expliCIT - November 2009 by CIT Students' Union

CIT Students’ Union Magazine Volume Eleven - Issue Three

Art of Political Correctness

CITSU Xmas Day 2009

Gardaí & Bus Éireann to Tackle Mindless Vandalism

Latest CIT News

Halloween Ball Photos

Editorial

Opinion

Cork Simon Charity Waxing: SU President - Gearóid Buckley CIT Students’ Union Rossa Ave, Bishopstown Cork, Ireland. Telephone: 021 493 3120 Fax: 021 454 5343 Email: info@expliCIT.ie expliCIT Staff Editor - Killian Hughes Design & Advertising - Philip O’Reilly Contributions John Lane Liadh Crowley Christian Union Jessica Prendergast Chris Scanlon Sandra Sabine May

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Hi guys It’s another month down and another issue of the explicit. As the exams start to get closer and deadlines creep up on us, I hope all of ye have started studying. As I said an extra hour or two here and there will help you in the long run. As we know it’s the month of November and that means Christmas day will be on the 26th and we at the Students’ Union would like to make sure that everyone enjoys themselves, but more importantly that everyone is safe. Many issues have come up at meetings about problems that keep happening (excessive drinking, injured students, a very harassed and stressed Bishopstown Community, property damage, etc). This year we want to make sure that these problems don’t arise again. I am not trying to be a buzz kill or anything but lad’s (and ladies) take is handy on Christmas day cause there is a whole day of fun to be had, and no one wants to be in bed by 5.00 pm. So start the fun in the evening time and make sure that we all make it to the end of the night in one piece. As many of you will have seen there is a SU stand in the main corridor and it is there so that you the students can tell us what you want and how to improve the college for you. Don’t be afraid to offer a suggestion(s) and you never know your wish might come true. Well lads that’s my little rant out of the way. I hope that you all have a good Christmas day and for any of you that might (and probably will) not remember that day I will be there with my camera as usual taking photos which you can see on the expliCIT web page or on the SU Bebo and Facebook pages, and sure while you are there why not tag a few people, so that we can know the people out there making a show of themselves . . . haha. Shake it easy Killian Hughes SU Communications Officer

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The Art of Political Correctness How PC is PC? Political correctness is a form of workplace and social correctness that, although has good intentions, has often been taken a step too far. Simply defined, political correctness can be defined as: 1.

Of, relating to, or supporting broad social, political, and educational change, especially to redress historical injustices in matters such as race, class, gender, and sexual orientation.

Being or perceived as being overconcerned with such change, often to the exclusion of other matters.

Now personally, I don’t buy into political correctness. Speak your mind and you can never be accused of lying. That said, I still make sure to watch what I say when faced with a potentially dangerous situation. Originally an American idea to make the workplace a level playing field for men and women, whites and blacks, gay and straight alike, but like anything that came from America – it hasn’t been done in moderation. Originally the concept was to tweak the English language so as to ensure minorities weren’t unfairly discriminated against or offended. Whats after happening in reality is the opposite. People often have to walk on eggshells so as not to insult or offend minorities, groups, or those who see themselves as politically correct. I know an Aunt of mine who lived in the States for nearly 20 years who returned to Ireland last year, and the conversation can’t flow. You can see that every word is thought about, and nothing is said off the cuff. We can all agree that the best jokes are the risky ones, the ones you have to tell quietly. Michael Jackson jokes the day he died, sexist jokes, the Irish ourselves were at the brunt of Paddy jokes for years! Now its just Kerry jokes. I am firmly against rewording something “just in case” you may insult someone. Speak freely, if you insult someone apologise, but don’t say something if you know that it is insulting, like commenting on someone’s race in a negative way, their minority or their sexuality. This covers most bases. In regards to sexual discrimination, yes, women should be paid the same as men, yes, women should be treated the same as men, and yes, women should be judged the same as men. The word “should” has been used on

purpose. In recent studies, it has shown that across the board, in nearly every sector of western economies, women as a group are paid less than men. According to an ESRI report published in September 2009, women in Ireland are, on average, paid 22% less than men. There are various reasons for this, which I will most definitely NOT get into right now. Women are treated differently as well for various reasons, strength, build, interests, whatever. So how PC is PC? Well, it’s a matter of opinion and upbringing. If you come from a rather conservative family – VERY! As a child, values and norms are learned from your parents, right and wrong, good and bad, how far is too far. If you grow up in a more liberal family, there are far less taboos, more grey areas in society and the world, than simply black and white, and these people are often much more “free” with their choice of language – not bad language, but their use of it. In my humble opinion, this is the best way. I know people who are very closed, unwilling to talk about certain subjects, especially religion and sexuality. The old Irish mentality still holds very strong in some people, especially my parents and grandparents generation. Catholicism good, homosexuality bad, any questions, doubts or curiosities are then suppressed by alcohol. I also know people who can talk the arse off a donkey, the kind who when they open their mouths, anything can come flowing out. Generally, these people, although initially can come across as arrogant, rude, or even thoughtless, stimulate conversation given a chance, broaden they way you think, and isn’t that what college is all about? Broadening horizons? The famous, possibly infamous, comedian Tommy Tiernan has felt the full force of the politically correctness fight. For years, nothing has been off the table, and as he goes on, he has become more and more outrageous. Having watched a few of his DVDs recently, I can see why to a certain extent, but most of the controversy has been made about jokes being taken out of context. He told a joke in his last show referring to people with downs syndrome. Now I have to point out I was watching this DVD with a friend whose aunt has down syndrome and lives with his family, so I was quite interested in his reaction. His reaction, in fact, was not what I expected. He told me he couldn’t understand what the controversy was over, and that a big deal was made over nothing. Trying to be politically correct is fine, but don’t let it change who we are. Let it influence your opinions and become more sensitive – but don’t let it change who you are or what you think. Any opinions or reactions are more than welcome, because it would be great to hear what students, currently broadening their horizons and who are going to be left loose into the workplace in the next few years think. John

