CIT Students’ Union Magazine Volume Fourteen, Issue 7
in this issue:
• CIT SU Election Result • Is Vegan The New Superpower? • Societies Awards • Great Raceday Pics • Celebrity Central and much more...
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Contents
Beneficiaries report
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13 CITSU election results 16 Raceday photo gallery
4 SU Officers’ Address
18 Innovation 2013
5 Harlem Shake pics
19 the Musical Theatre society... into the woods
6 Celebrity Central - gossip 7 S pecial Feature - Is vegan the new superpower?
20 CIT Societies Awards 2013
8 Dear CIT, why am I so miserable?
22 Sports news
11 April FAQ - The Library 11 CIT Library Introduces e-books 12 CITSU Rag Week 2013
21 Societies News 23 Munster rugby 24 Problem page 26 Prize Crossword and brainteaser
Expressing Creativity: An Art Expo displayed recently at the Student Centre first floor gallery as part of the Lifelong Learning Festival: Showcasing art work from three different day services for adults within the Brothers of Charity, Cork. The exhibition was an excellent standard and included a wide range of medias, all expressing individual creativity.
Winners!
Winners of our competitions from expliCIT 6: Name the famous faces: James Kiely, BIS2 €50 Crossword: Robert O’Sullivan, ITS1 €30 BrainTeaser: Mark Kelleher, Best3 €50
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Student Service Budget Cuts
Student Services encompasses Careers & Counselling, Chaplaincy, Societies Office, Sports Office, Access Office, Students’ Union, and the Medical Centre, among other things. Whether it’s advice on your career path, an illness treated or a subsidised outing with the canoe club, Student Services is the umbrella term for all activities that are student centric in terms of assisting you through your time here in CIT, nourishing any extracurricular interest you may have and allowing you every opportunity to be the best version of you when you leave this Institute. There are proposed cuts in which we are currently negotiating the terms. We can accept that there must be some cuts as there are efficiencies that can be made. However, it seems that management is using accounting techniques to make it appear that the cuts appear to be smaller. Nonetheless, you can rest assured; there will be no financial trickery or back channel chatter that will pull the wool over our eyes. There may be a call for action on this… Watch this space.
Union Council Awards
The Union Council awards will take place on Thursday the 18th April. The Union Council Awards recognises the contribution of Class Representative to the Students’ Union and to the Institute as a whole. At this ceremony all active Class Representatives are presented with a Cer-
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Students’’Union
Of f icers Address
finishing in Dublin on the 5th May. Each day the cycle will cover approximately 100km and it is coming to Cork on Wednesday 24th April. There will be a reception in the City Hall that evening and they are looking for volunteers to help out at the event. If you are interested log onto the website. If you choose to do the cycle, you can do all of it or pick a particular leg of it. It costs just €20 for students for an official jersey and insurance and that will cover you no matter how many legs you do. For more information log onto www.cycleagainstsuicide.com
tificate recognising their voluntary contribution to Students’ Union activities which is endorsed by the Institute’s Registrar & Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Students’ Union President. Hope you nominated your class rep!
Exams
Heading into the last two months so put the head down and do a bit of study. If you are looking for help in any subjects please visit www.citsu.ie and click on the Grind Directory under the Education tab. This will give you a full list of all the grinds that are on offer. Best of luck
Summer Session
Danny, Niamh, Killian General Meeting
The next General Meeting is on Wednesday 10th of April in IT4. Please make an effort to come as these meetings inform you of what is happening around the college such as the CUTs to Student Services. These meetings keep you up to date on what the Union is doing and what we have planned. It is also a great way to get your voice heard.
Cycle Against Suicide
Cycle Against Suicide is a national initiative to raise awareness of the considerable help and supports that are available for anyone battling depression, self-harm, at risk of suicide or those bereaved by suicide. It involves a 1400km cycle over 14 days, starting in Dublin on the 22nd April and
CIT SU Summer Session will take place on Thursday 25 April 2013. It will include free daytime events and lots of giveaways on campus. Keep your eyes peeled to our Facebook page for more details.
Danny, Killian & Niamh
Harlem Shake CIT 2013
CITsu event
Fad... “An intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, esp. one that is short-loved; a craze”
At one point over 4000 Harlem Shake videos were hitting YouTube on a daily basis making “The Harlem Shake” a worldwide epidemic! One would have to imagine what would historians, one hundred years from now be thinking when looking back, at contemporary Homosapien behaviour. It’s an interesting thought but the most important thing is that there was good craic on campus on CIT’s Harlem Shake day. We had a tractor (compliments of Áine Murphy & Co.), a pink double decker bus which we had to ‘sneak’ into the courtyard and concurrently we were getting an earful from management when a 30 tonne cement truck pulled up for the Shake! The funny part about that is we thought it was a little portable manual mixer which was on the way and we were arguing our case for the 17 tonne bus for which we needed sheets of plywood under the wheels in order to distribute the weight and not damage the lovely but weak brick in the courtyard... Oooops! Anyway, a big shout out to everyone who took part in the Shake that day and in particular to all the staff that had our backs (You know who you are).
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Gossip
TALLAFORNIA star Phil Penny has a new girl on the scene, but admitted that if a third season of Tallafornia goes ahead, he does not want his 22-year-old girlfriend appearing on the hit TV3 show with him. The 28-year-old reality star feels it would be toxic for their relationship if she was to appear on the show with him, saying: “I wouldn’t mind if they [the producers] wanted to bring her in as a surprise guest for a couple of days just to mix things up. But I wouldn’t like it if she came in as a full-time cast member.” He continued: “Living in such close quarters with someone 24/7 like that is just a recipe for disaster. It would have the potential to destroy a new relationship and I wouldn’t want to risk that. I don’t know how Dave [Behan] and Kelly [Donegan] did it without killing each other.”
Celebrity
Louis Walsh slams The Voice Of Ireland judges
Louis Walsh was recently grilled about RTE’s hit talent show, The Voice of Ireland, and although admitting he has never seen the show he did take a swipe at two of the judges, Jamelia and Bressie. Interestingly he claimed not to have a notion of who on earth Jamelia was, even cheekily suggesting that Samantha Mumba would have made a better mentor. Clearly not impressed by his comments, the feisty Jamelia took to Twitter to vent her frustrations. She tweeted: “Wow… Why Lie Louis??… this coming from the man who kisses my arse every time he sees me?? What a pr***.” The X Factor judge continued to add insult to injury as he then had a pop at Bressie. He added: “I mean, he’s never sold a record. How can he judge anybody? If he’s just there for his looks, he should be on Ireland’s Next Top Model.” Oh dear it looks like good old Louis Walsh has ruffled some feathers AGAIN. We wonder who his next target will be?
