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Pushback from school staff over curriculum review.

Four students share their experience sexting.

Political drive to Repeal the 8th grows.

An essential beginners guide to Bob Dylan.

The enigma of Bill Murray examined.

A look at some niche college sports to try.

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Dramatic Cutbacks for UCD Library Service See Staff Numbers Drop by 36% and Books Budget Reduced Jack Power | Editor

The number of staff employed in the UCD Library has dropped from 214 in 2007, to 137 in 2015.

College Expenditure on New Books and Journals is Down from €4,792 in 2010, to €3,101 for 2015. he UCD Library has witnessed dramatic cutbacks T in resources in recent years, with both staff numbers and the amount spent on books and journals

being sharply cut by the university.

The Tribune can reveal the amount of staff in the UCD Library has declined year on year for more than five years. Consistent cuts in the college budget has seen library staff numbers steadily decline from a high point in 2007 where the library employed 214 employees. Figures for staff dropped to 171 in 2010 and then dramatically down to just 148 in 2012. The number of staff employed as of 2015 in the library was 137, as either contract or casual staff. The amount UCD

spend each year on books, journals and periodicals for the library has also steadily declined over the course of the last five years.

The UCD financial statements from the college bursary office (head of Finance) obtained by the Tribune shows in 2010 the college spent €4,792 on new books and renewing journals. This figure however dropped sharply to €3,135 in 2011, and further to €2,442 the following year. The spend from the college over the last three years has recovered slightly, plateauing out at €3,101 for 2015. But the average spend on new purchases for the library and additional journal subscriptions from UCD is still down by over €1,700

compared with figures from five years ago.

UCD lecturer Tobias Theiler, from the School of Politics & International Relations described the cuts to books and services in recent years as “quite catastrophic” for the college.

The effects of these cuts on academic life in UCD Dr Theiler explained were serious “not just for students, but also for lecturers, since many of the books and journals we use were no longer available” he stated.

The situation he noted has improved or at least “stabilised” in the last two years. He said he now found “the library [as] being more willing once more to follow up on suggestions for book purchases.”

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Editorial: Sexual Harassment on Campus,

We’re Not Going to Stop Talking About It.

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exual harassment, revenge porn, consent – the College Tribune are not going to stop talking about it. Last year we landed ourselves in the midst of a pretty heated controversy with the UCD200 story. Some papers, or journalists would look to stick their head down after something like that, and stay away from the subject.

But the Tribune will do no such thing this year, we started that conversation last year and we intend to continue it. The conversation around sexual harassment, consent on campus, and revenge porn is one that UCD do not want to have.

Irish author Louise O’Neill will be releasing a documentary in the coming months with RTE called Asking for It, that explores rape culture in Ireland. After the UCD200 story, of which I was the author, I was approached to speak in the documentary, and talk about consent on college campuses. I got coffee with one of team working on the documentary and discussed the issue at length, but didn’t end up progressing to the stage of being filmed in the production.

I later learned from the producer of the documentary, that a member of the UCD press and communications unit had contacted her to say the college would have serious issues with me taking part in the production. Speaking on the phone to the producer she said that over her career in film-making she had never encountered such an incident. To me that illustrated the extent to which UCD as an institution will go to shut down the conversation around sexual harassment on campus, and therefore how important it was to continue to raise the issue.

So the Tribune, thanks to independence it enjoys, will continue to speak up about the issue of consent and sexual harassment on campus. To question to what extent UCD fulfils its responsibility of care towards potential students who have been victims of physical or online sexual harassment in the college.

Our features editor this week explores the issue of sexting in students’ lives, sharing the experiences of four young people. In the piece revenge porn is clearly a prevalent problem for young people today. But Irish policy-makers and public institutions have not or do not want to adequately address the problem. There is still no law demarcating revenge porn in the Irish legislature, compared to the UK who have put in place laws to allow the judi-

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ciary to prosecute in cases of online ‘revenge porn’ harassment.

Students have always pushed for progressive and liberalising reform in society. Last year young people championed the cause of the historically marginalized and discriminated lesbian, gay, transsexual, and queer groups in society during the Marriage Equality referendum. Here in UCD, and in other colleges across the country students fought the ban on condoms in Ireland and the prohibition of free information on abortion services abroad.

Students and young people will be again at the heart of the campaign to Repeal the 8th amendment, and the fight for modern reproductive rights and agency for women in Irish society. The cause of refugees, or of those unjustly imprisoned abroad such as fellow Irish student Ibrahim Halawa, always find a passionate hearing from the Irish youth. As with all of those issues, it will be students again who lead the campaign to fight sexual harassment both on campuses and in society.

That fight against sexual harassment takes place in all aspects of life. Be it emailing your public representatives, TDs, and Senators and asking them why Ireland currently has no legislation to address the issue of online revenge porn. Or continuously questioning and calling on UCD to properly stand up to its responsibility as a college and put in place modern policies concerning sexual harassment. So that any potential student who is the victim of sexual assault or harassment while studying in UCD feels they will be listened to, and they both know and have somewhere to take their case to the college.

Currently, it seems evident that UCD do not want to have this conversation on either consent or the issue of sexual harassment on campus. In the case I outlined they have even attempted to prevent other media outlets speaking to the editor of this paper on those issues. But the Tribune, and I would suspect a large body of students in this college, are not prepared to accept that there are simply no cases of sexual harassment taking place in UCD. So it is largely up to the students and the Student Press, to challenge UCD and hold the college accountable until they take responsibility.

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“Unprecedented” pushback from UCD staff over curriculum review.

Politics. p.09

Political momentum grows to Repeal the 8th on campus.

Features. p.13

Four students share their experiences with sexting and revenge porn.

Music. p.14

A necessary guide to discovering Bob Dylan’s music in college.

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Brand - The male silhouette with American Apparel.

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Film. p.24

Sugar Tax, the answer to Ireland’s growing obesity problem?

An ode to Bill Murray, the ‘ordinary-man’ relief actor, who became a cult icon.

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Review of Freshers’ Week, and the societies to watch out for this year.

Ó Chiarán go Cailín.

On the issue of UCD cutting back on library staff the lecturer said it depends on “whether the cut-backs affected front-line staff or middle and upper level management.” He outlined that a reduction in the top and middle layers of bureaucracy and management wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing, “as UCD isn’t exactly suffering from a shortage of managers” he claimed. But he estimated that “as in many other areas the cutbacks were mostly on the front line.”

Compared to other Irish universities the resources and materials available in UCD’s library lags behind, considering it is the largest college in the country. Students in Trinity have access to 350,000 e-books through their library connect account, compared to the 261, 890 used by students in UCD. Trinity are also registered to 350 databases of academic literature and research, whereas UCD have access to 323.

One member of staff working in UCD Library spoke to the Tribune and confirmed that “UCD library is understaffed and underfunded.” The source (who wished to remain anonymous) explained that “the narrative of “do more with less” has gone on for so long that ‘less’ is the new normal.”

They outlined the effects of the continual withdrawal of funding to the library from the university was hitting students hardest.

“Cutting funding to the library means fewer staff keeping the library running, [and] less money to spend on developing the collection” of books and volumes, they stated. And they added “ less money to spend on online resources and journal subscriptions”.

The source was critical of how genuine UCD were towards supporting one of their key outlined objectives - supporting learning.

They said that “if the University administration truly cared about fulfilling the objectives of their strategic plan they would support the library with increased staffing and funding”.

They felt strongly that the orientation of the university was moving fundamentally in a different direction to what was needed, and that key services for students like the Library were not a priority. “The central goal of the library is to continue to provide the best possible service to all patrons and there is so much more the library could be doing, and wants to do to support patrons if we were just given the opportunity and financial support from the University” they stated.

Trinity’s collection of volumes and books is the most comprehensive across all Irish universities, with six million individual books available to be ordered by students. Although this figure is inflated as Trinity are a library of copyright for Great Britain and Ireland, and are obliged to hold a copy of each book published in each country.

In contrast UCD Library offer a selection of 841,756 print volumes to its students. This disparity in resources between Ireland’s two biggest colleges is more pronounced consider-

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ing UCD have a far greater number of students than their old rivals. 18,000 students in total were enrolled in Trinity last year, compared to the 32,000 registered in UCD. In some cases the UCD Library do not have access to the required courses texts for students at all, as due to the withdrawal of funding the library undertook a period of de-selecting journals it had subscribed to.

Students have also commonly found when using the OneSearch library engine that it only brings them a host of reviews of the article they are looking to find, as UCD does not have access to the article itself.

The decline in funding means the library are also settling for cheaper options of licensing and accessibility when subscribing to journals or publishers. For example, certain e-books the library have access to can only be viewed online by one user in UCD at a time. This is

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Smarter & smarter, the evolution of the mobile phone.

Image Above UCD Library has seen a 36% drop in expenditure of materials in last 5 years

the case for a core text for one final years Politics & International Relations class.

Student Aoife Galvin from that politics class outlined her shock at the new policy of limited accessibility. “With the amount of books we’re expected to get per module, with the prices they are, it’s nice when one can be viewed online (which is extremely rare)” she said. “I couldn’t believe when I saw I couldn’t access it. I never saw that [restriction] before and didn’t know that this could happen. It’s ridiculous. If it’s online you’d automatically expect or at least presume it’s available to all at any time” she stated. The cutbacks in library materials and resources just “shouldn’t be the case” for a university like UCD Aoife said.

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UCD Drops Out of Top 200 in Times World Rankings Kevin Deegan | News Writer

UCD has dropped out of the top 200 universities following the release of the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The news comes on the back of a 22 place decline in the QS World University Rankings earlier this month.

UCD has fallen from 176th place into the 201-250th band. Some Irish institutions did fare better though, with both the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway also moving into the 201-250th place category. University College Cork (UCC) and NUI Maynooth held their positions in the 351-400th band.

Trinity College Dublin (TCD) was omitted from the rankings due to a data error. This is not the first time TCD has had a run in with the rankings this year. In March, it was revealed it had breached regulations for the QS World Rankings by sending out letters to academics, alumni and employers, as part of an awareness campaign to inform them of upcoming ranking surveys.

With UCD falling and TCD absent, it marks the first time in the 12 years of rankings that Ireland has no university within the top 200. The fall in rankings, while disappointing, comes as no surprise to many in the college as Irish universities have continued to slowly slide down the rankings tables over the past few years.

Professor Andrew Deeks, President of UCD, and Patrick Prendergast, Provost of TCD, recently released a joint statement regarding the issue of third level finance. They argued that the diminished spending in relation to higher education has started to take effect on the potential of Irish universities and noted how basic funding per student had dropped by 22% between 2007/2008 and 2013/2014, according to the Cassells group. It is estimated that Irish universities are receiving now €1,838 less per student than they did in 2007/08, as a result of a 50% cut in state grants, and rising student numbers.

Deeks and Prendergast have implored the government to make sure our higher education sector is given the means to compete internationally.

However, in the absence of a political coalition to reverse declining funding, the continuing trend will mean UCD and other Irish universities face an uphill difficult task of maintaining their places on the global leaderboards.

Food Soc Sign up Over 3,000 Members in First Year on Campus Jack Power | Editor Food Soc, a society in its first year in UCD has signed up well in excess of 3,000 members in its first few days in the Freshers’ Tent. The new society, only just set up is now nominally one of the biggest on campus.

After the Monday of Freshers’ Week the society had a deluge of 1,500 members sign up, one of their committee members speaking to the Tribune stated the week was “unbelievable” and the interest they had was “crazy”. The small committee of the fledging new society had just about 8 members, who have now to input the massive backlog of signups into their mailing system in the next week.

Law Soc, another society who have grown to challenge the L&H on campus as the biggest society also had a strong week. Their auditor Aodhan Peelo, said they were “so so happy” with the level of signups. He said he thought that after the week they were “right there on par” with the L&H. Donal Naylor, auditor of the L&H said they were “happy” with how the week went, he noted Tuesday was “a bit slow” but overall he felt his society had another strong recruitment drive for the year ahead.

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Unprecedented “Pushback” from UCD Schools Admin Staff over University Curriculum Review Jack Power | Editor It is believed that widespread discontent and “forceful” opposition is growing among administrators in UCD schools to a new review of the entire curriculum across every course being pushed by the UCD administration.

Speaking to the College Tribune a source working in the administration of a school in the Arts & Social Sciences has revealed there is growing frustration among staff with a major curriculum review the UCD authority is pushing through this year.

The Curriculum Review is a process launched last October by the Registry and Teaching and Learning department of the UCD Tierney building. Its aim was to entirely review all modules currently offered by UCD across all schools and disciplines.

Image Above Under the hood of everyday student life, discontent is felt across a range of disciplines within the Arts.

But the strict timeframe and unclear objectives of the review have led to serious mounting opposition and concerns from college staff. In cases outlined of some school’s interaction with the review they “bluntly refused” to meet the strict deadlines set by the UCD college administration.

