/April2012 by CIT Students' Union

CIT Students’ Union Magazine Volume Thirteen, Issue 7

in this issue:

• SU Annual Union Council Awards

• New Student Grant Arrangements 2012 - 2013 • Important Exams News - Codes of Conduct

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Contents

CIT Students’ Union, Student Centre, Bishopstown, Cork. Telephone: 021 433 5274 Email: supublications@cit.ie Web: www.explicit.ie expliCIT Production Design & Advertising - Keith Brown CIT Students’ Union President - Chris Scanlon (supresident@cit.ie) Vice President Education - Killian Hughes (sueducation@cit.ie) Vice President Welfare - Niamh Hayes (suwelfare@cit.ie) Projects Officer - David Humphreys (suprojects@cit.ie) Communications Officer - Sandra Hayes (sucommunications@cit.ie) Entertainments Officer - Cathal O’Mullane (suentertainments@cit.ie) Entertainments Manager Mick O’Mahony (event@cit.ie) Advertising Opportunities CIT has almost 17,000 full and part-time students with over 1,500 staff. Why not use expliCIT to promote your business to this large audience? Copy deadlines, advertising rates and technical specifications are available from our website www.expliCIT.ie or upon request from the Publications Office. expliCIT magazine is published monthly by CIT Students’ Union. The views expressed in the magazine are those of their authors and are not necessarily those of CIT Students’ Union. All articles and pictures are the property of their respective owners and should not be reproduced without their permission.

Winners of our competitions from Issue 6: Bishopstown Credit Union €50 Mastercard David Harpur, SET 4 Crossword, sponsored by Societies Office Aidan O’Sullivan, Bus Admin

4 Important Exams Information 5 Raceday pics 6 Officers address 7 New Student Grant News 10 SU Elections 11 SU Picture Gallery 14 Schemers Ball Pics 15 Pics from Welfare Week 16 Rugby Report 17 Problem Page 18 Societies News

19 C IT Societies Awards 20 Sports News 22 Games & Competitions

First in Europe for Innovation!

Cork Institute of Technology PhD Student, Kieran O’Callaghan, has won the overall award at the European Student Innovation Finals in Reims, France. He was declared winner among a field of 42 Finalists from 28 countries. It is the first time the award has been won outright by an Irish student. Kieran’s project involved designing and developing an obstacle detection and navigation aid for the visually impaired. Kieran O’Callaghan expressed his sincere thanks “... to all who have supported, guided and assisted me with his research. It’s a pleasure to be a student at CIT and the European Student Innovator of the Year Award would not have been possible without the exceptional education you are providing me. I have always been extremely proud to be a student at CIT”. Also, thanks to my PhD Supervisor Dr. Michael J. O’ Mahony with whom I have had countless brain storming sessions and whose technical input and ability is exceptional. Michael is always available and extremely generous with his time. Sean F. O’ Leary’s inspiration, enthusiasm and encouragement has been also been incredible”. CIT President, Dr Brendan Murphy welcomed the announcement and said “We are delighted with Kieran’s success – he is a great example of the vibrant, innovative, eco system fostered here in CIT”.

We want you, We Need You!

We here in the Students’ Union want to hear your stories about CIT events. If you have a story or article that you’d like to share and have published in our monthly magazine, we’d love to hear from you. expliCIT magazine is YOUR college magazine and reaches all CIT students. It is a free monthly publication and is distributed in the main Bishopstown campus as well as the offsite campuses in the National Maritime College of Ireland in Ringaskiddy, Cork School of Music and Crawford College of Art and Design. The purpose of the magazine is to cover all aspects of college life including both academic and extracurricular events. In order to enhance the quality of expliCIT magazine, we need your help. If youwould like to get involved with our student magazine, expliCIT, please contact supublications@cit.ie or call into the Students’ Union Office. Student Race Day 2012, held at Cork Racecourse, Mallow on Thursday 22 March was a roaring success. Over 1200 students attended with 700 of those coming from CIT. At €8 a ticket, it was a recession busting deal which included admission and transportation to and from the racecourse. The day ended in style at Club Eclipse. Can’t wait for Race Day 2013! More pics on p5.

