 Construction work on DCU's new Student Centre is still under way. The 14 million year project began in June 2016 and was originally aimed to be finished in February. With delays due to recent snow and crane drivers going on strike, the construction will not be finished by the end of this academic year. While the reality of a new hub is welcomed by students, the transformation of Glass Neven Campus into a construction site has significantly impacted club and society life. For some certain societies like dance have lost their dance and spaces and the sober sock found it harder to hold their events. The Mental Health Society couldn't hold the tea and coffee mugs and they used smaller classrooms in Henry Gratt and other buildings which kind of took it away from the students and I suppose they didn't get as many students partaking in it and we also couldn't have our refreshers there. And as well, balls have suffered and thankfully were able to hold the Halloween ball in all hallows across the road here from Pat's but for smaller clubs and socks they couldn't hold their balls and we've seen so many balls have to be cancelled during the year because they had to go to hotels which cost more and they didn't get the ticket sales, unfortunately. For final year students who hope to get a glimpse of the new hub before leaving DCU, a soft opening of the ground floor may go ahead before the end of the semester. Socks were soft opening at the end of the month. Obviously you can look outside, it doesn't look like they're near soft opening. We're still hoping that there will be something and it will be something just for final years to be able to go in and say look, I was part of this because realistically every student at DCU has contributed towards it with the hub fee and I think that it's really important that everyone feels like it's their space. The summer ball which traditionally marks the end of the academic year was planned to be held in the new student hub. However, it will now be held in an external venue for a second year. Shauna Cone, DCU TV News.