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‘Smoke-Free Campus’ Referendum UCDSU plan to hold referendum to ban smoking on campus Campus could be smoke-free by October 2014 Rachel Carey News Editor UCD Students’ Union are holding a referendum to decide the student position on UCD becoming a smoke-free campus. If the proposed plans were to be enforced it would see smoking banned on campus with students and staff having to walk to the entrances of UCD for a cigarette.

The issue was raised at a UCD Health Promotion Committee where Students’ Union President Mícheál Gallagher was in attendance. The group Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) who advocated for the smoking ban in bars, put forward the motion to the committee who “unanimously supported the concept of a smokefree campus,” according to a UCD spokesperson.

Gallagher, the only student representative on the committee, told the College Tribune that the Students’ Union want to develop its different policies on diverse topics that might be controversial in conjunction with students in an effort to “get students’ feedback.”

It was agreed between the Students’ Union and the Health Promotion Committee that a referendum would help both parties get

a clear message from students on this issue.

The College Tribune has spoken to many students on the matter and their response has been varied. Cillian Fearon, a 3rd year arts student, stated his opinion on the referendum saying that “it would be a great idea in theory to make UCD a smoke-free campus, however, I don't think it would be practical to enforce given the size of the campus.”

“If a poll showed that the majority of students were bothered by people smoking then fair enough, but to ban it completely when no one has spoken out against it is crazy,” said Jessie Reynolds, a 3rd year student and ex-smoker.

Emma Costello, a 3rd year arts student, said that “a smoke free UCD will not better the college, you'll end up with irritated students who will be late for lectures, tutorials and such by having to walk to the entrances to have a ‘quick smoke’.”

Although students feel strongly on the matter, Gallagher told the College Tribune that “it doesn’t look like anything will happen until October 2014.”

Pictured is from left Hayleigh O'Shea from Dublin, Louise Quinlan, Tipperary, Jessika Irwin, Louth and Martha Nolan from Carlow who all graduated from UCD with a Degree of Bachelor of Commerce.

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10.09.2013 Contents

FEATURES The Snowden Saga

Edward Snowden became the news story of the summer when he leaked documents about the surveillance techniques used by the National Security Agency (NSA). Thomas Cullen examines the leaks and looks at how the media and the governments involved dealt with the revelations. | Page 7

TRAVEL Leap of Faith

Would you give up a full time graduate job in order to see Asia, Grainne did | Page11

BUSINESS The Internship

Student survey of the merits and drawbacks of the college internship | Page 13

SPORT

Reality Bites As Ireland’s World Cup Dream Fades | Page 17

Editorial Team: Editors: Ronan Coveney Amy Walsh News Editors: Rachel Carey Thomas Cullen Sports Editor: Sean Cummins Conall Devlin

Paid parking dispute heads to LRC Ronan Coveney Editor SIPTU have requested a hearing in the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) over plans to introduce paid parking across UCD campuses The proposal would see paid parking introduced on both the Belfield and Blackrock campuses.

UCD Director of Capital Services Eamonn Ceannt stated that UCD planned to introduce charges across all campuses from this month in a letter sent to unions in February.

Currently there are a number of large free car parks on campus.

This model would see a change in the way parking is managed on campus with students and staff left with no option but to pay for parking. The proposal would see the annual cost of parking set at €315 for students and €577.50 for staff, according to a document sent to unions this Summer.

UCD staff called on the university to maintain free - parking on campus at a protest outside the new student centre on the 25th of

June. The protest was organised

by SIPTU and IFUT to coincide with a UCD Governing Authority meeting.

Planning permission is still in place for a multi-storey car park and commuting facility on a site close to the tennis courts near the Clonskeagh entrance.

Speaking to the College Tribune UCDSU President Mícheál

Gallagher said that the “Students’ Union is not in favour of charges until the new commuting facilities are actually in place and on the basis that more spaces will be available. At that stage it would be clear to students what they were being asked to pay for and what would be available to them.

Charges should be eliminated when the new facilities have been

paid for.”

“UCD permits should be issued immediately to staff and students in order to eliminate the use of Belfield as a park and ride facility by members of the public,” he added.

A date has yet to be set for the hearing of SIPTU’s case at the LRC.

New UCD Clubhouse Bar opens on campus Thomas Cullen News Editor A new clubhouse bar has opened on campus a year after the old UCD Student Bar was forced to close its doors after financial difficulty. The Clubhouse is located beside the UCD Students’ Centre and is open to customers seven days a week.

The UCD Clubhouse bar had been under construction for an extended period of time, during which it suffered a number of setbacks. In September 2012 the building company that was carrying out the construction work, Noel Thompson Builders Limited, was allegedly declared insolvent, halting building work on the site.

The Clubhouse is currently being managed by Rubikon Management Consultants who are based in Galway. According to their website they offer “specialist advice and support to the hospitality industry and create, implement and manage Business Editor: Shane O’ Brien Eagarthóirí Gaeilge: John Mac Conchoille Aisling Ní Shírín Music Editor: Thérèse Walsh Fashion Editor: Lauren Tracey

cost effective strategies that provide measurable results and value” to their clients.

UCD Students’ Union President Mícheál Gallagher, who sits on the Clubhouse committee along with representatives of the various sports clubs and UCD’s Director of Student Services, has stated that “the SU plan on working closely with the Clubhouse to bring the best entertainment to their membership for the best value. We are looking forward to creating a positive relationship with them and the feedback even from orientation has been quite good. Students are quite happy with their new social hub.”

The clubhouse will make up for the loss of the UCD Students Bar which was forced to close on June 15th 2012 after long-term financial difficulties. The bar staff, some of whom had worked in the bar for almost 25 years, accepted redundancy. However, there were delays in the payment of an estimated €215,000 in redundancy payments.

Turbine Editor: Candi Wilde Photographer: Sean O’ Reilly Designer: Cathal O’ Gara

Contributors:

Sam Blanckensee Daragh Connolly Professor John Crown Michael Fanning Gareth Farrell Matthew Hugh Farrelly Patrick Fleming Ceithrean Murray Aoibhinn Ní Chionnaith

Emma Nic Lochliann Kate O’ Brien Aodh Ó Cannáin Grainne O’ Hogan Ayisha Ogbara Professor Ben Tonra James Walsh Stephen West

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UCD Students’ Union to hold abortion preferendum Thomas Cullen News Editor UCD Students’ Union will hold a ‘preferendum’ at the beginning of October this year to decide its policy on abortion. Students will be asked to vote on the 1st and 2nd of October in conjunction with the class representative elections and the referendum on a smoking ban on campus.

The union currently has no stance on abortion, but UCDSU President Mícheál Gallagher believes that it is important to have a referendum on the topic this year. “The reason I thought it was important to have a referendum on it this year is well, fundamentally, I believe in democracy. I believe in our Union having a policy on important topics such as that. We should have concrete policy on issues like this that students regularly get in contact with us about,” said Gallagher.

When asked why the vote would take the form of a ‘preferendum’, Gallagher told the College

Tribune that “in a preferendum you have a multitude of choices.

The ballot paper has not been finalised yet but option a could be pro-choice, option b could be prolife and option c could be abortion in certain circumstances and then option d could be that the union should continue to have no stance on abortion. I really want to put it out there to our membership and get feedback on what our union should be doing for them.”

The UCD Pro-Choice society are also in favour of voters having multiple choices, stating that they welcome the referendum taking the form of a preferendum as “we feel this allows a wide variety of options to be articulated and expressed and we feel that with such a large UCD student population this can only be a positive thing.”

However, Life Society UCD, who are a pro-life group on campus, have concerns over the potential wording of the referendum. In the orientation guide distributed by UCDSU one of the potential options on the preferendum is “abortion under certain circumstances,"

which the Life Society feel is too ambiguous, telling the College Tribune that “we have concerns around the ambiguous wording of the referendum. In particular the wording ‘Abortion under certain circumstances.’ What are the 'certain circumstances' that they refer to in this option? We are going to be talking to the Student Union to get clarity around this wording.”

A spokesperson for UCD ProChoice has confirmed that they will campaign fully to ensure a successful pro-choice result in the referendum, adding that “this is particularly poignant given the long legacy of being an active prochoice union we have inherited from UCDSU in the past, notably in the SPUC V Grogan case. It is a tradition we are proud to campaign for and one we intend to see upheld.” Life Society UCD wish to speak to the Students’ Union to get full information on the referendum before making a decision as to whether they are going to be involved in the debate in any way prior to the referendum.

In 2006, a L&H debate on abor-

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We should have concrete policy on issues like this that students regularly get in contact with us about

tion was cancelled when members of the society received calls from members of Youth Defence, warning of violence if the debate went ahead. Gallagher told the College Tribune that precautions are in place this year to ensure the safety of voters. He also added that any official campaign teams need to register their interests with the returning officer who will police all materials, posters and fliers.

The Life Society have stated that they support reasonable and informed discussion on the abortion issue at UCD, “Life Society has never undertaken or participated in any attempt to shut down debate on abortion at UCD, nor do we intend to this year.”

The spokesperson for the Pro-Choice society believes that “because abortion and a woman's right to choose are such divisive issues we expect that the debate will be a heated one.” “ [We are] confident that any pro choice campaigners will conduct themselves in a respectful and dignified manner,” they added.

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Students Struggle with Accommodation

Rachael Carey News Editor This year UCD students are struggling to find accommodation before the start of the academic year.

Many students are still homeless and are facing long-haul commutes to get to college each day as they struggle to find somewhere to live.

Students are finding themselves priced out of the market as rent rates continue to rise. Rent of €500 or more has become the norm that students are faced with paying.

Students’ Union Welfare officer Cian Dowling tells the College Tribune that “it is simply too high for students who are already strugan already competitive market. gling with paying the registration fee and costs associated with actu- According to Dowling, some male students are also facing bias from ally attending college.” landlords who prefer to rent to Students can also face bias females only. from landlords. Many landlords It is Erasmus students and prefer not to rent to students instead opting to give accommoda- students who are on placement for a semester who are finding it espetion to young professionals who cially difficult to source accomare choosing to rent rather than modation, said Dowling. Erasmus buy.

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students only need accommodation for four months and landlords prefer to lease to people for an entire year. Many students must compromise with digs accommodation, where a student stays in a family home with other students and pays a flat rate for lodgings and board.

Third year Arts student Riona Cleary spoke to the College Trib-

une about her struggle to find accommodation this year. “I thought last year was a nightmare, couldn’t get a house until October, but this year its way worse. I’ve been to countless viewings, all of which were a disaster, several times I’ve called landlords and they have told me to call back the next day for a viewing and I call and they either

don’t answer, their phones are off ... It’s frustrating because they can do that.”