Geordie Shore
In a recent Geordie Shore episode we saw an emotional Vicky call off her engagement to her controlling fiance Ricci. Once again, it all kicked off when Ricci told Vicky that she was not to strip off in front of anyone, while the rest of the girls in the house got a spray tan. He said: “I don’t mind her getting a spray tan but not naked in front of people, I’m not comfortable with it.” Eh Ricci, a spray tan doesn’t exactly work too well with clothes on. Vicki was fuming at being told what to do by her fiance so she told him: “I’m not prepared to waste another year of me life. You will never ever be able to make us happy Ricci!” Things really began to look bleak for the pair when Vicki told
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the other girls: “I’m f*****g miserable… I don’t have a life I have our life and that’s not me. If I met myself a year ago I wouldn’t recognise me… I was strong and I was confident and I made decisions on my own and now I’m none of those things.” No word yet on whether the couple are on or off, but the following morning after the episode aired on MTV, she tweeted: “Loads of lovely supportive messages from you all about last night’s #geordieshore!! I really appreciate it guys! Thank you! Love you!! X”
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By Megan Virgo
Rita Ora & Azealia Banks Feud
The claws are out between rapper Azealia Banks and singer Rita Ora. Azealia had a right go at Rita through her Twitter account labelling her a ‘b**ch’ and Rihanna’s ‘understudy’. Oh the cheeky mare! The public spat began when Azealia posted a picture of Rita and herself with the caption “third lady of Roc Nation” with Beyonce and Rihanna taking first and second place. She then claimed the ‘Hot Right Now’ singer tried to intimidate her, she tweeted: “Ever since I arrived on this tour, Rita’s been going out of her way to try and intimidate me.” Followed by: “Taking all these candid (photos) of me when I wasn’t looking, then posting and deleting them like a weak b****.” Rita at this stage had finally had enough and responded to Azealia’s tweets through private message, but then Azealia made that message public. The message said: “At the end of the day I don’t know who the f*** you think you are.” FYI: Azealia Banks had one hit song with ‘212’, whereas Rita has had so many hits that we’ve lost count. Just saying!
Beyonce & H&M
A few months ago Beyonce was spotted posing for a photoshoot in the Bahamas - when one of her dancers, Kimberly Gipson, spilled the beans on the brand Queen Bey was striking a pose for, by tweeting: “First day of trial in the Bahamas! H&M all set...go.” Of course the tweet was quickly deleted. However H&M have FINALLY announced that Beyonce is the new face of their Spring/Summer 13’ campaign. The stunner had this to say about the collaboration: “I’ve always liked H&M’s focus on fun and
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affordable fashion. I really loved the concept we collaborated on to explore the different emotions of women represented by the four elements - fire, water, earth and wind. It was a beautiful shoot on a tropical island. It felt more like making a video than a commercial.” Oh you’re making us super jealous Bey!
Noel Gallagher launches attack on Emeli Sande
Emeli Sande and Paloma Faith can officially be added to Noel Gallagher’s archive of rants. The former Oasis singer had a right go at both of these chart-toppers, saying: “You look at the ‘best’ now. Paloma Faith? Do me a favour. Wh...o’s f****** decided she’s a star? Emeli Sande? That is f****** music for grannies. I don’t get it.” Emeli did hit back at the former Oasis frontman by posting a twitpic of a granny flipping the bird with the caption: ‘Thanks Noel’. Good woman Emeli, we quite like your response. Noel also went on a rant about being asked to write songs for younger musicians, he moaned: “Here’s another thing. I must have been asked to write songs for people about 20 times. Hey man — we should write some songs together’. F****** write your own songs. I spent 46 years busting my a*** to get here, slaving over a line in a song for a month. So no, I won’t write a song with you, you little p****.” Good lord someone certainly has a bee in their bonnet. Oh and who on earth takes a whole month to write a sentence for a song?
90210 gets the axe!
Oh nooooo! 90210 has officially been cancelled. This makes us very sad to say the least. We were huge fans of the show, which was based on the nineties classic, Beverly Hills 90210. The teen drama will end this May after five series. Well at least we still have The Vampire Diaries, Revenge, Pretty Little Liars and Awkward etc.
Kim Kardashian undergoes a bloody ‘vampire’ facial!!!
For once Kim Kardashian is a sight for sore eyes. The reality star underwent a bloody beauty facial on a recent episode of ‘Kourtney & Kim take Miami’ which left her face dripping in blood - as doctors extracted blood from Kim’s arm before separating the platelets and injecting it into her face. Oh my goodness, that sounds horrendous. Before the gruesome treatment began she said: “I love trying anything that makes you look and feel youthful.” However when doctors started using an instrument with nine tiny needles attached to carry out the procedure, she soon changed her tune - she said to her pal Jonathan Cheban: “Oh my God. I will never get a facelift if it feels like that.”
Is Vegan the new Superpower? Is Vegan the
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As successful practices are leaking out people are starting to realise killing a that success is athletes like Carl Lewis and Billy tShat immonds show possible on aa cre ompletely vegan diet is there any reason not to cow is no different to killing a horse and questioning their make the change? Could this be the positive eating patterns. Will veganism bchange e the that new normal? As successful our society needs? athletes like Carl Lewis and Billy Simmonds show that success is (Vegetarian and Animal possible on a completely vegan Fiona diet Giannon s there any reason not Welfare to Society) make the change? Could this be the positive change that our society needs? Fiona Gannon (Vegetarian and Animal Welfare Society)
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Dear CIT... why
am I so miserable?
The following letters are complaints lodged by the students of CIT and the inadequate and appalling responses they have received. However, these determined souls have not let the matter drop and exercise their rights to reply to the Tyrants.