Latest News

CITSU No to Registration Fee Hike CIT Students’ Union have hit out at claims made by Dr Michael Murphy UCC President to increase the annual registration fee which currently stands at €1500. CIT Students’ Union President, Gearóid Buckley has stated that any such increase will lead to the deterioration of the third level education sector. “First of all the registration charge was introduced when fees were abolished to fund Student Services. These services include Careers and Counselling, Medical Units, Clubs, Societies and Students Unions. This fund is not a substitute for main scheme funding. Originally the charge was €600, it has risen annually and now stands at €1500. Last year it rose by 66%, however every college has yet to see a proportionate rise in the level of services provided. Instead more and more main scheme third level costs are coming under the registration Charge balance sheet, this practice represents nothing else but the introduction of tuition fees in a stealth form. Thus if the government does increase the registration charge they will receive

income from these stealth fees straight away. The fact that students must pay the registration charge before they can cross any Institute threshold cannot be ignored. I have already seen several students leave my office in tears as they can not afford to pay €1500 and cannot return to college. Dr Michael Murphy and other high paid public servants and politicians, many of whom are paid far in excess of €150,000 per annum, are clearly out of touch with the harsh reality of everyday life for most Irish families. Students’ Unions are 100% opposed to any further hike in the registration charge. If it is increased again, the consequences for the third level sector and our knowledge based economy will be detrimental, and create a two tiered society of those who can and cannot afford to pay for the right to education. It is my view that perhaps as opposed to charging students further for their education, savings could be gained by rethinking the top heavy management structures which seems to pervade throughout the public sector today”.

CIT Scores a D for Library Hours A recent report published by USI highlights that CIT’s library opening hours are some of the worst in the country. UCD topped the poll with 101 opening hours, a far cry from CIT’s 57.

Connor and to his credit has committed to solving the issue through cooperation. He has proposed several short term solutions and I understand investigating long term ones also.

Every University has scored considerably higher than CIT, and even Sligo IT have put our beloved Institute to shame. CIT has a total of 57 library opening hours, far below the Irish average of 80.5. CITSU President, Gearóid Buckley called for a review of CIT’s hours with Saturday and early mornings essential in any restructuring of hours.

As we approach Semester one exams we must ensure that services to students are well prepared and ensure students have all the tools they have to do well.

“The current opening library opening hours are inadequate for an Institute of our size. CIT Students are finding themselves under continuous pressure since the introduction of Semesterisation, and it is important we restructure our services and respond to these changes. I have brought the issue to the attention of the Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Barry O’

The issue of Library opening hours is one of those issues that arise annually, and one which I am positive we can deal with once and for all this year. Every year it is a headache for management and I’m asking them to put a long term policy in place and give all stakeholders in the institute an aspirin.” Can CIT’s application for University Status be taken serious if library services are nearly 50% less that of some Universities in Ireland.

Student ID Card Revamp ExpliCIT has learned the suppliers of WIT Card, the same company behind CIT’s new Student ID card, have launched a bid to become the country’s number one student ID card provider. Gearoid Buckley, President of CITSU comment that “I have been proposing at national level to Students’ Unions across the country that a discount ID card which would be free to students should be introduced. The Student Travel Card currently has a monopoly in so far as it is the only student card recognised for rail travel. The Student Travel card company, mii card and campus.ie all offer ID cards to students but do so with a view to making a profit at students’ expense. I have called for SU’s to come together and launch a National Student Card, however if this CIT card provider is successful in their bid to so, it will mean that students will be able to use their own college ID card rather than getting an additional one.” This proposal in still on the ‘drawing table’ but the concept could become a realisation by next September. Watch this space.

Over 90% of students have Registered their Electives Over 90% of Students have registered their electives online at the new CIT Web for Student website. The new system puts the power of their education in the hands of the student. In the past this information had to be collected by lecturers, which proved quite difficult as many students were officially registered in too many electives. The news that so many students have registered so far is music to the ears of CIT’s Exam office who can now plan more effectively for exam times. This also means that exam timetables will be published sooner.

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Latest News CIT Student Short-listed to Represent Ireland at Global Student Entrepreneur Awards “...Following a most exhaustive nomination, selection and adjudication process taking place over a 14 month period, Kieran has been short-listed to just 30 finalists from a nominated entry of approximately 1,500 students worldwide....” Formal notification has just been received from the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards, Entrepreneurs' Organization, Victoria, Canada that Kieran O'Callaghan, of VisionRETM, Cork Institute of Technology, has been short-listed to represent Ireland in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards Finals, which take place at the Ewing Marion Kaufmann Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Following a most exhaustive nomination, selection and adjudication process taking place over a 14 month period, Kieran has been short-listed to just 30 finalists from a nominated entry of approximately 1,500 students worldwide. This is the first time that an Irish student has been short-listed for the global finals and represents a remarkable milestone for both Kieran and Cork Institute of Technology. The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) program is the premier international entrepreneurial and innovation student award. Short-listed finalists compete against their peers by presenting their business to a panel chosen from over 60 elite judges. The finalists are afforded an unequalled opportunity to engage with world class entrepreneurs, receive media exposure, win cash and share in over $150,000 in donated business services. The Global Finals competition awards the title of Global Student Entrepreneur of the Year 2009, a US$10,000 cash prize, plus tens of thousands in business products and services donated by Entrepreneurs' Organization members, including Web services, printing, PR, and consultancy. Vision Research Enterprises - Vision RETM - is a machine vision research, development and consultancy student company - the company name (phonetically Visionary) reflecting the main technology development / research interests, commercial applications and entrepreneurial ethos of the core organisation. The Vision RETM Company was formed after the exceptional success of Kieran’s first entry level product AquaEyeTM. Vision RETM are currently designing and developing two major hallmark innovative products for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV’s) - Drive Safe ™ and the Visual Impaired Community - VisionRE SETM. Congratulations to Kieran and the other CIT VisionRETM team members Etaion Ni Hailpin and Norma Downing. Congratulations also to supervisors Dr. Michael J. O’Mahony and Lecturer Finbarr Sheehan. Kieran will be accompanied to the Global Finals by mentor Senior Lecturer Sean F. O’Leary. Best wishes to Kieran of VisionRETM in his great endeavour and adventure