Exams Important information

Code of Conduct for Examination Candidates The following rules and regulations govern all Cork Institute of Technology examinations and have been approved by the Academic Council: 1. Examination candidates should attend for each examination at least fifteen minutes before the designated starting time. 2. Instructions from the Examination Invigilator must be carried out promptly. 3. No book, bag/handbag, notes, or other unauthorised material may be brought into the Examination Hall without the prior approval of the Invigilator. 4. Candidates must ensure that there is no writing on any rulers, set-squares, calculators and other such instruments brought into the Examination Hall. 5. Communication with another candidate is not permitted. If an examination candidate requires assistance, he/she should attract the attention of the Invigilator, taking care not to disturb other candidates. 6. Any behaviour or activity which causes inconvenience or disruption to other examination candidates is not permitted. Please avail of the toilets before entering the Examination Hall. 7. MOBILE PHONES, ELECTRONIC DEVICES (with the exception of pocket calculators falling within the definition of 12 below) OR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE EXAMINATION HALLS. 8. Candidates (i) will not be permitted to enter the Examination Hall after thirty minutes of examination time has elapsed (ii) will not be permitted to leave the Examination Hall during the last 15 minutes of the Examination and (iii) at the conclusion of their examination must remain seated until their examination material has been collected by the Invigilator. 9. A candidate must under no circumstances leave his/her seat unless permitted to do so by the Invigilator. A candidate wishing to leave his/her seat should raise his/her hand to attract the Invigilator’s attention. 10. All examination material must be handed up to an Invigilator after the candidate has finished his/her examination. 11. No candidate shall take out of the Examination Hall any answer book(s) or part of an answer book, whether used or unused, or other supplied material. 12. Where a pocket calculator is used it must be silent, self-powered and nonprogrammable. It may not be passed from one candidate to another. Instructions for its use may not be brought into the Examination Hall. The term ‘programmable’ includes any calculator that is capable of storing a sequence of keystrokes that can be retrieved after the

calculator is turned off or powers itself off. Note that the capacity to recall, edit and replay previously executed calculations does not render a calculator programmable, provided that this replay memory is automatically cleared when the calculator is powered off. Also, the facility to store numbers in one or more memory locations does not render a calculator programmable. Calculators with any of the following mathematical features are prohibited: • Graph plotting • Equation solving • Symbolic algebraic manipulation • Numerical integration • Numerical differentiation • Matrix calculations Calculators with any of the following features are prohibited • Data Banks • Dictionaries • Language translators • Text retrieval • Capability of remote communication 13. For the purposes of identification and registration at examinations, all candidates are required to present a current CIT Student Identity Card. 14. Where an open book examination is scheduled all parties must be informed, prior to the examination, of the material permissible in the Examination Hall. Any such material may be examined by the Invigilator or any such other person(s) authorised by the Examination Secretary/Office 15. Students whose first language is not English who require the use of a bilingual dictionary during examinations must present the relevant form signed by the Head of Department, at each examination. (This form may be downloaded from the CIT Examination website). 16. Any complaint concerning the examinations should be bought to the attention of the Invigilator immediately. The Invigilator will inform the Examination Secretary/Office of the complaint. All candidates are deemed to have read and to have agreed to abide by these and other examination regulations as determined by the Institute authorities from time to time. Any infringement of these regulations may have serious consequences and may be referred to the Examinations Infringement Board. See Student Regulations listed on the CIT website under the myCIT student portal. It is in the interests of all examination candidates to co-operate to ensure that the examinations are conducted in a proper and orderly manner. Candidates must make themselves available for meetings with the External Examiner(s) if so required.

Key things you should do before your May Semester Examinations

• Know the CIT Examination Code of Conduct •H and in your mobile phone, ipod, bag etc at the bag drop in centre in the main corridor in D Block •R ead your timetable carefully at http:// examtimetables.cit.ie •C heck your seat number at http:// examtimetables.cit.ie - available from 9th May •A rrive in good time at your examination location Be aware that if you are found during the examination with a phone, IPOD, notes or any such material, you will be reported to the Registrar’s Office. Unfortunately, during last semester’s examinations, a number of students found with mobile phones at their examinations, had their examination result cancelled.

DON’T BE CAUGHT OUT!!! PLEASE OBEY THE REGULATIONS GOOD LUCK IN YOUR EXAMINATIONS

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Officers’ Address

e would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the class reps who received Certificates of Merit and indeed Awards at the Union Council Awards. We have a couple more events planned this month including the return of ‘Keep it Local” in McCarthy’s after the huge success of the previous one in Rag Week. Stay tuned to our Facebook www. facebook.com/citsu for more details. As you may be aware, the library has re-opened Tuesdays and Saturdays. The Students’ Union have been negotiationing to ensure the library hours are extended but due to staffing issues this matter is still not resolved. However, we have managed to organise “Study Rooms” in an attempt to alleviate the problem until the library hours are extended. These rooms are dotted around the college and will open from 18:00 to 22:00 on Mondays and Tuesdays. If these rooms are utilised we will look into opening them throughout the week. Please see below the list of rooms available for study. I would like to add that these rooms were set up for the sole purpose of study, and not for socialising. If you wish to talk to your friends please use the canteen as fellow students need these areas to study.