Dear Ms June,
I am writing you this email regarding smoking near by the doors. There a reare only a few smoking shelters provided by CIT’s management. As for sult the students are smoking nearby the doors and it is a disturbance it is the non smokers. It results in a big gathering nearby the doors when time. raining and it is too difficult to pass through and get into classes on am a This could cause a serious disturbance for people using wheel chairs. I bad. non smoker and the smoke from the cigarettes makes my health really from ash and smoke the cause will windows, and doors the nearby Smoking be cigarettes to come inside the class rooms. In my point of view smoking should illegal inside the campus. Therefore the students can save time and health. Alternatively providing enough smoking shelters will solve the problem. I am looking forward for your reply and to solve the problem. Yours Respectfully, Ayoob Nazar
Dear Ms O’Reilly,
facing I would like to bring to your attention an issue of lack of free labs that I am here in CIT. find a Since I came to study in this college I have been struggling on daily basis to busy free room where I can sit and do my assignments. In fact the labs are often with every hour of the day and evening with scheduled labs or lectures leaving me of them no other option than wandering around the buildings and hoping that one will be free for at least an hour. ble. The impact this situation is having on my student life in college is considera in Not having enough labs to use often means that I have to do work at home this often a noisy environment and without adequate equipment. Some times assignresults in producing a work of average quality and late submission of ments. As a student with a lot of ambition to do well in my academic achieveto ments, I feel frustrated by this and would like you to ask the relevant authority priority. of matter a as issue address this I look forward to hearing from you. Regards, Ignace Gatanazi
Dear Mr Nazar,
near You are absolutely right in your observation that students are smoking doors, as there are not enough smoking shelters. This problem is worsened to by the fact that the existing smoking shelters do not fulfil their function: . elements the from smokers shelter
I agree that action needs to be taken to deal with this pollution even though I am a smoker myself. I am not hopeful of any real change because as far as I know the college This authorities are planning to make the campus a ‘smoke-free’ campus. to will necessitate the removal of the smoking shelters which, I fear, will lead even more smoking in doorways. . The rules already exist that prevent smokers from polluting the doorways It is currently ‘illegal’ (College Regulations) to smoke anywhere except within these shelters. The problem is one of policing these rules. I cannot so I envisage the employment of ‘bouncers’ to ensure that the rules are obeyed, imagine that in the future the rules will continue to be broken. Regards, June
Dear Mr Gatanazi,
am You will have to cease that wandering: it is not good for your image. I of sure you will take this comment on board, as you know the importance appearances to success in life. if Could you possibly adapt your car to suit your study requirements? Or Ms you do not possess a car, you could buy into the excellent proposal by Michelle Murphy to organise a camper van in the car park for academic pursuits. I would suggest that you and any fellow-wanderers should consider pitching time tents when the weather warms up in the Spring. You could use your profitably by sussing out a few choice pitching spots on campus. The circular grassy area ( known as the Circus Maximus or should that be the Circus Get Minimus?) in front of the large red brick building would be an ideal spot. there before someone else does. I have no more advice: take it from here yourself. Regards, June
Clarification: The postulators in this article were in fact students set an assignment to write to their lecturer, June O’Reilly, recounting their discomfiture with the Institute. June in turn adopted a satirical tone in her response, demonstrating the propensity for those who deal with
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complaints to adopt a dismissive and or defensive tone instead of taking steps to resolve issues. Although the exercise is somewhat humorous in its tone, it is vital that important issues are brought to the attention of the Students’ Union, who will address these matters on behalf of the students.
Letters
Dear Ms O’Reilly,
I am emailing you about a concern I have that is getting out of control. My concern that I have had for many years and since coming to CIT the problem still remains is about one of the many foods I hate with a passion which is onions. I get really frustrated when I see them, after someone puts them in food without my knowledge. Even worse is when I unknowingly eat one, 9 times out of 10 I will instantly get sick. It’s like I have a built-in detector that my body instantly refuses this horrid food. But to get to my point as I can talk about my hatred for onions all day is in the main student canteen last week when I went to buy a meal with the name given to meal as “Sunny Chicken on a bed of peppers” - something like that anyway. I said “that sounds nice I’ll have that”. But when I sat down to eat it I saw them. Once again I was frustrated, as I hate playing with my food to get rid of onions and as I was picking them out, I thought why not say “Sunny chicken on bed of onions and peppers”. That would have been too easy for them to do I suppose. But as I always do I just remove them, so I can enjoy my meal. This has happened before in CIT but this one stands out the most because of the name that was given to it, but this happens everywhere and people should acknowledge that not everyone like onions and this should be declared like they do for vegetarians so they can enjoy their food. For the work the canteen staff put into making new menus and food every day, it wouldn’t take much more for them to declare onions inside food. I would hope that you could take this matter to the head of canteen and even higher if needs be if matter cannot be resolved. I thank you for reading this email and look forward to what you can do for me on this matter, as I feel it would not take much to rectify it. Regards, Albert Matthews
Dear Ms O’Reilly,
red I am emailing you to bring forward a devastating issue in which I encounte weather windy and wet the of aware are you sure am I last. in CIT on Tuesday d how we’ve been constantly having at the moment and therefore can understan time, I inconvenient it may be for cyclists travelling to college. Although at the rain was prepared for the rain, dressed from head to toe in heavy yellow reflective and saturated absolutely CIT in arrived I , sunflower of sort some gear – looking like shiny to make things even worse, there was no where for me to park my beloved her pink bike, Betsie. Last year I saved every last penny to buy a bike and named Betsie Betsie. Anywhere I need to go, she brings me there; I can always count on to get me there safe and sound. but to The few bike stands within CIT were choc a block, leaving me no choice Once college. from break a got I until best the for hope and Betsie abandon poor my bike, my class was over, I hurried down to the bike stand where I had ditched and I to find out that she had been stolen. I can’t afford a car to drive to college an itrip live too far away to walk. Betsie may not be a convertible Mercedes with CIT blaring the latest “choons” but it gets me from A to B and the least I expect to do is to provide a means of security for more than a few bikes and especially were for my precious bike Betsie. Looking at the other bikes in the bike bay – they weren’t all rusty and clearly neglected, I was shocked and of course those bikes the stolen! Betsie is not JUST a bike and apart from me feeling disgusted about me feeltheft, she has been a part of my life for the past college year, which leaves ing like my best friend is gone too.
the bike I am aware that it was my own choice to leave my bike there unchained to CIT to stand. However, I suggest at a little cost, which would go a long way, for Thank implement some more bike stands to cater for the cyclists in the college. you. from hearing to forward look I and me to listen to time the taking you for Regards, Maria Connolly
Dear Mr Matthews,
I can only offer my commiserations to you. This indeed is a difficult issue to resolve. As you are only too aware, the humble onion is a basic ingredient in almost all savoury foods. You should assume that there are onions in most dishes although they might not boast of this inclusion. I really don’t think that the Canteen management can do much about this issue – even though for you it is a serious problem. We can, however, only ask. You should possibly just blame your mother for not instilling a liking of onions in you during your formative years. I recommend that you never go to India. Regards, June
Dear Ms Connolly,
a goodYou really should have known better. It was foolish of you to think that the high looking bicycle would go unmolested in the parking bay, considering nt to that percentage of louts who frequent such areas. Your unbalanced attachme t. judgemen your clouded bicycle obviously stress You may be entitled to compensation considering the post-traumatic . exhibiting are you s symptom disorder
who I have forwarded details of your loss to the Students’ Union Welfare Officer recovery. full a make you hope I cases. similar of e experienc has Regards, June
Dear Ms O’Reilly,
I think something can be done about this matter.