representing Ireland and Cork Institute of Technology at the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards Finals in Kansas City, Missouri, USA throughout 18th to 20th November 2009. Entrepreneur, Inventor and Designer – a heady mix of skills applied by Irish student Kieran O’Callaghan in the establishment and advancement of his technology development company, VisionRETM. Mechanical Engineering student, Kieran developed a deep interest from an early age in technical innovation and miniaturisation. At the age of 10, he became involved in the design, development and selling of radio controlled model aeroplanes and by 17 was centrally involved in the running of the World Aerobatics Championship in his native Cork. Throughout his freshman year at College, Kieran became aware of visually impaired people and their guide dogs being trained in navigation techniques on the campus grounds - Cork Institute of Technology is a neighbouring building to the National Guide dog training facility. Kieran observed the major difficulties in training both dog and person and was appraised of the ensuing major costs and severe limitations arising.It also became apparent to Kieran that little effective technical development had been undertaken to aid visually impaired people in their daily lives. A major need and substantial national and international unexploited market was identified. In 2008, Kieran established Vision Research Enterprises - Vision RETM - a machine vision research, development and consultancy company - the company name reflecting the main technology development / research interests, commercial applications, entrepreneurial ethos and ethical principles of the core organisation. Effective and safe exercise is a major difficulty for the visually impaired. Vision RETM’s entry level developmental product AquaEye – addresses this issue enabling visually impairedswimmers by automatically warning of pool wall approach and relaying position within pool lane. Two further major hallmark innovative products on Sign Recognition for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV’s) and Obstacle Identification for the Visual Impaired Community are under development and testing. Three patents have been filed by Kieran for the developing Vision RETM technologies, which have won a number of major international and national awards and have been featured on national and satellite TV. Entrepreneurship to Kieran is about identifying real world problems and developing commercial solutions in an innovative manner. “ The marrying of the Inventor’s inspiration and idealism to the Entrepreneur’s drive and practicality is both a great challenge and an unrivalled opportunity ” For more information please visit http://visionre.cit.ie Sean F. O'Leary (Senior Lecturer)

Welfare

TO BITCH OR NOT

TO BITCH by Deirdre Conroy In literal, non-slang use, bitch is a term for female canines, particularly amongst dog breeders. It is also a common English profanity for a woman that typically carries denigrating or misogynistic overtones—such as resemblance to a dog. Its usage may be to characterize someone as having aggressive and spiteful bitterness, or else in being in possession of rudely intrusive or domineering tendencies. Its original use as a vulgarism, documented to the fourteenth century, suggested high sexual desire in a woman, comparable to a bitch in heat. Has anyone ever seen the movie “Mean Girls”? There is a great scene at the end where all the girls in the school are called together and they are asked to close their eyes. They are then told, with their eyes closed, to raise their hand if they have ever had anyone say anything bad about them behind their backs. Then the open their eyes, 90% of the girls have raised their hands. They are then told to close their eyes again and raise their hand if they have ever SAID anything bad about someone behind their backs. Again, 90% of them raise their hands. My point? We have all been bitched about or bitched about someone else at some stage in our lives. Guys are always talking about how girls are such “bitches to each other”. I have news for you boys, you are just as bad! How many of you have called someone names behind their backs and then been nice to their faces? If you are honest, I’d say a lot of you will admit that much. Lads and lassies, we are in college now. We are supposed to be adults and be mature enough to deal with interpersonal problems head on. I have taught myself, that if I hear that someone has said something about me, to approach that person personally. Do not talk about it with the person who has told you. If you do, you are then bitching too. Cut out the middle man. Obviously, I am not telling you to march up to the person talking about you and start a fight. Just approach them nicely, ask them to speak in private and ask them what they said and why. We all know the game Chinese whispers; the story might start out like this- “Mary said that Joy scored with Maeve’s boyfriend.” By the time this story reaches “Joy” having passed through a few people, the story will have morphed to “Mary said that Joy is a slapper and is having a baby with Maeve’s boyfriend’s brother’s best friend who is totally the next Shayne Ward but secretly has a tail.” Do you see what I mean? People love the drama. So, people will add arms and legs to a story to make it seem more interesting. The only way to cut the B.S., out of this, is to ask the person who allegedly started it. You never know, they may have a genuine excuse, if not, they will probably apologise. The last thing people usually expect is for you to have the guts to ask them

directly. You may find sometimes that you are being bitched about, but don’t, for the love of God, stoop to that level and return the bitching. It will get you absolutely nowhere. This also goes for those out there who start the bitching process. Stop and think, “Why am I gossiping about this person?”: “What have they ever done to me?”: “Am I just trying to hurt them cause they have hurt me before?”: “Is this even any of my business?” Sometimes by asking yourself these questions you may uproot an incident in the past where this person p*ssed you off, and now you feel the urge to get them back for it. Don’t. That is the most immature approach you can take. Try talking to that person; tell them why you are p*ssed off with them. It can be the greatest load off our chest ever. If you carry around an angry feeling, it will only get worse and worse. Express your anger in a healthy and mature way. Can I just re-iterate, bitching is NOT the mature way! Here is a guide to not being a bitch in 10 easy steps: 1. Person tells you that someone was talking about you in a bad way behind your back 2. Thank the person for telling you, remind them that they are bitching and do not discuss the matter further with that person 3. Find the person who was talking about you and politely pull them aside for a chat 4. Ask them calmly if what you heard was true and if so, why they felt the need to tell other people 5. Acknowledge their feelings and if they apologise, accept it 6. If they have been hurt by you in the past, suck it up and apologise 7. Ask them to, in the future, come straight to you if they have a problem with you 8. Thank them for their honesty and go about your day 9. Give yourself a pat on the back for handling the situation in a mature and sensible way 10. If you hear others bitching in future, do not get involved. If you feel the bitching is getting out of hand, go and talk to me in the welfare office. To summarise, I have been a bitch in the past, and I have been bitched about. I have seen it from each angle. Overall, bitching is not a nice thing but is unfortunately a part of daily life. The only way we can fight it is one person at a time. Don’t be a bitch and leave the bitching to the bitches.