The review was announced to staff in October 2015, and then staff in all schools and departments were expected to have identified the ‘programme outcomes’ of every module they offer to students

UCD deputy registrar Bairbre Redmond paid 1.5 K a day in €436,000 ‘Runaway’ Plagiarism Report Jack Power | Editor

Bairbre Redmond, the deputy Registrar in UCD was paid €1,500 a day for a plagiarism report she undertook for GMIT it can be revealed.

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by November 2015. The process of outlining the outcomes a student gains from an individual module requires administrative staff working in schools to attempt to qualitatively dig into each module. This can mean in some cases compiling 10,000 word assessments of each module. The timeframe to complete this extensive task was described by one school administrator as “brutal”, and as a result they have seen a level of “forceful” pushback against the college administration from schools.

“This is our water charges” the source stated as they described the developing opposition within schools towards the UCD administration.

“This is our water charges” The review itself was also criticised by the source, who wished to remain anonymous, they said UCD staff were “unclear” as to what form their analysis should take due to the excessive bureaucratic jargon

The report, commissioned by Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology ran on for over three years, and racked up a final cost of €430,000 by 2013. The report’s scale and large expenditure was questioned by the Public Accounts Committee of the Dáil late last year.

The report was commissioned to look into an issue regarding plagiarism by a student, and the subsequent actions of a lecturer in dealing with the issue. Yet it was then never published

by GMIT, after being shown to the college President and a sub-committee of several members from the college governing authority. For her role in compiling the report alongside a second investigators and barrister Ed Madden, Redmond received €63,278. Bairbre Redmond is the deputy Registrar of UCD and the Dean of undergraduate studies “For her role in compiling the report … Redmond received €63,278” The report was heavily criticised by the Dáil Public Accounts Committee, and Jim Fennell, the vice-President for Finance of GMIT was brought before the committee to answer questions on the report late last year. Fennell when called before the Dáil committee to answer questions said “it was not envisaged that the

in briefing documents on the review. As the review is to take place in all subjects and schools across UCD, Arts courses would be assessed in the same way as the Sciences, meaning the process is “too blunt” to provide any useful feedback or results according to the source. Quality reviews of modules are often done school wide, within the School of Law for example, but it is unprecedented in Ireland to have a review university wide. It is believed a growing proportion of staff in UCD feel the Curriculum Review is simply a review for the sake of a review. The source told the Tribune they would suspect “this is done so Mark Rogers can look good as a Registrar.” Mark Rogers is the deputy president of UCD, and the dean of all academic affairs.

The source told the Tribune they would suspect “this is done so Mark Rogers can look good as a Registrar”.

Another feature of the Review is to attempt to promote research in undergraduate studies, while this is compatible with empirical subjects in the Sciences, it is less suited to Arts or Social Science courses such a history, drama, philosophy, or English. Documentation outlining the purpose of the review states it will seek to embed research in the undergraduate curriculum, and “make the research development outcomes” of each module explicit.

The move is the latest step in the orientation of UCD towards a more corporate business model that focuses on research as a priority.

review. In the first stage of the project small groups of graduates from various schools and disciplines were given the opportunity to take part in a feedback session with those working on the review. The implementation stage of the review is to be completed by February 2017.

One unexplored aspect of the Curriculum Review is the effect it will have on students. Staff it is believed were given no prior consultation on the project before it was launched, and are unclear as to how, or by who the results of the Review will be used by. Throughout the two-year process up to 2017 at no stage will current students be consulted in the

investigation would require the level of input it did, resulting in costs of €436,061 being incurred.”

Fennell said the report was allowed to become a runaway train as the GMIT college President could not be seen to attempt to impede its work to shut it down. “As the matters under investigation related to an alleged cover-up by the institute, it was important to protect the independence of the investigation and it was not appropriate for GMIT to influence the conduct of the investigation or to terminate it.”

The report was to investigate an incident of plagiarism by a Masters student in GMIT, and subsequent actions taking by a lecturer in procuring restricted material for the student. As a result of the report the GMIT head of finance Fennell confirmed to the Dáil committee that the lecturer in question was moved to a different position, with a reduced salary after the report.

Ed Madden, Ms Redmond’s co-investigator it is believed received €217,890 for his role in the report, as it is understood he logged considerably more days work in compiling the report (at a rate of €1,500 a day) than Ms Redmond. The report

was commissioned in 2011, and was only finalised by 2013, as during this time the two investigators were not working full time on the report. Redmond, the UCD management official, agreed to finish the final portion of the report on a pro-bono (free) basis, after repeated requests from the GMIT President outlining concerns over the mounting cost.

Commenting on the report Tom Boland, CEO of the Higher Education Authority said it was an “absolute fundamental mistake that there was not a process put in place to control both the length and cost of the inquiry.”

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UCD Library Report Shows Plans to Operate 24/7 Service by 2020

Biologist Dr Lee Hood Awarded Prestigious UCD Ulysses Medal Zyana Morris | News Writer

Jack Power | Editor The UCD Library service wants to operate a 24/7 service in the next five years according to a key strategy report obtained by the Tribune. The report, ‘UCD Library Strategy 2016-2020’ overviews the future plans for the library services on campus.

The plans to lobby for funding from UCD to increase the opening hours it is claimed will allow UCD to benchmark its service to international best practice.

As well as attempting to lobby the university for resources to open a 24/7 facility in the James Joyce library the report says the library will “clearly make the case for appropriate funding of library collection acquisitions.” The report however comes as the Tribune’s lead investigative piece reports that existing funding for the UCD Library is down, with both staff levels and expenditure on new books and journals being cut by over 30% in the last five years.

The document recognises and expectedly identifies there are key gaps in the college’s existing collections of books and journals that need to be filled to adequately to compete internationally as a top university. But it does not identify or broach the subject of the existing decline in funding for the Library service and drop off in staff numbers over the past five years. “it does not identify or broach the subject of the existing decline in funding for the Library service” The current term opening hours of the James Joyce library are from 8:30am to 9:00 pm at night. The Trinity College Lecky library operates a 24-hour service for students. But the financial burden of opening and staffing a 24/7 study space however would be considerable. The Library strategy report is to be presented and considered by the University Management Team in UCD, before being acted upon or adopted.

UCD Career Development Centre to Host Three Career Fairs

UCD has awarded a Ulysses Medal, the highest award it can bestow, upon Dr Lee Hood to recognise and acknowledge his unprecedented contributions in the fields of biology and medicine. Professor Mark Rogers, UCD Deputy President and Registrar, presented the award in Dr. Hood’s honour at the 2016 UCD Conway Festival of Research & Innovation.

Dr Lee Hood pursued his studies in biology from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) followed

by Johns Hopkins School of Medicine where he earned the title of M.D. in 1964.

Since then his prime focus has been on the structure, genetic makeup and evolution of immunoglobulins.

Contemporary biology owes a lot to Dr Hood as he is single-handedly believed to have developed the five fundamental instrumentsprotein sequencers, automated DNA sequencers, DNA synthesizers, peptide synthesizers, and an ink jet printer for assembling DNA arrays.

Professor Walter Kolch, Director of Systems Biology Ireland, who gave a speech at the medal presentation, said “These instruments opened the door to high-throughput biological data and the era of big data in biology and medicine. Lee helped pioneer the human genome program — making it possible with the automated DNA sequencer.

Under Hood’s direction, the Human Genome Center sequenced portions of human chromosomes 14 and 15.”

Callie Crawley | News Writer Students interested in graduate opportunities will have the chance to meet with employers on campus over the coming weeks, with a variety of careers fairs set to kick off in September and October.

Three separate fairs will be held in Belfield. The first of these is the Business, Finance & Management Recruitment Fair, which will take place on Tuesday 27th of September in O’Reilly Hall.

Students interested in Science, Engineering & Technology Fair can attend the Science Recruitment Fair on September 28th, in O’Reilly Hall from 11am to 3pm. It aims to give students from all scientific disciplines, including computer science, and all engineering disciplines a chance to meet employers.

The final fair is the Law Recruitment Fair, and will be held on Wednesday 5th October in the Astra Hall from 1pm to 4pm.

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Dr Hood “has accumulated 36 patents, 17 honorary degrees and over 100 other awards and honours’ To highlight his more recent contributions to the field of system biology he has reported to have been working a role of systems biology

in personalized medicine and neurodegenerative diseases as well. Professor Kolch praised Dr Hood’s work ethic and noted how he was working on “pioneering new approaches to P4 medicine—predictive, preventive, personalized and participatory approaches to scientific wellness” and had “recently embarked on creating a P4 pilot project on 100,000 well individuals that is transforming healthcare” despite turning 78 next month. The achievements of Dr. Hood cannot

be overlooked as they are exemplary in the field of biotechnology with 750 papers published under his name. Furthermore, he has accumulated 36 patents, 17 honorary degrees and over 100 other awards and honours. As well as having the distinction of being one of the most frequently cited scientists across the world, he is one of the only 15 individuals to have been elected to all three National Academies- the National Academy of Science, the National Acad-

emy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

The UCD Ulysses Medal was inaugurated in 2005 to honour the ‘creative brilliance’ of UCD alumnus James Joyce and to mark the university’s sesquicentennial celebrations. It has since been presented time and again to different personalities to highlight their contributions to the international forum of academia.

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Politics.

Zero Hour Contracts Continue to Plague Students Amid Political Stalling The National Chair of Labour Youth, Grace Williams, writes an op-ed for the Tribune on the need for political action to fight zero-hour contracts.

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ncertain working hours have become a feature of working life. "We'll call you when we need you to work", "we don't have any hours for you this week" or "you can go home because we've no work for you to do" have all become common phrases in the workplace, particularly for young people. What was once a style of working hours associated with part-time jobs for teenagers, has now become a prevalent issue in the workplace for all.

Employers defend the use of zero hour contracts in employment practice. These arguments center around the positive benefits of flexible work for employees, often stating that these contracts are better than the alternative of unemployment and allows employees to gain experience and develop new skills, while also decreasing the cost to the State of supporting unemployment benefits.

Those campaigning against the use of precarious contracts, such as Trade Unions cite the difficulties of managing financial decisions with no guarantee of income and working hours.

The increasing prevalence of these contracts has meant that this problem, which would have once been associated with young workers still in school, has now become an issue for a much larger portion of the working population.

While there is no obligation for these workers to take these working hours, because they are so "flexible", there is also no obligation on the part of the employer to offer these workers any hours. An increasingly expressed opinion shows workers feel that declining any offered working hours will decrease their chances of being given future working hours. Without any legislation to regulate this type of work, this problem will continue.

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The previous government, under the direction of the then Minister for Jobs, Labour TD Ged Nash, commissioned a report into the effects of zero hour contracts to be carried out by the University of Limerick. The results of this report were published in November 2015 and presented worrying trends for the current state and future direction of precarious work.

This report found that in 2014, 5.3% of all employees had constantly variable working hours. This was found to be most prominent in the hospitality and food sector, with retail and education also being listed as other sectors where this features.

Twelve recommendations for legislation were made by this report, looking to improve the predictability of both hours and income, ensure a certain level of continued flexibility for employers, and to allow for negotiations at a sectoral level.

These recommendations include employees to have a minimum guaranteed hours written into their contracts which would be periodically reviewed based on their average hours worked, 72 hours minimum notice to work be given, and a minimum period of 3 continuous working hours where an employee is asked to work.

During the course of the general election in February of this year, ending zero hour contracts was a topic used by many parties in their pitch to secure their place in Dáil Éireann. It appeared as if the only party that did not express interest in banning the use of these contracts was Fine Gael. After the formation of the Fine Gael-Independent government, with a voting supply agreement from Fianna Fáil, and the publication of the Programme for Government, many were shocked not to see the inclusion of ending precarious working hours.

In June of this year, Sinn Féin TD Louise O’Reilly proposed a Bill during Private Members’ Business seeking to end zero

hour and low hour contracts. But Fianna Fáil successfully tabled an amendment to postpone the reading of this Bill for a year.

The Labour Party last week, under spokesperson for Labour affairs Senator Ged Nash, will also be launching a Bill to tackle the uncertain hours and the casual employment relationships which have become so prevalent.

With the position of the parties on the left merging towards the need for immediate action on the issue of ending the use of precarious contracts, it is unclear how Fine Gael, along with supporting government independent TDs and Fianna Fáil, will react to this. It remains to be seen how the debates around the proposed Labour Bill will end. With the balance of power lying with Fianna Fáil, it is clear that for change to occur, they must follow through on their pre-election promise.