Getting me to blame my mother for my hatred of onions cannot be a valid reason as she tried for many years to no avail. If my mother can make dishes without onions then I think the canteen can too. The dishes my mother makes are just as nice and tasty as with dishes with onions. Guests of my mother think the same too. Also if they can say there are peppers they can easily say there are onions.
I don’t think I will be ever going to India, as I would starve out there for I don’t like Indian food. Do you think they have McDonalds out there? Regards, Albert Matthews
Dear Ms O’Reilly,
just I wouldn’t go as far as diagnosing me with post-traumatic stress disorder in was I d understan can you sure I’m and happened only yet. The incident had simshock and upset at the time. However I do appreciate your concern! I was ply just trying to use the facilities that are supposedly provided for the students not in the college. I was aware that I was leaving Betsie unattended but could believe and bay the at Betsie for slot no was there as nces, prevent the conseque educame when I say it; it was a tough dilemma having to choose between my tion and my treasured bike! Looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your time. Regards, Maria Connolly
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Library
FAQs
1. When is the Library open?
As we approach exams, the library on the main Bishopstown campus is open from 8.30am to 9.45pm Monday to Thursday & from 8.30am to 5.30pm on Fridays. We’re also open on Saturdays from 9.15am to 5.00pm. Visit the library website http://library.cit.ie or the Library section of MyCIT for further updates on opening times.
2. W ho can use the Library?
The Library is available to all CIT Staff and Students (Please note that you must have a valid ID card to enter and study in the library). Former students of the College can also become Alumni members of the Library by contacting the Alumni Office.
3. How many books can I borrow and for how long?
General Lending Books (CIT Bishopstown Campus) - 1st year to 3rd year students may borrow 4 general lending books for a period of 2 weeks. - 4th year students may borrow 5 general lending books for a period of 2 weeks. - Postgraduate students may borrow 5 books for a period of 4 weeks.
4. How much is the fine for returning books late?
- General Lending Books which are not returned on time incur a 20 Cent fine per day. - Short Loan Books (*High demand items which can only be borrowed for a 24 hour period) incur a €1.00 fine per day.
5. How can I check which books I currently have on loan?
You can bring your ID card to the issue desk where a member of staff will give you the required details. Alternatively you can view your own Library account details on the Library website http:// library.cit.ie by choosing the ‘View my Library Account’ option. In order to access this feature, you must have your own unique Library PIN. Ask library staff for this PIN at the Issue Desk or e-mail us at library.info@cit.ie. Please remember that this PIN is important since it is also used to access some of our other resources such as online databases.
6. What do I do if I’ve forgotten my Library PIN?
If you’ve forgotten your PIN, you will have to ask library staff to reassign you with a new PIN. You can also e-mail library.info@cit.ie and request a new PIN. Please note that you can change your Library PIN at any stage by logging in to your Library Account http://library.cit.ie/patroninfo.html & choosing the ‘Modify PIN’ option.
7. How do I find the books I need?
The best way to find the books you need is to use the Library Catalogue. This will allow you to search under Author, Title, Keyword, Subject etc. The catalogue will tell you where a book in the library is located as well as showing you if it’s currently available or not. To view the library catalogue along with all of our other online resources, visit our homepage at http://library.cit.ie The catalogue can be accessed from any computer with internet access. You can also search our catalogue from the library section of the MyCIT portal. We also have a new product called MultiSearch, which will allow library users to search all library resources simultaneously. By entering a single search term in the MultiSearch box on the Library homepage; users will be able to identify books, E-Books, online journal articles and other online material related to their specific search. This is ideal if you need to find source material quickly, particularly if you’re working on a project from home.
8. I’m still not sure how to use the library catalogue?
Library staff will be happy to show you how to use the catalogue. Just call to the Library issue desk at any stage or visit the Library information desk in the Reference area which is open daily from noon to 2.00pm. We also have a dedicated help section on the library homepage which will show you how to use the Library catalogue. This can be accessed at http://library.cit.ie/screens/ opachelp.html
9. What other resources are available from the Library?
Online Databases - an extremely valuable information source in any modern academic library. The CIT Library subscribes to a number of prestigious academic databases. By virtue of the very fact that these electronic resources are so broad ranging, they are highly complementary to the Library’s book-stock. A full list of our databases which cover all subject areas can be accessed via the library homepage from both on and off campus. Our databases provide students with access to thousands of online journals and other publications. These online journals in many cases provide full text content which can be printed or saved in various formats.
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E-Books – The CIT Library provides students with access to over 80,000 E-Book titles via our Ebrary and DawsonEra collections, with all subject areas being covered. E-Books can be accessed on or off campus and can be browsed online or downloaded to a compatible device. Through our massive collection of E-Books, students have 24/7 access to a wealth of source material. Using these collections students can create virtual EBook shelves as well as adding their own unique notes to particular titles. Exam Papers Online - Past Examination Papers can be accessed in electronic format from the Library homepage but only from within the CIT network. Official Publications and European Union Publications - At certain points throughout the academic year students studying different courses may be expected to consult Official Publications (OP) and European Union (EU) material. We have a comprehensive collection of such material. Official Publication (OP) material includes Irish Government Reports, Dail Debates, and Semi-State Annual Reports etc. Such material is for reference only. We also have an Official Publications Portal and European Union Publications Portal where online material can be accessed from the library homepage. Careers Section - The Careers Section is located on the first floor of the library, outside the library conference room. It contains useful information on prospectuses from other colleges as well as books on CV preparation and job applications.
10. Are there any online help guides which will show me how to use the various Library resources?
All resources on the Library homepage include a dedicated help section. Each library database for example has its own interactive online guide which will explain what type of information is contained within that database and will show you how to search and use that resource. Our E-Book collections also come with their own help guides. We also have a detailed interactive guide to library resources, internet searching and referencing techniques. This is available to students on our homepage and is an excellent way to familiarise yourself with the various library resources that you will need throughout the year. If you still need help with any of our resources, please talk to one of the Library staff or e-mail us at library.info@cit.ie
11. Can I print in the library?
Photocopying & print facilities are also available in the Library. There are two Photocopiers located in the Reference area on the ground floor. Photocopiers are also available to students in the IT building, just outside the Open Access area. For regular updates on Library news & events, please visit our Facebook & Twitter pages.
