPOD on Wednesday... If you wnat to drink and party there will ALWAYS be people to go along with. Dont worry about it...go with the flow,make friends,have fun,go wild...!! 0 -
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DemocAnarchis wrote: »Unfortunately due to the new Office of Student Life alcohol policy, beer "appreciation" societies are even more of a non runner than they were in the past.
lol
Whoever said it would be a beer appreciation society? I'm more of a wine-and-vodka drinker myself.
I'm sure a Wine Society would fare much better. We'd have an air of sophistication AND get drunk at the same time. Everybody wins. Except Meg Griffin. Because she sucks. 0 -
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Many posters here seem highly confused. The topic is "Nightlife in DCU", when the OP talks about 'social life' s/he seems to be clearly referring to nightlife.
Maybe I'm wrong, but some here and on other threads about this topic also seem to nearly have a problem with drink. Whatever about extrema cases and the demonisation of drink by the few, most people in Ireland and beyond see alcohol as a perfectly ok form of stimulant or relaxant (which ever way you want to look at it). Some people still have to come to terms with this.
In any case, all of this is highly subjective. If you're not into nightlife or not as much as others, or have other reasons, then fine. It's a personal choice. You don't have to like everything others like and they don't have to like what you like.The student population is large enough that you're question doesn't really make sense...
If the person's question does not make any sense, isn't strange that so many people on here ask the same question in one way or another again and again?DemocAnarchis wrote: »...college is what you make of it. ......"college is what you make of it"...
"College is what you make of it" [sic]
The thing is, at one level you can't fault the saying -- it's true at one level, everything is what you make of it. For example, a person can make a bad day into a positive one if they want to. A person can blind them selves to something depressing and get on with their life. However, that can be missing the point. It can be being blind to actual problems and letting problem grow, rather than fixing them. Your life it what you make of it, but you're going to have an easer time if you have the right or create the right environment for your needs.
And, yes, I would agree it's a crap nightlife if you do nothing. I'm enjoying my time at DCU so-far, but there seems to be major problems -- namely problems with social cohesion.DemocAnarchis wrote: »Sure, the bar sucks. So what?...So there's only a bar open on campus sporadically, so what?...
The apparent problem in DCU is looks to be social cohesion. There is likely to be other factors, but not having a full-time and decent bar could be seen as a large factor alone. I'm sure there's complex reasons behind this, but put quite simply, it physically separates the social life / nightlife. Other factors could include students many students not even been aware of the the student-focused bar just off campus -- It mainly seems to be people in one soc or another who just go there -- everybody else seem to be blind or unknowing of it. Loose dispersion to other bars in North Dublin and the city centre plays it part too.
I've also had it suggested to me that having a high percentage of students from Dublin as a reason for social dispersion in DCU (more likely to stick to older grouping of friends, more likely to go home straight away in the evening).
Added to this is wider social and economic trends and issues such as more off trade / drinking at home (not good for social inclusion when there's no proper campus bar and where there's cases of social rooms on campus res being locked) and, indeed, people having less money to spend in the last year (but DCU's apparent problems seem to be longer term).
In short, some points been made here are too simplistic. Just because you do not have problems your self does not mean there are no problems. And just because there are ways and means around the problems for some, it does not mean that things can and should not be better.You see the people who complain about DCU's social scene/nightlife are generally the same people who dislike clubs and socs, funny isnt it? That these people who complain about DCU's social scene dont want a part in one of it's biggest driving forces and those involved in clubs and socs have nothing but praise for the social scene.
Is this post serious?
If so, would you be shocked to hear that I had more than a few conversations last year with people involved with socs who see that there are clearly problems with the social life?
On the other hand, I know there's also those in socs who will come close to foaming at the mouth if you suggest anything is wrong. But that's another story.0 -
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Many posters here seem highly confused. The topic is "Nightlife in DCU", when the OP talks about 'social life' s/he seems to be clearly referring to nightlife.
Maybe I'm wrong, but some here and on other threads about this topic also seem to nearly have a problem with drink. Whatever about extrema cases and the demonisation of drink by the few, most people in Ireland and beyond see alcohol as a perfectly ok form of stimulant or relaxant (which ever way you want to look at it). Some people still have to come to terms with this.