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Political Momentum Growing in UCD for Repeal of the 8th Amendment Ruan McGuinness – Politics Writer

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erhaps the most prevalent political issue in the collective consciousness of the UCD student body since the beginning of the term has been the ongoing debate on the 8th amendment. In other words, the constitutional ban on abortion in Ireland. The amendment was approved by referendum in 1983, under Garret FitzGerald’s Fine Gael government and subsequently signed into law. It restricts abortion at any stage, specifically recognising the right to life of an unborn child.

Several incidents within the last few years however have brought on calls to repeal the amendment. Most notably the death of Savita Halappanavar in 2012, when she was denied a termination of pregnancy after developing a septic miscarriage. This cast the amendment and its implications back into the public eye. The 8th amendment, and Irish legislation on reproductive rights in general, has come under intense scrutiny and criticism worldwide.

Throughout the last general election, the debate on abortion was a central issue on the minds of Irish voters, with the movement for reproductive rights quickly expanding from the ballot box to the streets.

Over the summer, two Irish women travelling to the UK to legally terminate a pregnancy live-tweeted their journey to extensive amounts of coverage and discussion. During the Rose of Tralee beauty pageant a contestant spoke on live television about her wish for a country wide referendum on abortion, stating “It’s time to give women a say on their own reproductive rights”. Pro-choice murals appeared in the city centre and went viral overnight, before being removed a number of weeks later due to planning permission issues. The Pro­-choice campaign seems to have taken the torch from the immensely successful same-­sex marriage campaign of the previous year, which culminated in a groundbreaking result and Yes vote, making Ireland the first country in the world to pass same-sex marriage legislation by popular vote.

Pro­-choice groups are mobilising and organising marches and demonstrations across the country,

and the campaign has been reignited in UCD as well, with the emergence of the ‘UCD for Choice’ group. UCD For Choice look to unify all aspects of the pro­-choice campaign within the University. They have already held several events, such as a banner making workshop, and organised demonstrations in and around Belfield, of which they intend to continue so long as the 8th amendment remains in place. The group gained traction rapidly, and turned up in force at the March for Choice last Saturday.

The atmosphere around the campus during the opening weeks of term highlight that the arguments from both sides surrounding abortion and the 8th amendment are of significance to a multitude of students. Several Pro-Choice events are already being advertised on posters throughout the College, and numerous students across campus have been donning specially made jumpers boldly stating ‘Repeal’. While on the other side of the debate societies such as the Newman Catholic Society and other religious groups openly advocated their Pro-Life policy during Fresher’s Week at their stands.

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he current government, although pressured on several fronts to act on the issue, have remained static. The official cabinet position is that a citizens’ assembly will be set up in order to decide what course of action to take. The apparent split of opinion among TDs about the issue seems to have restricted any real progress. Despite Minister for Health Simon Harris stating his support for a referendum, we’ve seen a lack of urgency from the government to make a definitive political decision and address the issue.

Many of the mainstream political parties such as Labour, the Social Democrats, The Greens, Sinn Féin, People Before Profit and the Anti-­ Austerity Alliance have all readily come out in favour of repealing the 8th amendment. But where do the political societies of UCD stand on the issue?

Newcomers to Belfield in 2016, The Social Democrats, ‘fully support the repealing of the 8th amendment’.

They add that they wish to see the introduction of a ‘modern legislative regime based on women’s reproductive rights’.

The Sinn Féin society ‘strongly believe in repealing the 8th amendment’, and allude to several debates they hosted last year, as well as a petition drive they held with Amnesty International last year as testimony to their commitment in relation to the campaign.

The UCD wing of Ógra Fianna Fáil, The Kevin Barry Cumann, currently hold no official viewpoint on the amendment, despite their national youth wing declaring themselves to be in favour of legislating for abortion in cases of rape, incest and fatal foetal abnormalities at a conference last November. However, in October the society will hold a discussion and debate with speakers from both sides, preceded by a vote among members

to determine the stance they will take year round in the run up to any from that point onwards. potential referendum to repeal Labour Youth also support a full the 8th amendment. repeal of the 8th amendment, and accuse Fine Gael of ‘delaying tactics’ in an attempt to postpone confronting the issue. They assert that they will be running their own campaign, and intend to host a discussion with prominent speakers in the near future.

The Socialist Workers Student Society are in favour of the complete removal of the 8th amendment, and ‘free, safe and legal access to abortion’ in Ireland for women. Unfortunately, no representative from UCD Young Fine Gael was available to comment.

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Features.

A Half Century of Political Activism & Protest for Equality An Interview with Peter Tatchell Peter Tatchell, a lifelong campaigner for LGBT and human rights, recently spoke to the L&H and the LGBTQ+ Society in UCD. Tatchell also sat down with Tribune editor Jack Power to talk about his life of political protest, the current amorality and apathy in student politics, and the corporate pinkwashing of Pride.

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2017 will mark Tatchell’s 50th year of activism and campaigning for human rights and gay equality issues, over the half century he’s taken part in more than 3,000 direct action protests from Britain to Russia.

He explains that he found often radical change in society can only be achieved by radical action. “I’d prefer to have secured change via the polite traditional methods of lobbying, but sometimes that doesn’t work.”

“When I first began campaigning for LGBT equality, the whole political establishment was against us. That’s why in the early 1970s thought the Gay Liberation Front, and later in the 1990s through OutRage, we had to resort to the tactics of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience. It took those confrontational methods, to shake up the political establishment and to get LGBT rights noticed and eventually acted upon.”

“All the rights gained are as the result of grassroots social movements, they are never willing or easily given by people in power. Only when we organise we eventually win them, it’s always accumulative collective effort” he outlined.

“Up until 1999 Britain had the largest number of anti-gay laws of any country in the world, some of them dating back centuries, and now we have some of the best laws” said Tatchell. “That’s a huge tribute to the many thousands of LGBT people, and our straight friends and allies who campaigned with us for the basic principle of equality.”

Ireland’s Pride parade in Dublin was the biggest on record this year, but the host of huge flotillas from corporate giants like Ebay and Google that appeared on the day raised an acute question for gay activists.

How comfortable are they are about the practice ‘pinkwashing’ by corporations, who attempt to co-opt the fight for equality into their own brand image?

“I don’t like the way in which Pride is becoming commercialised and depoliticised” outlined Tatchell. “There are still battles to win, in Britain and in Ireland there is still a very high proportion of LGBT kids who are bullied in school, and still a very high proportion of LGBT people have been victims of hate crimes. Sexual health and relationship education frequently fails to address LGBTQ issues.”

“I think it’s great that big corporations are embracing LGBT equality - about bloody time” he continued.

“But I don’t like how they tend to dominate LGBT events, which they are clearly using to promote their own product.”

“I don’t like the way in which Pride is becoming commercialised & depoliticised” “I think it’s great that big corporations are embracing LGBT equality - about bloody time” he continued.

“But I don’t like how they tend to dominate LGBT events, which they are clearly using to promote their own product.”

Economics After The more radical left wing Neoliberalism

politics that Tatchell has championed through his life he notes, is becoming increasingly absent from college campuses in the modern day.

“There are some great student activists and campaigners, but overall the student body politic seems to be much more complacent, apathetic, and diverter than it was twenty or thirty years ago” he claims.

“There isn’t the same radical idealism that there once was, that’s really disappointing.

Because there are so many issues that threaten the future welfare of students, there are big issues like climate chaos, the shortage of affordable housing, and the ongoing issue of 800 million people being hungry or malnourished, having no safe drinking water, and living in dire shanty towns.”

“There isn’t the same radical idealism that there once was, that’s really disappointing” For students to abdicate the traditional mantle of political activism that historically emanated from most colleges and universities, when it is most needed to tackle growing inequalities across today’s world, is incomprehensible for Tatchell.

“Globally there is a crisis for two thirds of humanity, that is not right in a world of plenty. There is enough wealth in the world to make sure no one is hungry. The problem is the world’s wealth is so unfairly distributed, 20% of the world’s countries consume 80% of the world’s resources, that is unconscionable.”

“The 60 wealthiest people on the planet have as much wealth as the bottom 50% of the world’s population, for me that is amorality on gargantuan scale. I can understand why many students are concerned about their own future prospects. What I can’t understand is why that doesn’t motivate them to become politically active.”

Through Tatchell’s colourful lifetime of fighting for gay equality, he has also always been a voice on the left of the British political spectrum for other human rights and a new economic system. The neo-liberalism espoused by the current political establishments in Britain and Europe is for Tatchell a broken and increasingly discredited system of economics.

“The big financial crisis of 2008 shows the instability of the free market capitalist system” he states. “We are surviving on a gigantic debt bubble that’s going to burst sooner or later. Countries like China and the United States, two huge players on the global economic stage, are very economically precarious.

They are surviving for the moment, but the longer term prognosis does not look good.

I wouldn’t rule out a potential major global economic recession in years to come.”

“That suggests that the current economic model is not working, if it can only survive based on government interventions like Quantitative Easing or bank bailouts then that is not a sustainable system for the future.”

The political activist draws a lot of hope for a future change to a new people-centred economic system that acts against rather than creates income inequality in the lessons he learned through his successful fight for LGBT equality.

“In my own campaigning, I’ve shown that you can pursue quite radical policies, if you persistently argue for them in a coherent, evidencebased way, eventually the public will come around, we’ve seen that with LGBT rights.”

Features.

The Paradox of Unlimited Choice in a Modern Society

Features writer Kevin Murphy explores the paradox of having an endless host of choice in every aspect of today’s modern world, and why that may not be such a good thing.

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hat makes us happy?

One of the main reasons to live is to try and find happiness and in the modern world we seem to have accepted the idea that choice has a big part to play in this. Choice gives us personal freedom and responsibility. Everybody should be free and free to make their own choices – sounds simple and straightforward. But is choice always good? What happens when we have too much choice? Does this make us happy or sad - or just straight out confused?

Stuart Jefferies writing in The Guardian in October tells how a Tesco chief executive decided to removed 30,000 of the shops 90,000 products.

Why? He did this in response to Lidl and Aldi’s rising status among shoppers. Tesco use to sell 28 kinds of ketchup in varying sizes, Aldi sells one in one size. Choice delays us and time is of the essence in the modern world.

This unlimited choice can be bad for you. Have you ever sat down after a day of college or work and thought you’d watch a film on Netflix? Then switched on the laptop and wonder at the amazing array of films only to spend roughly an hour weighing up options and watch the night slip away. All this choice produces paralysis rather than liberation. Sometimes I’d yearn for the innocence of scheduled TV movies. Remember the mid-week movie? You knew it was coming and when it would be on. It was so simple.

Getting a text message was once a joyful occasion.

The beeping noise signalled your own private letter and opening it was special. Now we have Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tinder, text messages, email etc. - I am convinced that WhatsApp groups can drive you

to insanity – the constant beeping, the endless stream of messages. Waking up now goes hand in hand with scrolling through dozens and dozens of useless messages. So much choice, so many modes of contact – so much crap!

Barry Schwartz talks about the problems with this explosion of choice in his book The Paradox of Choice – Why More Is Less. He gives some excellent examples of the issues with a glut of choice. Take medical situations where a sick patient is told by the doctor you can do A, B or C and explains the risks / benefits of all options to the patient. In reality the educated person, the doctor should make the decision but in our world the patient is left with the choice. Is this a good thing? Or is it a shifting of the responsibility from people who know to people who don’t know and are sick and maybe a little desperate? It’s a complex topic.

Another sensitive matter regarding choice is our gender. We were once born a boy or a girl and told that’s how it is. Now it’s a choice you can make.

People used to grow up, get a job, get married and settle down. Now that’s not good enough, the options and choices are endless. You can literally be anyone, have any identity. Are all these choices are preoccupying people, or liberating them where they previously felt they didn’t belong in the predisposed binary of identities set by previous societies? The constant choices demand attention and take up so much of our energy. Is anything good enough, and where does the choice to define who you are end?

Why stick with one thing during difficult times when you can change to another?

Take something as important as your love life.

With so many options now via dating sites and apps and so much attention for people who promote themselves on social media the choice is endless.

But what happens after you make a choice? You can’t help but imagine the options you passed up, it’s human nature. The grass is always greener. Can an attractive woman be happy with somebody now when there are hundreds of suitors waiting in line online? Life is never perfect, good times and bad are a given but during the bad times it’s easy to drift off and think of the ‘what might have been’.

The more options there are the easier it is to regret your choice. Less serious but still as heartbreaking is choosing a chocolate bar, many a night I’ve spent transfixed staring at hundreds of shiny wrappers trying to choose but swaying side to side reaching and then withdrawing before inevitably making the wrong choice. (I knew I should have got a Kinder Bueno).

Think back to filling out your CAO, all that choice.

Did you pick the right course? These thoughts can plague us. Increased choice can make us miserable because of regret, self-blame and opportunity costs.

We as humans are inclined to look at choices passed up and have idealistic views of them which makes our actual choice less appealing. Now of course some choice is better than none. Take clothing for example, better fitting clothes are more attractive than old one size fits all options.