No to Noise Campaign in the CIT Library It’s that time of the year again with project deadlines around the corner, large groups of students will soon begin to descend upon the library. Things will only get busier as the Semester goes on. Library staff always do their utmost to maintain quietness in the library; our ‘No to Noise Campaign’ has been a tremendous success over the past number of years and feedback from students has been extremely positive. We hope that this Semester’s campaign will be just as successful. We would like to remind students that Library staff, can only do so much by patrolling and monitoring noise levels. We would urge students to assist us in our efforts. Remember the Library is for study purposes and is not a social venue. If you want to chat with friends, we’d ask that you find a more appropriate venue on campus. If you find noise levels in a particular area of the Library unacceptable, please bring it our attention. Please switch off mobile phones and please have some consideration for your fellow students by not talking while in the Library. Please note that this initiative has the full backing of the CIT Students’ Union. We look forward to seeing you in the Library over the coming months. Regards, The Staff of the CIT Library
Introducing Students to E-Books in the CIT Library As electronic publishing matures, research and academic libraries are beginning to supplement their print collections with electronic publications. This transition began with scientific journals and has now advanced into academic and scholarly books as well. E-Books provide substantial benefits to students including 24/7 availability, interactive usage as well as access to a massive array of titles. The CIT Library is delighted to announce that students now have access to well over 80,000 EBooks which cover all subject areas currently taught within the Institute.
What exactly is an E-Book?
• An E-Book is a book that is read on your computer or other electronic device. • E-Books are usually similar or identical in format to their print equivalents but also include interactive features. • The term ‘e-book’ has been around for quite a while but has become increasingly common in recent times due to the popularity of portable E-Readers such as Amazon’s Kindle. • The majority of new book titles are now published in E-Book format as well as the traditional paper based format.
Why have E-Books suddenly become so popular?
• A knowledge driven society now demands instant access to information – E-Books facilitate this type of access. • Mobile devices such as smart phones, tablets, laptops etc. are now widely used. • Tablets/Smart devices now outsell traditional laptops/PC’s • Wi-Fi and high-speed mobile telecommunication systems have greatly improved and now make access to electronic resources such as E-Books a seamless process.
Why as a student should I be interested in CIT Library’s E-Book collection?
• E-Book titles make 24/7 access to academic source material a reality. • Access to the CIT Library E-Book collections is simple; access the Library homepage, click on the E-Book option and then enter your MyCIT account details. Article by Michael Costello, CIT Deputy Librarian
• Our E-Book packages allow a number of students to access individual E-Book titles simultaneously. • Students can interact with E-Books – create notes, hightlight sections, copy or print sections • Students can download titles to a variety of personal mobile devices for a limited time. (*Unfortunately E-Books cannot be read on Amazon’s Kindle device unless downloaded in PDF format) • E-Book chapters can be searched for specific words, phrases or terms. • Assistive technology users can manipulate font sizes and some packages have a built in ‘Automated Reader Device’ which allows text to be instantly converted to speech. • Students can even share their virtual EBook notes with classmates.
CIT Library E-Book Collections
There are two main E-Book collections in CIT namely DawsonEra and Ebrary
DawsonEra is the CIT Library’s tailored collection of E-Books. The titles in this collection are considered core text books and normally feature on student reading lists. These books are normally chosen by library staff in consultation with lecturers. Dawson Era titles are fully integrated within the library system which means that titles can be viewed and accessed directly from the CIT Library catalogue. Simply browse the Library catalogue and click on the hyperlinked book title when you see the E-Book icon. The associated E-Book will automatically open on your screen. DawsonEra titles can be downloaded to your personal device for a period of 24 hours similarily to our short-loan book collection. Downloading a book to your personal device restricts user-functionality such as note-taking, highlighting etc. but is ideal if network coverage is an issue. By accessing DawsonEra online via the Library homepage and viewing the title via the DawsonEra interface, added functionality such as note taking and highlighting sections becomes possible. The Library currently subscribes to over 350 individual text books via DawsonEra and this collection is continually expanding.
Ebrary is CIT Library’s second E-Book
platform. Ebrary provides students with an excellent and innovative interface as well as a host of interactive features.
LIBRARY
IMPORTANT: Please note that if we do not have a recommended text book in E-Book format, talk to your lecturer AND ASK THEM TO SEE IF THIS TITLE CAN BE ORDERED THROUGH THE LIBRARY. By accessing Ebrary students have immediate access to a massive collection of scholarly titles across a vast range of subject areas. Currently Ebrary offers close to 80,000 E-Titles and these titles are continually updated. Titles in this collection are sourced from many well-known publishers including over 120 University publishers. Ebrary also offers end-users a dedicated series of apps for the IPad, IPhone and Android devices. Other interactive features within Ebrary include: • Create your own virtual Library of EBooks. • Share virtual book shelves & notes with classmates. • Search across the entire collection of 80,000 titles by search term or search across all chapter titles simultaneously. • Using Ebrary students can Download ten full books for fourteen days. If you need further advice on E-Books or you would like to arrange a demonstration, please talk to one of the Library staff today or e-mail us on library.info@cit.ie Further information on E-Books can be found on our homepage http://library.cit. ie or the Library section of MyCIT. Keep up to date with the latest CIT Library news by following us on Twitter or liking us on Facebook!