Rooms available: B143 Mondays ONLY Mondays ONLY B149 Mondays ONLY E4 A213B Monday and Tuesday

A215A Monday and Tuesday B185 Monday and Tuesday D160 Monday and Tuesday Monday and Tuesday E3 E7 Monday and Tuesday All these rooms should be unlocked, however in the eventuality of one of them been locked. Please go to the caretaker’s office located in the main corridor and ask them to unlock it. The Caretakers have also said that these rooms will also be available on Saturdays if students wish to come in and study. There is a new grant system being implemented. All new applicants will apply online. Any student that is getting a grant already will continue to receive it. If you have any doubts or questions about this please call up to the office and ask to see Killian Hughes, your Vice President Education and I will answer any questions that you have. Thank you to everyone for supporting CIT SU Safety Week. We can gladly say that it was extremely informative and very successful. Twenty people were trained in self-defence; over 140 students’ took advantage and trained to use the Heart Saving Defibrillator. To represent the lives lost on Irish roads in 2011, 186 balloons were released to highlight the unnecessary deaths on our roads. Over 1200 student’s entered the RSA Shuttle Bus and experienced the Roll-Over Simulator; while countless bikes, cars and child

seats were checked and in some cases made safe. For those of you who viewed the road accident re-enactment, we are sure you’ll all join us in saying it was a shocking, eye-opening event, which we hope will stick in your minds and ensure that you will now slow down and drive safely. If just one life will be saved by the information and education that was given to you during the week, then it was all worthwhile. Comedian Joe Rooney launched e-PUB, the online alcohol intervention programme, during Safety Week. This is an extremely worthwhile survey to conclude as it will bring awareness to your drinking behaviours in black and white and inform you of the support services that are available to you. Find e-PUB on http://interwork. sdsu.edu/echug/ie/CIT. That’s all from us guys, Thanking you for your continued support, Chris, Niamh and Killian

Undergraduate Awards launches search for world’s brightest students

The search is on for the world’s top students by the Irish academic awards programme, the Undergraduate Awards, which will culminate in the most innovative undergraduate talent from across the globe convening on Irish soil in November for the three day UA Summit. Open to undergraduate students in their final or penultimate year of a degree course, the awards programme is accepting corrected coursework that has achieved a high 2.1 or above from students attending every third level institution across the island of Ireland and the top 20 universities in Britain, USA & Canada – including Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge, Oxford and MIT. “This year’s programme has received an overwhelming response” explains UA Programme Director, Louise Hodgson, “The final deadline is July 2nd but already over 2,150 students from as far afield as CalTech, McGill and St. Andrews as well as from our own third level institutions have officially registered their intent to submit.” Speaking of Google’s support of the programme as a Founding Partner, John Herlihy, MD of Google Ireland, said, “The Undergraduate Awards is an important initiative that helps position Irish graduates among their international counterparts. For prospective employers, UA provides them with additional independent verification of the quality of the graduate’s coursework. For the graduate, they are an important validation that they are pursuing excellence in their chosen careers.” The Undergraduate Award winners will be brought from around the world to Ireland for the three-day UA Summit in November where they will be presented with their awards by the patron of the Undergraduate Awards, President Michael D. Higgins.

Students can submit to UA 2012 at www.undergraduateawards.com before July 2nd, 2012.

Arrangements for New Student Grant Applications for 2012/2013

new ONLINE ONLY student grant application system is being introduced for the 2012/2013 academic year. All NEW applications will be made online to a single awarding authority, SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland), a unit of City of Dublin VEC, through www.studentfinance.ie The details of the 2012/13 student grant scheme are due to be announced in May and the SUSI online application system will be available from that date.

When can I make my grant application? The details of the 2012 Student Grant Scheme are due to be announced in May and the SUSI online application system will be available from that date. You can continue to check www.studentfinance.ie for information and updates in the meantime. How do I make my grant application? As soon as the online application system opens for the 2012/13 academic year, you will be able to register online with SUSI and then complete the online application form. The online application facility will be available through www.studentfinance.ie. Remember, it will not be necessary to have received an offer of a college place or to be enrolled in college in order to apply online.

How will I submit my supporting documentation? Following initial assessment of your application, if eligible, you will receive by post a provisional grant approval and a personalised list of the supporting documents you will need to return to complete your application. Completed documentary evidence packs (photocopies of the documents, not originals) should be returned as soon as possible in the envelope provided to you. When you return all the necessary supporting documents SUSI will process your application to award stage, subject to confirmation of your acceptance on an approved course.