What is the secret though? Maybe it’s lowering expectations. When the world is open to us we expect everything. The best of the best. Something in the middle is usually satisfactory, don’t let all the choice in the world blind you from that.

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Features editor Rachel O’ Neill, talks to four students about their experience, good and bad, with sexting in the modern relationship

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umans have always found ways to communicate. Be it through saucy letters or lewd paintings, we have always had a way to express our lust and desires for someone. Sexting then is our generation's twist on the ‘racy’ love letters of the nineteenth and twentieth century. In fact Irish teenagers are some of the most prolific sexters in Europe with 1 in 4 claiming to have sent some kind of sext.

The growth in the popularity of sexting can be partly attributed to the boom of new social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Messenger, Tinder and Snapchat.

Photo-sharing has never been easier and quicker in our day to day lives, so naturally it will feed into the world of the sexual. The digital revo-

Sexting, Nudes and Revenge Porn Four Students Share Their Experience lution also comes at a time of tentative liberalisation of Irish society when it comes to talking about sex.

I’ve had my own experiences, both good and bad with sexting. As a result of this, I’m in two minds about sexting. As a 15-year-old with low esteem, I think the sexting that I engaged in with a boy I liked in school did do a lot of emotional damage, especially when other people in my year found out about it. This was before the invention of Snapchat and many years before I ever heard the term “revenge porn”.

That being said, I’ve also had some good experiences with sexting. When you’re on Erasmus and you leave your partner behind, it can difficult to be apart for so long.

In that regard I think sexting is good because it can make your partner seem that much

closer. It can also backfire spectacularly. You can build up the encounter so much via sexting that when it comes down to it, it could never live up to what the sexting promised.

Bearing my own experiences in mind, I wanted to explore the good and bad aspects of sexting. I wanted to see if sexting has changed the way we talk to people we’re interested in. I interviewed four students via a questionnaire about their experiences with sexting and got their opinions on the impacts it had on society. The results were pretty interesting and varied.

Each person was asked several questions varying from their favoured platform to sext on, who they prefer to sext with and whether we should be talking about sexting more in schools. So let’s get down to it shall we?

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When asked about their favoured platform for sexting, unsurprisingly WhatsApp and Snapchat came out on top. Emma, (aged 25) told me that texting was her preferred method, “just because that’s where, at the time, I was doing most of my chatting anyway.”

When asked why he preferred Snapchat, Daniel, (aged 20) said the timer on the photo gave his a sense of security in sending sexts.

“The person you’re sending them can only keep/save them by screenshotting & I’ll get a notification letting me know. It makes me feel more safe in sending them, as it doesn’t feel like they’ll be there forever.” Snapchat as a photo-sharing platform was cited as a natural benefit to sending a sext or nude.

One risk of sending any nude photo is the other person can use it as a form of power trip in itself. Emma explained she experienced guys threatening to publish her nudes in the past. “There were some who would threaten to share the pictures, but I don’t think they ever did, and even if they did, it’s just average disembodied boobs so who cares?” she said.

“But I’m quite an anxious person, so I would always have these images of me going for my dream job interview and them being like - ‘Well you’re perfect but this dude here says you once sent him a pic of your boobs?’ It’s unrealistic but it’s enough to put me off.”

Daniel (aged 26) said he’d never regretted sending a full nude, but had thought twice

on a few riské semi-nudes he’d fired off in the past. “I have sent semi-nude photos which I’ve later regretted, but I’ve never regretted anytime I sent full nude photos,” he outlined.

Nearly all respondents said pressure to send nudes was a real and pertinent problem.

“When I was younger guys would ask questions that kind of put you into a spot where you felt you should reciprocate and made me feel very uncomfortable” said Lauren (aged 20). Emma agreed that she absolutely had felt people putting pressure on her to send nudes. “Some of the pressure was quite overt, it was ‘do it or I’ll stop talking to you’ or ‘everyone else has done it’.” Daniel also said she’d been put in uncomfortable situations by people demanding nudes before. “Definitely, I’ve been asked by strangers and acquaintances for nude

Q &A Do you prefer sexting with a partner, a stranger or does it matter?

Ian: “For me sexting is something intimate and private that requires trust. It was never a substitution for interacting with girls in real life or something I do just to get a kick.”

Final Thoughts

photos and declined as I’ve not felt comfortable doing it either at the time, or to the person.

Impact & Relationships

Ian notes, overall sexting was a fun new element of relationships these days. “Some couples may have great experiences with it, as it may help them endure separation or soothe long distance relationships. It can also be a fun way to increase the excitement for upcoming sex,” he said.

Looking at the drawbacks of sexting, Daniel stated that “some people can come into a relationship expecting their partner to send nudes, while their partner may not be comfortable with“. Lauren felt it can be great, and “can serve as a sort of foreplay when you’re dating someone

and you haven’t slept together yet”. But she continued to say that “at the same time, it has led to things like revenge porn and images shared privately appearing online.”

Emma said the rise of Snapchat and image sharing on Tinder has lifted a lot of the stigma or hesitancy around sending nudes. “I think it has perhaps sped things up?

So whereas before perhaps it would have taken longer to get to the naked-pictures stage, it seems to happen instantly now,” she explained.

For Emma though this immediacy of sharing explicit photos with your partner or someone you’re flirting with has drawbacks when you potentially split or move on.

She said “for me, knowing someone has naked pictures of me would probably bring in an added element of pressure to remain together. Like,

I might want to break up with someone, but he has naked pictures of me and has said he’ll share them if I break up with him? Clearly that’s abuse, but that doesn’t make it any easier for the person in that situation to get out.”

Ian also commented on the potential consequences or naivety from younger people who are quick to share nudes leading to cases of revenge porn. “Intimate pictures or messages may be shown to third parties without the consent of the sender. Young people may be naïve and not think enough before sending nudes. Once a picture is ‘out there’, it may be very hard or even impossible to completely remove. And let’s not forget that a naked picture of someone below the age of 18 could actually be regarded as child pornography in most countries of the world,” he stated.

Whatever your opinions on sexting, it’s clear that it’s had an effect. How far reaching that effect is will no doubt be shown in the coming years.

People’s relationships with each other and technology are changing constantly. The caveat of that is that with technology evolving at much faster rate, how do we keep up?

Our own laws can’t even keep up as revenge porn is yet to be made illegal in Ireland.

However, with 14-17 year olds the most likely to sext, it’s clear that education is paramount so as to prevent more revenge porn victims.

It could be five years before topics likes sexting and revenge porn enter the school curriculum so it’s up to us to educate ourselves as best we can. Websites like SpunOut or ReachOut have lots of the information about sexting and what to do if you become a victim of revenge porn.

Finally, I think these rules are some solid ones to follow.

Only send sexts/nudes to people you trust.

Don’t share anyone else’s sexts/nudes.

Don’t send unsolicited sexts/nudes.

Don’t pressure anyone into sending sexts/nudes.

So press send with caution, and happy sexting.

Lauren: “There’s something oddly exhilarating about sexting a stranger. You don’t know each other; you’re just really using each other to satisfy yourselves which is strange but still kind of exciting.”

Emma: “I think with the strangers I was a little less reticent, just because I don’t know them and they don’t know me, so who really cares if they know what freaky stuff I’m into.”

Do you feel that sexting is a natural part of relationships now?

Emma: “I kind of worry that it is. Most of my buddies would do it. I have done it; I’ve probably done than my fair share. It’s certainly expected most of the time, I think, but there’s no reason why a relationship should depend on it, or fail for the want of it.”

Ian: “Yes, increasingly. For myself I can say that I have sexted more when I was lonely, or in attempt to overcome physical separation from a partner or relation I have had.”

Daniel: “I feel like it can be.

Having spent time away from a partner, I feel like it can be a positive way to still feel close and sexually active with your partner.”

Do you think we need more education about sexting, revenge porn etc. in schools ?

Lauren: “Most definitely.

There’s nothing wrong with a healthy sex life but there’s lots wrong with using things you were trusted with to hurt somebody else.”

Daniel: “I think we definitely need more education around sexting in school, as it’s simply not mentioned and we’re expected to learn about it for ourselves. Some young people may make a mistake they will regret for a long time in sexting and, without proper education we’re only increasing the chances of this happening.”

Ian: “Sexting should definitely be talked about more.

I am generally in favour of teaching online safety or ‘digital responsibility’ in schools or even universities.

The internet and modern technology is evolving faster than our legislation and education. I think it is about time to catch up.”

Emma: “Oh, absolutely!

I’ve done some research on revenge porn law, and it’s terrifying how prevalent it is, and how far-reaching the consequences can be. It wouldn’t be terribly unusual, sadly, for victims of revenge porn to take their own lives.

I’ve read stories from victims who have had their pictures sent to their employers, their parents, their current boyfriends, their children’s teachers”.

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Music.

The Rise of the Visual Album Music editor Aoileann Kennedy explores the rise of the visual album, and explains why we have Frank Sinatra to thank for Beyoncé’s Lemonade.

T The Beginner's Guide to Bob Dylan: A College Coming of Age Must In my humble opinion, the greatest living songwriter is undoubtedly Bob Dylan. The US artist is definitive in isolation, and can’t be pigeoned into any one genre, but he’s a must listen for any college student. So here’s just a brief summary of, what I think are his greatest songs:

he Visual Album is the latest trend to emerge in modern music. This phenomenon seems new, but is in fact the natural evolution of an art-form decades in the making. The visual album is the next step in the evolution of the concept album.

The concept album was first made famous by Frank Sinatra, who made a string of successful concept albums in his expansive career.

The idea of a concept album is that the narrative follows a distinctive thread which the artist weaves to tell a core story in each song.

The visual album combines this with the video album. The difference between a video album and a visual album is storyline and cohesiveness. The video album doesn’t necessarily follow a cohesive thread, it is simply a collection of the individual music videos made for an album. There is usually no overarching theme or storyline to follow and the videos, although stylistically similar, can be very different.

The video album has been hugely popular in the past. Its popularity was cemented during the advent of MTV, when the music video was at its height and VHS tapes ruled supreme. Artists such as Prince, Elton John, Bob Dylan, even Eminem have experimented with the idea of a video album. It is a new generation of concept album which combines visuals and aesthetic with lyrics and melody to create a new art-form with a cinematic quality.

The idea of visual albums is also having an impact on film and television, with the HBO special on Lemonade being nominated for an Emmy. The melding of concept album and film is not a new phenomenon. 1982’s Pink Floyd- The Wall can be cited as a precursor to the visual album, and to some extent, Prince’s Purple Rain could also be seen as an influence in the progression of the medium. Visual albums are challenging the film medium, adding a new dimension to the artform.

While Beyoncé has led the way thanks to her albums BEYONCÉ and Lemonade, others are now beginning to follow in her footsteps. Frank Ocean released a 45 minute visual album titled ‘Endless’ shortly before he released his latest record. Kanye West has been toying with the concept for some time now, with videos like ‘Famous’ and the extended edition of his video for ‘Runaway’ being touted as the tipping point for his foray into the medium. It seems likely that the visual album could be the future of the industry.

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The Times They Are A Changin’

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The soundtrack to every 1960’s political montage, The Times They Are A Changin’ is a masterpiece in political artistry. It is hopeful, it is angry and it captures the soul of Dylan’s music during this time.

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Lay Lady Lay Inspired by country music, full of longing and gruff vocals, Lay Lady Lay is a beautiful tribute to love.

All Along The Watchtower

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While the Jimi Hendrix cover may be the best known version, it was Dylan that originally recorded this classic. Laden with harmonica and classic Dylan vocals, it’s a great example of his songwriting style.

Subterranean Homesick Blues

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Inspired by beatnik poetry and the counterculture of his time, Subterranean Homesick Blues is a classic example of Dylanesque-folk. Apparently it had made John Lennon want to quit music for fear he could never match it’s standard.

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Wilco, SCHMILCO

ndie rock veterans at this stage, Wilco return with a IWars. swift follow-up to last year’s heavier-than-usual Star But their latest effort sees them venture into

the wilderness. It is characterised by a lo-fi, folk and country sound that is more akin to Wilco’s debut A.M. than any other of their works, an album which some of the band members have dubbed as a “failure”. The songs on Schilco however float along peacefully and the nostalgic subject matter fits well with the distinctly vintage flavour.

Lead singer, Jeff Tweedy recurrently spouts melancholic sentiment but against the backdrop of the most pleasant and warm instrumentation. Childhood memories of insecurity permeate the opener “North American Kids” but this insecurity is camouflaged by the exuberant melody. These songs are brimming with quaint likeability making sorrow seem like a part and parcel of the past. The chorusless “Cry All Day” is set against a gentle journeying bassline, shuffling guitars and rustic guitar slides. The idea of relentless sobbing has never seemed so benign.

Wilco bring nothing genre-pushing to the table here.

