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Model behaviour: Trinity’s Next Top Model Flame Heroin junkies throwers axed from replace cruisers festival in Trinity toilets for safety Trinity’s Lightwave • Heroin paraphernalia repeatedly found in toilets festival will no • Gardai say there is little Trinity can do in this situation longer feature a “Flaming Simon”

DEIRDRE ROBERTSON “I knew the STAFF WRITER Heroin facts signs to look NIAMH NÍMHAOILEOIN out for and STAFF WRITER Heroin paraphernalia including tinfoil, In 2005 the government spent which appears to have been used to recognised 194.93 on tackling the durgs Plans to hold an attraction in Trinity heat heroin powder, has been the guys issue in Ireland. repeatedly found in the male Arts known as Flaming Simon, which Building basement toilets over the last hanging involves players standing in the In 2006 Heroin addicts middle of four flamethrowers, have six months. This follows last year’s sex around” scandal where an American website accounted for 65% of all those been axed due to health and safety advertised Trinity as Dublin’s top in drug treatment concerns. The attraction was to be location for cruising. part of the a festival of light, to be A male mature student made the 42% of heroin addicts suffer known as “ The Lightwave Festival”, held to mark the opening of the new heroin discoveries but wishes to remain from depression nameless for fear of retribution. The Science Gallery. The “Flaming Simon” is based student has worked in security for 56% suffer from alcoholism. many years and thus “knew the signs to on a 1970’s game called “Simon”. This look out for”. He reports that he game involves memorising a pattern There were 46,539 overdose of four coloured buttons and tones recognises some of the people “hanging Pearse St Garda station, the streets and repeating the pattern the around” the Arts Building and is around Trinity have the highest cases in the period 1996 to computer plays. The flaming version worried that the toilets will become a concentration of drug dealing in Dublin. 2004 (including non-fatal replaces the coloured buttons with regular fixture for addicts. Of the 250 drug dealers they arrest in overdoses). four flamethrowers. Speaking to Trinity News, a this area every year, 80% are involved The aim of Lightwave is to member of the Trinity security staff with heroin. “explore light in science, technology says he is unable to confirm this “Chasing the dragon” is the term Sergeant Seamus Boland of Pearse and art, offering a fascinating glimpse particular incident but says it is not used to describe heating heroin powder Garda station explained that drug into the world of light.” It will focus unheard of to find syringes or other on a piece of tinfoil and then using a addicts use almost every public toilet in on the role of light in science, paraphernalia in the Arts Building tube to inhale the vapours. The tinfoil the area. The toilets on Burgh Quay technology, medicine, fashion and toilets. Bars of chocolate found on the found in the Arts Building toilets is had to be permanently closed and most other aspects of modern day life. floor are another indicator of heroin believed to have been used for this of the restaurants and pubs in the area Entrance to the gallery and abuse, as the users throw the bar on the purpose. Many heroin users begin this have installed neon lighting to deter Lightwave events is free. Science floor in order to use the tinfoil. way before moving on to injecting Ents officer Ed O’Riordan (left of catwalk) admires part of the casual wear collection Gallery membership is also being Meanwhile, according to Gardaí in themselves. • Continued page 2 modelled at Trinity’s Next Top Model last week. Photo: Caroline O’Leary offered for free during the opening period. Highlights will include an installation and discussion by Willie Williams, who has worked lighting shows for U2, David Bowie and The Rolling Stones, as well as LED graffiti Allegations: Junior Dean attempts and Lightwear, exploring the role of light in fashion. Guests will also be able to create their own luminescent hand-cranked jewellery, to experiment with the light equivalent to extend power beyond Trinity of a swarm of bees and to relax in the Daylight Lounge while discussing the causes, symptoms and remedies for JOHN CALLAGHAN News, the Junior Dean, Dr Emma actually disciplined” according to of the Junior Dean to extend its inflence Seasonal Affective Disorder. As part STAFF WRITER Stokes, refused to comment on the sources within Irish Rail. However even in this matter and urged any students of the Gallery’s education and matter but subsequently issued the such an unofficial arrangement would who felt they had been targeted under development goals, there will be a following one line response throught raise serious concerns over “big any such arrangement to contact him presentation by students from inner Sources within Irish Rail have revealed the College Communications Office: brother” style policing on the part of the directly. city schools, which they have that incidents involving Trinity students “The Office of the Junior Dean has not College. Large numbers of students developed with the help of a team of “urinating on, vomiting on, and smoking put such an arrangement or anything Questions could also be asked in regularly use the evening rail system engineers, technologists and in trains” have risen sharply in recent similar in place with Irish Rail or any of regard to Irish Rail’s involvement such from Pearse and Tara Street stations designers. times, becoming a major issue for Irish its subsidiaries.” an agreement. The Data Protection Act travelling to venues outside the city The festival will take place from Rail staff responsible for maintaining Before going to print, Irish Rail 1988 states that data “shall not be used centre, particularly since the 2-9 February to mark the opening of security on their services. Press Officer Barry Kenny was unable or disclosed in any manner introduction of the Student Travelcard Trinity’s newest innovation, The These sources go on to say beyond to confirm or deny whther Irish Rail incompatible with one or more specified which offers student discounts. Under Science Gallery. The festival will the standard actions taken by the had issued instructions to its staff to and lawful purposes”. The Act continues, the Criminal Justice Act of 2003, feature a range of dramatic light company, staff are also being actively record student ID numbers or whther it “appropriate security measures shall be intoxication in a public place, which displays, installations, events and encouraged to note student ID was to be a policy to pass these on to the taken against unauthorised access to, or includes methods of public transport, is interactive work by engineers, numbers, listed on College ID cards. Office of the Junior Dean. alteration, disclosure or destruction of, an offence commanding a fine of up to scientists, lighting designers and This information is now to be passed on One suggestion, in light of the the data and against their accidental loss €127; however, this figure can rise to artists from around the world. These to the Office of the Junior Dean, where denial issued by the Junior Dean, is that or destruction.” €635 following “offensive conduct” and experts will also be making it is hoped the matter will be dealt with Pearse Street Station where the majority this arrangemnet could be an unofficial Andrew Byrne, Students’ Union up to €1500 if a person gives incorrect presentations and speaking about for a second time, within college. of incidents have occurred. one where “trouble makers are brought President, told Trinity News that he their work. When contacted directly by Trinity Photo: Martin Mckenna to the attention of the Dean but not would oppose any moves by the Office • Continued page 2 tn2 Trinity Arts Festival: feature and timetable • Vicki Notaro: the morning after

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The Numbers Game Trinity’s Next 4 The amount of flamethrowers involved in each Flaming Simon. It Top Model: was proposed that Flaming Simons be included in the Lightwave fes- tival to mark the opening of the Scince Gallery 57 not a Trinner