Fees and Maintenance Grants for new entrants to Postgraduate studies • Students entering new postgraduate courses from the 2012-13 academic year onwards will not be entitled to any maintenance payment under the Student Grant scheme • However, students on the lowest level of income entering new postgraduate courses from the 2012-13 academic year who qualify for the special rate of grant will be eligible to qualify to have tuition fees paid up to the maximum fee limit under the Student Grant scheme • A limited number of other low-income students who would previously have qualified under the standard grant thresholds will qualify to have a €2,000 contribution made towards the costs of their fees. However, there will be a new income threshold for this payment which will be lower than the standard grant threshold. The income threshold for this level of grant is currently being determined in the context of the formulation of the student grant scheme for the 2012-13 year. If there are any enquires or issues with any of the above information. Please do not hesitate to call into the Student’s Union office and ask for myself, Killian Hughes, Vice President Education. E: sueducation@cit.ie Tel: 021-4335276.

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When will I receive a final decision from SUSI? When you confirm acceptance of a place on an approved course (usually late August/early September), your grant is awarded and payment will be made on a monthly basis (subject to confirmation of attendance) directly into your designated Irish bank account.

Where can I contact SUSI? As part of SUSI’s support to students, there is a SUSI Support desk available in the lead up to and following the launch of the online application system for both email and telephone queries. You can email the SUSI Support Desk at support@susi.cdvec. ie Or telephone us at 0761 08 7874

The Support Desk is available Office Hours Monday-Friday until the Launch of the Online Application System in May. From the launch date, the SUSI Support Desk will be available from 9.00am-10.00pm (Monday-Friday) and 9.00am-6.00pm (Saturdays)

If you are already in receipt of a grant Students who are currently in receipt of a student grant and who are progressing to the next year of the same course will continue to be assessed and paid by their existing awarding authorities - i.e. the relevant local authority or Vocational Educational Committee. If you are changing your course or progressing to a new course you will need to apply to the SUSI online system.

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SU Annual Union Council Awards

n Thursday 29th March the Students’ Union held the Annual Union Council Awards at which Class Representatives were presented with Certificates of Merit for their voluntary contribution to campus life by Dr. Barry O’Connor, Registrar & Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dan Collins, Academic Administration & Student Affairs Manager. Martin Daly, Union Council Chairperson, was formally recognised for his service to the Union. Six Class Representatives, who had been nominated by their class members, were presented with awards in recognition of their ‘Outstanding Voluntary Contribution’ throughout the academic year. The award recipients were: Colm Carey - Social Care - 1st Year Graham Galvin - Business Administration – 3rd Year Áine Murphy - Business Studies – 2nd Year Cliona O’Driscoll - Applied Biosciences – 1st Year Georgina O’Shea - Business Information Systems – 3rd Year Eugene Sheehy - Structural Engineering – 4th Year

Colm Carey

For more photographs check out www.citsu.ie and facebook. com/citsu. A short film was shown synopsising the major projects and events organised by the Union throughout the year (produced by Keith Brown and Cathal O’Mullane). To view go to http://youtu.be/UvSgTrxFbb8 The guests were addressed with a very impassioned and thought provoking speech by Mr. Don O’Leary, Director of the Cork Life Centre. Established in Cork in 2000, the Centre offers one-toone education, counselling and support to early school leavers aged 12-16. This was following by a presentation of a of €4,000 donation from this year’s CIT Rag Week Fund to the Centre. Class Representatives have been at the core of the Union’s growth and development. They form a pivotal role in the two-way communication process between students and the Students’ Union and they act on a voluntary basis, freely giving of their time to enhance their fellow students’ college experience and campus life. The Students’ Union was delighted with the opportunity to formally recognise Class Representatives and to thank them for their hard work throughout the year.

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Graham Galvin

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•A ccess to the CIT Entrepreneur in Residence •B usiness mentor •S pace in the Rubicon ccess to the 57 other entrepreneurs in •A the Rubicon Centre Application Deadline: 5pm April 27th 2012 (applications received after this date / time will not be considered) Application Process: Business Plan must be submitted by email only to ilo@cit.ie. The following subject line must be used in the email “2012 Rubicon Hatchery”

Summer interns launching their businesses following 2011 Summer Intern Programme, William & Daniel Allen (Engineering), Tracey Ryan (Biological Sciences), Adrian Flaherty (Business Studies), with programme manager Brian Cliffe.

SU Elections

re tion to cast their vote, with this figu his year’s Students’ Union Gengen of rage ave er high the verging on eral Election campaigns were el Lev d Thir in outs turn tion elec eral ambitious, bright and certainly Institutes across Ireland. of hora plet a With . bing grab n attentio ry the eve in electioneering paraphernalia Once the polling stations closed e hav elec ld the wou as part of the Institute, one ambiance grew tense w kno took to It not nt. et’ cou plan the an to be ‘on another tion officials beg the that the race was very much on! almost three hours to tally up all ane wer lts resu the lly fina and s vote nt This year brought with it a significa nounced to both triumphant and discexe for g vyin tes dida can of number ing on is a appointed reactions, depend utive positions and perhaps this icular part any cted affe lt ti- how the resu reflection of the economic and poli te. dida can cal macrocosm – apathetic students e striv they as t pas the of g are a thin Many congratulations and best wish to ly ition new pos a the in to es ad selv ahe r them yea e the plac to es for ost ve act as catalysts for change. Alm elected Students’ Union Executi staing poll the to 1200 students took for 2012/2013.