“I’m still looking. I’m online every day and making about ten calls a day. So seen as college is starting back next week it looks like i’ll be commuting until something opens up, it’s just not ideal for my final year,” she added.

Currently the Students’ Union are trying to help those who are experiencing difficulty with advice on their website. They are also encouraging students to consider digs accommodation as they are the most “readily available alternative” according to Dowling.

Students are also being encouraged to frequently check websites such as Daft.ie to find some form of accommodation.

“We have been drawing up several plans we hope to roll out as students come to us in difficulty on the financial side of things.

I highly encourage people to complete a Welfare Fund application form and come see me for assistance,” he added.

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UCD continue expansion into China Thomas Cullen News Editor University College Dublin has further increased its interest in China by establishing a new Institute of Health Science and Innovation in Shenzhen University during the summer. UCD previously opened the BeijingDublin International College which was the result of an agreement between UCD and Beijing University of Technology.

“The agreement between University College Dublin and Shenzhen University (SZU) to establish a new International College in Health Sciences Innovation is the result of a long and complex process. It required multiple stages of agreement and approval on both sides. Ultimately, the agreement will help to promote and encourage cultural understanding between Chinese and Irish students and staff, and also contribute to the growing positive relations between the two countries,” said a spokesperson for UCD. Another campus development in the coastal city of Yantai is expected to be established once talks are completed over the coming months between the China Agricultural University and the Yantai Municipal Government. The Yantai campus will primarily focus on agricultural science, food science, life sciences and bioengineering.

The dragon-shaped library serves as a central point of the University Town campus Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn, has previously praised UCD’s increasing foothold in China by stating at the opening ceremony of the Beijing-Dublin International College that “the establishment of Beijing-Dublin International College is a concrete example of UCD’s internationalisation agenda, and indeed of the wider interconnectedness between Ireland’s higher education system and leading education institutions globally.”

UCD President Hugh Brady

spoke of “the enthusiastic support we received from both the Irish Government and the Chinese authorities.”

China is a country where human rights abuses and suppression of academic freedom have been recorded. In December 2012 Professor Wang Peijian from China Jiliang University in Hangzhou had his classes cancelled and was later forced by his university to enter a psychiatric facility after talking to his students about the 1989 Tianan-

IMAGE COURTESY OF UNIV. TOWN LIBRARY SHENZHEN

men Square massacre.

In China “an estimated 500,000 people are currently enduring punitive detention without charge or trial, and millions are unable to access the legal system to seek redress for their grievances,” according to Amnesty International. There are also reports of the surveillance, house arrest, and imprisonment of human rights defenders whilst internet and media censorship has also increased.

Last year the executive direc-

tor of Amnesty International Ireland, Colm O’ Gorman, stated that “China is the world’s number one executioner. It is crucial that institutions like University College Dublin use their influence in their contacts with the Chinese government to raise the concerns of many Irish people about China’s appalling human rights record. Academics and students in China have gone to prison for speaking out about human rights abuses. UCD should be a voice for them.”

UCD gets a new President Ronan Coveney Editor The UCD Governing Authority has appointed Professor Andrew J Deeks as the new UCD President.

Professor Deeks will take over the position in January 2014 when Doctor Hugh Brady steps down in December of this year following 10 years as President of the university.

Professor Deeks currently holds the position of pro vice-chancellor of science in Durham University.

This is the first time in UCD’s history that an external candidate has been appointed as president.

Professor Deeks was born in the UK in 1963 and emigrated with his family to Perth at the age of six. He graduated from the University of Western Australia (UWA) with a first class honours in Civil Engineering in 1984. Professor Deeks held the position as head of the School of Civil & Resource Engineering at UWA for five years from 2004-2009.

In 2009, he moved to Durham University to take up his current position.

This will be UCD’s ninth President since its foundation in 1854 by John Henry Newman.

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UCDSU Rebrand Rachael Carey News Editor

Newlygrads

From Graduand to Graduate, last week’s conferrings were brightened up as the campus became drenched in St Patrick’s Blue and saffron with the newly re-designed robes.

This September the Students’ Union has completed their proposed re-design of their brand.

This included redesigning the Students’ Union website as well as the SU corridor and SU shops.

UCDSU President Mícheál Gallagher told the College Tribune that the rebrand was one of his top priorities for the year after including it within his election manifesto. Gallagher decided to proceed with the rebrand as a clear majority of students’ voted for this it when voting in Gallagher as president.

The rebrand is “a lot younger, more fresh... more vibrant,” according to Gallagher.

The rebrand was designed by Ger Byrne, who won a design competition held by the Students’ Union for designers who had worked for them in the past.

Along with the new logo and posters, the Students’ Union’s website has also been trans-

formed. The website now has more functions available such as being able to sell UCD produce and gig tickets. Students will also be able to vote through the website for class rep and exec elections. The website has “practical applications as well as the obvious aesthetic,” said Gallagher.

Despite the scale of the rebrand, including the Students’ Union corridor and the SU shop’s redesign, Gallagher ensured the College Tribune that the rebrand came at a “relatively low cost.”

IADT UCD Alliance follows HEA Outline Matthew Hugh Farrelly News Writer UCD and Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) have signed a memorandum of understanding which will support the development of educational and creative collaborations between the two institutions.

This follows a Higher Education Authority (HEA) report to the minister for Education Ruairi Quinn which proposed a merging of third level institution in Leinster to enable strategic collaborations.

Dr Annie Doona, President of IADT, revealed that the institutes had been in discussions since July 2012 regarding teaching, research and innovation. Dr Doona pointed out that this signing would not affect the position of IADT in the academic field, “IADT will maintain its specialised position within the education landscape and today’s announcement is a step forward in developing relations between our two Institutions.”

Deputy President of UCD, Professor Mark Rogers, stated that the signing will bring about excellent opportunities for all involved and remarked on the similarities that the two institutes share, “we both promote an entrepreneurial spirit among our students and our staff and I can foresee creative outcomes from the cross-pollination and exchange of ideas between the two institutions.”

This understanding reflects on the recent Higher Education Authority (HEA) report to the Minister of Education, Ruairi Quinn, which outlined the potential for the two institutions to form an alliance. The report also outlined the importance of IADT’s independence and expects a detailed plan to be proposed to the HEA by the end of October 2013 which “should engage in discussion with University College Dublin and National College of Art and Design with a view to developing an alliance that could actively exploit opportunities for cooperation.”

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The Snowden Saga

Edward Snowden became the news story of the summer when he leaked documents about the surveillance techniques used by the National Security Agency (NSA). Thomas Cullen examines the leaks and looks at how the media and the governments involved dealt with the revelations.

Thomas Cullen News Editor On August 1st of this year, Edward Snowden was granted temporary asylum in Russia, allowing him to leave the confines of Moscow airport and put an end to the bizarre cat and mouse chase between the former NSA contractor and the United States government. Every major media organisation around the globe had followed his story closely, with discussion revolving around which countries would offer Snowden asylum and whether the man was a traitor or a whistleblower.

Sadly, as was also the case with US military whistleblower Chelsea Manning, the whistleblowers themselves often become the story rather than the actual information they have released to the public. Instead of analysing the data that Snowden released, most of the mainstream media focused their efforts on analysing the man himself and watching his every move as he tried to remain outside of the United States far-reaching clutches.

So what exactly did Snowden

reveal? He released an estimated 15,000-20,000 documents to the Guardian newspaper in order to expose how heavily the United States government was spying on its own citizens. The leaks showed that in April 2013, a top secret court order was issued to one of America’s largest telecoms providers, Verizon, asking them to hand over all call data from its customers to the NSA on an on-going basis. Obama’s government, like the Bush administration beforehand, was effectively collecting the communication records of millions of citizens regardless of whether or not they committed any crime or were suspected of any wrongdoing.

Amongst the documents released by Snowden were details of PRISM, a previously undisclosed program designed to tap directly into the servers of several major internet companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, Skype and YouTube, in order to collect information about its users. The NSA was able to

use the program to collect private emails, chat messages and search histories of people that used the major websites. All of the internet companies involved claimed that they were unaware of PRISM and its capabilities.

Soon it was realised that the NSA surveillance spread further than the United States alone. It was exposed that the agency had a spying web that allowed it to examine the personal data of internet and phone users from around the world. The Obama administration targeted certain countries to spy on such as China, Russia, Iran and Afghanistan, whilst other countries such as the UK and Germany were assisted by the NSA in spying on their own civilians. Snowden spoke about how the NSA abused its power even further by targeting journalists who were critical of the US government after 9-11. The NSA also had programs that targeted foreign embassies by spying and eavesdropping on them. Many European embassies were bugged after being targeted by the agency.

Despite the revelations, President Obama told the world that “the main thing I want to emphasize is that I don’t have an interest and the people at the NSA don’t have an interest in doing anything other than making sure that we can prevent a terrorist attack.” He also criticised Snowden’s actions and asked him to return to face trial in America and make the case that “what he did was right.” Obama’s call for Snowden to return for a fair trial did not convince Snowden. This is unsurprising considering the treatment of his fellow whistleblower Chelsea Manning. Manning was held for almost three years under torturous conditions before a farcical trial took place where she was sentenced to 35 years in prison simply because she exposed war crimes committed by the US Government.

Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian blogger who broke the NSA surveillance story after Snowden sent him the documents, was also targeted by the UK authorities in a clear attempt to intimidate him into silence. This was done through the detention of his partner David Miranda at Heathrow Airport under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000. Miranda was released after nine hours which is the max amount of time the law allows before officers must either release or arrest the individual.

However, 97% of such detentions

their own terrorism law for reasons having nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism: a potent reminder of how often governments lie when they claim that they need powers to stop ‘the terrorists,’ and how dangerous it is to vest unchecked power with political officials in its name.”

Despite Snowden exposing the extent of US spying, some people have criticised the former NSA contractor for his actions. Some of the questionable criticisms include the assertion that he has put people at risk by letting them know they are being spied on and that he is a traitor to the American people by informing them of what their elected representatives are doing. Fox News analyst Ralph Peters bizarrely accused Snowden of committing treason simply to get attention and then later called for the death penalty to be brought back for both Snowden and Chelsea Manning.

However, Snowden has mainly received praise for sacrificing his job and comfortable lifestyle in order to inform the public about the illegal actions of their government.

Daniel Ellsberg, who released the Pentagon Papers about the Vietnam war in 1971, commented on Snowden: “I have no doubt at all that he’s a patriotic American, as he’s said. And to call him a traitor reveals a real misunderstanding of our founding documents.”

Both Snowden and Manning were driven by a sense of duty to their country. last less than an hour according to official figures and only 1 in 2000 are kept for over 6 hours.