Education Examination Appeal Process “...After viewing your script, a student can request that an administrative recheck be done. This is not an appeal, this is simply making sure that the marks awarded have been added up correctly...” November, no one wants to think of appeals. They are usually an after thought if an exam goes wrong for you, but now appeals have to be thought of beforehand. There is a new appeals process in CIT, introduced last year and implemented fully as of this year. Lets start simple. If you feel your mark is lower than expected or deserved, you can view your script to see where marks were gained and lost. The Institute will ensure that the internal examiner (your lecturer) will be available to meet with students in regard to their marks. The Institute will also let you view your script so as you can see exactly where marks were or were not awarded, under supervision of course. You cannot under any circumstances change or alter the script in any way, but it is recommended that you make your own personal notes. After viewing your script, a student can request that an administrative recheck be done. This is not an appeal, this is simply making sure that the marks awarded have been added up correctly. This is dealt with via the Correction of Errors and Omissions Process. If your case is upheld, the mark will be officially changed on the record and the student will officially be notified of any changes. For any student, you are allowed 10 days from the publication of results to appeal the mark. For students who view their scripts, they are allowed 10 days from the day they view the script.

Appeals There are three grounds for appeal. All three grounds have different forms and cost different amounts. If an appeal is upheld, the money will be refunded so if you feel you have a genuine case, don’t be afraid to appeal 1. Extenuating Circumstances Process Extenuating circumstances are situations that were not known of at the time of assessment. Most importantly, submissions regarding extenuating circumstances must be submitted within 10 days of the exam. The responsibility is on the student to let these circumstances be known. If you are sick during the semester, you should submit the sick cert as soon as you get it or return to college. You may never have to refer to it again, but then at least it is on the record if exams don’t go your way and you feel your illness has affected your performance. This is also valid for any personal issues that may be affecting you. Let your Head of Department know so as that it is on the record. The most common circumstances are sickness, bereavement and personal issues affecting your performance. There is one other field, whereby circumstances can be submitted sub rosa (in confidence). The student regulations state: It is recognised that, in a limited number of rare and exceptional cases, evidence relating to extenuating circumstances may be considered embarrassing, sensitive or personally damaging by the student and that consequent-

ly the student may not wish to make this information known unless it is entirely necessary. 2. Procedural or administrative errors Procedural or administrative errors on the part of CIT in the conduct of assessment or in the application of regulations governing assessment. This is used where there were irregularities or distractions when the exam was in process, or in regard to the way the exam was held. The official grounds for this form of appeal are that the exam was considerably different to the material taught in the duration of the course, the way in which the exam was conducted negatively affected the students performance, the student was misdirected on the format of the exam, Official CIT Exam Regulations were not adhered to fully, or that any known irregularities in the conduct of the exam were not taken into consideration by the Exams Board. 3. Error in the evaluation of material This is more often referred to as a remark and recheck. The script is sent to the internal (the lecturer) and a second examiner, usually another member of CIT staff, to be remarked. This is done where a student feels their paper hasn’t been marked fairly or correctly, and deserved more marks for the content of their assessment. Marks can go up, down, or remain unchanged. Any change can affect the overall result. All appeals must be received by the Registrars Office within 10 working days of the day the exam results are officially released. The responsibility lies with the student to ensure that the appeal has been received by the Registrars office. Applications must be on the appropriate form and signed by the student. Submissions can be made directly by the student to the Registrars office, by post, by fax,, or as an attachment to an email. Whatever way it is submitted, it is vital to ensure it has been received by the Registrars office, and a receipt of acceptance should be gotten. Applications made by third parties will not be accepted. Submitting an appeal, a student should not assume the appeal will be upheld. Students should always prepare themselves for re-sits and register for the repeat exams. Appeal to the President Students can challenge the findings of the Exam Appeals Board by initiating an appeal to the President. Here, the student must show substantial grounds for appealing the Boards findings. An appeal to the President is a very serious undertaking and should not be seen as just another appeal if the first one doesn’t work. Hopefully, appeals will not need to be made, but in reality, many are made every year. It is important that students know, or at least know where to find this information. If at any stage anyone is confused or has any questions regarding appeals, feel free to contact the Education Officer in the Students’ Union or ask in the Exams Office in the Admin Building. Best of luck with the study John

How to have a class party, in 65 easy steps.... 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Decide you want a class party Ask your class where they would like to go Disagree and suggest somewhere else Resign to the fact you cannot satisfy everyone and go with their suggestion Book the party through the SU office Alternatively ring the bar manager yourself Tell him/her how many people you expect to come Ask for party deals Ask for food Ask will there be entertainment Confirm a time Tell EVERYONE its booked and going ahead a few days in advance Tell everyone AGAIN that’s its going ahead Talk about how excited you are with your class Talk about how excited you are in the canteen Talk about how excited you are in the hallways Tell everyone its going ahead again Have an argument with someone in your class who can’t make it that night Tell everyone it is going ahead again Talk about how excited you are in class Tell your class again on the day of the details Get ready and look well as you are the organiser Arrive at the venue in plenty time Introduce yourself at the bar Get a drink while you are waiting for people to start arriving

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Get another drink while you begin to worry is anyone coming at all As people start to arrive, say hi to everyone Explain that everyone is on the way, they are just running late Begin to doubt your own logic Begin to doubt your own planning skills Avoid eye contact with the bar manager because you start to think you greatly overestimated numbers Feel better as more people arrive Get a new sense of confidence as most people arrive Get a new sense of ego as the bar fills up quickly Just as the place looks full and people are enjoying themselves, start to spread the word that you should start making moves towards the night club Forget about the night club for a while and enjoy yourself a little too much Realise the time and start encouraging people to go to the night club Go to the night club Tell the bouncers your class are on the way over Get in for free If its Tuesday and you go to Cubins, get ALL your class in for free Dance Have shots with people from your class Dance more

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Have drinks with people you usually don’t talk to Dance again Make inappropriate gestures towards an attractive classmate Get blown out by attractive classmate Make inappropriate gestures towards a less attractive, more inebriated classmate Talk pure BS to some friend of a friend who is crashing the party Treat yourself to a red bull for a job well done When the lights come on, realise you are totally lost Realise you went a little heavy on the vodka Get hungry Get your jacket Find a friend Take them for food Meet everyone outside Hillbillys Eat your food like the drunken slob you have become Decide it’s time for home Thank everyone for coming with an emotional drunken speech If you are from Bishopstown, walk with your friends to the night bus Alternatively, jump into a taxi and go home safely Think about what a great party you have had Next week, repeat step 1.