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Munster Rugby by Niamh Hayes

Munster Loses A Star Player

Jerry Flannery retired in March 2012. For the past two seasons he struggled with a calf injury but recovered from it and subsequently suffered a back problem that has forced his decision.

Flannery announced his decision after lengthy consultations with medical staff at Munster and at Ireland noting that he has struggled to regain the level of fitness required to play at this level.

Flannery joined Munster at the start of the 2003/04 season and made the Heineken Cup squad in 2005/06, playing in all nine games which led to Munster winning the title. He again was a central figure in the 2007/08 season when Munster captured the title for a second time. Upcoming Fixtures Sat 21 April 18:30 – RaboDirect Pro12 Scarlets V Munster Rugby – Pairc y Scarlets Sat 5 May 19:30 - RaboDirect Pro12 – Munster Rugby V Ulster Rugby – Thomond Park Stadium 2011-2012 RaboDirect PRO12 League Table Played Won Drew Lost Pos Team

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Our C.I.T. Women’s Rugby team took on the might of DCU in the Division 2 All-Ireland final in the Maradyke recently. With the weather conditions in favour of running rugby, both teams did not disappoint. C.I.T. got off to a flying start, with a try inside the first ten minutes through Sinead O’ Connor. This was to be short-lived as DCU came storming back with two quick tries in response to leave the score 12-5. C.I.T. dug deep and through their inspirational captain Maureen O’Sullivan were right back into the game. Two more tries from Sinead O’ Connor in what can only be described as a ‘Roy of The Rovers’ performance by the Tralee flyer. C.I.T. started their season strong and finished even stronger. C.I.T. finished on a strong note with Grace Sweetnam scoring a try to close out the game as a contest. The girls lifted the trophy winning on a score line of C.I.T. 31 DCU 19. It is a credit to the Women’s team and only what they deserve as participation numbers at a 6year high for Rugby. Thank everyone for their support throughout the year. Well done to als to all involved with the Women’s rugby team ncluding member of staff Dave Kingston as forwards coach. Well done to Brian O’Dowd and his charges. Team: 1: Orla Mac Cullagh, 2: Grace Sweetnam, 3: Joanne Riordan, 4: Aisling O’ Sullivan 5: Deirdre McAuliffe, 8: Maureen O’Sullivan (Captain), 9: Lynda O’Dononvan, 10: Liz Kelly, 11: Noreen Lane, 12: Sheila O’Neill, 13: Sinead O’Connor, 14: Tanya Brady, 15: Nicolle Dunphy, 16: Niamh Coman, 17: Megan Henchin, 18: Tina Barnett, 19: Melanie Minihane

Munster’s Hopes End

Munster’s hopes of gaining a place in the Heineken Cup Semi-Final against Leinster came to an end on Sunday 8th April after they were beaten 22-16 by a convincing Ulster side in the Quarter-Final. Despite being 19 points down in the opening half, a try from Simon Zebo and a conversion and a penalty from O’Gara, showed a glimpse of hope for the home side and we entered half-time only nine points down. There was still hope in the second-half when O’Gara kicked over two more penalties, however, the Ulster side went from strength to strength and the home side just could not match their defence line. The defeat saw Munster crashing out of the Heineken Cup, however, no one can argue that Ulster were the better team on the day.

It has been a really good year for CIT Men’s RUGBY overall. From winning the All Ireland Division 2 title last year we progressed hugely in the Division 1 this year getting as far as the All Ireland Semi-final to narrowly be beaten by Athlone IT by six points. CIT Rugby would like to take this opportunity to thank its sponsor Mike Collopy owner of Eden hall student accommodation for sponsoring a set of jerseys for the 2011/2012 season.

So You think you have Problems... I broke up with my boyfriend in January. We still loved each other very much but we couldn’t stop arguing and things just weren’t working. When I broke up with him he got incredibly angry and cut off all contact with me. I didn’t think I would ever hear from him again. Whilst we were broken up I started seeing a close friend of his for a while. We slept together a few times when I was drunk and it was a mistake. My boyfriend and I got back together recently after bumping into each other. It has been fantastic - until he found out a couple of weeks ago that I had slept with his friend. He is so upset and has told me that it is my responsibility to make him feel better or he will break up with me. What should I do? I don’t know what to say or how to behave to make it better. I haven’t cheated on him but I have broken his trust. How do I get this back? I am sorry that he has put you in this position. It can’t be an easy situation to be in. You can’t blame him for how he is feeling though. Sleeping with his friend probably wasn’t the best idea. When trust is broken, it is quite difficult to get it back, and in my experience, time is the only healer. No matter what you do, it will take him time to get over this. However, it is essential that he does not use this as an excuse for blackmailing you. Nor can he hold this against you forever. As he has decided to stay with you, this means that he thinks you will be able to work things out. If he