Interesting Note: “Amazon which is the largest online retailer, said sales of electronic books have overtaken those of printed versions for the first time. Amazon now sells 105 electronic books for every 100 printed ones” Rapaport, Lisa (2011) E-Book sales surpass printed books for first time. Bloomberg May 19, 2011
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CITSU Rag Review
CIT Rag Week 28 - 31 Jan 2013
By Vicky O’Sullivan
CIT Rag Week 2013... the Beneficiaries €6431.47 raised for charity from CIT Rag Week 2013
This year eight worthy causes benefitted from your efforts to raise funds during Rag Week. The main beneficiary this year, Cork Arc Cancer Support House, will be presented with €3,500 at the Union Council Awards. The details of all the charities are outlined below: CORK ARC CANCER SUPPORT HOUSE - €3500.00 Cork ARC Cancer Support House is a voluntary organisation established to provide a holistic centre in which people with cancer and their families can find emotional support and practical help. Their aim is to provide therapies that complement the medical model, so as to make a difference to the lives of those affected by cancer. ARC stands for Aftercare, Research Counselling. While most visitors have been referrals from hospitals, GPs and practice nurses throughout Munster, others have been attracted by the good experience of friends. Patients and relatives will find in ARC House a gentle and supportive atmosphere outside of the hospital environment. The centre is open to: • Adults diagnosed with cancer • Parents of children with cancer • Adult family members, friends. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTE - €500.00 The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. They provide, on call, a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue service and a seasonal lifeguard service. Their values reflect the way they do business as an organisation. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboats, and since 2001, its lifeguards, have saved more than 140,000 lives. More and more people are using beaches and the sea for leisure and RNLI crews and lifeguards are responding to
an increased number of incidents. In 2012, 49% of launches were to leisure craft users, 20% to people ashore, 13% to people in the water, 10% to merchant or fishing vessels and 8% to other sea users. MARY MOUNT HOSPICE - €500.00 Marymount Hospice established itself as a centre of excellence and a key element of the health services in Cork, caring mainly for cancer patients. It also provides extended and respite services for older people, and a full palliative care programme in Marymount Hospice, a specialist unit established in 1980. TEEN PARENT SUPPORT ORGANISATION - €500.00 The Teen Parent Support Programme (Cork) is a service for young parents in the Cork city and county area. They provide a service for young mums and dads, before and after their baby is born. If you have any concerns, need some information or support, even just a chat, maybe the TPSP can help. They can provide support during pregnancy and after for Mums or Dads and their baby during the early years, in their centre or in the home if required. Grandparents/guardians are very welcome too! They can also help you to find other services in your local area so that you can get the help that you need quickly and easily. IRISH HEART FOUNDATION - €300.00 The Irish Heart Foundation is the national charity fighting stroke and heart disease. Their vision is that every person living in Ireland will live a long, active and healthy life free from heart, stroke and blood vessel disease. Their mission is to lead in improving the cardiovascular health of people living in Ireland so they do not experience disabil-
ity or die from preventable heart, stroke and other blood vessel diseases. CORK SIMON COMMUNITY - €400.00 Cork Simon’s vision is of a society without homelessness. Cork Simon Community’s mission is to work in solidarity with men and women who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless, offering housing and support in their journey back to independent or supported living and campaigning for a society without homelessness. MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION - €331.47 “We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy”. The Make-A-Wish Foundation has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. The Foundation’s mission reflects the life-changing impact that a Make-A-Wish® experience has on children, families, referral sources, donors, sponsors and entire communities. GROW - €400.00 Grow is a national organisation that provides a peer supported program for growth and personal development to people with a mental illness and those people experiencing difficulty in coping with life’s challenges. The program is designed for people to take back control of their lives, overcome obstacles and start living a life full of meaning, hope and optimism. Grow groups offer the opportunity for people to share challenges and solutions for recovery in a supportive and structured way. Participants are also able to attend education and training sessions and participate in a range of social activities.
On Wednesday the 30th of January, the NMCI raised €500 for the RNLI in what was the only Rag Day of its kind ever in Ringaskiddy. There was a great atmosphere round the place with Students, Staff & the Navy getting involved. the day started off with a nice refreshing dip in cork harbour, the cold of the waters taking the attention away from any of the hangovers suffered from the Savoy the night before. It wasn’t long before the participants exited the water - some with assistance - for a cup of tea, refreshments sponsored by Barry’s Tea. Throughout the day we had the hall taken over with music blaring and rodeo bull alongside the obstacle course in full swing. Great craic was had inside here. After lunch we set sail in our raft race, held in the college’s environmental pool. There was terrific excitement for the participants and even spectators. To cap off the night we held a social ezvent in the FerryBoat Inn at Ringaskiddy which also proved a huge success. Many thanks go to everyone who helped organised the day and let’s hope this becomes an annual thing but even bigger and stronger.
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Projects Officer Dennehy, Aaron (elected)
Entertainments Officer O’Doherty, Dean (elected)
Communications Officer Linehan, Michael (elected)
CIT SU Elections Exec 2013 / 14 Vice-President Welfare O’Connor, Ciara (elected)
Vice-President Education McCarthy, Rich (elected)
President van, Danny ono O’D (elected)
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MULTIMEDIA STUDENTS PICK UP €4K AND THE COVETED TITLE OF CIT ENTREPRENEURS OF THE YEAR
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he 2013 Cork County and City Enterprise Boards CIT Prize for Innovation Awards Ceremony awarded €10,000 in prizes in March. There was a keynote address during the ceremony from Olympic athlete Olive Loughnane, who recently retired as an Irish race walker. First Prize, and title of CIT Entrepreneur of the Year with a prize fund of €4,000, went to ‘Mapr’, a software innovation created by CIT multimedia students Paul Shannon, Mark Fitzsimons and Ronan De Lacy, all from Cork City. The games developed will enable stroke patients to perform exercises prescribed by their physiotherapists. This is the first time that students from the Department of Media Communications have won the title of CIT Entrepreneurs of the Year The Most Technically Innovative Award of €2,000 went to Project Bird, an award winning software studio focusing on windows and web 2.0 developments. The team includes Robert Gabriel and Tadhg Foley, both students in Computing (IT Management,) at CIT. Best Business Plan and a prize of €1,000 was awarded to “The No Nonsense Food Company” consisting of Matthew Brownie, Robert Farrow and Hazel Burke, all students from Culinary Arts in the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Studies, for their development of “Scratch my Pork, a quality, Irish, hand cooked, natural snack that is unique to the Irish market, and produced in a dedicated nut and gluten free facility.
Best Concept and a prize of €1,000 went to Cryostenz (Haemogenics) with students from Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Accounting and Information Systems, James King, Jeremiah Brennan, Damien Ahern, Tim Murphy, Aoife O’Donovan and Michael Aherne. The €1,000 prize for Best Presentation Pitch went to 123 Fitness, a team of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering students, Eoghan McEnery, Brian Hand, Aidan O’Sullivan, David Waterman, David Linehan, James Fogarty and Donagh Good. The final award, Best Exhibition Stand at CIT Innovation Day went to Breath Easy, made up of CIT Accounting and Information Systems students Paul McCarthy, Eoghan Carroll, Jerry Hoare and Darragh Toomey. This year the competition received thirty entries comprising of 130 students of which sixteen teams were shortlisted. The adjudication panel included Paul Healy, CIT Rubicon Centre Manager, Kieran Moynihan, Entrepreneur in Residence, CIT, Ita Murphy, Acting Assistant CEO of Cork City Enterprise Board and Ronan Coleman, Commercialisation Specialist, CIT. According to the adjudication panel the standard of entries was excellent and is improving year on year. Cork County and City Enterprise Boards CIT Prize for Innovation is open to all departments within CIT and awards cash prizes to those whose inventions and business ideas are judged most creative, innovative, and most likely to succeed in the marketplace.