Few would have been expecting something on the scale of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. They do however bring a solid collection of breezy folk songs apt for soundtracking the onset of autumn. Lay back on a bale of hay and give this record a spin.

Dublin City Live

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Located on Wexford Street, Whelans Live has hosted a variety of different acts, from U2 to Ed Sheeran, and countless others.

Sitting at the bar, you are surrounded by posters and photographs chronicling gigs from down through the years. The atmosphere is chilled and inviting, creating a sense of intimacy that enhances any gig. It feels like Hozier is playing in your living room. Whelans doesn’t just play host to chart stalwarts, in fact its best nights feature new Irish music and up-and-comers from far afield. It is a legendary venue and has been central to the rise of so many acts, Whelans is a good night guaranteed.

Upcoming Gig: 22nd Oct - Cathy Davey

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WORKMANS CLUB

Image Above Is the visual album going to become a key feature of the music industry?

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, SKELETON TREE

rofound emotions often inspire beauty in music.

P In July of last year, Nick Cave’s 15-year-old son, Arthur, died after falling from a cliff near the family

home. Although Cave was already underway in recording Skeleton Tree at this point, tragedy looms harrowingly over the music. Skeleton Tree is henceforth a difficult listen but an essential one.

The difficulties of coping with loss is an underlying theme of this record. On “Girl in Amber”, Cave evokes the feeling of life ceasing to function normally with phones no longer ringing and songs no longer spinning.

Desperation is endemic on the remarkable “I Need You” which is enveloped in synth and finds Cave warbling like never before – “nothing really matters when the one you love is gone” a telling line. He stretches the notes as far as they can go, elevating the gloom to a whole different level. Equally as devastating is “Distant Sky” which features the Danish soprano Else Torp singing “let us go now, my darling, companion…set out for the distant sky”. It sounds like a send-off for Arthur.

Cave’s 16th album is less a direct tribute to his son than a record about the damaging effects of bereavement in a generalised sense. It puts loss into perspective. The emotional gravity of Skeleton Tree is unmatched by any album of recent memory. While it would be brave to proclaim Skeleton Tree as Cave’s magnum opus, it is certainly a candidate for that title.

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Since it opened its doors in 2010, Workmans has been a firm favourite amongst Irish music lovers and most hipsters, standing out as one of the best live music venues in town. Workmans is a haven for those of you who love an eclectic mix of music, from rock, alternative to electronic. It has hosted a Cillian Murphy DJ set and served as the venue for a live album recording by Villagers. The acts who play Workmans are usually smaller, and up-and-coming, but this should serve to entice rather than deter you. The acts are fresh, never stale.

The atmosphere is old-school and very relaxed. It is an absolute unmissable spot for students.

Upcoming Gig: 30th Sep - Ulaid and Duke Special

THE SUGAR CLUB

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The Sugar Club is a multifaceted venue, playing host to music, art and film. Its musical offerings vary, often including local talent and eclectic mixes of musicians from all over the world.

It feels more like a vintage cinema or more traditional small concert hall. If you’re curious in regards to the upcoming performances, the venue cleverly prints the line-up on the side of the building every few weeks.

Upcoming Gig: 5th Oct Ciaran Lavery p.15

Fashion.

Clothing American Apparel, 114-116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2.

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BRAND

Niamh Cavanagh | Fashion Editor hose big black billowing flags seen T just off Grafton Street aren’t the only impression that American Apparel

has left on Dublin. It has taken Dublin a couple of years to really understand AA’s causal-chic style but now it looks like it is here to stay. The idea that one brand can have such an impact in a city is something that is unheard of. But silently AA has been making it presence known by doing what it does best, creating comfortable yet on trend pieces. For this season, the masculine silhouette was the key trend and so, styled by AA, we have done our own “how to wear.”

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Flat Edge Leather Belt in Brown €32 Flex Fleece SS Sweatshirt in Truffle €40 High-Waist Jean €94

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Aslan Sweater White €78 Poplin Slim Fit Shirt White €78 Button Front Denim A Line Skirt €74 Denim Jacket €145

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Stripe Calf-High Sock €9

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Low-Waist Jeans €94 Fine Jersey Crewneck T-Shirt €18 Flat Edge Leather Belt in Brown €32

LifeStyle.

Youtube:

Sugar Tax to Tackle Ones to Watch Troubling Irish Obesity Projections for Healthy

Lifestyle Tips

Need some inspiration?

Check out these YouTube channels for some quick ideas.

Ciara Landy| LifeStyle Editor The Happy Pear

Ireland’s best known cookery duo have added a thriving YouTube channel to their budding foodie empire. Their “Cheap Easy Vegan” series demonstrate that wplant based eating can be for everyone, even time and cash pressed students!

Donal Skehan

The Dublin native has amassed a significant online following, with almost 500,000 YouTube subscribers, easily making him one of the most influential young celebrity chefs today. His channel features a plethora of delicious recipes, from the super simple “One pan pasta” to an amazing chocolate pecan pie, pictured below. www.collegetribune.ie

Ciara Landy explores all things sugar, from its addictive hold over modern society, to political efforts to combat the delicious white stuff.

Ciara Landy| LifeStyle Editor Sugar Tax Minister for finance Michael Noonan is expected to announce in the coming budget, the introduction of a levy on soft drinks containing added sugar. The method of calculation of such a tax is currently unknown, although it is estimated the new “sugar tax” will add up to 10 cent to the price of a single serving of such high-sugar drinks, in line with measures in the UK. It is believed that fruit juices and milk-based beverages will not be included in the measure, which may come into effect as late as 2018. The move is part of the Department of Health’s obesity strategy, known as Healthy Weight for Ireland, in recognition of the role added sugars play in our current obesity crisis. According to research from the Imperial College of London, published in the Lancet Medical Journal last April, Ireland will have the second highest levels of obese women in Europe (37%) by 2025, one percentage point behind the UK (38%). At present Irish men have the highest BMI levels of any European country.

Sweet Little Lies Why has it taken so long to tackle the sugar issue?

For the last 50 years saturated fat has widely been regarded as one of the main causes of the obesity epidemic – this saw the advent and popularity of “low-fat” and “fat-free” dairy and food options.

This belief stems from a literature review published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) in the sixties. In 1965 the Sugar Research Foundation, (now known as the Sugar Association) employed Harvard scientists to discredit the link between sugar and cardiovascular risk, using the evidence and information available at the time. The SRF’s funding

Time to Get Organised for the College Semester Ciara Landy| LifeStyle Editor

of such review was never disclosed.

Saturated fat was the scapegoat, vilified by the sugar lobby who could rely on this literature review for “scientific” support. This had grave implications on American and international health policy in the following fifty years, undoubtedly contributing to our current health crisis.

Being Aware According to the NHS added sugars should not make up more than 5% of your daily calorie intake (Source: NHS.co.uk). Similarly the American Heart Foundation advises that the maximum amount of sugar that should be consumed daily for men is 37.5g/150 calories or 9 teaspoons and for women 25g/110 calories or 6 teaspoons a day.

What does this mean in real life terms? A serving of Natural Valley’s ‘Honey and Oats’ granola bars contains 11 grams of sugar, more sugar than two McVities milk chocolate digestives. This just goes to show that even supposed ‘healthy’ snacks can actually be higher in sugar than the treats and biscuits you may be trying to avoid. A large glass (250ml) of Avonmore Whole Milk contains over 12g of sugar, and although this sugar is natural and unrefined it is worth noting – milk with your cereal and various cups of tea and coffee throughout the day may amount to a high overall sugar intake.

Spotlight: Costa Coffee, UCD Latte (skimmed milk) Small 11.2g of sugar Medium 15.6g of sugar Large 21.3g of sugar

Hot Chocolate with marshmallows

Mocha Latte (skimmed milk)

Hot Chocolate (skimmed milk) Small 26.9g of sugar Medium 38.6g of sugar Large 60g of sugar

Small Medium Large

28.2g of sugar 38.6g of sugar 58.7g of sugar

As the old cliché goes - new college year, new you! Good stationery and gadgets can help you sort your life out and give you a bit of motivation for the semester ahead.

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Add a bit of humour to your study sessions with this nose pencil sharpener. Sharpener, €1 available from selected Tiger stores and online.

34.8g of sugar 50.2g of sugar 74.0g of sugar

LifeSyle.

Going Up

A Brief Guide to Kitchen Essentials Well done to those of you out there whom have found student accommodation.

Most likely this new found home at least contains a kitchen. So to make sure that you can be a pro chef, here are some basic utensils which you should aim to own.

Aldi Frozen Smoothie Mixes

George Hannaford | Deputy Editor

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Can Opener Yes. So simple yet helps prevent the fingers from being cut.W Also note considering they are cheap to buy it is perfect for all students.

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UCD Food Soc

Tupperware This one is a keeper. Buy some tupperware and the money saved in the long run will be noticed. Store last nights dinner and microwave it the next day.

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Corkscrew Okay most of us do hold a bottle opener on our keys, however the corkscrew doesn’t really fit. Perhaps a better place to store this is in your kitchen drawer ready for a bottle of wine. Save yourself the embarrassment of not having one, and allow your guests the wine they bought.

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Although a little pricier Paperchase boasts a collection of the grooviest organisers and diaries around.

Available in Arnott’s.

Located in the car park of Ryan’s Arbour House, Windy Arbour, Thru the Green is one of Ireland’s first drive through coffee shops. The emphasis is on quality ingredients and produce – the milk is organic, the coffee beans supplied by a local roaster and some of the available sweet treats are produced by Wild Flour Bakery, Stoneybatter.

Going Down

Plates Make sure to have enough plates, this allows you to comfortably say yes to any guest. You don’t want to have them bringing their own...

Please note more plates you have does not mean you can put off the washing up.

Okay we may be a tad biased here, but UCD Food Soc is one of the best up and coming societies on campus. We hope that the Fresher’s week Disco Brunch in the Ad Astra Hall is indicative of more great things to come.

Thru the Green

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TGI Fridays

Overpriced, processed food and poor service - avoid at all costs!!

The “ 5 Second Rule”

Numbers left - source: www. costaireland.ie/nutrition

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Just add liquid, throw in the blender and you’re good to go. Great snack or breakfast when you’re short on time.

Green Kale smoothie mix and Strawberry and banana mix – €2.49, selected ALDI stores.

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The MUJI passport notebook, really is as small as a passport. Use it to store information you need on the go.

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We all knew it but now it’s official. Researchers at Rutger’s University have concluded, following a twoyear study, that regardless of how quickly you pick food off of the floor it will still pick up bacteria.

Free Pizza

The steady supply of free pizza providing a much needed cheat snack to students throughout Freshers’ Week has dried up now, with the closure of the Freshers Tent as the focal point for activity on campus.

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Film.

The Mysterious Cult of Murray David Deignan, Film & TV Editor, takes a look at one of Hollywood’s most enigmatic characters and his eccentric personality - both on and off the big screen, Bill Murray.

David Deignan | Film & TV Editor

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Film In Review

Hell or High Water DIRECTOR: David Mackenzie CAST: Chris Pine, Jeff Bridges, Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham

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ell or High Water, at its core is a revitalised take on the Western genre set against the backdrop of a dusty, seemingly empty Texas. The latest in a group of thrillers inspired by the financial destitute suffered within the past decade (see also A Place Beyond The Pines ), it follows two brothers on a quest to save their family ranch from foreclosure by “Texas Midlands bank”. The brothers are played to perfection

by Chris Pine as Toby, a divorced dad, desperate to leave something behind for his sons and thus hatches a clever plan to rob the same bank about to foreclose on him with his brother.

The brother a trigger-happy, ex-convict, and altogether less stable individual is played by the surprisingly excellent Ben Foster (World of Warcraft , X-Men:The Last Stand). The film is the actor's second team-up following last year’s relatively unknown but solid, The Finest Hours. Their robberies obviously do not go unnoticed, especially by Jeff Bridge’s crafty lawman, who refuses to go into retirement without a fight. With the help of his partner, a stoic Gil Birmingham (Twilight) the County www.collegetribune.ie

Sheriff and Deputy follow the robberies in the hope of catching the brothers in the act.

While this would be an excellent set-up for a high octane action thriller (and don’t get me wrong, it certainly is) , the action is never overbearing on the plot. The screenwriters favour a more dialogue-laden , character explorative approach and this is as entertaining if not more so than the action set-pieces. In favouring a more patient approach, the violence and action is made nearly all the more visceral. The robberies continually and gradually build up speed as they go along, becoming more insane in the process , culminating in an incredibly clever commentary on American gun-politics, something at the forefront of the media in the past few years Funny, smart and at times genuinely heart-warming Hell or High Water is the perfect modern take on the ‘Western’ for the Netflix generation. With a solid Southern-Gothic soundtrack, stylish action, incredible dialogue and highly watchable leads, it easy to see and understand why this is being hailed as one of the best films of the year.

like to listen to music when I write. It helps me to get into the mood. So, writing this feature, I’m listening to Bill Murray’s version of ‘The Bare Necessities’, which he recorded for his role of Baloo in Jon Favreau’s live action update of Disney classic The Jungle Book earlier this year. It feels apt, as the song is bubbly, different and – most crucially – fun. Just like Mr Murray himself.