does continues to use it against you and asks you to “make him feel better” then you need to tell him that he obviously isn’t over it and that maybe you need some time apart. It is not OKAY for him to treat you like this. Be strong. You did not cheat on him. First of all that was a crap thing to do by sleeping with his friend! How would you like it if he slept with your friend? Secondly you need to tell him that it was a mistake and he needs to grow a pair and he also needs to stop guilt tripping you. Tell him you feel bad but there is nothing you can do about it. It happened and you can’t change the past. If he’s still saying that you have to make him feel better ask him how he would like you to do it. If he comes up with some stupid answer tell him to grow up and move on or you will move on without him. My boyfriend and I have been together for over two years. We have had a sexual relationship from the word go! But over the past nine months our “sex life” has changed dramatically. When we have sexual intercourse he finishes not long after starting. We’ve spoken about it but he said it is just due to stress. I love him so much but it’s tearing us apart. I don’t know what to do now. I’ve tried suggesting new things but nothing is working. Can you help me please?

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Because this has only happened in the past nine months, something obviously changed within this time. Did your boyfriend have a dramatic change in his life? Is he more stressed? Does it seem like he has lost interest in the relationship? These are all questions which only he can answer and therefore what you need to do is sit down with him and ask him out straight. If he can’t come up with anything then it could possibly be a medical condition, for which he needs to go see his doctor. You need to make it clear to him that this is not fair on you and that you need things to change. Problems with a boy climaxing too quickly are not uncommon, but this is much more common when they start a new sexual relationship or are having sex for the first time. Your problem begs the question - what has changed over the last nine months? Could it be you are having sex less often, so that when it does happen it is more of an intense and heated encounter? Maybe you need to slow things down and take your time. Also, you could try taking control! (Every boy likes a girl to be in control sometimes plus it allows you to set the pace of things.) Another tip that you could tell him, when he is about to climax he should think of something that will slow him down, such as visualising a brick and keep thinking about it and saying it in his head. Just keep thinking about that brick and nothing else and it will keep his mind off ejaculating too early.

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Drama Society presents “Heart-Shaped Vinyl” From the success of last semester’s play “Chatroom” by Enda Walsh comes yet another theatre spectacle for your viewing. “Heart-Shaped Vinyl” by John Morton is a play following 5 couples from different eras through their ups and downs (and those awkward moments!) resulting in a comedy that is relatable, down to earth yet touching. Directed by our very own Paudie Mullally and starring some veteran Drama Society members as well as some new faces, this is bound to be a hit! Come along for an enjoyable evening in the Rory Gallagher Theatre, CIT on Tuesday 24th-Thursday 26th April. Ticket prices TBC. www.facebook.com/CITDramaSoc

Orienteering Intervarsities 2012

This year’s orienteering intervarsities were held in Glendasan, Co.Wicklow. Orienteering is a sport that combines running with navigation. It is a timed race in which participants use a specially created, highly detailed map to select routes and navigate through diverse terrain and visit control points in sequence. Six CIT students took part in this year’s event. It was 2°C getting out of the cars on Sunday morning and snow covered the slopes of the Wicklow Gap. Despite the adverse conditions, two medals were taken home for CIT. Bernadette McSweeney won 1st place in the ladies B category, and Conor Keena scooped 3rd in the mens B category. Well done to all who participated in the competition and congratulations to all the winners. For more information on CIT Orienteering Club, call to the sports office, or find us on Facebook.

Rules for going through tough situations

by Niamh Hayes

he mind is it’s own place and in it, one can make a heaven of hell and a hell of heaven... Rules for Winning Trials or Tough Situations: Taken from Robin Sharma’s Discover your Destiny. Rule 1: Remember that life is a series of seasons. Every human being will have to endure the harshness of a few winters in order to get the glory of best summers. Never forget that winters do not last. Rule 2: Join the Hope Club. Big, beautiful and seemingly impossible goals are superb vehicles to keep you inspired. Da Vinci said: “Fix your course to a star and you can navigate any storm.” When you are reaching for great and noble goals that speak to the best within you, your desire to reach them will pull you through the tough times that you will encounter along the seeker’s path. Rule 3: Keep in mind, at all times, that we grow the most from our greatest suffering. As we go through it, it hurts. But as we move through it, it also heals. When a jug of water falls to the floor and cracks, what was hidden within begins to pour out. When life sends you one of

its curves, remember that it has come to help crack you open so that all the love, power and potential that had been slumbering within you can be poured into the world outside you. Rule 4: Failure is a choice. Nothing can stop a man or a woman who simply refuses to be kept down. The book – The Go-Getter is very helpful on this point.