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CIT International

The International Student Society organised a trip for the international students to Belfast. This was an excellent chance to escape from studying, to experience more of the country, as well as the landscapes. The trip started on Friday the 23rd of October and went on for three days. On the way up north there was a stop in Dublin for a few hours and everybody had the chance to find out more about the Irish Capital: the Temple Bar quarter, the quays and Trinity College. After arriving in Belfast city that night we ended up in a club. After six hours of sitting in a bus that day this was definitely needed! Audrey mentioned that “the best part of the trip was to experience the Giant´s Causeway and the Bushmills Distillery. Even though the weather was very bad, we had great fun. At the distillery we had a 30 minute tour showing us the process of making Whiskey. Unfortunately we were not allowed to take pictures inside. At the end of the tour everybody was able to try one of the whiskey´s. The hard part was to decide what free sample to try! They had the choice between 3, 6, 10, 12 or 16 year old Whiskey. In Jerome´s opinion the oldest are the best!

Later that day, the big challenge for a group of 50 people was to cook food in the Hostel´s kitchen. Big challenge but great fun with a huge, loud crowd! Francisco, Quentin and some other guys also visited the Belfast University and some other parts of the city. These guys told me that they experienced quite a big difference between Belfast and Cork; starting with the History and the Protestant Districts of Belfast. Alexandre pointed out what he liked most “which was the Distillery and Giant’s Causeway- where everyone enjoyed the free shower offered by Met Eireann! He also liked the landscape all along the way. Northern Ireland is really beautiful. The same can be said about the city tour in Belfast, the tour guide was really informative. During our two night stay in Belfast we went to pubs and night clubs. He loved the retro 80´s music and found that it was “great craic”.

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A different event organised for the international students was the Halloween Party on the 29th October 09 at The Loft. The bash was held by the ISS and Floppysoc. I saw lots of different costumes, like Irish Babies, Devils, Audrey Hepburn, Pirates, Angels, Ghosts, and many more. The joint party was a great blast for everyone who was there. It was another good opportunity to get to know students from other nationalities and more Irish students. Everybody was welcome to bring candy. We donated the candy to kids who are currently in Cork University Hospital and weren´t able to go “Trick or Treating”! Brian (Chairperson of Floppysoc) and Ezgi (Chairperson of ISS) committed the collected candy to nurse Mary at the children’s’ department. The upcoming events are bowling and pool at the Mardyke, Salsa Party, Greyhound races, X-Mas party and many more which will include a trip to Galway next semester. We have also booked the sports hall every Saturday from 2 to 4 pm. Everybody is welcome to come, we play- soccer, basketball, badminton or whatever you would like - let us know. The last few times I thought it was great fun and gave people a chance to escape from the joys of study. Feel free to join us. New members welcome! Sandra Sabine May ISS PRO

Steamin’ & Dreamin’ :

The Grandmaster Cash Story

Successful Film Debut for four Corkonians

Movie Directed by Shaun O’Connor Starring: Con Doyle Conor Stanley Joe Kiely Pat Fitz Senator Dan Boyle Tommy Tiernan Written By: Con Doyle Shaun O’ Connor Joe Kiely Conor Stanley Edited by Shaun O’Connor Original Songs By: Con Doyle Conor Stanley Shaun O’Connor

The Cork-made film "Steamin' + Dreamin': The Grandmaster Cash Story" had its highly successful world premiere in The Pavilion nightclub, Carey's Lane, Cork on Friday 6th of November 2009, as part of the Corona Cork Film Festival. The film wads directed, by past CIT student Shaun O’Connor, who is also a regular writer for this magazine.

Synopsis

“Steamin’ + Dreamin’: The Grandmaster Cash Story” is the controversial, funny and moving tale of a young Cork musician and his struggle to be heard. Through the eyes of a group of college students (headed by narrator Seamus Kelly), we are introduced to the world of underground Cork hip-hop, the bitter rivalries that fuel the rappers’ creative fires, and the people behind the profanity. Our guide through this seedy, dangerous underbelly is YouTube sensation and one of Cork’s most infamous rappers, Grandmaster Cash. A Rochestown native, this man seems to court controversy at every turn. Through a series of shocking and hilarious interviews, we learn about his past, his dreams, his frustrations - and why Cork means so much to him. We also hear from key figures in the local music and political scenes, and come to some fascinating conclusions about the nature of hip-hop music and culture. We also meet the notorious Dr. Feekinstein, Cash’s ‘enemy’ from Carrigaline. As they bait and berate each other in song and on camera, Kelly tries to get to the root of their differences. But just as the documentary is starting to come together for Seamus and his fellow students, an unforeseen event causes major problems for the production - and a crisis of conscience for Grandmaster Cash. It might just take the intervention of a major Irish celebrity to sort things out… Can Kelly find some way to finish the documentary? Will Cash & Feekinstein ever resolve their differences? Will anyone watch this film and not be offended? This is the documentary that shows a side of Cork life that’s rarely seen; The documentary that’s been causing uproar in academic and musical circles; The documentary that almost got three students kicked out of college; The documentary about the most controversial rapper working in Ireland today: Grandmaster Cash.