The amount of Bill Murray coverage on social media surged significantly earlier this month when, suddenly, pictures surfaced of the ever-popular actor working a shift as a bartender in Brooklyn. While it emerged that Murray’s son Homer is the proprietor of the bar, the incident is just the latest in a long list of eccentric stunts involving Murray. Including but not limited to riding a golf buggy through Stockholm and giving lifts to delighted passing by pedestrians; then there was the time he crashed a Scottish student’s Halloween party unannounced, drinking vodka out of a coffee cup and staying to help clean the dishes afterward. When asked by Jimmy Kimmel earlier this year about the reason for his eccentric way of life, Murray responded ‘I think we all do that, we all pretty much do what we want. I just don’t think anyone is enjoying it as they do it.’ That’s exactly what Murray tries to do – he enjoys life.

The enigmatic Murray has garnered a completely unique reputation in modern Hollywood – he’s acquired cult status among multiple generations of filmgoers, with his work proving popular with audiences of all ages. His personality has ballooned

to the extent that he has become an almost cult-like figure among fans, his face plastered across t-shirts and adorned on murals.

But how did Billy Murray the stand-up comedian and comic relief film star suddenly become Billy Murray the icon of popular culture?

While Murray is regaled for his off-screen antics it’s important to examine the effect that his filmography has had on the persona that many people associate with Murray. He rose to fame after joining the cast of Saturday Night Live for the show’s second season and was an ever present for 3 seasons as the sketch show continued to gain popularity in the United States.

He made his film debut in 1979 comedy Meatballs, which was his first partnership with director Ivan Reitman, who he would go on to collaborate with on Stripes and Ghostbusters, which remains Murray’s defining role. These early appearances endeared Murray to audiences as a goofy, slacker-type character. His performances were always understated, providing an everyman for the audience to relate to – as New York is being overrun by hordes of psychotic spectres in Ghostbusters, Murray simply rolls his eyes and drops a quip despite the unfolding hysteria. Providing a perfect foil to Dan Ackroyd’s exuberance and Harold Ramis’ neuroticism, it was Murray’s --- that made the classic movie tick.

It has, however, arguably been the second half of Murray’s acting career which has turned him into the secular saint that is so championed today. Starting with Wes Anderson’s Rushmore in 1998, Murray has tended to take on more

dramatic roles, often playing quiet, damaged characters – blending his unique sense of humour with pathos to present something very human. His recurring appearances in Anderson’s films, as well as scene stealing turn in Sofia Coppola’s excellent Lost in Translation, have allowed him to display a far deeper degree of humanity on camera – something that people have responded to in droves.

Few faces in Hollywood can claim to have a personality that is as big away from the camera as it is on it.

Murray, however, possesses a mystique that not many other people can claim to have – his consistently humorous, heartwarming and always watchable performances, coupled with his larger than life off-screen eccentricity has made Murray one of the most enigmatic entertainers of our time.

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3 Murry Films to Watch

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Ghostbusters

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Groundhog Day

Film In Review

Sausage Party

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Lost in Translation

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DIRECTOR: Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan CAST: Seth Rogen, Kristen Wigg, Michael Cera, Jonah Hill

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new cartoon for adults caused a bit of a stir with its red band trailer. At first glance it looks like a warm, cuddly Disney movie about happy, living foods but once they open their mouths you know this is different. A few F bombs & sex jokes later and you see where this is going – the trailer is hilarious.

It opens up with a cartoony musical number within the supermarket aisles where the foods reside. The premise of Sausage Party is that the foods in the supermarket believe in a ‘Great Beyond’, every morning they sing about being ‘chosen’ by the ‘gods’ to be taken away to a paradise. They live in ignorant bliss. The stars are Frank (Rogen), a horny frankfurter sausage who dreams of having sex with the curvy bun Brenda (Wigg).

The two get chosen together by a ‘milf’ doing her grocery shop. Start delighted celebrations - in the shopping trolley it’s party time. However, a jar of mustard who knows the truth ends up in the same trolley and offers a prophetic warning of their doomed destiny.

The panic of this causes the trolley to crash and the characters to be scattered in different locations. Now they must find their way back to their aisles.

The film boasts an impressive cast including comedy favourites Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill,

Paul Rudd & Kristen Wigg as well as Edward Norton, Michael Cera and Selma Hayek. The film was co-directed by Conrad Vernon and Dubliner Greg Tiernan (known for Thomas the Tank Engine films).

It is funny, if you like South Park, Family Guy or BoJack Horseman you should enjoy Sausage Party. The film does struggle a little, at times it feels like you’re watching an episode of South Park on a Wednesday night at home, trying to not think of all the work you have to do. It’s not terribly cinematic and even at 86 minutes it can drag in parts. It needs more stupid jokes, while there are plenty of food pun jokes and there’s a five-minute scene of a food sex orgy which is hard to describe.

A movie about grocery foods doesn’t have to be deep or anything but they could have done more to make you interested in the faith of the characters. You will laugh though, there’s a lavash (a Turkish/Iranian bread) who is a little like a terrorist and has been promised 100 bottles of virgin olive oil in the Great Beyond. A potato with a dodgy Irish accent and a Mexican taco. Everybody takes a slagging so you can’t point fingers. I’m running out of thyme but Sausage Party is a decent comedy that will give you a few laughs. I went to Tesco afterwards and felt a little pang of guilt looking at all the foods trapped on the shelves there – maybe it was deeper than I realized. p.25

Arts & Events.

In The Loop;

Holly Lloyd | Arts & Events Editor Last week saw the return of Freshers’ Week to the UCD campus, one of the most atmospheric and exciting weeks in UCD, as all the college societies once again set up their stands to establish themselves for the year. With so many options for Freshers the sheer volume of societies can prove daunting.

This year societies provided a host of 45 events during the week to get their new members involved. Here’s a look back at some of the most interesting ones to keep in mind for next year.

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Dance Soc

UCD Dance Soc held free dance classes during the week in styles of ballroom, Irish dancing, hip-hop and ballet, giving new society members a taste of what they do during the year. A Dance Soc night out and a screening of Billy Elliott also featured in their week of events.

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They are known for their impressive guest speakers, got straight back into the swing of things by inviting Jane Lynch, most notable for her role as Sue Sylvester in Glee, to discuss her stage and screen experience and to award her an honorary fellowship by Dramsoc and a James Joyce award by the L&H.

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Romeo and Juliet

Sep 29th

2016 Freshers’ Week Brings Campus to Life

The Kenneth Brannagh theatre company are going ahead with a live cinema season, where Romeo and Juliet will be screened in the Pavilion Theatre on 29 September. For those who want to go back to their classics, Romeo and Juliet is still one of the greatest tragedies to watch. With Lily James and Richard Madden in the leading roles, this is a must see.

Tickets €10-€12

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Food Soc

A new society on campus, held something quite different during Fresher’s week. Their disco brunch, where Djs played in the Astra hall from midday while free food and cocktails were provided proved to be a big success.

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Dram Soc

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They allowed members to take part in an hour long improvisation workshop. Dramsoc also held their annual comedy debate, which is hugely popular, at the beginning of the year. This year saw the motion ‘I would rather be a Disney princess than a Marvel Superhero’ Not your typical debate, but very entertaining.

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Sep 7th

Jack Power

Vision Collector A small record label in Dublin are hosting a techno music night in the crypt of Christ Church Cathedral on 7th October 7pm. The location alone is enough to make it an intriguing night, with a mummified cat and Strongbow’s tomb within the venue. But with the excellent artists set to play such as John Hussey and Nathan Jones, this will be a one of a kind night.

Tickets at €45

Ciaran Lavery will be playing the Sugar club on Leeson Street. On 5th October. One to watch at the moment he is set to be one of the big Irish names on the indie scene. Tickets €17

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Sep 30th - Oct 2nd

Mozart’s don Giovanni Mozart’s classic opera is back starting its tour in the Gaiety theatre from 30th September to the 2nd of October. First shown in 1787, this Opera has remained a favourite and has become a classic.

David Kempster will star as Don Giovanni and the cast will be accompanied by the RTE national orchestra. Tickets are pricey, but if you can afford to splash out it would prove a special night. Tickets from €28.65-€55.25

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James Vincent McMorrow will be playing at the national stadium on 7th October. Always a favourite on the Irish music scene, he brings this event after the release of his new album, We Move, which talks about his battle with an eating disorder. Tickets are at €36.50, a great price to see a beloved Irish musician.

Sep 30th - Oct 2nd

Guerrilla Guerrilla will take place in Temple bar from the 30th of September to the 2nd of October, and will explore the interesting concept that we share so much with complete strangers, in terms of news, war, transport and more.

This show uses a humming conference, a tai chi class and an electronic music concert to re-establish the connection with participants, and active audience participation is encouraged. This is highly recommended for theatre lovers, with tickets on sale for €25. p.27

Irish.

Ó Chiarán go Cailín Dean Farrell| Irish Writer Banríon draig, Gaeilgeoir agus ealaínteoir is í Bláthnaid McGee (Ciarán de Hearfort) a thosaigh draig sa teach tabháirne Panti Bar i mBaile Átha Cliath nuair nach raibh sí ach seacht mbliana deag d’aois tar éis dallamullóg a chur ar bhainisteoir an bheáir.

“Bhí comórtas na banríona ar siúl in Panti Bar agus bheartaigh me páirt a ghlacadh gan morán taithí agus fíor-chuma an bhuachall orm le smideadh úafásach! Ní raibh móran ádh orm sa chomórtas ach thaithin siad liom agus táim fós ann.’’Is rud mór é an t-ainm draig do bhanríona ar fud an domhain agus an rud céanna do Bhláthnaid. Bhí sé tabhachtach di i dtosach báire ainm Gaeilge a roghnú agus báisteadh í ‘Bláthnaid’. “Is ainm síoraí é Bláthnaid agus i bpobail draig na cathrach seasann mé amach ón slua.’’

Imirteas focal an-ghreannmhar atá i gceist leis an sloinne ‘McGee’ nach mór di míniú.

Baineann Bláthanid úsáid as greann go minic agus í ar an stáitse ach tagann sé chun tosaigh i ngach gné dá saol. Ní thuigeann roinnt daoine an t-ainm, go háirithe dóibh siúd nach raibh in Éirinn ón gcliabhán. “Tugtar roinnt daoine “B” orm, agus cuid eile dóibh ainmneacha aisteacha a thosaíonn le “B”. Bíonn iarracht á dhéanamh acu ar a laghad.”

Is teanga lárnach í an Ghaeilge do Bhláthnaid agus chaith sí tréimhse sa Ghaeltacht gach samhradh nuair a bhí sí sa mheánscoil. Is oth léi a rá nach n-úsáideann sí an Ghaeilge ró mhinic i measc an phobail draig. “B’fhéidir go

bhféadfainn seó a dhéanamh as Gaeilge mar réiteach.”

Go dtí le fíor déanaí bhí dhá phost ag Bláthnáid ag díol bróga reatha i rith an lae agus ag caitheamh sáíllí airde san oíche. “Ní bhíonn aon am saor agam! An bhfuil fhios agat cé chomh fada is a thógtar an aghaidh seo a phéintáil mar bhean ghleoite?!”

Ealaín is ea draig a bhíodh lárnach ó na mean aoiseacha ach ní rud éasca é, agus ní amháin fear gléasta in éadaí na mban í an bhanríon draig. “Is féidir le haon duine bréagfholt a chur orthu féin, smideadh a chur orthu agus gúna a chaitheamh, ach ní sin a dhéanann banríon draig. Caithfidh an paisean a bheith ann, agus an greann garbh na banríona a bheith ann. Caithfear a bheith i do dhuine saniúil, agus rud éigin speisialta a thaispeáint.”

Tá stiogma fé leith ag baint leis go deimhin agus is minic nach mbíonn daoine sásta banríon draig a fheiceáil amuigh ar an tsráid, ach is fíor annamh a fhulaingíonn Bláthnáid dá bharr le tacaíocht óna teaghlach agus cairde uilig. “Chuaigh mo mham go dtí an scannán ‘Queen of Ireland’ le Panti Bliss, a fheiceáil an oíche a tháinig sé amach. Feictear ar an scáileán mé ar feadh níos lú ná deich soicind ach bhí bród an domhain ar mo mham.”

Faraor ní bheidh an deis againn Bláthnaid a fheicéail a thuilleadh in Panti Bar toisc go bhfuil cónaí uirthi anois in Albain. Ach dar ndóigh is féidir í a lanúint ar Twitter, Facebook agus na meáin soisialta uilig.