Just make a decision from the centre of your heart that, no matter what happens to you, you will keep walking the authentic path. Doing so will ensure you a life of real success. Rule 5: During tough times, there is a tendency to let go of youself. As you en-

counter adversity, have the discipline to maintain your routine – get up early, do your holy hour, eat very well, exercise, spend time with nature. And make sure that you do all you can to keep all four of your central dimensions – the mind, the body, the emotions and the spirit – in fine operating order. Rule 6: Feel your feelings. When you are facing hard times, some people will tell you to “just think positive thoughts.” Such advice is not helpful. While living in the past is unhealthy, one must not rush to reframe a so-called negative event as a positive one. Doing so will throw you into denial. Feel through the feelings of hurt, anger or sadness that will naturally surface. It’s okay to be with them. Processing through them allows you to release them. Just don’t get stuck in them. The key is really to strike a balance. Rule 7: Remember that, no matter how hard things get, you are never alone. Call up to the Students’ Union Welfare Office if you are going through a tough time and want to talk about it, email suwelfare@cit.ie or call 021 4335273

Society of the Year International Students Society

Best Course based Society Business & Accounting

Supreme Individual Michelle O’Sullivan

CORK ADVENTURER PAT FALVEY PRESENTS CIT SOCIETIES AWARDS

he Student Societies & Activities Awards took place Thursday 22nd March in the Nexus, Student Centre. The special guest speaker, Pat Falvey, produced an address that opened the mind of the students & staff present. A dynamic narration of his amazing achievements, his simple but powerful philosophy “believe in yourself, your goals, never quit, have dreams, go-for them and make them a reality”

The event highlights societies, and individual members, within CIT, who have made an outstanding contribution to extra-curricular life on campus. The occasion also marked the presentation of the second year of the Volunteer Abroad Programme. Over €20,000 was awarded to 15 students, who will participate in programmes with volunteer organisations over the coming summer. Pat Falvey, told the students that it was through membership of, and by contributing to, societies that they would learn how best to become active and useful members of the wider community: “Membership of a Society in College helps to encourage people to work as a unit, for the good of all, and the experience of being a member of a Society while a student teaches the benefit of cooperation while also, of course, being very enjoyable.”

Best Course based Society Music Society

A number of the special awards were presented on the night for outstanding achievement.

‘Society of the Year’ International Students Society ‘Best New Society’ Open Mic ‘Most Improved Society’ Gaisce ‘Best Event’ Musical Society – ‘A New Brain’ ‘Best Course-Based Society’ Business & Accounting Society ‘Supreme Achievement in Michelle O’Sullivan Society & College-wide Activities’ 4th yr Accounting. Dance Society ‘Individual Award’ Samantha Minihane. 4th year Marketing, Business & Accounting Society Bai Zhi Zhou 4th year DNET, International Students Society Robert O’ Sullivan 1st year Computing, Computing & LGBT Amy McCollum 4th year Business, Music Society Kathryn Bennett CIT Crawford, Crawford / Urban Art / Singing & Voice

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Sport

CIT Powerlift Deadlift Championships

Triple Triumph for CIT Soccer

The College B team succeeded in the CFAI B Cup with a wonderful 2-1 victory over red hot favourites Colaiste Ide to retain the cup which they were also victorious in last year. Gerard Kelleher and Kevin Healy grabbed the all-important goals. The lads produced an excellent all round team performance and fully deserved their victory. The College A team competed the CFAI Umbro Plate with a determined and aggressive GMIT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Galway side. Their opponents made it very difficult for our lads to build any momentum in the first half that ended 0-0. But CIT upped the tempo in the 2nd and William Heffernan of 3rd year Recreation and Leisure completed a hat-trick of the highest standard in a game that finished 3-0. Our ladies team contested a play-off game with IT Athlone in Carlow with the prize of playing Premier Division football for the winners next year. CIT dominated this game but one goal from bursary recipient Emma Coughlan was enough to secure an important win for CIT ladies soccer.