The amount of seconds consideration given to teh abover proposal before it was ruled out on safety grounds Embarrassment for LGBT organisers €850,000 CAOIMHE HANLEY photographers and model agents, who were interested in all potential models, The estimated value the contract signed by the College with gas COLLEGE NEWS EDITOR company VAYU whether from Trinity or not. As Keegan noted, “I can’t stop First Options from The organisers of Trinity’s Next Top signing whomever they want to sign… Model, which took place on Tuesday 22 We are just grateful to have them on €9million January, have come under scrutiny as it board”. This slip-up led to some was revealed that male winner, Morgan confusion on the night, as winner Estimated profit generated by the College from the lease of Foster Murray, was not a student in Trinity. Murray was allowed to compete yet two The competition was organised to other non-Trinity models were not Place. This money will be used to rennovate office space celebrate Rainbow Week, and was permitted to be considered in the in the same complex organised by the Dublin University competition. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Despite this mistake, Keegan Transgendered Society in conjunction believes the evening “went really well, with the Students’ Union LGBT Rights and was a great success”. Over 2000 Officer Jason Devoy Keegan. This was euros were raised for Open Heart He said, she said the second year in which the House and in the end, four of the 23 competition had taken place. The prizes models who took part, including female to be awarded to the male and female winner Rose Higgins, were offered winners were two modelling contracts contracts by First Options. All models “I can’t tell you anything. The Communications Office want to with the agency First Options, who also trained with runway coach Sebastion make sure“ that the right version of stories goes” out, especially provided judges for the competition. Castrillon, who has previously worked after that Herald article. However, as the competition is with celebrities such as Gisele The response given to a Trinity News reporter bu a senior used as a fundraiser for the Open Heart Bündchen and singer Shakira, providing member of College staff when asked for a comment on an House charity, organiser Keegan freely the students with valuable experience. admits that little thought was put into Model Eoghan Hanley commented on ongoing Trinity News investigation. the actual rules of the competition. The this, saying “it was a tremendous honour competition was advertised solely in to work with someone who has such an “I’v been through about 200 condoms in teh past week. Trinity and Keegan says that “the understanding of the industry”. Una Faulkner describes how her “Know Your Union Week” went. competition was intended to cater only Clothes were provided by Lara, for Trinity models”. However, once the Adhoc, Black Tie and GStar. Models’ models got on stage, it was up to the hair was done by Zandiga stylists and “The serious problems are invariably associated with people who judges to decide who were the best make-up was provided by L.A. Make- Rose Higgins, winner of Trinity’s Next Top Model, on the catwalk in the Dining Hall last are not members of the College community.” models. These judges included Up Academy. Wednesday. Photo: Caroline O’Leary Facilities Officer Noel McCann outlines the threats facing Trinity students. These threats have prompted the expansion of the CCTV network.

“O you Co(u)ntry Spalpeen, Bad Luck to you, Ruth G.” Mysterious engraving on the window of the College Chapel The end of staff “Nixers”? thought to date from the 1800’s.

“it is doubtful whether Swedish will be offered next year due to THOMAS RAFTERY other Irish universities like University extracurricular employment. Not only actively encouraged by some STAFF WRITER College Cork or University College can such work be non-beneficial and departments. funding problems” Dublin. That is, with permission from thus of neutral value, it is highly possible In an effort to address the current Dr Gilbert Carr confirms for Trinity News the axing of the Heads of Departments, there is nothing that it could be detrimental to the shortcomings in policy, there has been a Germanic Languages course The College Audit Committee are to prevent academic staff from being prized academic standards of Trinity. proposed review of the College’s investigating the College’s regulations involved in work that is deemed Academic staff may quickly find policies regarding the external work of on outside earnings in a move to tighten “relevant, and appropriate” to their role themselves distracted, overworked and staff members, with a recommendation up what have been criticised as in College. ultimately unable to contribute their full that more “appropriate” procedures be Editorial Staff “inadequate” policies governing nixers However, concerns have been potential to their student’s academic developed. Currently the procedures undertaken by staff outside of their raised over the College’s ability to progress, which should be their primary are being used mostly to “enable the regular College work. police such matters. In many cases the (and some would say, only) concern.” provision of professional indemnity These regulations govern current procedures do not provide However, these claims are hotly insurance cover”, rather than to Editor: Gearoid O’Rourke [email protected] procedures for academic staff that are satisfactory evidence that the College contested by those engaged in such effectively control out-of-College Deputy Editor: David Molloy [email protected] paid for activities undertaken outside of receives any academic benefits from outside work. They believe that in many employment. The Audit Committee has Business Manager: Conor Sullivan [email protected] College work. The potential legal issues external work undertaken by its staff. cases lecturers and researchers alike can recognised the importance of academic Copy Editor: Nick Beard [email protected] arising from such activities have One senior staff member, who often gain valuable and applicable freedom in its recommendation for a Photographs: Martin McKenna [email protected] prompted a reevaluation of the asked to remain anonymous, experience outside their academic roles, reevaluation. But the implications rising Deputy Photographer: Emer Groarke [email protected] College’s present relaxed policies. commented “it can be very difficult to a relevant example being law lecturers from the potential misuse of the College News: Caoimhe Hanley [email protected] At present, the College’s objectively evaluate whether benefits practising law independently outside of regulations necessitate a modernising of National News: Lauren Norton [email protected] regulations fall very much in line with accrue to the College from Trinity and as such, these practices are the College’s policies. International News: Kasia Mychajlowycz [email protected] News Features: Eimear Crowe [email protected] Society News: Sophie Davies [email protected] Features: Sam Hannaford [email protected] Opinion: John Lavelle & Kevin Lynch [email protected] World Review: Peter Doherty [email protected] Irish Rail and Travel: Andrea Mulligan [email protected] Business: Junior Dean Danielle Ryan [email protected] Heroin use rife in Science: Sebastian Wiesmair [email protected] College Sport: Jonathan Drennan [email protected] • Continued page 1 Sport Features: Connel McKenna [email protected] personal details to Gardaí. On top TN2 Editor: Catriona Gray [email protected] of that, Trinity students now face Photographs: Rachel Kennedy [email protected] Arts Building toilets further Junior Dean attempts Film: Conor O’Kelly [email protected] sanctions within college. Music: Carolyn Power [email protected] The Junior Dean, who, Fashion: Ciaran Durkin [email protected] according to College Statutes, is Books: Paul Earlie [email protected] • Continued page 1 acquire the money. As users move from smoke detectors are installed in the responsible for “maintaining Theatre: Polly Graham [email protected] smoking to injecting, leftover needles bathrooms, the area is probably too airy discipline and good order among Art: Caroline O’Leary [email protected] users. However, this only prevents users and their associated health risks cause to catch the heroin smoke. CCTV the students” within College, may Edibles: Beth Armstrong [email protected] from injecting, it does not stop those more problems in public toilets. surveillance is being extended over also “interview a student Endnotes: Ailbhe Ni Mhaoileoin [email protected] who are smoking heroin. The same student who reported campus, but obviously cameras cannot suspected It is the problems resulting from the drugs was unhappy with College be installed in the bathrooms for of having committed a disciplinary Website: Brian Henry [email protected] heroin abuse that cause concern about Security’s response. He suggests privacy reasons. High risk places such as offence”. The Statutes continue on drug use in the Arts Building toilets. improved security on the gates of clubs employ toilet attendants for the this point, saying, “If it relates to a Thanks to: Heroin is so addictive that users can College, as he feels there is easy access entire night or take the locks off doors minor offence, the Junior Dean Joey Facer; Pat Morey and College Security; Prof. Mike Jones; Peter Henry; become violent when they are “strung to the toilets when the back gate is left so security can immediately access the can deal with the matter quickly… Ed O’Riordan; Daithí Ó Malley; Nicholas Moustache; Orla Gordon; Daire out” and craving a fix. At that point they open for deliveries to the Buttery. He cubicles. otherwise the matter is heard by Hickey; Daithi MacSithigh; Niall Morris and everyone in MCD; David Adam- would do anything to get the drug. Theft also recommends hiring more female According to a recent National the Disciplinary Committee.” son; Rosscrea Express; and everyone in Midland Web Printing. and associated violence is not security staff so the female toilets can be Advisory Committee on Drugs report, Normal judgements include uncommon. Unfortunately statistics checked. However, Gardaí in Pearse 26% of 15-34 year olds have used illegal monetary fines; however the This publication is funded by a grant from DU Publications Committee. also show that almost every user is Station realise there is a limit to what drugs at some point in their life and Disciplinary Committee has the Serious complaints about the content of this publication should be involved in criminal activity to feed the security can do as the problem is so 5.2% within the last month. The figures power to suspend students from addressed to: habit. A pea-sized packet of heroin costs widespread that it is near impossible to are generally associated with cannabis College. The Editor, Trinity News, 6 Trinity College, Dublin 2. twenty euros from a street dealer and an monitor every area. and cocaine use, but new numbers say It is currently unclear, but This publication claims no special rights or privileges. addict can need anything from one to There is a limit to what can be 0.4% of students have used heroin. thought unlikely, that Irish Rail Adrenaline-fuelled panic Quarking is the only way to go. ten of these every day, depending on the done to deter addicts from using the According to Sergeant Boland, it is most have similar agreements with any strength of their addiction. Most people toilets in Trinity. Neon lights do not likely that people are coming into other third-level institutions. eventually have to turn to crime to prevent people smoking and although Trinity to use heroin.