Greenwald described the detention as a “failed act of intimidation” and stated that “they obviously had zero suspicion that David was associated with a terrorist organization or involved in any terrorist plot. Instead, they spent their time interrogating him about the NSA reporting which Laura Poitras, the Guardian and I are doing, as well the content of the electronic products he was carrying. They completely abused

Both Snowden and Manning were driven by a sense of duty to their country. When they witnessed how their government was abusing its power and committing crimes, they sacrificed all they had in order to expose powerful administrations. The very least that the public and the media can do is to use the information that was revealed to them to engage in informed debate about the actions of those in power and to pressurise political administrations into changing their policies for the better.

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Seanad Reform Debate

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My brutal question is; ‘why bother’?

We desperately need real parliamentary and political reform.

Professor Ben Tonra

NUI Senator and UCD Clinical Research Professor

I T UCD School of Politics and International Relations

In one sense it is too easy to condemn Without substantive constitutional revision Seanad Eireann to an oblivion it richly the Seanad would – at best – simply be deserves. Constructed as a toothless, elitist, doing that which the Dáil itself should be post-colonial sop to minority representation doing: holding the Government to account and Roman Catholic corporatist ideology, and intelligently interrogating its proposthe upper house has not played a significant als. In a sense, therefore, Seanad 'reform' political function in the state. The only as currently proposed would let the governexception has been its role as a launchment off the hook of serious and substantive ing pad or holding pen for wannabe/failed political change and would in fact represent TDs, as a pasture for political elders and, in status quo politics. recent decades, as a political echo chamber The strongest counter argument here is that for civic-minded individuals and social abolition of the Seanad would, in and of itinnovators. The contributions of some of self, do nothing to strengthen the Oireachtas these individuals – and we can name them – and would contribute nothing to reform per have been significant. In a handful of cases se. In this I think there is logic. The advothey have been truly transformative of our cates of this position insist that the Seanad politics. To my mind, however, that is not should be retained at least until the Dáil is enough to outweigh the pointlessness, the reformed in such a way that it becomes an mind-numbing vacuity and the self-aggraneffective parliamentary chamber in its own dising twaddle of the overwhelming balance right. of the Senate's historic membership.

To be flippant, however, one might say I am deeply respectful of those that argue that holding the Seanad's abolition hostage that the Seanad could be made relevant. to substantive Dáil reform is worse than They argue with passion that the pointless. It sounds rather like Seanad could be made to holding a dead man hostage in work effectively and that it a bank siege; "give us the could play a meaningful money or the stiff gets it". ...the mind-numbing role in national politics.

If the Seanad's abolition vacuity and the Many such proposcontributes nothing to als have been made reform, neither does its self-aggrandising over the decades, continued existence. twaddle of the overnone of which have One can also seriously whelming balance of been brought close to question the bona fides fruition. The cleverest of a government with the Senate’s historic in recent times is that a massive majority in membership. sponsored by a number the lower house that has of current Senators in direct promised much in terms of response to the threat of abolition. political reform but has thus far The Seanad Reform Bill 2013, co-sponsored delivered little. I appreciate that argument

by Senators Katherine Zappone and Feargal and it has merit. Thus far the government's Quinn, suggests a range of ideas (which do core argument for abolition has been that it not require constitutional change) that could will save between 8 million and 20 million potentially create a parliamentary chamber euro. As we witness people demonstrating worthy of the name. My brutal question is; and dying to secure legitimate and repre'why bother'? sentative democratic institutions in various First, there is no intrinsic need for a secparts of the world such an argument is crass ond parliamentary chamber. Many forward- in the extreme. looking developed states of comparable size Ultimately, however, I come down on have abolished their upper houses in favour the side of the abolitionists as I see a single of single chamber parliamentary systems. chamber parliament as simply being a better These work far more effectively and respon- model for a state of this size. Abolishing sively than anything we have seen in this the Seanad can then be likened to clearing state. Both Denmark and New Zealand are knotted underbrush or knocking down a models in this regard. We can also usefully dilapidated outbuilding. It gives us a clearer ask ourselves the question, if we did not vision of where the problems really reside now have a Seanad would we choose to and what solutions are necessary and posinvent one; to serve what purpose? Secsible. Abolition of the Seanad can thus be ond, even the Zappone-Quinn proposals seen as a necessary but in no way a sufcan promise nothing more than a 'better' ficient step on the road to urgently needed and more representative advisory chamber. political reform.

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Professor John Crown

The most important political question to political office in Ireland. ask, when dealing with any political action, A functioning parliament should be a testing is cui bono? Who benefits? ground for new ideas and debate instead we This is particularly so in our Republic as have a parliament which is utterly domithe systems of the state have become so renated by the executive. sistant to change that almost every change, Who talks, for how long, and about regardless of the nature of the change prowhat, is determined by cabinet. Cabinet posed, is vetoed. policy is controlled by the Economic These changes are routinely precluded Management Council. Enda Kenny decides as being inconsistent with the status quo the business of the council: this leads to moor, precedent or, custom and practice or, ments of spectacular bad judgement like we however one wants to define those systems had on #PROMNIGHT back in February of the state that blunder from one reckless where the Government forced through legfiasco of incompetence to the next. islation during the media hiatus between the In situations where the executive of the Nine O’Clock news and Morning Ireland state waves the banner of reform it is espefor reasons which are still unclear and about cially vital for the citizens of the Republic which I remain suspicious. to tease out why this particular change, and Parliament is far less a tool for holding the not any other, has been proposed. executive to account than it is a promenade I hold that this particular change is beof puppets of the political parties. ing put before the citizens of the Republic Beyond the Supreme Court there is because there is a confluence of interests nothing in the structures of the State which which are satisfied by extinguishing the Se- protects the citizens of the Republic from anad in lieu of real political reform. the excesses of the executive.

We desperately need real Bad Taoisigh have broken parliamentary and politiour Republic time and If cal reform. Any aspiring again and our parliament politician will find that has been powerless to we had an the vast majority of stop them. If Enda’s efficient and her political workreferendum was about effective bureaucracy ing life will be spent parliamentary reform fielding queries from then we would see the role our politicians her constituents about powers conferred upon play would be largely how they should interthe Dáil by the citizens redundant. act with one bureaucratic of the Republic. organ of state or another.

Instead we see that If we had an efficient and powers are stripped from the effective bureaucracy the role our Presidency while any executive in politicians play would be largely redundant. control of a temporary majority will be able The status quo suits both our bureaucracy, to use the Dáil to fire the Comptroller and which has little interest in being efficient, Auditor General or the Ombudsmen or the and also suits our political class because, Judges whose role it is to hold the executive in the heavily whipped Oireachtas, our into account. dividual backbenchers have no role to play Cui bono? Who benefits? beyond turning up when they are told and The executive, and the civil servants who voting how they are told. pull the strings of the executive.

Wrestling with a bad bureaucracy gives I am not in favour of keeping the Seanad our politician something to do; it gives her because I think the Seanad is a good thing, something to be busy with and something it, along with the rest of parliament needs to for her to talk about with her constituents be desperately reformed. when she goes knocking on their doors.

I am against Enda’s referendum because I’m sure that the minor victories of being it is regressive, it is a step in precisely able to help someone who is being shafted the wrong direction, it is a step towards a by the state gives her a sense of job satisfurther concentration of power in the offices faction that in some way makes up for the of the executive, offices which have done so importance of her elected position. much harm to the citizens of this Republic.

But this does not describe a functioning Others have suggested that the Dáil will parliament. reform itself later but reforms instituted by Parliamentarians are ruthlessly precludthe Dáil are reforms which can be removed ed from thinking. Original thought is one of or abused by the Dáil, and the office of the the few things that can get you fired from Taoiseach that controls it.

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Irish Economy: Where Are We Now? The College Tribune ask people who know what they are talking about to share their knowledge on things that you should really know now that you’re all grown up.

Michael Fanning Business writer It goes without saying that times are tough in the Irish economy. The hangover from the ‘Celtic Tiger’ lingers on, with unemployment standing at 13.4% and rising to 30% for those under 25. Government debt is 127% GDP (a measure of what the country produces in a year) while the government has to borrow 7.3% GDP this year to fund the running of the country.

Closer to home, this week we learned that 798 students have lost their SUSI grants as the income threshold was cut by 3%.

However, there are signs that things may finally be turning around. Investec’s Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose for the third successive month to stand at 61.6. The indication measures the expectations of representatives of a panel of 600 service sector companies.

Any reading above 50 signifies expansion.

Given that the services sector makes up 70% of the Irish economy, the increased domestic and export demand driving this is encouraging.

Ireland was also recently named 28th in the 2013/14 Global Competiveness Index.

The index, compiled by the World Economic Forum, surveys 15,000 business executives across 144 countries in order to rank countries according to 12 Pillars of Competitiveness. In the accompanying report Ireland was shown to rank highly for its health and primary education system (6th), goods (11th) and labour (16th) markets, as well as technological adoption (13th).

Despite this, two measures stood out as major drags to Irish competitiveness. Macroeconomic Environment (effectively government debt, budget deficit and personal savings) and Financial Markets (soundness of banks, access to finance) were ranked 134th and 85th respectively. Not only that but when asked the most problematic factor for doing business in Ireland, 30.1% of respondents cited access to finance as the biggest challenge.

There are signs of improvement in the economy. Fewer people are signing on the live register, the Central Statistics Office reports net job creation for the first time

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since 2007 and budget deficit reduction is on track. However, until businesses are able to access credit with relative ease any improvements will be hampered. As the government is so heavily involved in propping up the bank’s balance sheets the state’s ability to finance itself is an important factor.

With this in mind, the coming months are crucial for Ireland’s recovery. In November Ireland is set to exit the €85bn bailout programme, with a return to the international markets for financing rather than relying on the Troika to support government expenditure. This would also mean a lessening of the strict external monitoring of government expenditure that has been necessary since 2008.

Ireland has been touted as the poster boy for bailout exits, showing the path for Greece and Portugal to follow. Indeed the NTMA (the agency charged with managing the national debt) has carried out a successful issue of 10 year government bonds (loans). Yields (the interest paid on loans) have fallen, meaning we have to pay less money to service the government debt.

However, doubts remain about the size of the government being unfeasible. With this in mind Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has requested that a €10bn buffer be put in place for Ireland on exit of the bailout. The buffer would be provided by the European Stability Mechanism, the euro zone’s permanent bailout fund. It would act as a backstop in case trouble should emerge preventing Ireland from raising funding from the markets. The fact that it exists would provide assurance to the markets and prevent a spike in interest rates.

While nothing has been confirmed as yet, Eurozone officials have spoken favourably on some measure being put in place.

Whether the return to the markets will be enough to ignite Ireland’s recovery or result in a relapse into another bailout remains to be seen. Either way, a sudden upsurge in government spending is unlikely. The budget deficit must continue to be reduced. Given the level of government debt, it is not feasible to continue borrowing at the current rate. While we are far from the end of the hardship, one can hope that the end is in sight.