On March 10th CIT Powerlifting made the short journey to Bandon Co.Cork to represent CIT in the IDFPA (Irish Drug Free Powerlifting Association) National Deadlift Championships. Over the course of the day some of the best lifters in the country put on a very impressive display of deadlifting. This was only the second competition for the new club and once again the students put in fantastic performances taking home a number of medals and awards. First up was Trish Lange who pulled a very good 92.5kgs to take first place in her class. Dave Lynch gave a very solid performance in his first competition with a pull of 125kgs in the 75kg Jnr class. Tiaan McLachlan pulled a personal best 150kg in the 82.5kg Jnr. Dan O Sullivan lifted a strong 160kg in the 75kg Jnr. Niall Murphy, Jason Richards and Danny Stone all pulled a very impressive 205kgs in their respective classes. Barry Pigott continued his good form improving his deadlift to 215kg in the 82.5kg Jnr class. Dan Fleury had a standout day smashing his previous personal best with a lift of 220kgs and Tomas Cuddihy rounded out the day with a very impressive pull of 235kgs. The club now focuses on the IDFPA Nationals that takes place in Sporties Gym in Killarney on the 14th of April. The club will again be sending a strong team of lifters with hopes of bringing more medals back to CIT and quailifing for the European & World Championships coming up later in the year. CIT Powerlifting trains every Monday and Wednesday evening at 6pm in the Tyco gym, new members are always welcome and experience is not needed. For more information on the club contact coach Peter Lucey on peter.lucey@cit.ie or you can find the club group page on Facebook.

CIT student selected to represent Ireland at the World Kendo Championships Robin Deegan from Midleton, is a fulltime PhD student at CIT and has (for the seventh year running), the honour of being selected to represent Ireland at the World Kendo Championships taking place in Novarra, Italy in May. Robin is is the 2011 individual Irish National Kendo Champion as well as a member of the 2011 Irish national winning team. He will be defending both these titles in June in Galway at the Irish National Championships. Currently he is a sandan (third black belt). Robin started training in the Cork Budokai Club around 2005 and has travelled the world practising kendo. The highlights include travelling to Japan and Taiwan for the world champion-

ships in 2006 and also travelling to Brazil for the world championships in 2009, where he had the honour of being selected as Taisho (Captain) of the Irish squad. Selection for the Irish team is based on several factors. Technical ability, past experience, ability to work with the team, and commitment to personal development (which can include travelling three or four times a year over seas to seminars or competitions). Remarkably, Robin has been selected for the Irish squad now for the last six campaigns and is keen to keep trying his best and representing Ireland for as long as he can. He trains with his club three or four times a week on average

and also trains with the national team every three to four weeks. Good luck from all at CIT!

Sport

Making the Most of March with CIT Gym

This March CIT gym ran its latest gym challenge, “Make the Most of March 2012”. It was open to both staff and students of CIT. The challenge was a personal training based challenge during which the participants worked closely with the gym staff to gain the necessary information and skills needed to make a positive change to their current lifestyle choices.

CIT outshone opponents UCC when they beat them to win the I.U.H.A Mixed Intervarsity’s title 4 goals to 2.

Southside Sports Awards

Congratulations to 4th Year Business Studies Student Denise Luby, Captain of CIT Camogie Team, winners of the Purcell Shield 2012, who recently received the Southside and District Sports Award for February in recognition of her achievements. Denise’s performance on the day scoring 3:04 ensured her selection on the 2012 Higher Education Purcell All Stars and saw her side score an emphatic victory over Athlone Institute of Technology. Denise plays her club Camogie with Glen Rovers. The award was presented at a function at Cork International Airport Hotel on Monday which was attended by Denise’s family, CIT Team mates a host of dignitaries from the sporting, media, political and community circle. The event is co-sponsored by Red FM, Gerald McCarthy Trophies and the Cork International Airport Hotel.

Denise pictured with members of the CIT Camogie team, CIT Sports Officer Miriam Deasy & a member of the Judging Committee, CIT GAA Officer Keith Ricken, Fiona Darcy (CEO Red FM-sponsor), Aaron Mansworth (Area Manager of Cork International Airport Hotel-sponsor), Gerald McCarthy (Gerald McCarthy Trophies-sponsor).

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A limited number of places where available on this program and seven participants were chosen from the applications to take part. We required only one thing from the participants applying...110% COMMITMENT! Based on the goals of each participant they received: • Welcome pack with relevant articles & information • Personalised training plan with weekly updates • Initial nutritional assessment & a revised plan • Morning bootcamp fitness classes • In-house challenges with prizes • Ongoing support and advice from trainers A great effort was put in by all participants with each of them working out in the gym 3 times per week with their own tailored fitness program and on top of that every Thursday morning at 7.30am Tania put them through their paces in a high intensity boxing bootcamp class which proved a big hit despite the early morning start! Goals of the participants ranged from improving fitness to weight loss to weight gain to simply feeling comfortable using the gym in a safe manner. Overall the challenge was a huge success with great end results and each participant feeling they got the most out of what was on offer. All participants left with the best intentions of carrying on with their new lifestyle choice.

Remember: Do Not give up, The beginning is always the hardest …

• Only €1 entry per player / €8 per team • First prize €80 plus CIT Training Tops, Second prize €40 • Get entry forms at Sports Office • 6 a-side games on CIT Astro Pitches • Contact Eric: 086 781 6710

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