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CAOIMHE HANLEY numbers and the recent retirement met quota. There is one Senior Dr. Carr could also not confirm what low uptake of student choice and Council, following clearance from the without replacement of three lecturers. Freshman student, two in Junior courses could be available for next retention issues, it has been proposed by School Executive and the Senior COLLEGE NEWS EDITOR In order to currently fill in the gaps left Sophister year and four in Senior year’s Junior Freshmen. the executive of the Germanic Studies Lecturer’s Office. At the most recent by these retirements the department has Sophister year and an overall student This is despite previous assurances Departments that the course be closed. School Executive meeting, the The Germanic Languages course, been using the services of a “Lekturin” cohort across the four years of fifteen. made to the Students’ Union that The teaching of German will obviously Department of Germanic Studies very provided by the Department of who is a research student. However, the At a Quality Committee meeting in “there should be virtually no impact on continue in the Department’s other five reluctantly requested permission to Germanic Studies, is due to be “phased employment of the “Lekturin” does not Michaelmas term, it was shown that the current students.” Education Officer degree courses and the teaching of withdraw Germanic Languages from out” due to lack of funding while qualify for external funding. course has a transfer/drop out rate of Bartley Rock has stated that “I’m going Dutch will be also amalgamated in the CAO for 2009 with the last students Department Head Dr Gilbert Carr told In addition, in order to secure one 57%, meaning that of seven students to make damned sure that there won’t other courses.” Both the Department to graduate in the degree in 2012. Trinity News “it is doubtful whether more year of external funding, the who start, approximately three will be a lesser quality degree for these and the College point out that the Germanic Languages is the only Swedish will be offered next year due to Department have been asked to finish in that course. students. We’re working very closely decision should enable the course that the Department provides funding problems”. The final decisoin on guarantee provision of the course until Due to the funding crisis, when with the School on this issue”. Despite strengthening of other areas of the entirely by itself with only linguistics the Germanic Languages course is due 2014 at a cost of €360000. However, the asked whether the course could this uncertainty, the course will still be Germanic Studies Department. and cultural teaching brought in. to be taken by University Council. Department is unwilling to do this, as it continue in its present form, teaching offered in the 2008 CAO options. Following the discontinuation of Students on the course study German, Essential external funding from would affect the funding for its other German, Dutch and Swedish, with When asked by Trinity News for a the Acting Studies course last year and Dutch and Swedish. the Swedish government and the courses. students able to pick a variety of courses statement on the phasing out, College a vigorous campaign by the Students’ If the proposed phasing out of the Nederlands Taalunie (a state Dutch The course has a quota of eight in all three languages, the Department stated that “while the Department has Union, a new policy was instituted. Any course takes place, Germanic language union) has been pulled as a students and this year was the first time Head Dr. Gilbert Carr was unable to worked long and hard to keep the School wishing to “phase out” a course Languages will cease in 2012. result of historically low take-up in at least seven years that the course confirm whether this would be the case. degree going, unfortunately, due to this must submit a request to University

A social reception: Students hob-nob with the Provost and staff

There are already many CCTV Cameras around campus including this one (above) in House 6. Photo: Martin McKenna Big brother is watching College announces plans to e x tend CCTV across campus Organisers and competitors from the SER debate exchange less eated words at a reception in the Provost’s house. Photo: Martin Mc Kenna