Níl Craobh na hÉireann Caillte ag Maigh Eo go fóill Pléann An Braonánach cás Mhaigh Eo ag dul i dtreo Athimirt Chluiche Ceannais Shinsear Peile na hÉireann

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Is eol do chách gur fada le muintir Mhaigh Eo agus muintir na tíre (seachas Áth Cliath) Sam a thabhairt siar. An fhadhb is mó ná gurb iad féin an namhaid is measa acu.

Ní riamh gur scóráladh cúl in éadan féin i gCluiche Ceannais gan trácht a dhéanamh ar sin a dhéanamh faoi dhó. Deirtear faoi chluichí ar leith nár chóir d’aon fhoireann cailleadh ach measaim i gcás Cluiche Ceannais Peile i mbliana nár choir d’aon fhoireann buachan. Bhí an dá fhoireann lag agus is ceart athimirt a bheith ann chun léiriú níos fearr a thabhairt le deireadh a chur le bliain a thug neart dúinn. Tá sé ráite go bhfuil deis Mhaigh Eo curtha amú acu ach is léir go bhféidir leo fós buachan.

Ar dtús tá sé glactha go mbeidh léiriú níos fearr ag foireann Átha Cliath san athimirt.

Ní dóigh go bhfuil aon amhras faoi ach ní thugann sin le fios nach mbeidh léiriú níos fearr ó fhoireann Mhaigh Eo. Caithfear tabhairt faoi deara nár éirigh leo líon Átha Cliath a bhuaileadh (ní féidir a rá nár scóráil siad aon chúl!). Chuir Maigh Eo cúlaithe Átha Cliath faoi i bhfad níos mó brú ná a mhalairt. Tá i bhfad níos mó de dhíth ó fhoireann Átha Cliath agus má thagann tosaithe agus cúlaithe Mhaigh Eo amach níos láidre beidh fadhbanna acu.

Ní féidir neamhaird a dhéanamh de Aidan O’Shea. Níor imir sé sa Chluiche Ceannais agus má éiríonn leis a bheith ar an imirt, cruthóidh sé trioblóid d’imreoirí Átha Cliath. Má chuireann tú é le chéile le Cillian O’Connor beidh siad in ann dul in iomaíocht leis na dtrioblóidí ar an taobh eile den pháirc. Is ceannaire maith é Aidan

O’Shea agus má bhíonn sé i láthair cuirfidh sé le léiriú Mhaigh Eo agus beidh sé deacair do chúlaithe Átha Cliath é a stopadh.

An baol is mó atá ag Áth Cliath ná réchúis.

Is léir ó bhuaigh siad an Craobh Sraithe i Mí Bhealtaine go bhfuil Áth Cliath ag iarraidh Sam a bhuachan lena gcuid súile as an imirt. Léirigh Contae na hIarmhí go raibh siad insháraithe sa chéad leath de Chluiche Ceannais Laighean. Cuireadh an réchúis atá ag Áth Cliath chun cinn i gcoinne Thír Chonaill agus Chiarraí. Dúradh le linn na bliana ar fad go theip ar Mhaigh Eo imirt ar feadh 70 nóimead agus tá siad ar an eolas faoi. De chúis éigin, níl an bhéim curtha ar easpa leannúnachas Átha Cliath. Níor éirigh le hÁth Cliath imirt ar feadh cluiche iomláin ó chraobh Laighean, rud éigin nach bhfuil chomh sofheicthe toisc nár chuireadh faoi bhrú iad nuair a bhí said as an imirt.

An rud deireanach atá ráite ná nach bhfuil ach aon seans amháin i gcoinne foirne ar nós Átha Cliath. Tá an smaoineamh seo soiléirithe de bharr Athimirt Chluiche Leathcheannais Iomána idir Port Láirge agus Cill Chainnaigh. San iomáint ceapadh sa bhliain 2014 nach mbeadh deis chomh maith ag Loch Gormain nuair a bhí orthu athimirt i gcoinne seampainí reatha, An Clár ach d’éirigh leo. Rug iomáinaithe Átha Cliath bua ar Chill Chainniagh in Athimirt sa bhliain 2013. Sa bhliain 2005, d’éirigh le foireann peile Ard Mhaca athimirt a bhuachan i gcoinne Thír Chonaill. Ní aon fhírinne ag baint leis an ráiteas nach ann ach aon seans amháin.

Short Story.

September 26th, 1916.

Dear Mother, I hope you and father are well. I was very glad to hear that cousin Michael is to come home soon. I wish I could tell you that I was returning as well. It will be some months before I am given leave to return to Ireland. I imagine the harvest should soon be in. I hope the summer has been better for you than it has for me. It has been a heavy couple of weeks since the death of Mister Kettle.

As I said in my last letter, we had moved to Carnoy for a rest and some time off the front line. It was much needed and I saw a marked change in the men. Once they had rested and been fed and been paid they began to sing. It wasn’t long before they had cleaned themselves up, all our boots and belt buckles were shining. At least for a little while.

We arrived at Ypres on the twenty first. It was raining. It seems to be the main feature of the landscape here. The men we were relieving were haggard and worn. Many were suffering badly from trench foot. The base of our trench is under a foot of water. It is fetid and rank from the years of fighting. This has dampened the men’s spirits greatly.

The rain causes frequent collapse of the trench walls. The supports give way and you have to take care not to be crushed by the mudslide. The worst thing about it is the smell. Two years of fighting has left the trench walls packed with corpses. I came across a trench collapse yesterday. I rushed to it seeing an arm protruding from the muck. As I pulled on it, the arm came away, rank and rotted and full of maggots. I retched terribly. Some engineers came along a short time later to fix the trench wall.

Short Story Part 02 Cillian Fearon | Short Story In the latest installment of our historical WWI short story, we follow Private Keegan again as he deals with the trenches at Ypres, ill discipline among the men, and the introduction of tanks.

Today we executed two men. They hadn’t been with us for very long.

An officer told me they had been transferred from another unit. It was quite obvious why they had been transferred. They were defeatists. Men consumed by the fear of death. That is not to say such thoughts don’t weigh on all of us, but it was all they could talk about. Privates Hawe and Browne were there names. They spoke of death constantly. There were forever speculating on their chances of being done in by a trench mortar, or asphyxiated by gas, or done to death by some brutal sniper. It set the rest of the men on edge. Eventually the officer in charge had enough and had them court marshalled. It was too damaging for moral.

It brings us to four men executed in the 9th Battalion this month. The fiftieth since January. Private McKenna joked with me earlier that at this rate the German’s won’t have to shoot any of us. That is not to say the Germans haven’t been trying. They have been launching regular trench raids but mostly they just wait with their snipers. A single hair over the trench wall is a death sentence. They don’t need to force the issue. The weather is as likely to kill us as they are.

We have had some good news though. The French are doing wonderfully further down the line so we’ve been told. I’m quite certain that you will hear news about the French success before I do given our poor communications. The men are all talking about those new inventions as well, the tanks.

An officer further up the line saw them at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on the fifteenth. He said is was a terrifying sight to behold, surging hulks of metal. People weren’t really sure how to react, whether to follow them closely or let them streak on ahead. The Germans were terrified, the poor devils. I’m not sure I’d be much better facing one of those beasts.

We were talking about them earlier. Lieutenant Kearns, who is our oldest surviving officer, was an English teacher before the war. He was convinced that the tanks were created by the author H.G. Wells. We all thought him mad until he explained. He told us of a story published by Mister Wells in the Strand Magazine some ten years ago. It was entitled The Land Ironclad.

He insisted that Mister Wells had been involved given the descriptions of the tank.

It is all a rather fantastic story but if these new creations help to end the war sooner then I should hope we get a thousand more. In any case I will write to you again as soon as I can. My watch is due to start shortly.

With Love, Pvt. Peter Keegan.

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How Innovation Redefined Communication Sarah Claffey | Innovation editor

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The Nokia Years

In the early years, mobile phones like the Nokia 1100 were bulky and small, with no internet access. The simple game of snake was the most innovative feature of a phone outside of texting and calls back in the day. Motorola released StarTAC in 1996 which was one of the first mobiles to become widely popular. You can now scan your boarding pass, play your favourite games, order food, share/consume and create content, bank, and do more and more each year using your smartphone. Life is extremely busy, with more and more people choosing even to watch their TV shows and movies on apps like Netflix on-the-go. These days a smartphone allows you to take a HD screen wherever you go. According to a report published by Statista, smartphone users are set to reach 2.08 billion this year.

The Google Principle

Google has ‘9 Principles of Innovation’ such as focusing on technical insights, having a mission that matters, and removing the negative stigma about perceived ‘failure’ in a field.

The principle that stood out the most to me was Google’s ‘Focus on the User’. The hope when bringing anything fresh or new onto the market is that the consumer will have a positive experience. This not only means analysing what seems to be popular and successful, but also it means taking risks and valuing creativity above all else. In this sense the smartphone has altered the way we do personal computing forever. It’s capacity to use and link up information from all parts of our lives has allowed the technology of our mobiles to grow exponentially and independently.

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Our innovation editor Sarah Claffey takes you through the journey of how and why the mobile phone continues to get smarter and smarter.

even in these areas tech giants and start-ups are creating ways to expand what smartphones can do, like ever-increasing battery life and the increasing ability to store data on the cloud.

Our attention is not only on shiny screens, silver or even rose-gold hardware (in the case of the iPhone 6 and 6s), or getting the highest megapixel camera, but instead increasingly turned towards selecting phones with fast access to the internet and depended on what apps we can download.

According to a report published

by Statista, smartphone Media users are set to Social Social media has created a new dimension to owning a phone. such as Instagram, Facebook chat, Twitter, Flickr, reach 2.08 billion Apps WhatsApp and Snapchat enable us to post our own opinions and content and also send personalised messages including this year. photos to other people who have the app on their phone.

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Many brands have created smartphones with varying features and capabilities, and further strides in technology innovation has continued to set benchmarks around the world.When creative thinking focuses on a practical need anything is possible.

Not only an A10 processor will be added to the iPhone 7 (current iPhones only have A9) but Apple are increasing its RAM to 2GLPPDR4. This will be double of what current iPhones are installed with. Most of us use our phone to access the internet, with 10% of our time spent using an internet browser and 90% in apps. So how much tech developers can change and build is dependent on gaging what is possible to achieve within the limits of storage, battery life and network capacity. But

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Snapchat has certainly enjoyed a very fast rise in the smartphone world. An average of 9,000 photos or ‘snaps’ are shared every second. Our smartphone enable us to stay connected all of the time, and older forms of communication such as letter writing or a simple phone call have become outdated. SMS ruled technology for almost a decade, however the launch of IM apps such as Skype, Viber and the recent launch of Allo

by Google to rival WhatsApp, show how valuable social connections are to consumers. People prefer to share a moment or video rather than actually writing a message. If you feel the need to organise your social media, you can download Flipboard, an app that allows you to keep track of photos, videos and news that interests you, with in a stylish arrangement. There is even app being developed that can recognise your emotions and mood. Xpression, developed by U.K based EI Technologies, is a mood-sensing app intended to enable people to track their emotions as well as what triggers them.

Last year, Samsung became the top mobile manufacturer in the world. The company’s ‘recognition technology’ such as the iris eye scanner on Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 is redefining the way we think about traditional passport protection and privacy. Samsung’s Galaxy App store has 14 million monthly active users. Samsung recognise the way our perceptions of our trusty hand held devices have changed. The concept of multiscreen viewing, where media can be viewed on many screens at the same time, is one of Samsung’s main interests right now.

It is clear to see that innovation isn’t going to slow down in the smartphone world. Communication is shifting towards being completely digitised. And as breakthroughs in how much information can be stored and accessed through our phones, it will only feed into the increasing need and desire to do and be empowered to do more each day using our phones.

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Student Calls for Increase in Number UCD BRIEF of Entrances into Belfield

Hope Not Lost For Despondent Students Entering Third Week One may compare our start to the year to a line of greyhounds released from traps. At first, salivating over workable study plans and extra-curriculars, but over time realising that the mechanical lure has all along been not a rabbit but a robot.

We are not back a month and already campus morale is at an all-time low. I recently sat by the lake with a tome of drawing paper, intending to sketch you all and to then plaster the pages all over my kitchen cabinets. But instead I was brought to my knees with gloom by the dark expressions across your faces.

What is bothering you all? Is it the prospect of hard work and study? I have certainly been there myself, having been in the past doubted the concept of education and learning.

Or perhaps it is the Dublin Bus strikes. I was peeved by them myself. Particularly when I first learned that they would apply to both decks. “But why the top deck?” I complained. “No one even works up there!” It is easy in the midst of gloom to lose sight of what is good. But we must look for it.