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THE COLLEGE TRIBUNE 01.09.2013

Paid Parking

Smoke free campus

Ronan Coveney Editor

Amy Walsh Editor

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With plans for paid for parking put on hold now is a good time to reflect on the situation.

It is obvious to anyone who commutes via car into the Belfield campus that parking is a problem.

Driving around the campus looking for parking spot is not something that students and staff should have to be face on a daily basis.

University management have a solution to this - build a number of multi storey car parks and commuter facilities around campus.

However the questions surrounding the funding of these facilities is an important one. Should students and staff be forced to pay for the building of the new facilities?

With a cap of 3,600 car parking spaces in place by Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown County Council and a condition of the planning permission for the commuting facility that paid parking be introduced,

UCD management have left themselves in a precarious position.

Students are being pushed to the brink financially. With a student contribution fee creeping its way up to €3000 and on top of that a student levy set at €208, students are not pushed to pay extra for parking.

Meanwhile staff have seen cuts to their pay via the Croke Park and Haddington Road agreements.

UCD’s neighbours have to be taken into account too. Should we force residence in the environs of UCD to bring in paid parking to police traffic as students and staff park there to available of the free parking This contentious decision is in the hands of the university and its management.

It’s over to you Hugh.

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Students are set to go to the polls over whether UCD should enact a campus wide smoking ban. While the proposal is well intentioned and has the health and well being of students and staff at heart, it is difficult to see how it will be implemented. Is it realistic to ask staff and students to make their way to the campus perimeter to smoke? Will students in the arts or science block be able to manage this on a ten minute break between their classes? UCD has a track record of failing to implement even the simplest of smoking bans, most noticeable at the entrance to the arts block.

What are the costs associated with ensuring that UCD is a smoke free campus and could these funds be utilized elsewhere for a better purpose?

A Freshers Welcome This year freshers face more hardship and challenges than when I started college in 2009. A recent survey by The Irish League of Credit Unions suggests that 80% of parents are shelling out over €400 per month to their children in 3rd level education. Findings also suggest that more than a third of students have jobs. In 2009 students were less burdened by financial difficulty and the atmosphere of fresher’s week was less fraught with fears of how to pay the registration fee, how to afford books and how to meet the challenges of renting away from home.

The full cost of my three year degree in UCD was €5,500. For a fresher entering UCD this year that same degree will cost €8,250 in fees alone.

That is not to mention grants, which were catastrophically delayed last

year, with students being forced out of courses due to late payments. The registration fee is a big ask for cashstrapped families and that is before you consider bus pases, lunches, laptops, rent and bills. This situation has pushed many students to their limits by trying to balance work and college commitments, with many more students working long hours which compromise not only their social lives but their health and wellbeing. It is important that students are represented politically and that we continue to fight for a free and accessible education system but it is equally important for the university, student representatives and student liaisons to adapt to this new state of affairs and develop a much needed understanding of the new student state of mind.

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So freshers, you have managed to get into UCD, get onto campus and pick up a newspaper, which is more than most second year arts students did last semester.

We have created this Freshers' Guide to ensure that you feel warmly welcomed into UCD - UCD's culture of inappropriate banter that is. This guide includes our annual 'A-Z of UCD,' 'College Life Hacks' and our guide to Dublin for 'country people.'

We feel that after reading these pieces, you will be thoroughly integrated into UCD's student culture or at the very least you will have learnt the alphabet. We have also included a guide for making friends. If this doesn't help, you could always write into our very own agony Aunt Al Porter. Being a fresher is exciting and nerve wrecking. Enjoy the college experience while it is shiny and new, untainted by deadlines and exams. If you would like to write for the College Tribune, register your interest on collegetribune.ie or pop down to our office under the the arts block, to the left of Readers. Writing for us is clinically proven to boost your popularity rating.

Oh, and don't fall down the steps in theatre L.

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A Leap of Faith Gráinne O’Hogan Travel Writer It was a typical Monday morning at work.

Phones were ringing and co-workers were exchanging drunken Saturday night stories. The potent smell of instant coffee was permeating the open plan office. All was normal, except for me. I was the account executive perspiring excessively at the corner computer. Today was the day I would hand in my notice. Since graduating I had spent 18 months in a good job, on a good salary, until I decided that I’d had enough of postcollege grown-up life. I was going to trade in paperwork and meetings for a rucksack and guidebook and travel the world for six months, taking in South America, India and South East Asia.

Two weeks later I was sitting on a Boeing 747 alongside three of my friends, all newly unemployed, buzzing with caffeine and the prospect of adventure. We had just boarded a flight to Rio de Janeiro. Our trip of a lifetime had begun! As budget conscious travellers our first point of order was loading up on free booze which sparked discussions about our choice of mind-broadening films on the in-flight entertainment system. Hours later we glimpsed the widespread arms of Christ the Redeemer as we descended into the city famous for its epic Carnival street parties. We spent five blissful days in Brazil. First, we lay on the famous beaches of Copacobana and Ipanema, then we witnessed world-class twerking at a rave-party in the Favelas and finally we took advantage of some Kodak moments in the hip Santa Teresa district. Our first hurdle arrived when we learnt a crucial point of information about South America - it is actually pretty big. In our small-island minds, we had thought it completely achievable to make it from Rio to Bogota in seven weeks.

That is until our first bus journey which was scheduled for twenty-six hours dissolved into chaos - three breakdowns, two thunderstorms, no on-board food or toilets. Thirtysix hours later we reached our destination of Iguazu Falls in Argentina. Back to the drawing-board.

Although we had adjusted our itinerary, we still managed to take in magnificent steak and wine in Buenos Aires, the serene Salt Flats in Bolivia and a mosquito ridden three days sleeping in stilted huts in the Amazon, fishing for piranhas and swimming with pink dolphins. Unfortunately, our plans were disrupted yet again when I returned from the latter trip with food poisoning and ended up spending three days in a Bolivian hospital (big shout out to the staff at VHI Assist). Nonetheless, within a week of my release from hospital we had succeeded in getting up and down Macchu Picchu in one piece before reluctantly forking out €500 for an obligatory flight from Peru to Colombia.

The land described so vividly by Marquez was worth every cent. We bathed in a mud mountain, slept in hammocks on Playa Blanca - a tiny Caribbean beach with glittering white sand, true to its name. We enjoyed

a lock-in in Cartagena and finally we spent a day cliff diving and snorkelling on a booze cruise off the the shores of Tayrona National Park.

After a brief stopover in Dublin which involved an obligatory fry-up, pints in town and many catch-up coffees, we were airborne, en- route to Mumbai. Finding ourselves on an almost empty flight, we tried to convince the handsome BA steward that it would be in his interest to boost us up to first class. Despite our best efforts, we had forgotten to “dress for upgrade.” Apparently gringo pants and hoodies do not a frequent flyer make. It was not completely fruitless though as we were offered unlimited complimentary wine and the steward gave us a recommendation for a restaurant in Bangkok called Cabbages and Condoms. Intriguing.

Cabbages and Condoms supports birth control and sexual health in Thai villages and was worth it if only to check out the giant blossom tree sculpture in the reception made entirely of johnnies. You don’t get travel tips like that in first class - I’ll tell you that for nothing.

India was a colourful collage of spice, smiles and smells. We had a chance meeting with author Gregory David Roberts while people watching in the Taj Mahal Hotel, floated down the Keralan Backwaters on a traditional houseboat and tried not to melt in 42 degrees heat (Wicked Witch of the West style), while visiting the Amber Fort in Jaipur. There were also many, many unidentifiable and delicious meals and flavours to enjoy. After our Indian adventure, our first week in Southeast Asia was a happy blur.

In our last stop, Dehli, we followed sage cultural advice to avoid unwanted attention, keeping all of our skin covered, despite the intense heat. In a complete reversal we now fixed our eyes unashamedly at the girls strolling down Khao San Road in hotpants and tank tops. Luckily we soon acclimatised to being back in the society of young, reckless travellers. We drank buckets at the full moon party, visited elephant sanctuaries and took a cooking class in Chiang Mai, where we learnt that the level of spice in your

cooking equates directly to how sexy you are - basically, the hotter the better. We flew to Hanoi and savoured Vietnamese street food and spent two days kayaking and rock climbing on a privately owned party island in Halong Bay. I visited generation emigration friends living in Singapore and Hong Kong, climbed volcanoes in Indonesia, biked through rice paddies in Bali, and spent a week road tripping across the national parks in the Northern Territory of Australia.

I tried to ignore the reality that my trip was coming to an end. I was running out of time and blank passport pages.

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If I had a rupee for every instance of Delhi belly that may have been omitted from my most recent status update, well I’d rather be poor.

Of course it’s easy to remember the good times and brush over out the bad times.

Believe me, there were bad times. If I had a rupee for every instance of Delhi belly that may have been omitted from my most recent status update, well I’d rather be poor. There were missed flights, fake money scams, dodgy taxi drivers, even dodgier bus journeys and worst of all, a plethora of what a friend had coined ‘d**khead travellers’ or ‘DTs’ for code purposes. DTs are perennial wanderers who claim to be the sole individuals who have had the ‘true’ traveller experience. They will boast about having trained a parrot to rap the entire Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme tune while running an underground bar in Cambodia, nick your bunk bed while you’re out partying and try to avoid your rath by insisting they live in an aboriginal commune which rejects materialism. If in doubt, DTs can be identified by the lack of any visible forearm due to an infinite number of beaded, leather and woven bracelets that look like they are carrying strains of e-Coli or rabies. However, all this is part of the package. Some of the best stories I heard were most definitely to be taken with a pinch of salt, but that is the beauty of travelling. You have to have faith faith in the tuk-tuk drivers weaving through rush hour traffic, faith in the new friends who promise to mind your rucksack while you urgently run to the bathroom and faith in your ability to communicate the need for ‘water’ without a word of the local language.

Writing this article has brought back a feeling of warmth equal only to lying on the beach on Koh Tao, sipping a mango smoothie and wondering if anyone remembers that at one stage the night before you introduced yourself as Molly Malone. So I offer you this advice: dig out your passport, book the flights, call your bank and download the Shazam app. You’ll want a playlist of those tunes to remind you of how good you had it when you’re sitting down to write your masters dissertation in the library. So really my advice to you is this, if you have ever had even the tiniest desire to see the world, take a leap of faith. You can figure the rest out once you touch down in Bali.