DEIRDRE ROBERTSON deterrent on Campus and also assist the security staff in…responding promptly STAFF WRITER to situations before they ‘get out of College sign three year contract hand’’’. College plans to increase CCTV When asked whether the bulk of coverage around campus will go ahead problems arose from Trinity students or with Gazprom take-over target this year, with new cameras being non-students entering campus, Mr installed beside the new Sports Hall and McCann replied “the serious problems the Nassau Street entrance. are invariably associated with people Facilities Officer Noel McCann who are not members of the College CONAL CAMPBELL company sent an “explosive” email to says the cameras are being installed community.” NEWS REPORTER the company’s entire client list and also because of “increased pedestrian traffic Another member of College several prominant business journalists. generated by the new facilities” in the Security supports this saying one of the The College’s agreemnet with Sports Hall and not due to increased major problems comes from The Sites and Facilities Committee has VAYU may also prove to be short crime rates in College. According to pickpockets entering college. However, approved a three year contract with sighted. Speaking to Trinity News, Officers in Pearse Street Garda station, it is difficult to identify them through VAYU for the supply of natural gas to Sandra Quinn, an industry analyst with there are unusually low rates of the crowds of students. He believes that College. VAYU is widely believed by McKinnon-Clarke, siad “I am surprised reported crime for the Trinity campus the only solution is to personally energy analysists to be the prime target Trinity has agreed to a three year area. However, it is believed that most identify troublemakers and eject them, for a take-over bid by gas giant contract, as new firms will be entering incidents are dealt with internally by but says while “cameras are all very Gazprom. Gazprom recently gained a this market in the short-term which may College Security and not reported to well…you won’t spot someone on them”. license to operate in the Irish market. drive down prices”. College the Gardai. In his estimation there are currently 40 VAYU is currently independently Communications’ Officer Caoimhe Ní CCTV cameras have become a security personnel to watch over 15000 owned by two Irish businessmen, Lochlainn. contentious issue in recent years as students and 2600 staff. although Glencore, a large Swiss energy Trinity News’s attempts to contact many worry about a “surveillance In previous years, College Security conglomerate whose corporate history VAYU have been unsuccessful, as have society” and their intrusion of privacy proposed a system of identification has been described as “reading like a efforts to uncover the precise value of rights- for example, the average citizen whereby all students and staff would spy novel”, have a 27% stake in the the contract from the College in the UK is captured on CCTV camera have to display a visible ID card. company. Engineering Services Manager. 300 times a day. However, staff and the Students’ Union VAYU estimate they have a However, the estimated cost of gas Others have questioned the rejected this. twenty percent share of the Irish within this framework for the first year cameras’ effectiveness in stopping The new CCTV cameras will be commercial and industrial gas market, is €850,000. crime. A report in 2005 found CCTV installed beside the Sports Hall, the yet they do not have a license to operate The contract for gas was awarded cameras influenced car theft and CRANN building and the Nassau in the residential market. The firm to VAYU following a tendering process property crimes, but have no effect on Street entrance. The cameras will use suggest they are three to ten percent coordinated by an external energy crimes of violence and personal assault. digital recorders that store footage for a cheaper than Bord Gais due to “an consultant for the consortium of A second study found that security maximum of 28 days. Only those who Gas giant innovative pricing structure that universities made up of Trinity College, cameras in London boroughs did not “are duly authorised to see the footage” Gazprom provides customers a fixed rate for the University College Dublin and Dublin affect levels of crime. One essay argued will have access to images and headquarters duration of their contract.” City University. that CCTV cameras focus all resources permission must be sought from the in Russia. However, one industry source The contract creates a framework Photo courtesy on one area and therefore exclude Chief Steward. Besides an increase of suggested that VAYU had a sometimes for buying gas for a contract period of 4 of Gazprom. others. CCTV footage, College Security has tempestuos relationship with clients. years with a possible extension of 1 McCann does not support these hired three additional security staff to This was attestified to when a year. theories saying “CCTV cameras act as a monitor the east end of campus. disgruntled employee on leaving eth

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News College Panel to decide on Briefing student sabbatical positions

Trinity The heads of the Hist, Phil, Trinity News and other societies will be submitted to a review panel before being allowed to take year off college to manage their societies Rainbow

DAVID MOLLOY raised numerous legal issues which College Historical Society were being increasing numbers of student in place for students’ union sabbatical Week were not foreseen by the College denied student cards and requesting a year off for other purposes officers and University College Dublin DEPUTY EDITOR originally. accomodation on campus. This had risen dramatically. The working has a system in place for heads of major A spark of old-fashioned student ac- Applications will be made to a situation was eventually resolved but group sought advice from all the Irish societies. tivism and a day of much-needed The College has approved a new policy three person College panel comprised lead to the establishment of the universities, a number of foreign The working group encountered controversy framed the most promi- for students wishing to take a year out of the Dean of Students, the Junior working group that recommended the institutions and a number of College several different opinions on the nent Rainbow Week ever to have from their studies in order to run clubs, Dean, and a “former College Officer”. new policy. representatives from administrative matter. Some felt that extracurricular been held in Trinity last week. A spir- societies or publications. However, this This third member of the panel has yet The new policy has not been staff and student organisations. activities were entirely secondary to ited demonstration on Monday 21 policy could see individuals such as the to be appointed but is seen as universally welcomed however as They discovered that in the academic work, while others January, complete with slogan chant- President of the University potentially influential in contenou s applicants will be required to submit a United States, the general policy was considered it an essential part of the ing and a minor confrontation with Philosophical Society being required to applications. Previously, applications to work plan for their respective position that students were never permitted to “Trinity Experience” and something security staff, kicked off the five days quantify their successes to the College go off books were made directly to the as part of the application. However the suspend their studies because of which College should support. of gay-related events: a campaign de- at the end of each year. Senior Lecturer. new policy states that “it would not be extracurricular activities. However, There was further disagreement signed to challenge attitudes towards In a change to previous years, The most crucial change is that th eintention of a panel assessing only two universities were contacted whether larger bodies should have an gay visibility (Blue Jeans Friday) students wishing to run a society, club “intermitting” a student’s studies applications to inteefere in the (in Florida and Kentucky). automatic entitlement or if each case brought it neatly, if uncomfortably, to or publication will now apply to allows that student to retain their operation of a club or society”. The UK universities contacted should be assessed on its own merit. a close. In the interim, Trinity’s Next “intermit” their studies. Previously student card and college e-mail account The change is due to the fact that had, in general, some examples of the Accommodation on campus was Top Model (Cycle 2) and a scintillat- these students had been granted for the year in question. In some years, the working group felt “the primary heads of large debating societies taking also put forth as an important necessity ing lecture on homosexuality and permission to go “Off books” yet still there have been problems with purpose of the off books procedure is a year out from their studies, though in connection with running a society. transgenderism in animals by zool- remain active in the College. According students taking a year out securing to help students who need to take time this was dealt with at the discretion of This issue remains at the discretion of ogy lecturer Dr Mark Brown, proved to one memeber of the Central these. Last year Trinity News reported out from their studies for significant the college, school, or department. Irish the Registrar of Chambers, Dr. Emma in their success and popularity that Societies Committee Executive, this that the heads of both the Phil and the personal or medical reasons” and that universities, in general, had a program Stokes. Rainbow Week is no longer just a week of self-congratulation for the LGBT community in Trinity. SER debate Billionaire funds Neural On 23 January, Trinity defeated Harvard in the Student Economic Engineering Professorship Review debate in the GMB. Trinity was proposing the motion “that this house believes that mass migration is beneficial The Atlantic Philantropies foot the bill for for labour markets”. The chair was Thomas C. Foley, United States new Trinity professorship. ambassador to Ireland and alum- nus of economics at Harvard, DAVID MOLLOY received €2.7 million for “Creating an Expert Model of while business journalist and Trin- Geriatric Care” and over €1.3 million for “Developing DEPUTY EDITOR ity Senator Shane Ross acted as Social Policy Resources in Ageing.” chief adjudicator. Professor Reilly studied at the National University The engraving reads “painter and glazier” Pat Killium “from Galway town.” “O you The Trinity team focused on A new professorship in Neural Engineering has been of Ireland, after which he spent a decade as a staff Co(u)ntry Spalpeen, Bad Luck to you, Ruth G.” Photo: Architecture.ie the argument that migration is cru- founded with the assistance of The Atlantic member at University College Dublin before accepting cial for a diverse society, allowing Philanthropies charity. Professor Richard Reilly was a position at Trinity. His achievements include 148 peer- people to leave behind “war, appointed to the position. reviewed publications, a United States Fulbright award, famine and poverty”. Ancient engravings The professorship is a joint venture between the and the establishment of two companies. The Harvard team by con- Schools of Engineering and Medicine, and will focus “Professor Richard Reilly is an outstanding neural trast held a far less witty argument, primarily on ageing. Neural Engineering is a diverse engineer with a strong track record in engineering but by no means less effective. field of study which combines the study of the nervous research highly relevant to neurological and found in Chapel Their arguments centered on the system with electrical and mechanical systems and cardiovascular disorders in ageing,” said Director of the suggestions that mass migration often the interaction between them. Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Professor Patrick Dr. Eddie McParland of the History of you Co(u)ntry Spalpeen, Bad Luck to results in a “brain drain” from the The professorship was founded with the assistance Prendergast. “With his appointment Trinity reinforces Art Department recently discovered you, Ruth G.” underdeveloped countries that of The Atlantic Philanthropies, a humanitarian group its position as the leading biomedical engineering engravings on the outside of the College Dr. McParland discovered the need these workers the most. Har- established by Irish-American billionaire Chuck research centre in Ireland …we are excited about his Chapel windows, dating from 1822 and engravings, which are approximately vard argued that it is totally “un- Feeney. The group donates funds to bodies in the joining the cross-disciplinary team”. 1889 respectively. two storeys high, on a pane of glass by sustainable”, draining the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Bermuda and Trinity has pursued many projects concerning These engravings are thought to walking in such a manner as for the importing countries of social wel- the United States. The group also defines ageing as one aging which in the last number of years. The Trinity have been made by the original window glass to stand out against the dark fare benefits and school places. of its key concerns. Consortium on Ageing oversees a number of projects fitters, with the 1822 engraving buildings outside. The two judges applauded all The group have made numerous large donations such as the Social Policy and Ageing Research Centre recording the name of “painter and These engravings are similar to of the speakers, resulting in a split to Trinity over the years, often in the area of social and contributes to the Irish Longitudinal Study on glazier” Pat Killium “from Galway those recently found in the windows of decision, forcing Ross to make the research and policy. In 2004, the Trinity Foundation Ageing. town.” The circumstances surrounding the Dublin City Hall rotunda during the final call in favour of Trinity. the 1889 engraving are less clear, as the restoration of the building. text is somewhat ambiguous, reading “O Caoimhe Hanley