After all, it is not every day that the ‘it couple’ of the college, Michael Irwin (captain of the lacrosse team) and Lucy Fisher (queen of campus musicals) get back together. If you have not rejoiced yet over that, I prescribe that you do so today.

You might also note that the long-awaited collaborative album from the new Bressie and Hozier two-piece, better known as ‘Brassiere’, is nearing release, and is rumoured to be as naughty a project as their name suggests.

Thus it seems that, as greyhounds who have seen the wire in the lure’s tail, our next move is up to us. Certainly we can abort the race, but we may fair better to alter our perspective, to see that a mechanical lure may in fact be a better prize, and more financially lucrative, than any rabbit. And that simple fact shall remain as true for you as for any other greyhound that can get its paws on one.

Our Turbine editor Karl O’Reily this week brings you his sage opinions on a recurring problem plaguing Belfield students, the lack of adequate access points into the college itself.

Much attention has been paid of late to the problems within our campus. We are but a rat’s handful of weeks into the new academic year, and already I have thrice heard it inquired that if the best ideas are to be had in the shower, then why cannot the campus administration make a better habit of cleaning themselves?

‘Rat king’ of problems is the fact that all campus maps are located on the campus itself, meaning that any person outside of the grounds has no chance of locating the main entrances. Meanwhile, the flavour of this conundrum has been lapped up by the student population, who have fondly christened it the ‘CollegeMap-Paradox…-Map’.

While this has long affected the majority, there remain among us those who claim to regularly penetrate the fabled ‘Clonskeagh’ or ‘Stillorgan’ entrances.

But these are persons with lineages rancid with nonsense-spinners, and I have found ignoring them to be effective.

So what can be done, short of intervention by the administration? Are we doomed to continue the daily scavenge for entryways? Must we keep our eyes fixed on hedgerows for gaps we might scramble through? I hardly know the answer, so wearied have I become from being ravaged by poison oak. (I near suspect a special tropism has developed for which I am the prime target.)

Yet we must not overlook the positives. Who, after all, can forget the camaraderie that has grown up around the struggle? For many, that is where the best memories and friendships of the college are forged: among the people who massage your back as you dry-heave, having landed badly off a high wall; among the people who keep the thorns from your face as you experiment through bushy thickets; among the people who bid you to keep tunneling into the campus, long after you announced that you were sick of the nonsense and going home.

There you will not find a lecture, nor the library, nor the lake. But there, my friend, is life.

Above Afriad and worried Jon Doe, 3rd year Law student didn’t want the authorities to know that he was for the motion that Belfield needs more entrances.

“More Fluffy Animals” Demands College Officials Karl O’Reilly | Turbine Editor In response to the popularity of on-campus petting-zoos in times of academic stress, the college administration has initiated a scheme that aims to boost lecture attendance by having animals occupy half the seats in lecture halls.

“The animal type will vary depending on the subject,” a campus official

reported. “Science subjects will have science-related animals. Arts subjects will have arts animals. Other subjects will have more general animals.”

“It is a dream come true,” said one student. “I’ve long wondered how the college, for all its Catholic mysticism, has been unable to transubstantiate the odd dog out of thin air to liven up a blue

Monday.”

Unfortunately this scheme has resulted in course places being reduced significantly. Speaking to this newspaper, one campus official said, “Our long run goal is to have only animals in lectures.”

When asked where the animals would be kept, the same official responded that they would sleep “near the lake”.

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Sport.

A Look Across UCD Sports Freshers’ week has been and gone and the tent has come down. However, for those students who may still be deciding which sports club tickles their fancy, Sports editor Conor Lynott gives you an idea of just some of the 30 clubs available at University College Dublin.

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The object of this sport is to catch and carry a ball, through the use of sticks with nets attached, across the field and past an opposing team to score a point. The male version of this sport is full contact and protective padding and helmets must be worn. The female version is non-contact. However, all female athletes must wear a gum shield. The club fee is €15. However, money does not have to be paid until a student fully commits to the sport. As an added incentive, training is provided by the club to newcomers until they commit and are ready to provide their own gear.

Training takes place on Monday from 16:45 to 18:00 and Thursday 20:45 to 22:00 on the astroturf pitches behind the UCD sports centre. The club is contactable via the email: lacrosse@ucd.ie or the UCD Lacrosse Facebook page.

UCD Mountaineering Club The UCD Mountaineering Club is an excellent way to keep fit while enjoying the fantastic scenery that Dublin and Ireland has to offer. This club will be of particular use for long time Adult Scouters who wish to continue outdoor activities. There are weekly hikes and regular trips to different parts of Ireland. The club also has access to the climbing wall in the UCD sports centre. There is also the possibility of venturing to famous mountain ranges such as the Alps. For those with a competitive streak, the club participates in intervarsity and national competitions in climbing and bouldering. The club is available to contact at: mountaineering@ ucd.ie or Facebook UCD MC-UCD Mountaineering Club.

Ultimate Frisbee The Ultimate Frisbee club is one for people with pace, and for those who may not be fans of contact sport. It is the cliché ‘college sport’, but now is growing rapidly and already boasts multiple clubs around the country. It is accepting of men and women with all types of skill level, with members ranging from beginners to international standard. The club is available to contact at: ultimate@ucd.ie or facebook UCD Ultimate Frisbee or twitter UCD Ultimate.

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A sport that is similar to baseball in terms of rules of play, softball consists of a team of 10 players with a 50-50 ratio of males and females. The sport boasts the position of being one of the only sports to play with mixed genders at international level.

The UCD Softball Club features prominently in intervarsity competitions and also competes in summer competitions. Like the UCD Lacrosse Club, it provides free equipment to newcomers. The club is available for contact on the UCD Softball Facebook page or at softball@ucd.ie

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Sport.

Leinster Show Attacking Prowess With Bonus Point Win in Edinburgh Conor Lynott | Sports editor

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einster produced a performance that blended rigid defence with sublime attacking play to overcome Edinburgh at Murrayfield last week, in a confidence-restoring victory that did much to compensate for their disappointing defeat to Glasgow in the league.

Leo Cullen’s side had the game won and the bonus point banked at half-time after running in four tries against an Edinburgh side that could offer little in the way of quality offensive play, relying mainly of forward surges. It was Leinster’s budding midfield trio who did the damage, Noel Reid in particular looking dangerous with ball in hand and Joey Carbery yet again displaying classy touches at outhalf.

The game started in Edinburgh’s favour, as Leinster were rocked inside the two minutes by a try from Edinburgh’s right winger Mike Allen, sprinting on to a finely judged kick by Phil Burleigh, after co-centre Sasa Tofilau had opened up the the visitors’ defence.

Outhalf Duncan Weir missed the touchline conversion attempt but the recently arrival from Glasgow was on target with a penalty kick just four minutes later to out Edinburgh ahead by 8-0.

Leinster however, quickly countered with a good spell of ball retention which brought a score when Reid put Dan Leavy into space giving the backrow a clear romp to the tryline, leaving Isa Nacewa with a simple straight on conversion kick.

The visitors then increased their lead, initially winning possession from a lineout in the corner and then using the ball well to pound at the Edinburgh line before finding space out wide that gave Garry Ringrose a try converted by Nacewa.

Ringrose seemed on course for a second score when he escaped down the right touchline only to be caught from behind by Weir. But Leinster did not have long to wait to for their next score. This time it emanated from a free kick and accurate passing that ended with Nacewa strolling in for his side’s third try, before adding his third conversion himself.

Speaking afterwards Leo Cullen, Leinster coach said “there was some good play out there tonight, but I would have liked to have kicked on a bit more in the second half”.

Edinburgh should have made more of a scrum under the posts but good technique by the Leinster frontrow denied the home side possession that would surely have brought points.

The Murrayfield fans again went quiet when Leinster kicked to the corner, the subsequent lineout possession allowing the visitors to display invention in midfield and good support work from the tight forwards producing yet another try, this time scrumhalf Jamison Gibson-Park dummying from close range for the bonus-point try.

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Edinburgh’s woes were compounded by the sin-binning on the stroke of half-time of their skipper Grant Gilchrist for collapsing the maul leaving a gutted home side to troop into the dressing room trailing 8-26.

Five minutes into the second half Leinster were likewise reduced to 14 after Leavy was shown the yellow card for a tip tackle on the Edinburgh scrumhalf Nathan Fowles. It was the confidence lift the home side needed, the new injection of adrenalin, resulting in a try by flanker Hamish Watson, with Weir adding the extras.

Edinburgh were close to scoring again when Glenn Bryce chased a cross kick but his foot was judged to be in touch before the fullback touched down in the corner.

It proved to the end of Edinburgh immediate threat. Leinster changed their frontrow and that seemed to revitalise the visitors.

But finally Leinster’s defence cracked, as replacement lock Fraser McKenzie sprinted to the line before off-loading to Magnus Bradbury giving the Edinburgh back row his second try in two games.

It seemed that Edinburgh had earned an unlikely bonus points only for Leavy to spoil the muted home celebrations with an 80th minute close-range try converted by Nacewa to seal a return-to-form win.

EDINBURGH Team G Bryce; M Allen, S Tofilau, P Burleigh, T Brown; D Weir, N Fowles; R Sutherland, R Ford WP Nel; B Toolis , G Gilchrist; M Bradbury, H Watson, V Fihaki.

LEINSTER Team Z Kirchner; I Nacewa, G Ringrose, N Reid, D Kearney; J Carbery (C Marsh 72), J Gibson-Park (L McGrath 60); J McGrath (C Healy 48 ), S Cronin (B Byre 48), M Ross (T Furlong 48), D Toner, M McCarthy, J Murphy (J van der Flier 65), D Leavy, J Heaslip

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Cobh Ramblers Put Chase to UCD in Tense Promotion Playoff Race Jack Power | Editor

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obh Ramblers took a huge step towards catching UCD in the League of Ireland First Division with a win in the Student's’ backyard. Both Cobh and UCD are battling it out to finish third in the League and go into the playoffs for promotion. Cork striker Eoin McGreevy gave the travelling side the winning goal in the second half, a shock to the Students who had set up to play for a draw.

UCD started the game confidently, passing the ball about and through the backline, keeping possession well early on. Student captain Gary O’Neill worked well as the launchpad for a lot of UCD attacks from the centre of the field.

But it was always Cobh that looked the more threatening in front of goal. The Ramblers attacking pair of Ellis and McGreevy linked well to probe the UCD defence for any half chances, and registered the majority of shots on target in the first half.

Despite the heavy pressing from Cobh UCD looked promising on the break. Several times in the first half the Students swept forward with a series of quick passes through the ranks, but frontman Ryan Swan never found himself much space in front of the Cobh goal.

A near disastrous slip by UCD lad Greg Sloggett almost gave Cobh a goal around

twenty minutes into the game. Sloggett tried to clear a dropping long ball, but slipped and missed, letting Cobh winger Rob Lehane in on the goal. Luckily for the Students the Cobh shot was blocked by the scrambling body of centre back Thomas Boyle.

The usually creative UCD winger Cathal Brady came to life in the single minute of injury time of the first half. Spinning away from his man and streaking clear on a run into the Cobh half. Brady’s neat ball through to Swan caught the Cobh backline on the hop, but keeper Hunt managed to scramble the UCD shot wide to close the opening half.

Cobh had the best early chance in the second half, and UCD stopper Niall Corbet had to rush out to mop up a through ball. The visiting Cork side began to get into a rhythm of sending a seemingly constant stream of balls over the top to the quick forwards Ellis, McGreevy and Cobh winger Fleming.

The Student midfield pair Gary O’Neill and Jason McClelland tried to force a bout of possession for UCD. McClelland danced past two Cobh players to set up a promising run, but was brought down from behind. The UCD captain O’Neill nearly scored from the ensuing spot kick, curling it over the wall and wrong-footing the keeper – but it dipped too late and looped a foot or so over the bar.

It was forward Eoin McGreevy who

snatched the winning goal of the game for Cobh on 71 minutes. The Students were too complacent in sitting back and a long ball dropped well for the Cobh forward, who nipped past the UCD defenders to lash a strike into the back of the net. From there UCD threw the kitchen sink at the game, their heads suddenly snapping up and collectively looking to move the ball forward as a team.

The Students fired ball after ball up the pitch to try and sneak an opening, but Cobh kept the game tight in their final third, and cleared each of the UCD player’s efforts as they came. UCD manager Collie O’Neill brought on experienced forward Jayson Byrne to stack the Belfield attack, but Cobh saw the game out to deny the Students an equaliser.

The crucial win for Cobh sees them move within three points of third place UCD, as both sides head into the final four league games. UCD set up in the Belfield Bowl to play for a draw, but Cobh travelled needing a win and seized the game from the off deservedly. The pressure is now on UCD to turn up and score goals in their last four games if they want to hold onto their position in the promotion playoffs spots.