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5 Sci-Fi technologies we have right now Self Driving Cars Robots Soylent This list was always going to start with robots, they are the quintessential sci-fi technology and we've got them. They build our cars, our computers, our phones. They find our amazon orders and they are even kind enough to explore other planets for us, but we never quite got proper robots. Well, now we do. An American company named Boston Dynamics has a whole range of mechanical beasts that look like the T-800's pet shop. Among these are the Big Dog, a quadrupedal robot about the size of a horse whose job it is to help soldiers by carrying up to 340lbs of equipment for them. Then there's the Petman and Atlas robots which are about as roboty as a robot can be. They are fully mobile humanoid robots capable of walking, climbing stairs and even doing push-ups.

The future of cheap and easy food could well be this satisfying smothie. Created by Rob Rhinehart it contains absolutely everything the body needs to function and can be produced for as little as €2.15 per meal. It may or may not taste like tasty wheat. campaign.soylent.me

We spend so much of our time driving and a lot of it we would rather spend doing something else. Well, we will soon be spending it doing whatever we want. We are less than a decade from the largest revolution in transportation since the introduction of the automobile. Google have had cars driving themselves more than half a million kilometeres around the roads of america and they are by no means the only people getting in on the action. Mercedes, BMW, Volvo, Audi, Nissan and GM all have plans to sell self driving cars in the next ten years with Mercedes planning to include autonomous steering, braking, acceleration and parking in its cars as soon as September this year.

www.bostondynamics.com

Mind Controlled Prosthetics

The quality of prosthetics has been increasing for some time but they have always been passive solutions. This is rapidly changing as both the American military and private sector businesses are doing research into direct nerve control and sensory feedback in prosthetic devices, which allow users to directly control robotic limbs with all of the functionality of regular ones while being able to touch and feel exactly what they are doing. Prosthetics with some of this functionality are currently available. bebionic.com

Private Space

We have been to space, the moon and we have even sent robots to mars. Until now it has required the dedication of the most powerful countries in the world to achieve the goal of space exploration, but not any more. There are currently two companies leading the private sector into space. Space X is founded by Elon Musk and has already taken over cargo missions to the International Space Station for NASA using their Dragon spacecraft. Virgin Galactic, founded by Richard Branson and Burt Rutan are currently selling tickets to space to anyone who has a quarter of a million dollars. www.spacex.com www.virgingalactic.com

Science & Technology websites

BEST OF Ken Robinson: How Schools Kill Creativity

Sarah Kay: If I Should Have a Daughter

Wired has the best quality and variety of articles of any publication on science and technology and the culture that surrounds it that I have ever found.

David Christian: The History of our World in 18 Minutes

www.wired.com

Tony Robbins: Why We Do What We Do

All the news you could ever want on the latest in the tech domain.

www.arstechnica.com

Elizabeth Gilbert: Your Elusive Creative Genius Brené Brown - The Power of Vulnerability Bryan Stevenson: We Need to Talk About an Injustice Susan Cain: The Power of Introverts

It's not all about tech, nat geo has the latest news on all things natural.

Jane McGonigal: The Game That Can Give You 10 Extra Years of Life

www.nationalgeographic.com

Amanda Palmer: The Art of Asking Top three inspiring talks to get you in the mood for college….

Neil Gaiman’s Commencement Speech at the University of the Arts 2012 J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech

The best place for hard science, articles on news from any area of science. www.newscientist.com/

This is not a site that generates its own content but it is the best place to get a snapshot of the day's most interesting technology related news, conveniently sorted for you by the rest of the internet. www.reddit.com/r/technology/

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Internships: The Inside Line

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The College Tribune investigates the merits and drawbacks of the summer internship experience.

Internships can be a lot of fun. If you happen to be part of a large intake at one of the bigger corporates, you are likely to make a lot of friends with very similar interests and ambitions to your own. In fact, the social side is one of the main tools used by firms to win the interns over. Charity events, race days and intern socials are often strategically incorporated into the programme to enhance the experience and increase interns loyalty towards the firm. The complementary food and alcohol at such events are surprisingly well-received too. As employers like to accentuate the fact that their culture is superior to that of rivals, extra emphasis is placed on these events.

Firms view these activities as differentiators. Do be careful though, HR are always keen observers in the background.

Summer internships are back in the spotlight after the sudden death of a 21 year-old Bank of America intern in August who had allegedly worked until 6am for three consecutive days before he died. Top employers are being called upon to conduct top-down reviews of employment policies to safeguard the health of employees, with the subject of internships driving the debate. Internship programs are increasingly more important for third-level students hoping to secure full-time employment or a place on a graduate scheme when leaving university.

This article looks at the merits and drawbacks of an internship and asks some savvy UCD students to share their experiences.

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Converting your Internship

Interns come and go. They come in at the bottom of the pecking order in a firm which in many cases translates into fewer responsibilities on a day-to-day basis.

This represents a prime opportunity to network with senior people from other teams and divisions. You are not bound by the hierarchical structures which full-time employees must negotiate and as an intern wanting to secure full-time employment, you have a clear agenda. A good tip is to find out early which area or division you would like to join and flag it early with people in senior positions who can get you there.

Many employers make interns keenly aware that not everyone will get a job offer on the other side, something which fosters an atmosphere kind of competitiveness. For instance, Morgan Stanley had a 40% conversion rate in 2012. Moritz Erhardt, the BoA intern cited above, previously completed internships at Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and KPMG, and was still endeavouring to gain a full-time offer. However, if you are not fortunate enough to get an offer straight from the internship, you will have a distinct advantage over peers should you reapply to the firm separately through the graduate scheme or to other firms.

‘‘I did a sales and trading internship at an investment bank in London this summer.

I had anticipated the hours to be long beforehand, in reality they were much longer than I had actually envisaged. I expected the internship to be a bit of a ‘rat race,’ this wasn’t the case at all. All the interns got on great together and helped each other where possible (everyone had different skill sets and levels of knowledge) even though everyone was essentially competing against one another for a limited number of grad positions. I loved the atmosphere, there’s a constant buzz on the trading floor and the people who worked there really made time for you.

There were always events being arranged for us, ie we went dragon boat racing and had networking drinks nearly every week.

I disliked that some of the desks gave you very menial admin-based work (which was a bit boring and didn’t give you a feel for what their job entailed) while other desks were very “hands on” in their approach to helping you learn and gave you challenging/stimulating work – that’s the luck of the draw though.’’

Beats the Lecture Hall In an internship, some of what you learn in the classroom actually becomes relevant.

Reading basic financial statements, comparing companies, assessing the macroeconomic environment and formatting large data are all day-to-day internship activities on the finance side of things. Conducting market research, controlling the social media function, following up leads and creating online content are common on the sales and marketing end. Although most of the above is covered in business education, there is more satisfaction to be gained from completing these activities in a commercial setting. “‘I spent this summer interning at a public relations and media training company based in Dublin. Like all interns, I expected the summer to primarily involve making coffee and photocopying...However my experience has showed me that by showing initiative and enthusiasm, internships can provide invaluable experience. By the end of my three months I was independently delivering training courses for businesses on Social Media, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills, and have now agreed to continue working for the firm once a week for the next year - a student teaching the professionals! Any student, regardless of their field of study, who is serious about career development, should explore the possibility of spending the summer interning.’”

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Apart from creating monthly newsletters and writing up some blog entries, I was a glorified admin assistant.

"I interned at a Dublin-based start-up company last summer. I wanted to gain some businessrelated experience and was too young to apply for any large corporate’s internship program. The company was barely a year old when I joined as a sales and marketing intern. I expected to be heavily involved in developing the marketing strategy, to roll out online marketing campaigns and to meet with clients on a daily basis. The reality was very different. As a startup, the firm had virtually no sales when I joined, just leads - lots of leads. Much of my job involved cold-calling potential clients who broadly fitted into one of our ‘verticals’ (target markets). Apart from creating monthly newsletters and writing up some blog entries, I was a glorified admin assistant.”

Imbalance The reality is that the intern needs the employer more than the employer needs the intern. You are rarely in a position to say no to any incoming request or project. Increasingly, interns have to go above and beyond the scope of their employment to be in with a chance of a full-time job offer upon completion of their degree. Students undertaking internships are faced with the challenges of increased competition for fewer graduate places, lower remuneration and longer working hours. In some cases, an internship constitutes a white-collar version of slave labour.

Undoubtedly, the benefits of doing an internship dwarf any of the downsides which this article points to. Interns have to endure periods of intense scrutiny and fully deliver on their objectives, while simultaneously make decisions as to whether the firm and industry is for them. Making the decision to apply for the internship you want is the most important step. Of course, there are no guarantees. You may, like me, end up as a glorified admin assistant for the summer, but chances are you will learn more in that summer than the sum of your university education to date. The sooner we, as students, confront the unknown quantities that are our futures, the better.

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Sceálta Sceáltaan antSamhraidh tSamhraidh2013...

2013...

-Beirt chailín a raibh eispéiris éagsúla acu thar lear J1 i Chicargo UCDVO i Haiti

D B Aoibhinn Ní Chionnaith ag caint ar shamhradh caite i measc na bponcán...

Caitheann Emma Nic Lochliann súil siar ar samhradh i Haiti le UCDVO....

Deirtear gurb í Nua Eabhrach an chathair nach gcodlaíonn, ach i ndáiríre, cé comh álainn gur féidir a bheith i ndiadh oíche amuigh ar an tear – breathnaigh ar éinne a bhí i gCoppers aréir – GRÁNNA! Sin an fáth nách bhfuil náire ar Chicago – no Chicargo mar a dheireans muid sa bhaile – admháil go bhfuil sí sásta sos a ghlacadh i lár an lae len í féin a choimead úr. Tá gach rud aici atá ag Nua Eabhrach, agus a thuilleadh. Glan, suaimhneach, agus álainn. Ní bhíonn strus ar mhuintir na háite riamh. Tá sé go deas agus cúrsaí ag dul ar aghaidh go séimh.

Bhí cónaí orm díreach in aice le Wrigley Field – an áit is fearr riamh; ‘sé Wrigleyfield baile na Chicago Cubs, croí na cathrach.

Rud a d’fhoghlaim mé go han luath ná go bhfuil muintir na cathrach GAFA le spórt, idir iad féin, na Blackhawks i rith an tsamraidh, agus na Bears le linn an gheimhridh.

D’éinne nách bhfuil a fhios acu, bhuaigh na Blackhawks an Stanley Cup (craobh haca oighre) agus muid ann; níl a leithéid feicthe agam riamh. Tháining milliún go leith duine amuigh chun céiliúrtha. An t-aon rud go bhféadfainn a chur i gcomapráid leis ná Maigh Eo ag buachaint i gceann trí seachtain!.

An rud is tabhachtaí le tuiscint faoin J1 ná go bhfuil sé difriúl ó rud ar bith eile atá déanta agat do shaol, agus a dhéanfaidh tú riamh! Tá saoirse faoi leith agat, sa chaoi is go mbíonn do thuistí 3000 míle uait.