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Do you think Andrea Mulligan Victoria Wallace Neil Cagney Sebastian Osborn Dave Maguire JS Law UCC, 2nd year Law JS Engineering nd SF Theoretical Physics expanding CCTV is 2 year Philosophy, Edinburgh a good idea? I wouldn’t say so really, I think this I would think so, yes. There have I think it’s probably a good idea, Depends whether you put them in a No, students will rise to defend this will be a good move for College in been attacks on female students, so Security have been preety decent to public or private space. It’s not ok to invasion of privacy. Students built general but a bad one for student this would make us feel safer on cam- me any time ive had dealings with put them in bathrooms, but public this campus with their bare hands Compiled by Conor Sullivan privacy. They will know more of pus. It also acts as a deterrent – there them. I think we have maintained a spaces are ok. Someone would have and we will fight them on the what we get up to, though they (at the Trinity IV in the GMB on will be less attacks on students if nice balance between Security and to be messed up to get their jollies off cobblestones and on the wheelchair Saturday January 26th) would also make campus more there is more visible CCTV. Privacy at the moment.. on a public CCTV video. access ramps, and in the plazas and secure. workspaces; we will never surrender.

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CAOIMHE HANLEY dining area. This preservation of the COLLEGE NEWS EDITOR original features of the building is one of the terms of the lease and will be necessary for any planning application, Trinity News has received leaked as Foster Place is a listed structure. documents that reveal the updated Hence, the façade of the building will be plans for the development of the preserved, with a new extension built College-owned buildings at numbers behind, adding a fourth floor. Two to Four Foster Place on College The School of Linguistics, Green. which is comprised of the Centre for A commercial restaurant and Language and Communication Studies, bar will take up the majority of both the the Department of Clinical Speech and to ground floor and basement, with the Language Studies and the Centre for be demolished and the access is to be rest of the building dedicated to Deaf Studies, will be entirely moved to widened to create a porter area to the academic lecture rooms and offices. The the redeveloped Foster Place, occupying corridor behind. However, this entrance new tenants will be a private company, the majority of the academic space. The will be solely for the use of the The Wright Group, who are also School will have vastly improved commercial tenants, with students responsible for the successful seafood facilities in the redeveloped building, having to access the building from a restaurant and bar The Bloody Stream with three phonetics laboratories and small side door directly to the left of the in Howth, Wright’s Angler’s Rest four clinical rooms the most notable main entrance in future. The building restaurant in the Strawberry Beds near additions to the School. This movement will be made wheelchair-accessible Lucan, and Wright’s Café Bar in Swords. of the School of Linguistics to Foster accessible, as both an entrance ramp The Wright Group have been given a Place will free up 500m2 of space in the and lift are due to be installed. Lifts will 35-year commercial lease by the Arts Building and create more space in also be available throughout the College, which will provide the five of Trinity’s houses on Pearse Street. building. projected €9.5 million needed in While the refurbishments are taking The new plans were presented funding for the College to redevelop the place, the academic activities currently by Moloney O’Beirne Architects to a rest of the building. accommodated in Foster Place will be meeting of the Sites and Facilities The bar and restaurant will be relocated to Dunlop Oriel House on Committee on 17 January. The plans Leaked plans for the rede- in the Banking Hall, with the old Westland Row. have been in development since velopment of Foster Place. banking counter preserved as the front The present Trinity access to January 2007 and are now to be Areas marked red will be bar. Similarly the large bank vault in the the building is through the main doors presented in a planning application to bar service areas. basement is to be used as a basement into the Banking Hall. This entrance is the City Council.

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Confrontation: LGB rights campaingers clash with the Trinity establishment

LGBT members launching Rainbow week got more than they bers of College Security claimed that prior permission had not Assistant Junior Dean, Mr Joseph O’Gorman (pictured) was on there will be any disciplinary action pursued. The irony was not bargained for last Monday when the photocall turned to con- been sought to hold the event in Front Square. The LGBT re- had to bring his sobering influence to bear before events esca- lost on bystanders that the demonstration to mark the long frontation in a matter of minutes. The dispute arose when mem- sponded with chanting and singing and a standoff ensued. Luckily lated too far. Both parties dispersed and it is not thought that struggle for LGBT was halted by “the establishment”. Rumour mill in full swing, Science Gallery opens SU elections amid funding concerns