Background

In February of 2009, four young Corkonians had an idea: To make a comedy/drama film that featured and explored the unique character of their city, its language and characters, using one of the least-known aspects of the city as a backdrop: it’s underground hip-hop culture. “Steamin’ + Dreamin’: The Grandmaster Cash Story” is a 100% Cork production that shows the city as it really is for many young people; an exciting, vibrant place filled with humour, music, friendship… and lots of profanity. The film’s stars, Con Doyle and Conor Stanley (Cash & Feekinstein), had riffed in conversations for years about the local hip-hop scene, and how the lyrics were brilliantly and unapologetically ‘Cork’. From these informal chats emerged the characters of Grandmaster Cash and Dr. Feekinstein. When their friend, director and editor Shaun O’ Connor, proposed that they film some of the material, the characters quickly began to develop. Though the project began as a short film, it quickly turned into something much bigger; the three were writing and producing songs at an incredible rate,

and the videos/songs uploaded to YouTube and MySpace were getting a huge amount of hits. The filmmakers quickly realised that aside from making people laugh, they could also seriously address the stereotypes surrounding the genre of hiphop and ‘young’ music in general; maybe even say something about the nature of creativity and where it comes from. A full-length film, it seemed, was the best way to convey all of this. It was decided that a faux-documentary format would be the best way to approach the material. In the vein of Woody Allen’s “Zelig” and Rob Reiner’s “Spinal Tap”, we would get to know Grandmaster Cash in his own words, through a series of interviews. Another friend, Joe Kiely, was asked to help with the writing and filming of material (and ended up playing Seamus Kelly, the film’s narrator). Over the course of six months, these four friends met up regularly, discussed ideas, developed the narrative structure of the film – and filmed whatever they felt might work. As the production continued and word spread, the hype about Grandmaster Cash and the film went to an altogether new level. Stevie G, Red FM’s hugely popular DJ, asked Con Doyle to appear – as Cash – on his Saturday night radio show. The interview was 45 minutes long and featured almost all of Cash’s tracks. Internet forums were buzzing for days after the broadcast: Was this guy for real? And all the while, the YouTube and MySpace views were soaring. However, with the majority of the material shot, the filmmakers felt that the final act was missing something. There needed to be a shock appearance, someone who could motivate Cash out of the anger he feels towards both Feekinstein and himself at that point in the story. It was decided to pitch this to comedian Tommy Tiernan, one of Cash’s heroes in the story. Incredibly, Tiernan agreed to participate, and an interview was shot in the Moran Silver Springs Hotel. Shooting concluded with what was a huge undertaking for the four filmmakers: An actual gig in the Crúiscín Lán bar on Douglas St, Cork. This took weeks of preparation as the filmmakers prepared to stage a live hip-hop gig, something that none of them had even attended prior to this. The word went out on the Internet, and astonishingly, the bar was filled to capacity on the day. Cash and Feek, it seemed, had turned into something of a phenomonon. And thankfully, the gig went off without a hitch and everyone had a great time. This film is the result of a huge amount of work on the parts of not only the filmmakers, but dozens of fellow Corkonians who were willing to give their time and effort for free (the film’s final budget was, incredibly, less than 200 Euros). The result is a movie that the filmmakers hope says something important about the youth and music of Cork. They hope it will be seen as an ode to Cork, using the city’s distinct vernacular, character and humour to create a thoroughly engaging film.

Production Notes

“Steamin’ + Dreamin’: The Grandmaster Cash Story” was shot on a Sony HDR-SR12 Camera. Sound was recorded with a Rode directional condensor microphone. The film was edited in Adobe Premiere Pro. The music was recorded and produced on a PC, using Fruity Loops and Mackie’s Tracktion software. Runtime: 1hr 24mins

Hockey Intervarsities Belfast 2009 It was a mixed bag of fortunes this year with both teams struggling to find their rhythm. We started off on Saturday morning of the October bank holiday weekend, leaving for Belfast at 11:30, on what can only be described as the longest bus journey I was ever on.

the ball in play then squared the ball perfectly to the on rushing Chris Scanlon who buried the ball low and hard first time into the bottom corner of the goal from ten yards out. This earned CIT a well deserved 1-1 draw and won us a place in the plate final against Trinity.

The tournament kicked off in Mosley H.C. on Sunday morning with the women playing their first game. It was quite clear that the seven and a half hour long bus journey had affected us as we looked off the pace. However, the ladies battled away through the wind and rain and gave a very good account of themselves - eventually loosing out to DCU. They then had to play Queens next and their legs were well and truly gone at this stage, but again they gave a very respectable account of themselves before eventually loosing out. Best for the women were Irish International Cliodhna Sargent, Lesley-Ann Daunt and Trish Moloney.

Then time for the big event, the final of the Plate against Trinity. For the first ten minutes CIT were very good and more than held their own with the back line, and particularly left back Darren Beamish played outstandingly. Trinity then slowly got on top and slotted two in quick succession past Steven White in goal. At half time it was looking bleak but CIT showed that never die attitude and spurred on by our super supporters and (in fairness to them) some UCC players. We got back into the game with a fantastic drag flick from John Hobbs. Trinity were now in a real battle. Then when a similar effort hit one of the Trinity defenders on the line CIT were awarded a Penalty which Varsity Veteran Hobbs duly dispatched. It was 2-2 and that’s how it finished up at the end of normal time. So onto extra time in which new kid on the block Ronan Moran was unlucky not to find the golden goal when he was inches away from turning in an Ali Smith cross. Then it was to be decided by Strokes. John Hobbs stepped up first and rifled home, as did his counter part from trinity. Then Beamish dispatched his followed by Roger Gray. It was three all when Emmet Long stepped up. He beat the keeper but unfortunately he also beat the post and it sailed narrowly wide. Then it was curtains as Trinity finished and won the spoils.