Bhí an t-ádh liomsa an deis a fháil taisteal go Haiti le UCDVO an Iúil seo imithe tharainn. Chaith mé an mí ab fhearr de mo shaol ann, i mbun campaí samhradh agus tionscnaimh tógála, agus seo mo chúntas pearsanta air.

Nuair a shroicheamar Port Au Prince ar an 28ú Meithimh tar éis 30 uair a chloig ag taisteal, bhíomar tuirseach traochta. Bhí easpa codlata orainn agus boladh an taistil uainn!

Bhí an ghrian ag spailpeadh síos gan aon trócaire orainn agus bhí ár leapacha uainn.

Ach nuair a thosaíomar an turas bus amach as an gcathair bhuail an fhírinne ghéar linn.

Chonaiceamar sráidbhailte nárbh iontu ach pubaill, botháin mhiotal agus adhmaid ina raibh teaghlaigh ina gcónaí, agus na mílte mílte daoine ag cónaí ar na cnoic lasmuigh den chathair mar thoradh ar an gcrith talúin a tharla i 2010.

Tar éis cúig uaire an chloig ar an mbus sin, thánamar ar Gros Morne, baile beag i dtuaisceart an oileáin ina bhfuil an tionscnamh bunaithe. Chaitheamar an chéad deireadh seachtaine ag buaileadh leis na daoine a oibríonn leis an gcatharnacht, ag cur aithne ar mhuintir an bhaile agus ag leagadh síos na bunclochanna don mhí.

Nuair a bhuail an chéad lá oibre linn, is cinnte go raibh gach éinne sceitimíneach agus neirbhíseach. Bhraith mé thar a bheith amhrasach – d’fhill mé ar na seisiúin traenála agus lean mé na treoracha a tugadh dom, ach fós, ní mhúinteoir mé! Níl mo chuid Creole láidir, níl aithne agam ar na páistí seo! Bhí an iliomad smaointe ag rith tríd m’aigne mar gheall air, ach nuair a shroicheamar an camp, glanadh gach rud diúltach agus gach amhras amach as m’aigne. Lom díreach, bhíomar ag rince agus ag canadh le ceithre céad páiste!

Chaith mé mo chéad lá ag cur aithne ar mo rangsa agus ar pháistí eile ar fud an campa, ag súgradh is ag canadh leo, agus ag foghlaim mar gheall ar a gcultúr. Chaith mé gach lá i ndiaidh sin ag baint suilt agus spraoi as an saol in éineacht leo.

Rith sé liom nach raibh aon rud ag teastáil ó na páistí seo ach taitneamh a bhaint as an mhí. Thaitin mata leo, thaitin tír eolas,

Cinnte, tagann tinneas baile ort ó am go chéile, ach ní mhaireann sé i bhfad mar tá an oiread sin le feiceál agus le déanamh.

Ná bí ag súil le teacht abhaile le hairgead.

Chaith mé m’airgead uilig ag déanamh gach sórt ruda… Skydiving, Lollapalooza, ag taisteal go Bostúin agus ag glacadh le roinnt chultúr!

An rud is fearr a dhéanamh ar J1 ná casadh le daoine! Tá an oiread sin daoine suimiúla sna Stáit Aontaithe nach féidir fiú cur síos a dhéanamh ar leath chuid acu Mholfainn le héinne ag dul gan é a dhéanamh i ngrúpa mór, gan dul le níos mó ná ceathrar. Sa chaoi sin is féidir casadh ar i bhfad níos mó daoine, agus tá sé níos éasca do ghrúpa beag goil isteach go clubannaí oíche agus thú faoi aois. Gabh go cathair mhór, ní áit bheag, sa chaoi sin ní bhíonn tú ag casadh ar na daoine céanna an t-am ar fad. Tá i bhfad níos mó le déanamh. Bhí Chicago iontach sa chaoi go raibh an oiread stuif saor in aisce le déanamh comh maith.

Mar shamplaí, chonaiceamar Glen Hansard saor in aisce, agus tá turas bhus slán ar chostas ann. Comh maith le sin tá comhlacht ann d’arbh ainm Hop the Pond a thug an-chabhair dúinn ag eagrú turais go Skydive Midwest, go Six Flags srl.

Agus mé ag scríobh an ailt seo, níl cliú agam conas é a dhéanamh go gonta. Ní athróinn rud ar bith. Bhí an samhradh is fearr riamh agam is a bhí riamh agus ní fhéadfainn cur síos níos fearr a dhéanamh air.

Nuacht an Chumainn Ghaelaigh UCD

Béarla, Fraincís agus ealaín leo. Ach níos mó ná aon rud eile, thaitin an chraic leo. Laethanta, chaitheamar an lá ar fad ag canadh is ag rince. Laethanta eile bhí áthas an domhain orthu a bheith ag foghlaim. Páistí spraoiúla, réchúiseacha, lán d’fhuinneamh agus do ghrá ab ea iad. Tá siad ionspráideach agus ní dhéanfaidh mé dearmad orthu riamh – bhí tionchar ollmhór acu orm agus fós bím ag smaoineadh orthu chuile lá.

Mar aon leis na campanna samhraidh a reachtaíomar, san iarnón bhí dhá thionscnaimh tógála ar siúl againn – balla chun cosc a chur le tuillte, agus áis stórála bia Bhíos féin ag obair i dtaobh an balla .

B’obair chrua í an tógáil. Bhíomar i mbun oibre déine fisiciúla i mbarr teaspaigh ós cionn 35 céim Celsius, gan traenáil ná taithí, i ndiaidh lá fada sa champa. Agus in ainneoin sin, gach lá ag a haon a chlog bhíos ag tnúth leis. Bhaineamar taitneamh as, chaitheamar na laethanta ar an láithreán ag canadh agus ag gáire. Bhíomar ag obair i sráidbhaile cónaithe beag agus tagadh muintir an tsráidbhaile ag caint linn gach lá. Seasadh na páistí inár dtipmeall agus sinn ag obair. Bhraitheamar iontach tar éis an lae oibre agus gach lá nuair a chuamar abhaile bhímis ag tnúth leis an gcéad lá eile agus á phleanáil.

Chomh maith leis sin, gach lá i ndiaidh an lae oibre bhí a fhios agam go rabhas ag dul abhaile le 22 buanchairde. Rinneamar caidreamh dochreidte lena chéile. Táim deimhneach de go mbeidh na cairde seo agam ar feadh na blianta tar éis na rudaí a rinneamar le chéile ann. Ní h-amháin sin, tá a fhios agam go bhfanfaidh an taithí seo liom ar feadh mo shaoil. Ag deireadh an turais, is ar éigean go raibh aithne agam ar an gcailín a chuaigh ann lán d’amhras agus faitíos.

Bon bagay!

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Scéalta an Chumainn curtha ina luí ag an reachtaire Aodh Ó Cannáin

Beidh céilí agus taispeántais rince ar siúl sa bheár ar an gcéad lá mí Dheireadh Fomhair.

I dtosach, ba mhaith liom céad mile fáilte a ghabadh ar mhuintir na céad bliana atá ag tosnú saol na hollscoile. Tá an Cumann ar cheann de na cumainn is mó chun tosaigh ar an ollscoil, agus táim ag tnúth le casadh ar chách ag an seastán le linn seachtain na bhfreisear.

Arís i mbliana beidh muid ag dul ar thuras rúnda ar an gceathrú lá mí Dheireadh Fomhair. Pé ceannscríbe a bainfear amach, beidh an chraic ar an mbealach isteach chuige!

Beidh Caife agus Comhrá ar siúl arís ag a haon gach Déardaoin sa Sheomra Caidrimh (Áras Newman, seomra B207) Táim ag súil le seomra plódaithe le gach duine ag caint ar chúrsaí an tsamhraidh agus gach rud amach romhainn i mbliana. Bíonn brioscaí agus banter i gcónaí ann!

Ag tús mí na Samhna beidh Oireachtas na Samhna ar siúl i gCill Áirne. Seo an féile is Gaelaí ar domhain. Anuraidh bhí os cionn 500 mac léinn ann, bígí i measc an tslua i mbliana! Freisin, tá beirt ag teastáil le bheith ar fhoireann díospóireachta CÓBÁC chun páirt a ghlacadh sa chomórtas Ghlóir na nGael. Abair le héinne atá ar an gcoiste más ann do shuim.

I mbliana beidh muid ag tosnú “5 a side” trí Ghaeilge sna cages ar an gCéadaoin. Seo deis dúinn an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn i mbealach sláintiúl, cairdeas a dhéanamh taobh amuigh den sheomra ranga, agus dar ndóigh chun feabhas a chur ar ár scileanna sacair le go mbeidh an bua againn in aghaidh Choláiste na Trionóide le linn Seachtain na Gaeilge.

Beidh neart imeachtaí eile ar siúl i rith na bliana: céilithe; díospóireachtaí; ranganna yóga/zumba; Bál na Gaeilge; Seachtain na Gaeilge; oíche rasaí na gcon; sraitheanna léachtaí; ceolchoirmeacha; agus a leithéidí! Bígí linn. Ní tír gan teanga!

deli

Hello everyone, I hope you're settling back into college well and a big welcome to all new students. This summer I've been busy working on projects such as redeveloping the SU Shops & rebranding our organisation, be sure to check out our new look SU Shops & website. This week I'll be out encouraging students to run for class rep- I ran for rep when I was in first year and highly recommend it!

Welcome back to UCD! Great to see so many new faces around campus. I've been working on SUSI grant cases over the summer, as well as working with UCD library to make sure their resources go to good use. For the next two weeks I'll be campaign manager of the "Run for Class Rep" campaign. If you are interested in running for class rep yourself, send me an email.

Hey all, first off - welcome to UCD! This summer I've been working hard on bringing opportunities to graduate students to increase their employability on graduation. I've also been creating new structures to ensure graduates are fully represented. Over the next two weeks I'll be recruiting the highest ever levels of graduate class reps across Smurfit & Belfield.

Hey hey, Welcome to/back to UCD! Over the summer I've been working on redeveloping the financial assistance funds available for students, as well as developing a new healthy eating campaign. This week I'm running the #ucdselfies competition as well as recruiting members of the welfare crew. If you need assistance or confidential advice get in contact with me and I'll help.

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It’s Satire, STUPID!

INSIDE “Shock as booking error sees Freshers’ Ball go ahead as planned“ “Breslin and De Brún no longer relevant“ " First year does three Jagerbombs and is fine" " New President Deeks said to be big down under" " Ben Dunne says you can use him personally as a bicycle for the price they charge at UCD Gym " "Shock as Pat Kenny sounds the same on Newstalk" " Students give glowing review following trip to Fukushima"

10 Years Too Few From Belfield to Beijing there are cries of woe.

Oh dear Hugh, why must you go?