NIAMH NÍMHAOILEOIN However, despite this enthusiasm the The concept of the Science Gallery was STAFF WRITER issue of funding is thought to be a concern for pioneered by Professor Michael Coey of the loom closer many senior officials in College. While the Physics department, in conjunction with other start-up costs have been met, there is concern CRANN researchers. Provost John Hegarty A new Science Gallery will open in Trinity’s within College that the running costs, of more commented that “The Science Gallery is Naughton Institute in February. However there than €1m a year, cannot be supported by the Trinity’s flagship project – a new manifestation are concerns around the funding of the project. Gallery. Given the high profile nature of the of the role of the university in the twenty-first DEIRDRE LENNON prominently known as the Webmaster of The Gallery consists of a multimedia PACCAR project and its perception as a “legacy project century”, the Dublin University Science Fiction ELECTION COVERAGE EDITOR theatre, studios, a café and an open gallery for some staff” it is feared that funds will have Becoming a member of the Science Society and a source states that Smith space. to be transferred from other areas of the Gallery is free during its opening period. would focus on improving the Union The development of the Science Gallery College to support it. Sources within the Benefits of membership include invitations to With nominations for the Students’ Union website and publicity materials, lesser comes as a response to falling levels of science Students’ Union have also voiced concern that special events, discounted tickets; free WiFi and sabbatical elections closing on 8 February, known parts of the Deputy President’s job. speculation is rife around campus as one Hallworth, the Arts, Humanities and Social students at third level and a perceived general student services may suffer in order to meet the the opportunity to “connect with other wonders who will declare their candidacy Sciences Convenor on the Students’ Union disinterest in science among young people. Gallery’s funding needs. creative thinkers and thought leaders.” When for the positions of President, Deputy Executive, is the potential Deputy According to Founding Director, Dr. Michael Entrance to the Gallery will be free and asked how the initiative will specifically benefit President, Education Officer, Welfare Presidential candidate with the most John Gorman it will be “a place where ideas expected revenue is therefore low. When asked Trinity students Dr. Gorman replied that Officer and Entertainment Officer. Union experience, with heavy involvement meet and opinions on white-hot scientific about these concerns Dr. Gorman maintained “there are opportunities for students to do both The Presidential race, always hotly as the Arts Editor of the Record. issues collide through a changing programme that “We have significant support in place but paid and volunteer work in Science Gallery, contested, features two potential Two likely contenders for the of festivals, events, debates and exhibitions.” fundraising is ongoing.” Founding partner and also to develop their communications skills heavyweight candidates: Cathal Reilly and position of Education Officer are Hugh The Gallery primarily hopes to attract 15-25 Ulster Bank will provide €250,000 per year and and portfolios through working on major Darragh Higgins. Reilly is well known Sullivan and Eoin Moore. Sullivan is well year olds; “to fire them up with the incredible other partners, including Dell, Google, ICON projects to engage the public with science and within the Union for having quite a lot of known within the Union, with a potential that science and technology has to and Wyeth will provide further funding, as will technology.” experience due to his role as Convenor for background with Union finances and is offer.” It differs from Science Museums and the Department of Arts, Sports and Tourism To mark the opening the Gallery is the Faculty for Engineering, Maths and best known for his vigorous protection of other science-related venues in that it does not and the Science Foundation Ireland. Ulster hosting ‘Lightwave’, a show exploring light in Science. He has confirmed his candidacy to the Hamilton Library. He also ran John only focus on the past and on other people’s Bank are thought to have been seeking a the contexts of science, technology and art. Trinity News, saying, “I believe that the Tracey’s campaign for Students’ Union work. This College initiative is claimed to be prestigious project within the College for some Other exhibits, events and workshops are Students’ Union is a fantastic organisation Presidency last year. Eoin Moore is more the first of its kind in the world, with members time. The Gallery is currently trying to attract planned around such topics as global warming, and from being involved for the past three controversial society-based figure as Chair years, I see how important it is and the of Trinity College Labour Party Branch. and guests invited to actively engage in ongoing sponsorship from a further five companies and bridge technology and the effect science will great work it does for students. I would Hilary Allen, a former Faculty Convenor scientific discourse through participative events hopes to generate income from corporate hire have on fashion in the 21st century. love to get the opportunity to lead it for Social Sciences, is also rumoured to be and workshops. of the facilities. towards doing as much as we can for and running despite disappointing losses in on behalf of every student in College.” several Union Council elections this year. Higgins, a Union outsider and a Welfare features a diverse range of candidate from An Cumann Gaelach, will candidates, again from Union insiders to no doubt have a strong support base if he those with more experience on the society is to run. However, he has not fully side of college. Orlaith Foly, another committed himself to running, stating: ““I Cumman member, has held the position of would obviously love to play a large part Welfare Officer in Halls and so has some Early Alzheimer’s test in representing the student body in as experience in this area. Chloe Kassis- influential a way as possible. However, my Crowe, a Dentistry student, has been academic considerations are and always involved in the Union as an assistant developed in Trinity have been my first priority, especially at faculty convenor. Nick Beard, a Union this time, since I am now in my final year.” insider, has an in depth experience of many Conán O’ Broin, Captain of the Gaelic of the committees and has been DAVID MOLLOY worldwide in the near future. Estimates Football Club and former Oifigeach Na responsible for the welfare of Trinity’s for Ireland point to a rise of 43% within DEPUTY EDITOR Gaeilge, is also a rumoured candidate, international students this year as Union the next twenty years. The National drawing the support of this large group in International Students’ Officer, as well as Council on Ageing and Older People in College. broad society involvement, including A Trinity College staff member has 2000 estimated the annual costs of Thought to be in the running for sitting on the CSC Executive. Other names Deputy President are Séamus Conboy, that may emerge as candidates are Gary produced a new early test for the treating the 30000 or so patients with James Kelly, Jessie Gurr, Conor Smith and Honer and Eoin Plunkett. detection of Alzheimer’s disease. dementia in Ireland at about €474 Chris Hallworth, with the role also Potentially in the running for Professor Harald Hampel, Chair of million. involving assuming editorship of The Entertainment Officer are Mark Hughes Psychiatry, led the study, which searched “To date the challenge for GPs and Record. Conboy, the President of An and David Byrne. Mark Hughes has gained for biological “markers” that would consultants in Ireland to accurately Cumann Gaelach, would again benefit society experience in Dublin University indicate development of the disease. diagnose Alzheimer’s disease in earlier from a sizeable support base if he were to Player, Dublin University Radio Society The research led to the discovery predementia stages is still enormous”, run. A source close to Conboy has claimed and Sfsoc, as well as DJing regularly, most that p-tau 231, a protein “marker” often Professor Hampel said. that if elected, Conboy desires to work as recently planning Sfsoc’s successful found in the brain, is indicative of a “Alzheimer’s disease in Ireland is an actual deputy to the President, rather “Father Ted” night. David Byrne, well transition from Mild Cognitive still generally detected at a very late than focusing primarily on the editorship known for his organisational role in Radio Impairment to Alzheimer’s disease. It clinical endstage, most likely after of The Record. City (this year’s “place to be”), has is often difficult to differentiate between decades of presymptomatic disease James “Seamus” Kelly, another experience in his favour as the organiser of the two conditions in the early stages of progression in the patient’s brain and Cumann committee member, is thought to numerous nights out for different venues the development of Alzheimer’s. after the development of severe be contemplating his candidacy for Deputy and an active member of the Ents crew. The international study followed behavioural and psychological President. Jessie Gurr, a class This year is shaping up to be a case representative and employee of the of Union insiders versus those involved in 145 test subjects for one and a half years. symptoms and loss of functional Students’ Union Shop, has confirmed that major societies around campus, in By taking samples of cerebrospinal independence and quality of life as a she will be running and says “my decision particular An Cumann Gaelach, which will fluid, the connection between the reflection of severe widespread cell is based on my interest in the publicity and offer unyielding support to their members, development of Alzheimer’s and p-tau death in the brain.” communications aspect of the Union. It’s should they decide to run. It remains to be 231 was made. The test was found to be The findings were published in an area I feel I’d be best able to contribute seen if the elections will be similar to last effective in approximately 80% of cases. Neurology, the official journal of the to...we all know of the Union, but we need year campaign wise and whose manifesto Professor Harald Hampel, Chair of Psychiatry, led the study, which searched for It is predicted that cases of American Academy of Neurology, last to know the Union.…” Smith is most and presence will impress the students. biological “markers” that would indicate development of the disease. Alzheimer’s will rise enormously December.