The men then had their chance but alas it was the same story. The team was a very different one to the runners-up one from the previous year with eight players in total not available. However varsity veteran John Hobbs along with Munster players Ali Smith, Roger Gray and Darren Beamish were all declared fit. Sadly despite a gallant performance, UU eventually proved to be formidable winners of both the men’s and women’s cups. Monday saw a change from the previous day with all players now in their stride. The tie of the day had to have been the all Cork men’s grudge clash between UCC and CIT. CIT MEN had to play QUEENS first. We eventually ran out winners 2-1 with Roger Gray hitting an unstoppable shot from the edge of the circle and then John Hobbs flicking the winner into the top right corner of the goal. Then came the big game which everyone had been looking forward to with relish right from the draw. The Gray Brothers were set against each other. Andy is now playing for UCC. Tensions were running high and the crowd grew in anticipation. This was followed by some fantastic work and skill from Ali Smith down the right wing. Ten minutes later UCC scored a fantastic goal from a short corner with the above mentioned Andy Gray rifling a ball into the bottom corner to give them the lead. It stayed that way right up until the half time whistle. The second half was again a lively affair with CIT controlling the ball but sadly unable to score. With five minutes left all hope seemed dead and buried until Damien Buttimer won a ball in centre midfield and played a super pass to new boy Ronan Moran who slid to keep

Men’s Team: Steven (beatable) White, John (years here) Hobbs, Darren (DS) Beamish, Just Jim, Emmet (wide stroke) Long, Ian (slut) White, Roger (keep ball) Gray, Ali (bubbles) Smith, Killian(cant run)Hughes, Chris (wrote this) Scanlon, Damien (engaged) Buttimer, Ronan (medal) Moran, Connor(married) Mc Carthy and Eoin(shots)Bourke. Manager: Alan Good Women’s Team: Sarah O’Herlihy, Cli Sargent, Dee Conroy, Alma Kingston, Dee Cronin, Trish Moloney, Lesley-Ann Daunt, Michella Lynch, Jessica Prendergast, Lisa Hellan, Mary-Kate MacGabhan, and Christine Nolan. Manager: Emma Peters All in all a great time was had both teams on and off the field and we would like to thank all who helped in particular the sports office and indeed to UU for hosting the event. Training is on Monday and Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 newcomers are welcome.

Trade a Paper Clip for Nintendo! Heard the story about how one red paperclip became a house? Meet Kyle MacDonald who indeed traded one red paperclip for a house. He started with one red paperclip on July 12 2005 and 14 trades later, on July 12, 2006 he traded with the Town of Kipling Saskatchewan for a house located at 503 Main Street. How about the story of a student in Dundalk Institute of Technology who managed to trade a paperclip for a canoe! So why not take up the challenge? Enhance your selling techniques, develop trading skills and meet new people. Who knows where your paper clip will take you.

Here’s Kyle’s story: Meet Kyle MacDonald, the budding entrepreneur who traded one red paperclip for a house. He started with one red paperclip on July 12th 2005 and 14 trades later, on July 12th 2006 he traded with the Town of Kipling Saskatchewan for a house located at 503 Main Street. Klye began trading July 12th 2005 and completed his trading on July 12th 2006. Check out the list of Kyle’s trades below: He went to Vancouver and traded the paperclip for a fish-shaped pen. He then traded the pen the same day for a hand-sculpted doorknob from Seattle, Washington, which he nicknamed "Knob-T". He traveled to Amherst, Massachusetts, with a friend to trade the Knob-T for a Coleman camp stove (with fuel). He went to San Clemente, California, and traded the camp stove for a Honda generator, from a U.S. Marine. On November 16, 2005, having the generator confiscated by the New York City Fire Department in Maspeth, Queens, he managed to trade the generator for an "instant party": an empty keg, an IOU for filling the keg with the beer of the holder's choice, and a neon Budweiser sign. On December 8 2005 he traded the "instant party" to Quebec comedian and radio personality Michel Barrette for a Ski-doo snowmobile. Within a week of that, he traded the snowmobile for a two-person trip to Yahk, British Columbia. The second person on the trip to Yahk traded Kyle a cube van for the privilege. He traded the cube van for a recording contract with Metal Works in Toronto. He traded the recording contract to Jody Gnant for a year's rent in Phoenix, Arizona.

Around April 26 2006, he traded the one year's rent in Phoenix, Arizona, for one afternoon with Alice Cooper. On or about May 26 2006 , he traded the one afternoon with Alice Cooper for a KISS motorized snow globe. He then traded the KISS motorized snow globe to Corbin Bernsen for a role in the film Donna on Demand. Finally on July 12th, 2006 he traded the movie role for a two-story farmhouse in Kipling, Saskatchewan.

Paperclip Rules: • One paperclip per person. • Only the previously received good(s) can be traded. • No monetary exchanges (with the exception of collector coins). • Trade diary must be submitted on the final day (20th November 2009). • All exchanges must be ethical, legal & truthful. • Anyone found breaking any of the above rules will be disqualified.

How to Apply: Fill in application form and then either email to enterprise@cit.ie or drop them into the Development Office (located left of the reception in the Administration Building). Application forms can be found on the CIT website or email enterprise@cit.ie and one can be emailed to you.

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Going Dutch! From 29th of June to 3rd of July, a group of 16 final year, Recreation and Leisure students travelled to the Netherlands to undertake an international intensive programme in Hogeschool Utrecht Business School. The group from CIT were joined by over 100 students from colleges in the Netherlands, Hungary, Austria and Poland and divided into 25 competing multi-national teams, faced with managing internet based companies dealing with life-like strategic decisions while also overcoming the difficulties of working in a multi-cultural environment. The course was conducted in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere that allowed all participants to freely interact with students, staff and guest speakers from all over Europe. The week included social events each day including a memorable mid-week bar-b-que where we were joined by CIT lecturers, Mr. Noel Collins and Mr. Maurice Murphy, and an incident where six Irish students fell into the unsanitary waters of the Utrecht canals. Most students also made the short journey to spend a few days in Amsterdam, which provides its own set of stories. On completion of the programme, there was a prize giving ceremony followed by a night in Utrecht with our new international friends. I would highly recommend all students to take part in similar events, either during the January break or next summer. Ross Mc Bride BBS 4