Did not we satisfy world expectation?

Or was higher wage too much temptation?

Those Academics we know they’re bad.

Their talk of integrity, yes it’s mad.

We’ll scrap their tenure come what may, If you remain just one more day.

We’ll shut the library the books can burn.

Despotic regimes we will not spurn.

Each student will learn to speak Mandarin And human rights will be a sin.

You brought us horizons and modularisation, But you’re leaving us now numbs all sensation.

You’ve built the campus and made it grow Made UCD a whore on show.

We’ll sell our wares to the highest bidder, But none like you will ever deliver.

Our global minds, are they now redundant?

Are they safe in the hands of the new incumbent?

Oh gentle Hugh we pray don’t go, We’ll study hard and grades we’ll show.

We vow to achieve good global ranking And open a campus over in Nanking.

Oh sweet Hugh don’t leave us cry, As our twenty-four hour campus now will die.

Fire the staff and raise your wage And we will name this the Brady Age. -Candi Wilde

WBC support UCD in surprise turn of events A move to ban “fags” from UCD Campus has garnered unlikely support from America’s notorious Westboro Baptist Church.

In a bizarre mix-up, the church - known for its anti-gay preaching - were said to have been delighted when they heard that UCD were to take a firm stand against what they term “ungodly fag behaviour”.

Hailing the university as a bastion of true biblical teaching, they are determined to travel to Dublin in order to participate in the upcoming referendum. Students of UCD can therefore look forward to meeting the notorious Fred and Shirley Phelps during this semester. No doubt they will bring along signs that will rival only UCD’s registration process in their ineffective nonsense.

Phelps recently posted one of his notorious videos dealing with the situation. In it he claimed that “darkness and smoke would consume the college if it didn’t carry through on its ban on fags,” a sentiment shared by most of the anti-smoking lobby.

Spokespeople for UCD are

said to be both bemused and intrigued by the strange turn of events. While they worry that the presence of the homophobic mob on campus may reflect badly on UCD’s international image, they are also intrigued by the possibility of creating further links with the Russian government on the back of the move.

This may in turn lead to further international investment in the university. One spokesperson commented to the Turbine team, “sure isn’t that what we do best, herd in a load of foreigners, milk them dry, and throw a pointless piece of paper at them before they leave. It’s a really great system when you think about it.”

Links between Russia and UCD have decreased somewhat since the fall of Stalin, though the university had continued its tradition of implementing a series of five-year plans under chairman Brady.

This may yet prove to be one of the more colourful referendums that UCD has seen in recent years. For now however, it seems confusion reigns in Belfield.

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A season of transition for UCD fuelled Leinster Rugby side Jack Power Sports Writer

Leinster kicked off their RaboDirect Pro 12 campaign against Scarlets in Wales on Friday night with a 42-19 points victory. Leinster’s newest recruit Jimmy Gopperth stole the show at number ten scoring 22 points in total. The New Zealand half back kicked three penalties, four conversions and crossed the line for a try of his own. In an impressive display from the signing, it seems Ian Madigan may have a serious challenger for the kicking rights this season. Other tries from Dave Kearney, Darren Hudson, Jordi Murphy and Martin Moore ensured a decisive win and a bonus point after a well-fought game.

Leinster are now top of the Pro 12 table after their first game with a positive start to the season. Speculation surrounded how Leinster would fare after a summer which saw them lose their star man Johnny Sexton to Racing Metro, their coach Joe Schmidt and also Isa Nacewa.

The loss of these three pivotal characters is hard to stomach and could leave any team in disarray, but Leinster are holding firm throughout this turbulent period. One posi-

tive aspect from the departure of Sexton is that the future is looking bright for Ian Madigan, who will bear the pressure of Leinster's number 10 jersey and the place kicking responsibilities. Madigan showed his class last season as he got more and more time on the pitch, scoring 6 tries and over 156 points from the kicking tee. He will look to continue to improve and impress for club and country and will be a key player for head coach Matt O’Connor in the upcoming season.

When Joe Schmidt took up the position of head coach for Ireland it left Leinster searching for an adequate replacement, which they have found it in new head coach Matt O’Connor.

The former Leicester Tigers coach will seek to maintain Leinster's attractive style of attacking rugby and improve the team defensively. O’Connor has signalled his desire to give homegrown Irish players a chance and will look to the coveted Leinster Academy for quality young players who can step up to the challenge. Speaking on his appointment, O’Connor said, “I look forward to working with the province’s established and burgeoning talent from the renowned Leinster Academy”.

UCD is strongly represented

in the Leinster Academy with thirteen players from UCD RFC in the squad. One particular player who has caught the eye of many is Adam Byrne, the nineteen year old back can play on the wing or at fullback with a good blend of strength and pace. Byrne has represented Leinster and Ireland at U-20’s level and made his debut appearance for Leinster against Connacht last season in the RaboDirect Pro 12 as a substitute. As the dynamic winger Isa Nacewa hangs up his boots for Leinster, a season of transition could be a season of opportuni-

ty for the UCD starlet and Byrne could find himself playing a much more prominent role this season for Leinster Another UCD player who will look to shine in the Academy is prop James Tracey, the powerful forward made his debut against Ospreys last November. This talented young prop appears to be a real prospect and one to watch out for in the future. Other quality UCD players who have yet to make their first appearance for the Leinster team include the Brisbane born Sam Coghlan Murray, winger Andrew Boyle,

Reality Bites As Ireland’s World Cup Dream Fades Darragh Connolly Sports Writer

After the draw for the World Cup Qualifiers was made in 2011, Irish fans hopes of enjoying the beaches of Brazil in 2014 hinged upon the race for the second place play-off spot in Group C. With Germany seemingly certain to progress as winners of the group, Ireland’s competition appeared to stem predominantly from Sweden and Austria. The fixture list suggested a crucial period of matches in qualifying would begin last Friday night. Beginning with the visit of Sweden to the Aviva Stadium, subsequently followed by a precarious away trip to Austria five days later. Added importance was placed upon these two particular matches due the results in their corresponding fixtures,

where Ireland were wasteful and exceedingly cautious, resulting in draws which could have so easily been victories. In particular, the home leg of the Austrian game will be remembered as three points lost for most fans. Before last Friday’s game, all three teams in contention for the runner’s up spot sat on eleven points each.

Therefore the hopes of qualification depended largely upon the result of the Swedish match, a team led by the enigmatic Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

There was a certain degree of optimism before the game, which was palpable amongst the sell-out crowd of 50,000 in the Aviva Stadium. Even our trio of RTE Sports stalwarts in Giles, Brady and Dunphy expressed a belief that a winning result was within the capabilities of the team. This feel good factor continued on

the pitch, when after an encouraging start and with the Aviva in full voice, Robbie Keane put Ireland ahead with a trademark poacher’s goal. After a brave challenge on the Swedish goalkeeper, Keane received the ball from a fortuitous ricochet off the post and slotted home for Ireland to take the lead. However as so often has happened during this qualification campaign, Ireland failed to press on with their early advantage. Sweden soon made up the deficit with a quick-fire goal from Johan Elmander on the half hour mark. The Swedish striker, currently on loan at Norwich City, made a terrific move towards the front post to send a powerful header beyond David Forde in the Irish goal. After the halftime break, Sweden proved to be far more composed on the ball and began to dictate the pace

of the match. Their dominance in play was reflected in their second goal. The ever-impressive Ibrahimovic played a perfectly weighted pass through the nonexistent Irish defence for Anders Svensson to finish. The introductions of Simon Cox and Anthony Pilkington did little to improve Ireland’s feeble performance.

As the game petered out in the final minutes, the future of Giovanni Trapatoni was once again called into question by many. The Irish fans in the Aviva Stadium certainly voiced their displeasure at the Italian and at the team’s overall performance. It certainly appeared that Trapatoni’s tactics were once again to blame. The negativity displayed by the Irish players on the ball was reflected in the lack of chances created in front of goal. While James McClean showed tenacity and cre-

Conor Gilsenan and scrum half Luke McGrath. They all will continue to play for the Academy this year and grow their game over the next season.

So as Leinster start the season they will look to defend their title in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and will also begin their campaign to claim a fourth Heineken Cup title. With Leinster missing some big names this season, it remains to be seen which of the current crop of players will have what it takes to step up to the mantle.

ated a number of opportunities on the wings, the rest of the Irish midfield showed a distinct lack of quality in attack. Even Everton’s new £13-million signing James McCarthy was anonymous throughout. Many will feel that Trapatoni is at fault for continuing to leave Wes Hoolahan on the Irish bench while Ireland continued to struggle in games.

Both Richard Dunne and John O’Shea made a number of vital interceptions in the centre of defence, however their age and lack of mobility was exposed on a number of occasions by the Swedish forwards.

With the Swedish result, Ireland’s away trip to Austria tonight looks like it will be a fruitless endeavour. The stubborn Trapattoni has been quoted as saying that he still believes Ireland can qualify. The truth remains that Ireland lie fourth in Group C and only a minor miracle will now get us to Copacabana and Brazil.

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Students Stay Safe at the Seaside BRAY WANDERERS.......1 UCD...................................1 Patrick Flemming Sport Writer

When all is said and done this year UCD may well be looking back upon this game, and in particular the performance of their defense, as a pivotal moment in their push for survival. Under pressure for large swathes of the match, the back three of Mick Leahy, Tomas Boyle and David O’Connor kept a lively Bray attack at bay and were instrumental in salvaging a point in an otherwise lackluster performance from the students.

The early exchanges saw both sides finding opportunities. Ismahil Akinade and Kieran Marty Waters established their collective presence by linking up nicely in the first attack of the game only for Waters’ shot to sail harmlessly across the goal mouth. David O’Connor was then able to cause havoc in the Bray box as he beat the defender with some deft footwork before playing in a driven cross. Ping pong ensued before the ball was eventually cleared.

Indecision and poor organization at set pieces had led to more chances for UCD and they managed to capitalize on 22 minutes as Barry McCabe’s quick free kick found Cillian Morrison in behind the sleeping back line. Morrison then judged it perfectly, waiting for Darren Quigley in goal to commit before slipping it passed him for the opening goal.

From that point on UCD slipped into the role of spectator. Bray began to enjoy large periods of possession and plenty of space. However, the UCD defense was able to effectively limit Bray’s chances despite Akinade’s dominance in the air. It wasn’t until the 34th minute

that Bray posed any significant threat to Ger Barron’s goal as Marty Waters found acres of space on the left only to blast his shot high and wide.

It was an omen of things to come however. In a near identical play two minutes later, Waters once again stormed down the left. This time however he had the presence of mind to look up and play the pass to Jason Byrne coming through the middle who had the simple task of tapping the ball home for the equalizer.