In any case, all of this is highly subjective. If you're not into nightlife or not as much as others, or have other reasons, then fine. It's a personal choice. You don't have to like everything others like and they don't have to like what you like.
If the person's question does not make any sense, isn't strange that so many people on here ask the same question in one way or another again and again?
"College is what you make of it" [sic]
The thing is, at one level you can't fault the saying -- it's true at one level, everything is what you make of it. For example, a person can make a bad day into a positive one if they want to. A person can blind them selves to something depressing and get on with their life. However, that can be missing the point. It can be being blind to actual problems and letting problem grow, rather than fixing them. Your life it what you make of it, but you're going to have an easer time if you have the right or create the right environment for your needs.
And, yes, I would agree it's a crap nightlife if you do nothing. I'm enjoying my time at DCU so-far, but there seems to be major problems -- namely problems with social cohesion.
The apparent problem in DCU is looks to be social cohesion. There is likely to be other factors, but not having a full-time and decent bar could be seen as a large factor alone. I'm sure there's complex reasons behind this, but put quite simply, it physically separates the social life / nightlife. Other factors could include students many students not even been aware of the the student-focused bar just off campus -- It mainly seems to be people in one soc or another who just go there -- everybody else seem to be blind or unknowing of it. Loose dispersion to other bars in North Dublin and the city centre plays it part too.
I've also had it suggested to me that having a high percentage of students from Dublin as a reason for social dispersion in DCU (more likely to stick to older grouping of friends, more likely to go home straight away in the evening).
Added to this is wider social and economic trends and issues such as more off trade / drinking at home (not good for social inclusion when there's no proper campus bar and where there's cases of social rooms on campus res being locked) and, indeed, people having less money to spend in the last year (but DCU's apparent problems seem to be longer term).
In short, some points been made here are too simplistic. Just because you do not have problems your self does not mean there are no problems. And just because there are ways and means around the problems for some, it does not mean that things can and should not be better.
Is this post serious?
If so, would you be shocked to hear that I had more than a few conversations last year with people involved with socs who see that there are clearly problems with the social life?
On the other hand, I know there's also those in socs who will come close to foaming at the mouth if you suggest anything is wrong. But that's another story.
tl;dr. Summary please.0 -
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It was my way of saying I'm sick of these threads. There's one every week or two like. There should be a sticky and any other threads asking this question should be deleted and the poster should be given a paddling.
It's quite simple, nobody is making you read any of the threads. Go read a book or go outside, or even go to the pubMacy Refined Greenback wrote: »DCU arent alone with trouble with running a college bar. Last year, UL reduced the number of days it opened its bar, as did UCC.
Reduced opening to how many days in UL and UCC?0 -
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Ok, I have to make a point and clear some things up:
1. For people that say the bar is crap and always empty - I went to DCU from 99 to 03 and the bar was always buzzing, jammed in fact in the evenings where there was something on. Some afternoons I'd wander just to see if anyone was about and all of sudden it's 11.30 and I'm running for the last bus. My bro went from 02-05, he also spent a lot of quality time in DCU, yes in the bar, as did his friends. The problem in recent years is the same as every pub/bar in the country, people drink at home and go out later. Also in recent years more and more students have cars, so don't drink. Up until this year many students have had p/t jobs and didn't spend wonderful aimless hours in the bar. I'm going to be brash and speculate....recession = no p/t jobs and students with cars.....this mean lots of fun times nursing afternoon pints in the bar
2. DCU life is boring....ridiculous. If you get a good group of classmates or decide to be brave and do something new or even something you've always enjoyed...you will meet lots of people and have the best 4 years of your life. Those who complain are those (not all but many) who moan and give out on online message boards instead of going out and doing something about it.
Advice....go into first year with an open mind, be brave, meet new people, try new things, make the effort and you'll have a great time! guaranteed.
ps I really hope they can get the bar going, but students need to do their part and support it, go on...I dare ya!0 -
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