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Society Diary

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Tuesday 29 January

Food and Drink: Dinner at the Winding Stair, 6.20pm, tickets (limited) €15. Falun Dafa: Exercise classes, 7-9pm, the Atrium. Law: The Law Ball, 7pm until late, tickets €75, Con- rad Hotel. Politics: US Presidential Election Talk, 7.30pm Robert Emmet Theatre, Arts Building.

Wednesday 30 January

Comedy: I Dare Ya! 8pm, Ed Burke Theatre, Arts Building, tickets €6/€8 DUPA: Composition 3 Lecture, 7.30pm, Ui Chaidain Theatre, Arts Building. Players: Evening play An Irish Engagement, Players’ Theatre 6pm. Dance Soc: Strauss Ball, Dining Hall, 7pm, tickets €15. UCD Law claims victory at Thursday 31 January Players: Evening play An Irish Engagement, Players’ Theatre, 6pm. Japanese: Japanese beginner classes, 6.30pm, room 5052, Arts Building. Trinity Debating IV Falun Dafa: Exercise classes, 7-9pm, the Atrium. Philosophical: Debate “This house believes that the European social model is failing us”, GMB 7.30pm.

KEVIN LYNCH AND NI HAI would permit duelling to the death”. Dublin, denied the existence of an ob- Michael Clarke and Tony Murphy competing for the Friday 1 February While sounding farcical, this is a mo- jective reality. “Freedom”, he said “is a (above), a finalist UCC Philosoph and Stephen Nolan STAFF WRITERS of last year’s IV tion that allows for a full discussion on lie”, our lives were manifestly better and Nuala Kane, representing NUI Players: Lunchtime play Diurnum, Players’ Theatre, and a veteran the role of the state and when it has a when the state intervenes to regulate Galway. In a final hosted by Eamonn 1pm. debator Gilmore, Leader of the Labour Party, The annual Clare Stewart Trinity In- right to encroach on individual liberty. for what is best. He directly clashed Afro Caribbean: Djembe Drumming classes 6pm, announces the the motion was “This house would ban tervarsity was held last weekend in the The Honourable Society of with Sam Block, the previous speaker Regent House. GMB. The competition consisted of 60 the King’s Inns, of Luke Ryder and from Cambridge. winner of this private property”. Eventually after an Dance: Weekly dance classes, 7pm Regent House. teams made up of some of the best de- Brendan Bruen, both alumni Dublin The final was chaired by year’s IV. adjudication that lasted over an hour bating talent from the British Isles, Eu- University, had opened the debate ar- Philip Boucher Hayes in front of a Photo: David Niall Kennedy and Chris Hawkins Monday 4 February rope, Australia and North America. guing against “the encroaching fingers packed chamber in the GMB. Some of Adamson were declared winners. The competition is supported by the of the nanny state”. Duelling, they said, the other motions that were debated Trinity’s IV hosted annually on the last Players: Lunchtime play Fish Sandy with Lunchtime Stewart family in memory of their has a legitimate activity to consent to, throughout the competition included weekend in January has earned a rep- Interludes, Players’ Theatre 1pm. daughter Clare, who was a student at whether for sport, to gain satisfaction “This house regrets the formation of utation has one of the most hospitable Players: Evening play The Three Birds, Players’ The- Trinity. The competition is co-hosted or simply to vent mutual dislike. Derek the state of Israel”, “This house would tournaments on the British and Irish atre 6pm. by the University Philosophical Soci- Doyle and Ross Frennet, from Univer- vote Republican” and “This house calendar. Each year over 300 partici- Comedy: Improvisation Workshop, 7pm Room 50, ety and the College Historical Society sity College Cork, opposed, reminding would force everyone to pass a civics pants from Ireland, the UK and Eu- and consists of two competitions. On the house that unfortunately, many test before being allowed to vote” rope eat, sleep, socialise and debate in Atrium. Contact [email protected] for more de- Thursday there is an invitational com- present day duellers were not Gentle- The Kingsmill-Moore invitational at- Trinity. The 2007 final went down in tails. Players petition for 16 teams, culminating in a men and likely to misuse rights af- tracted a similarly high standard on the history books, in a charged and : “Millahunty Express Comedy Night”, con- final that was hosted this year by Ea- forded to them under the code. Mr Thursday. This year saw competitors rousing atmosphere the finalists de- tact [email protected] . monn Gilmore, leader of the Labour Doyle, prefaced his speech by an- from the main Irish universities but bated the existence of God. Michael Party. Then on Friday and Saturday nouncing his retirement from Univer- also two teams from Loyola, America Clark’s proletising atheism that night Tuesday 5 February there is a full intervarsity culminating sity debating after an illustrious career. and Macquarie, Australia. The chief earned him the Best Speaker award DUPSA in a grand final on Saturday evening. The second half of the debate adjudicator for the competition was and an invitation to co-Chief Adjudi- : Pharmaceutical Ball, 7pm Stillorgan Park The competition was jointly organised saw a clash of wildly different styles. Will Jones, a former finalist of the cate this year’s competition. The other Hotel. Falun Dafa by Orla Gordon and Christopher Cambridge, used to a more technical World debating championships. The fi- Chief Adjudicator was Ciaran Denny, : Exercise classes, 7-9pm, the Atrium. Chess Kissane. style of policy debating, struggled to nalists were Niall Kennedy and Chris an alumnus of Dublin University and : Night of friendly games 7pm, Seminar Room Ross Maguire and Mar- match the crowd rousing oratory of the Hawkins, a composite Scottish team, former convenor of the competition. 2.6, School of Maths, Hamilton Building. guerite Carter, from the UCD Law So- Irish teams. Ross Maguire, speaking Diarmuid Early and Cormac Early Messers Denny and Clark both Food and Drink: Charcuterie tasting night, 7pm, ciety, won the Final on the Saturday sixth in the debate, and first for the competing under the team name, ‘He achieved enormous success while de- The Atrium evening, with the motion “This house final team from University College, ain’t heavy, he’s my brother’, Art Ward bating during their university years. Wednesday 6 February