CIT GET INNOVATIVE ON THE HUNT FOR THE ROBOT
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he CIT campus was buzzing with events as part of the annual CIT Innovation Week from the 4th to the 8th of March. The week began with an event on Monday afternoon to launch Innovation week. The popular Find the Robot competition kicked off with eager students awaiting the announcement of the first cryptic clue. The competition heated up very quickly on the quest for the daily prize of €100 with enthusiastic students searching the CIT campus high and low. Entrants received their clue at 12.30 each day and were spurred on soon after with a hint to guide them closer to their prize. Organised by the Idea hub Society, CIT’s entrepreneurship society, and sponsored by Enterprise Ireland, the competition aimed to highlight the Innovation Week activities in CIT in a fun, engaging way. Inspired by a cash prize and challenging clues, students learned about the purpose of Innovation Week, some getting further involved in the week’s events after seeing the packed calendar.
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“We like to get involved in competitions and events that make sense for our society but are also fun said Isabel Rossiter, society Chairperson. “This was fun to organise as well as participate in so it was Win-Win” The lucky winners earned their prizes with time spent researching the clues and racing around the buildings and halls of CIT to find the hiding place of the Innovation Robot. With €100 up for grabs each time ‘ACE’ the robot was tracked down the race was well and truly on! Judging by the number of sign-ups for the clues word of the competition seemed to be spreading day by day throughout the week. With such a large number of Robot hunters the atmosphere on the final day of the competition was tense and exciting with large numbers competing for the last prize. The week long competition ended with the five winners receiving their prizes from Gillian Slattery from Enterprise Ireland at the Idea hub Stand on Innovation Day.
CIT CSM Musical Theatre Society
Following the success of their first production ‘Tick, tick...BOOM!’ and the hype surrounding last years ‘A New Brain‘, which was transferred due to popular demand to the Half Moon Theatre at Cork Opera House in late February last, CIT CSM Musical Theatre SOCiety recently presented their biggest show yet. With a cast of twenty six, a full live orchestra, a magical script and a lavish music score ‘Into The Woods’ proved to be a treat for all. Cork actor Ciaran Bermingham sat in the director’s chair once again, having guided the students to success in each production to date. The music was under the control of the lovely and extremely talented Ms. Deirdre Long. Congratulations to all involved.
The show was absolutely fantastic! - I mean it - they were superb. Such a production should be seem by as many people as possible. It was as good as Broadway. What fantastic talent! Finbar and Angela Wright Well done everyone tonight! Superb vocal from an a excellent ensemble cast. Trevor Ryan What a triumph! Thanks for bringing such a great show to Cork! Well done guys hope ye’re all feeling very proud! Gemma Sugrue Well done to everyone involved! It was an amazing show and a pleasure to watch! So proud of everyone all the rehearsing really paid of I can’t commend you all enough on such a professional performance x Denise Hickey
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Activities Awards 2013 ‘Society of the Year’ Open Mic ‘Best Course-Based Society’ Crawford ‘Best New Society’ Slow Food ‘Most Improved Society’ DJ ‘Best Event’ Drama Society – “Stags & Hens” ‘Supreme Achievement in Society & College-wide Activities’ Vitaliy Makhnanov, 3rd year Multimedia, Video Production & Photographic Society
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‘Best Fresher’
Danielle Hughes, 3rd year Fine Art, Crawford Society
Nana Oki, 1st year Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Fashion & Beauty Society
Benjamin Henry, 3rd year Structural Engineering, International Students Society Padraig Mullaly, 3rd year Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Drama Society
The society groups and supreme individual will go forward to represent CIT at the BICS National Society awards which will take place on 11th April.
Miriam O’Regan, Masters in PR with new media, Business & Accounting Society
Guest speaker on the night, Catriona Twomey spoke about her volunteer experience with the Cork Penny Dinners.
Laura Flynn, 4th year Accounting, Dance Society
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What is Slow Food?
The Media Communications Society set up just before Christmas and held their first main event on 14th March. CIT Multimedia graduate turned Comic Book Artist and Writer, Will Sliney spoke about his development from college to where he currently stands in his career. He gave a great insight into how he has advanced from working in an E-Learning company once graduated, to now working for Marvel comics. The audience consisted of fifty+ students from all years of Multimedia & Visual Communications and also students from the Graphic Novel Society. Following an hour of a talk, Will answered many questions the students posed to him from technique, to software, to getting exposure for their work. He also stayed behind after the talk and the question session to look at student’s illustrations and to give pointers about their work. All of this fantastic advice and his presentation was well received by everyone in attendance and the society received great feedback from their first official event, including comments about how great the free food and drink was of course! Check out the society page on Facebook! https://www. facebook.com/MediaCommunicationsSociety
CIT Graphic Novel
is a society that meets every Wednesday afternoon in Meeting Room two at 1pm. We have a massive library of graphics novels, made up of hundreds of books from all publishers and genres (superhero, horror, fantasy etc.) At our meetings you can borrow books, talk comics or just hang out with friendly folk. We have bowled and played pool along with trips to the cinema. If you want to start reading graphic novels, we have a ton of recommendations for places you could begin, all stocked in our library.
Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organisation that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food that we eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world. Our movement is founded upon this concept of eco-gastronomy and a recognition of the strong connections between plate and planet. Slow Food is good, clean and fair food. We believe that the food we eat should taste good; that it should be produced in a clean way that does not harm the environment, animal welfare or our health; and that food producers should receive fair compensation for their work. We consider ourselves co-producers, not consumers, because by being informed about how our food is produced and actively supporting those who produce it, we become a part of and a partner in the production process. To do that, Slow Food brings together pleasure and responsibility, and makes them inseparable. Today, we have over 100,000 members in 132 countries. Slow Food is working to help communities around the world regain control of their local food system supporting small-scale farmers and artisan producers in order to eat better, protect the environment and maintain cultural diversity. CIT’s Slow Food Society are always looking for new members with an interest in expanding their knowledge on good food. If you are interested in joining drop us an email at slowfood@citsocieties.ie or look us up on Facebook CIT Slow Food Society.