As half-time approached, UCD had a chance to retake the lead. Again it was a set piece, this time a free kick following Kevin O’Connor’s cynical body check on Dean Clarke. Once again the Bray defense was exposed, however Hugh Douglas could only head over the bar.

Bray came out in the second half and again dominated the possession, utilizing the pres-

ence of 6 foot 3 inch Ismahil Akinade at every opportunity with long balls. Despite a spate of half chances, sights of goal and dangerous balls the seasiders failed to find any clear cut chances.

Meanwhile, UCD found some urgency again on the counter attack with both Dean Clarke and Hugh Douglas forcing Quigley into saves.

But as suddenly as it began, the good play from UCD degenerated back into sloppy passing and rushed clearances allowing Bray to once again control the tempo of the game.

Akinade continued to be a thorn in the side of UCD defenders. However the Bray management struggled to find a role for him, deploying him on both wings, deep as a link man and up front as a big target. None of these could help in breaking down the resolute UCD defense however and the sides stayed level.

UCD brought on Robbie

Benson who made an immediate impact with a dangerous shot just over the Bray crossbar - that would be his only significant contribution.

Cian Clarke will have been aggrieved to have been taken off on 77 minutes having been one of the few bright sparks on the UCD counter attack. His replacement, Samir Belhout, added little to the game in the closing stages.

The final ten minutes saw few clear chances, but when Bray’s John Mulroy managed to beat his defender with a smart turn only to fire yet another shot wide, UCD began to play for the final whistle.

Thankfully for the students it came with the point intact.

In a game where UCD failed to fire in midfield, scored a lucky goal and had serious issues holding onto possession, the chance to keep their rivals still five points back will be taken as a good result.

Bray Wanderers: Quigley; S.O'Connor, Mitchell, Danny O'Connor, Earley; Zambra, K.O'Connor, Dempsey (Knight 89), Waters; Byrne, Akinade (Mulroy 85).

UCD: Barron, Douglas, Boyle (Benson 68), Leahy, Langtry; Russell, David O'Connor, McCabe, Walsh, Clarke (Belhout 77); Morrison.

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UCD’s Annalise Murphy makes up for Olympic heartbreak with European Gold www.irishsportscouncil.ie

Fourth place - the so called leather medal - is always the hardest result to accept for an Olympic athlete. But for both the 2012 Olympic sailors who collected their respective Laser European titles today after a thrilling final day on the sparkling waters off Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, winning the first big championship since they finished fourth in the Laser Olympic regatta marked the first steps on the long road from 2013 Dublin Bay to Rio 2016 on Guanabara Bay, with a key title victory.

For 23 year old Science student Annalise Murphy from Providence Team IRL it was a fairy-tale win, her first ever major Laser title, won on the waters where she learned and trained as a youngster and the same sea to which returned to the Laser in the freezing cold of last November, her first time back in the boat since the bitter disappointment of losing an

Olympic medal on the last race.

Murphy had lead overall after the first two days of her first Olympic regatta, winning four races in succession and went in to the Medal Race finale as one of four girls who were only one point apart.

Just over a year ago Murphy proved to be the one who finished empty handed and disappointed in but as she triumphantly topped out the European Championship standings today, with eight wins from 12 starts, she left Holland's 2012 silver medallist Marit Bowmeester in her wake as runner up, a conclusive 22 points behind, and Belgium's bronze medallist Evi van Acker 31 points adrift. Britain's Alison Young took third overall.

Murphy was carried up the slip of the National Yacht Club shoulder high by her fellow Irish sailors still in her Laser, smiling broadly. "It was pretty tough after the Olympics. It hurt to have finished fourth, especially to have been in a

medal position all the way through. It made me train pretty hard this year, I have been pretty focused these last few months and I knew I had a goal here. I was not too sure how everyone else was going to perform. I am so delighted." " It is so special to win here at my home club. My mum and dad are here, my sister is here.

It is awesome, it is great to

see all the club members here sharing it with me. They have been such a huge support for me over the last two years. It is great. Rio is still three years away. I have a lot of training to do and a lot of racing, But this feels great to win my first big event."

"I have not done any more or less training here or before Weymouth. I have always done

plenty. I have another year's experience. I was extremely nervous after my first two days at the Olympics after winning the first four races. But here, after winning so many races, I did not have that same nervous feeling, because I knew what not to do. I was a bit apprehensive today but mostly I want to just prove I could go out and have another good day."

Daly impresses in routine UCD victory over Old Belvo Old Belvedere...................11 UCD.................................44 Ceithrean Murray Sports Writer

UCD ran out comfortable winners against an Old Belvedere outfit in the second of their Leinster League preseason fixtures at Anglesea Road last Friday night. The students showed a glimpse of great promise and a strong display of handling from the forwards and backs alike, which set them well on their way to a fairly effortless rout of their meagre opponents.

The students started brightly with Eoin Joyce going over inside the first 10 minutes. Joyce had a fantastic game in the loose all night; his running lines were outstanding and his footwork exemplary. Old Belvedere reduced the deficit to five points and managed to gain territory, however this was

largely down to UCD’s poor discipline at the breakdown.

Befitting the nature of the pre-season contest, the game ebbed and flowed. The handling wasn’t quite there, but when it clicked UCD were fantastic. After a few niggely exchanges at the breakdown, Niall Earls, brother of Irish international Keith, extended the students lead with a 47 metre penalty. However, this was cancelled out when UCD infringed at the restart.

Earls added a further penalty before UCD scored a bizarre try. Prop-turned-flanker Mark McGroarty threw a misplaced pass on the ground which bounced up favourably for number-eightturned-winger Sam Coughlan Murray, reminiscent of the famous bounce which lead to the opening try of the classic Leinster Junior League final of 2006. He went off at a canter, chipped the covering defender for centre Stephen

Murphy to score. Old Belvedere thereafter failed to capitalise on Adam Clarkin being sinbinned for persistent bad language, with the first half ending 6-18 in favour of the visitors.

Coach Bobby Byrne read the riot act at half time and the Students upped it a gear or two in the second half.

A fine move started when Stephen Murphy fixed a defender beautifully, passed to Joyce who stepped inside sharply and showing great pace made a 20 metre break.

He rode the tackle of the full back and off loaded to James Tracey who, swamped by the covering defender, attempted to offload to Mark McGroarty who made a handling error, preventing a fantastic try.

However Old Belvedere’s set piece was falling apart which meant the Students had the lion’s share of the possession and they eventu-

ally began to make it count.

A turnover at lineout time led to the ball being worked into the hands of Murphy, via at least three forwards in the line. He rounded the Old Belvedere 6 and passed to Barry Daly who then offloaded to Tracey who powered over. The Collidge ran 60 metres in just 7 passes in this incisive breakaway try.

Old Belvedere were subsequently reduced to 14 men and this did nothing to advance their cause. Barry Daly added two late trys the latter of which was outstanding; receiving the ball in the wider channels, he zigzagged around eight defenders to score from seemingly nothing.

While UCD were well worth their victory, if that is the best team Old Belvedere can muster they’ll be staving off relegation this year.

Onwards and upwards.

UCD XV 1.Tracey 2.Clarkin 3.Harrison 4.Grannell 5.McMahon 6.Kenny 7.McGroarty 8.Joyce 9.Glynn 10.Earls 11.Daly 12.Murphy 13.Kelly 14.Coughlan-Murray 15.Boyle

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College counterparts geared up in battle for Sam Conall Devlin Sport Editor UCD GAA players, past and present, will become footballing foes on Sunday week when Dublin and Mayo lock horns in the All Ireland Final.

Defender Chris Barrett, man of the match for Mayo against Tyrone, and 2012 GPA All Star nominee Kevin McLoughlin both starred in Sigerson Cup campaigns in recent years, which have served as a springboard to county success under James Horan. They will pit their wits against a Dublin side boasting current students Paul Mannion, Jack McCaffrey and Davy Byrne, and past students Rory O’Carroll, Michael Dara McAuley and Cian O’Sullivan.

Speaking on the representation from the college UCD Head of GAA, Dave Billings, was delighted that UCD Football has provided a stepping-stone. “I wouldn’t want to claim any glory for it, but Sigerson football is as near county football as you are going to get. A lot

of players are scouted through Sigerson success. Kevin Heffernan was always preaching its value and it’s great to see the players doing so well.”

Looking ahead to the tussle, a particularly intriguing tactical battle may well take place between said UCD students.

The dynamic wing half back play from Jack McCaffrey has been a prominent feature in all that Dublin have done well under Jim Gavin. Though subdued against Kerry, his phenomenal pace has generally set the Leinster champions apart in transitional attacking football all year. A matchup with Kevin McLoughlin, however, one of few who could go toe to toe in terms of speed with McCaffrey, would be the ultimate test for the Clontarf clubman. McLoughlin is having a stellar campaign thus far, but is due a performance akin to twelve months ago if Mayo are to triumph.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the pitch, Chris Barrett gave a masterful exhibition against Tyrone in nullifying the threat of starlet Darren McCurry, and may well be squaring off against

the guile of Paul Mannion on September 22nd, should the 19 year old retain his place. Barrett’s two points before half time were the turning point in Mayo’s releasing the shackles on a determined Tyrone team, and his elusiveness going forward will be a new challenge for Dublin to overcome.

Stylish left footer Mannion, like McCaffrey, didn’t marvel his undeniable talent against Kerry, but has otherwise slotted into a stacked forward line and has been lethal all year. Lacking obvious muscularity in his 6’1 frame, Mannion deploys a low centre of gravity to wriggle free of markers and blistering pace to leave them behind; his runs are economic and not showy. Barrett has formed a formidable full back line partnership with Lee Keoghegan and Ger Cafferkey this year, but they will have their hands full in what should prove a gung-ho contest.

UCD and St Vincent’s Dublin club through and through, Dave Billings was excited about the prospect of players he has mentored squaring off, and was full of support for the Connacht champions.

“If Mayo were playing anyone else, I’d like to see Mayo winning. I think it’s a hard one to predict- later in September the weather can get very patchy, but I’m expecting a great game of football. Looking at the Hurling, stranger things than a draw could happen!”

If Mayo are to upset the odds and the weight of history, they will either need a remarkable recovery to Cillian O’Connor’s dislocated shoulder, or another mammoth performance from a deputy sharpshooter. Alan Freeman tormented Tyrone when it was asked of him after O’Connor’s injury in the semi final making him, one would surmise, a marked man for the 22nd,. James Horan remains optimistic that O’Connor will feature, with physio visits twice daily to the Ballintubber star. It remains to be seen whether Andy Moran can reignite form of yesteryear, or Enda Varley can provide the surprise package to a suspect Dublin defence in the same way Kerry’s James O’Donoghue rose to stardom in their semi final. Dublin to win.