CIT SUAS Society Update Suas is a charity based society within CIT. Suas is an educational development charity with programmes in Ireland, India and kenya. It comprises of three different parts. There is a mentoring programme in Ireland, called the Bridge to College, where college students mentor secondary school students in a range of subjects including computer skills in the hope that they will stay in education and move on to third level education. This only requires the college student to volunteer for three hours a week, and makes a massive impact on the childrens lives. There are also global issues seminars running in colleges all over Ireland, highlighting issues such as child labour, gender inequality and overseas aid. These are free to attend, and more information can be found at www.suas.ie . An overseas volunteer programme is another part of Suas, We have partner schools in India and Kenya. Each year Suas sends approx 80 Irish volunteers abroad on this 10 week programme. The volunteers teach in these partner schools for the 10 weeks in a range of subjects from english to maths and science, teaching children between 7-14 years old. All the money we raise in Suas goes straight to these partner schools to provide books, pens, uniforms, games kits, and to fund the cost of teacher’s salaries. A little money goes a long way, just two euro will provide regular medical check-ups for a child for a year and just four euro will buy a child a school uniform. Last year Suas CIT raised 700 euro through fundraising, we held a human auction where we had some

very attractive people auctioned off, and the highest bidder got a dinner date with the object of their affection! Pub quizzes and a danceathon also raised money, while our halloween party was a huge success. We also face painted in the pubs in town on Paddys Day, which was more fun for us than for the kids really! We topped off a great year with a mystery tour for all society members ( and also James, who happened to be at a loose end) , ending up in killarney. The night was fanastic although the state of us the next day was proof that we had enjoyed ourselves a little too much… On Thurday the 29th of October 2009 we held our second halloween party in conjunction with the business society. Congratulations to Jenny and Rosie on making an almost indestructible pumpkin pinata, which took nearly 10 full force punches before it finally succumbed. Thanks also to Ronan and Dave for taking part in the bagel eating contest which provided much amusement for all, you haven’t seen anything until you’ve witnessed two grown men wrestle with a bagel on a string. A raffle of a halloween hamper and some other prizes raised 153.13 euro - well done to all the suas volunteers on the night who took a break from the dancefloor to help sell raffle tickets and set up the games. We hope to raise even more money than last year, with a charity gig and a few more pub quizzes on the cards. Look out for posters and the What’s On to see our upcoming events, and all new members are welcome.Weekly meetings are Wednesdays at 1.00 pm in meeting room 2, just come along or call up to the societies office to add your name to the text list. Jessica Prendergast

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What is the Christian Union? This is a question we’ve been asked a few times and I think it might be a good idea to write a little blurb about who we are and what we do. The Christian Union is a student society in CIT. We meet together once a week to share our faith in Jesus Christ by reading the bible, praying and worshiping God through music. We know the bible to be true and relevant to today, and we want to encourage all people to read it for themselves and see that it’s not some ancient, outdated book to be interpreted for you by someone else. It is God’s word for ALL people to be read by all people. It’s important to note that the Christian Union is not trying to be a mini church on campus. Although we do have a loose order of events when we meet together we’re not trying to put on a church service or anything of the sort. Our aim is to encourage each other in our faith and to represent Christ in CIT by meeting up together in his name. That being said, the Christian Union is not a closed society. You don’t have to be a Christian to come along. There isn’t some secret handshake or password – EVERYONE is welcome. The atheist who thinks we’re stupid, the agnostic who is unsure…we would be glad to meet you. We won’t argue with you or try to ram our

beliefs down your throat – that’s not Christian. Instead we will show what the bible says and answer any questions that you have. We’re not experts with all the answers but we know that the bible holds its own and has all the answers that we need. We meet up every Tuesday in meeting room two in the Students Centre at 1:10pm -2pm. You can eat in the room so you don’t have to skip lunch and you’re welcome to hang around afterwards as well. We hope that now you're a little clearer as to who we are and what we do. We’ll leave you with one of the most well known and most important bible verses – John 3:16 : “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.” God Bless, The CU committee.

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Reviews The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Reviewed by: Liadh Crowley

The late Heath Ledgers final movie has been the much anticipated film of 2009. Following the tragic passing of Ledger, some other big names jumped on board in order to complete the movie which Ledger left only half done; Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell all participated. A movie with such big names would seem to be safe for success... A travelling show set in present day, staring Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer), his daughter Valentina (Lily Cole), street boy Anton (Andrew Garfield) and loyal Percy (Verne Troyer), travel from alley to alley giving passers by the opportunity to enter the amazing Imaginarium. Here, they’re imaginations and wildest dreams come alive. When they stumble across injured Tony (Heath Ledger), Doctor Parnassus believes he is sent to help with his constant battle with the devil (Tom Waits), and help win the bet, carrying the heavy wager of his daughter, Valentina. I would compare The Imaginarium to a train wreck; disastrous but an amazing spectacle all the same. The story line seems confused, like it was stuck in

a blender and mixed around. It doesn’t seem to know whether it’s going left or right, up or down. The start, though easy to follow, seems to trail into a self-indulgent mess. The point of the movie was unclear, and by the end, most people still didn’t know what had happened. Saying this however, the imagery was captivating and enchanting. Although most of my friends thought this movie was 100% confusion and disaster, I secretly could have sat there all night watching this muddled up, deranged fiasco. Why, you might ask, after this, so far, largely negative review? Well, for the simple reason that I had never seen anything like it before. This movie is escapism at its best. Yes, not every scene makes perfect sense, but I got the feeling that it didn’t matter. It was about the actors on screen, the world they were portraying, and how they were portraying it. Ledger was a high moment of this movie, giving an all around impressive performance. Johnny Depp was in and out quicker than you could say ‘boo’, and Jude Law and Colin Farrell were utterly forgettable. Tom Waits, or ‘the devil’, hands down, stole the show. Between his rusty gravel-like voice, and sinister, mystical endearment, he was thoroughly believable and to be honest, I was hoping to see him in every opening scene. So in closing, The Imaginarium is not for everyone. It has all the right pieces of a brilliant fantasy movie, but it’s like a jig saw that was put together wrong. Strict film lovers may find this movie incomplete and senseless. However if you’re one with a wider, broader, more open imagination, the magic of Doctor Parnassus may just ‘wow’ your senses.