CIT Societies Volunteer Abroad program
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Samantha Conlon Fine art 2nd year EIL Ireland, Nepal Naomi Matabvu Analytic & Pharma Chemist year. Habitat for Humanity Zambia Adam Peerbux Social Care 3rd year EIL Ireland, India Stephen O’Connell Social Care 3rd year Hope Foundation Kolkatta Ciara Redmond Social Care 2nd year Hope Foundation Kolkatta Roseanne Phelan App Biosciences & Biotech 3rd yr. EIL Ireland Ghana Olivea Comer Early Years Education 3rd year. EIL Ireland Vietnam
Miriam O’Regan Masters in PR in new media EIL Ireland. Thailand
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Mara Muller-Tolk Fine art and DesignHelp2Kids, Tanzania & Malawi Fiona Barry Early Years Education 2nd year Diocese of Cork & Ross, Lourdes Tracey McCarthy Early Years Education 3rd year Belarussian Orphanage Project Anthonia Onaloye Hospitality Studies 1st YearInternational Volunteer HQ, Ghana Kate Power Masters in PR in new media EIL Ireland, Thailand
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CIT Rowing Club shows its strength at the IIRC Club who participated
ers of CIT Rowing Congratulations to all memb held on SunChampionships which were in the Irish Indoor Rowing e away with rsity of Limerick. The club cam day 3rd March in the Unive due to the high this must be commended four titles on the day and ticipants. number and standard of par
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Titles gained by the Club: 0m Relay - Barry Hooper, 1st Men’s College Team 200 y and Danny O’ Sullivan Conor Moylan, Conor Murph Florent 0m Relay - Darren Crowley, 2nd Men’s College Team 200 Philip Lordan Chartier, Michael Crowley and rint - Emma Hanley 3rd Women’s Open 500m Sp n, Emma 2000m Relay - Áine Weldo 3rd Women’s College Team Niamh Hayes Hanley, Gillian Hosford and ts to trainer a big thank you and congra Well done to all involved and competed at the event. Kaspars Puspurs who also
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Did Kidney ‘Ruck’ it all up? By Shane Creed
Tae Kwon Do On Saturday the 23rd of February, CIT played host to the On
Saturday the 23rd of February, CIT played host to the biggest Tae kwon Do intervarsities in the history of the tournament. The event attracted over eighty competitors from thirteen colleges from all corners of Ireland for the chance to compete on a national level and earn the title of intervarsities champion. Event organiser, Dwayne Crowley, a former 2 time world champion, said of the event “When we accepted the responsibility of being host college for the intervarsities, we set out to make it the biggest one to date. Our aim was to keep the politics associated with Tae Kwon Do out of the day and just give everyone the chance to compete in a safe and fair environment. The tournament was open to any 3rd level students who wished to compete. We had seasoned competitors that have fought both nationally and on the international stage, and some first time fighters that got to experience the thrill of competition for the first time. The hard work that the committee put into this event really paid off” There were events for patterns and individual sparring and the always competitive team event. UCC edged the title this year beating a very tough and experienced NUIG over five heated individual fights. The CIT Tae Kwon Do committee would like to thank all the competitors, coaches, judges, officials and supporters that made the day the success that it was and also a big thanks to the CIT sports department and the I.U.T.F intervarsities committee for their support.
Munster Rugby
On the 4th of March, travelling to college, I heard that Ronan O’Gara had been dropped from the rugby squad to face France. Declan Kidney decided to leave ‘ROG’ out of the Ireland squad and call up Ian Madigan, a fly half who is uncapped at International level in O’Gara’s place. This decision was going to be a major talking point leading up to the France game and the outcome of the game was going to be Kidney’s undoing or would justify his decision to leave out O’Gara. Now pardon me for being sentimental, but this is the man who is the all-time highest point’s scorer for both Munster and Ireland. In addition to his prolific point-scoring, he has captained Munster, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions. He is Ireland’s most-capped player and the second most-capped player in rugby union history. He has started at fly-half in victorious European championship campaigns at both provincial and international level. As I watched the build-up to the France game I couldn’t help but feel that Kidney had made a huge mistake, whether he was lucky to escape with a victory or not, I felt O’Gara should be getting the send-off he deserved and to bow out on a high in what would have been his last home match for Ireland. The game had some positives; Jackson had a very good game that has to be said. Ireland got a draw against France which we usually take as a positive. But Ireland were in total control of a game that was made for O’Gara to come on for the last fifteen minutes to see the game out. Instead Kidney made a massive mistake taking Murray off who was controlling the game and Ireland played a risky game. Experience is what was needed when O’ Driscoll was barely able to walk. A young team left that needed experience, not just Heaslip but someone who has been there through it all. This never came and although Ireland escaped with a draw, it was a game they were in total control of and let slip away. The fact is Kidney made a woeful call bringing Murray off and when the team needed someone to steady the ship and see out the remainder, there was no one there with the technique and experience of Ronan O’Gara. Kidney can’t last past this championship, for once I hope he makes a proper decision and drop himself and bring someone else in. Editor’s note: Since this article was written, Declan Kidney’s contract has been terminated so its a ‘thank you and farewell’. How slim the margins are in International sport!
In Munster’s latest and probably last shot at the play-offs of the RaboDirect PRO12, they were beaten 51-24 by Glasgow in Scoutstoun Stadium. Glasgow showed what they were made of in the opening minute when they scored their first try of the game, followed by a second intercepted try in the first half. However, thanks to tries from Casey Laulala and Dave Kilcoyne, both being converted by Ronan O’Gara, Munster showed enough control to lead early into the second quarter. Glasgow were determined to get back the lead and did so when they scored another converted try followed by two penalties, leaving Munster trailing 2014 at the break. The second half started out well when O’Gara narrowed the gap just nine minutes after the restart but shortly afterwards, Glasgow got their third try of the day. Doug Howlett squeezed in a corner try but it was too little too late as the home side went on to score another three tries in the second half. Although Munster never gave up, Glasgow’s fighting spirit shone through and sees them perched high on the top of the table.
In some better news, Simon Zebo is in the frame for consideration for Munster’s match this weekend and so we would like to wish the team the best of luck as they will have played in the Heineken Cup Quarter Final against Harlequins in Twickenham by the time this article goes to print.
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a society or club in CIT is friendly and they are always looking for new members. Don’t be afraid to talk to anyone just be friendly. You might be shy and that is okay too but, just try your best to mingle and ask questions. This will have two positive outcomes. First off you will make new friends and secondly this will benefit your social life. Another great thing about most societies and clubs is that they are a mixed bunch so this will help you start talking to girls. You need to start small with general topics like college and work etc. But at all times you must remain positive, if you look at everything negativity then everything will be negative.
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Lots of free daytime events and giveaways on campus Keep an eye on www.citsu.ie and facebook for more details Over 18s only. Garda ID or passport must be produced on night of event as proof of age. Management reserve the right of admission.
Oliver Plunkett Street (Opposite the BROG)
Curraheen Road, Bishopstown www.herlihycentra.ie
+
ONLY €3.50
Hot Chicken Fillet Baguette & 500ml bottle of Centra water
ONLY €3.50
ONLY
€2
Chocolate Biscuit Cake - 4pk
ONLY
€5
+ Made by our Butcher (Ready to Cook) Dinner
herlihys centra bishopstown Offers valid from 8th April to 27th of April 2013
7 inch Hot Pizza/Box of Wedges & Can of Coke