Historical: Debate “This house believes that geneti- cally modified foods should be eaten and produced”, GMB 7.30pm. Comedy: Andrew Maxwell in the Ed Burke Theatre, OCIETY IN THE SPOTLIGHT Arts Building. 8pm, tickets €10/€12 S Traditional Irish Music: Trad. music session, Cas- sidy’s on Westmoreland St, 9pm

Thursday 7 February

Players: Lunchtime play Fish Sandy with Lunchtime Botany Interludes, Players’ Theatre 1pm. Players: Evening play The Three Birds, Players’ The- atre 6pm. Philosophical: Debate “This house would take im- Auditor: Dara Stanley, Senior Sophister Botany Facts and Figures: Botany Society was initially granted would also be nice to liaise with other societies with re- mediate action in Iran”, GMB 7.30pm. provisional recognition on 13 December 1999, but this lated interests (Dublin University Greens, Trinity Suas, Membership: 105 lapsed at the CSC AGM in 2002. However, they were Dublin University Zoological Society and Dublin Uni- Friday 8 February reestablished in September 2007. versity Geographical Society, etc) for some joint events. Established: Originally 1999 Afro Caribbean: Djembe Drumming classes 6pm, Regular Events: Being a fledgling society, Botany is re- Greatest Moment in Society History: As the history Regent House. Aims of the Society: To further interest in botany and ally just getting started, but so far they have had a guest hasn’t been a very long one, the masquerade ball with Dance: Weekly dance classes, 7pm Regent House. the environment and provide an outlet for all interested speaker and social event each term. ZooSoc last Michaelmas term was a great event, as was in the wider context; this leads on to things such as sus- our talk by Ed Barrow from the International Union Monday 11 February tainable development, conservation and climate change. Plan for 2008: As a small and developing society, they for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources They also wish to have fun in the process! Traditionally hope to continue to grow over the next few years and linking sustainable development and climate change, Comedy: Improvisation Workshop, 7pm Players’ Botany has been though of as a weird scientific disci- be able to organise more events and do bigger things! followed by our first wine reception! Theatre. Contact [email protected] for more de- pline, but in fact, it has implications in almost every- In 2008, they have already had a guest speaker on the tails. thing, from the air we breathe, to what we eat, to “Mythology and Folklore of Irish Plants” and a table Website: They have no official website, but search on Traditional Irish Music: Bodhran lesson, 6-7pm, medicine, to things like development, conservation and quiz; they have plans for a field trip to Killarney Na- Facebook and you’ll find a group called “Trinity Bot- room 2B Goldsmith Hall. climate change. tional Park, another speaker and are hopefully cohost- Soc”, which seems to be kept up to date with informa- Traditional Irish Music: Guitar lesson, 8-9pm, room ing the tree walk for Green Week. In the future, it tion on any events. 2B Goldsmith Hall.

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Students share LAUREN NORTON ponents to defeat their arguments in de- on the far-right wing party's website. NATIONAL NEWS EDITOR bate”, said Mr. Ahern. Their attendance Ukip leader Nigel Farage said that some their health was not yet "set in stone", as neither people in Ireland may take umbrage at expertise in the had yet accepted the society's invita- English people telling them what to do, University College Dublin has strongly tion. but he said some members of Ukip community criticized its own Law Society for invit- A spokesman for Mr. Le Pen said would go to Ireland during the cam- ing the far-right politician and Holo- that neither he nor Mr. Gollnisch had paign. Over 150 students volunteered caust denier Jean Marie Le Pen to a yet made a final decision on whether to their time this week to an initia- debate on the Lisbon Treaty. attend. He said they were both eager to tive aimed at dispelling young "This is an ill-judged flight of fancy come to Ireland to take part in the de- children’s fears of a hospital en- by a student society and we don't expect bate, but they wanted to consider how vironment. The event “Teddy that the talk will take place", a UCD it would affect the “No” campaign. Bear Hospital” brought together spokesman said yesterday. He did not There was a generally negative re- 400 children aged three to seven rule out college authorities moving to action yesterday to the decision to invite and students of National Uni- prohibit the attendance of Mr. Le Pen at Mr. Le Pen. versity of Ireland Galway study- the UCD campus in Belfield. Minister of State for European Af- ing health related disciplines. The UCD Law Society, which is fairs Dick Roche said: "He belongs to NUI Galway’s Juggling Society run by students at the college, has asked another age, as do his Euro-sceptic was also on hand to provide en- Mr. Le Pen and his National Front col- opinions. Sadly Le Pen is not the only tertainment. At the “Teddy Bear Hospi- league French MEP Bruno Gollnisch to person on the ‘No’ side that is intent on tal”, children and their teddies speak at the college in late March or misrepresenting what the EU Reform visited the team of “Teddy Doc- early April, ahead of a referendum. Treaty is about." tors” and “Teddy Nurses” who Both men are avid opponents of the Sinn Féin MEP Mary Lou Mc- examined the patients and took EU, which they argue undermines na- Donald said Mr. Le Pen's attendance a full medical history. Appropri- tional sovereignty and boosts immigra- would damage the “No” campaign. "If ate medical action was taken, tion. Mr. Le Pen really wants a ‘No’ vote in whether it was applying band- Mr. Le Pen is a controversial figure this referendum, then the best thing he ages or taking a trip to the in France, where he founded the vocif- can do is to stay away," she said. Teddy X-ray machine or the erously anti-immigration Front National Libertas, a think tank opposed to Teddy MRI machine. There was Party in 1972. He has been successfully the Lisbon Treaty, also criticized the in- also a Teddy Pharmacy fully convicted in both France and Germany vitation to Mr. Le Pen as "a fairly pa- stocked with nourishing vitamin for making comments that "minimized thetic attempt by a student society to juices and other healthy treats the Holocaust." get publicity for itself on the back of the to promote healthy eating and Ciarán Ahern, Auditor of the forthcoming referendum campaign." dietary well being. UCD Law Society, defended the invita- The UK Independence Party has According to Riona tion on the basis that both are promi- also decided to campaign against the Hughes, NUI Galway Societies Officer, “The Teddy Bear Hospi- nent opponents of the Lisbon Treaty. Lisbon Treaty in the upcoming Irish ref- tal is just one example of the en- "We are charged with promoting erendum. The party's national executive thusiasm and creativity of our free speech within UCD. We certainly council decided last Friday that it would students. This event has gone don't want to give a platform to xeno- "actively assist the Irish campaign for a Le Pen (above) is set to visit UCD (inset) however the visit may be from strength to strength each phobes, but it should be up to their op- ‘No’ vote”, according to a note published blocked by the University year and is of huge benefit to the local schools and children. This is just one small example of the community engagement that happens here on campus.” The University has 89 active so- cieties through which students make friends, pursue their inter- ests, learn new skills and organ- HEA launches StudentFinance.ie ise events such as the Teddy Bear Hospital. NUI Galway also runs the ALIVE programme to With the cost of living for students soaring, the Higher Educataion Authority launches site assist students who wish to vol- unteer with community organi- sations. to provide easier access to information regarding financial entitlements and planning

LAUREN NORTON alise. income backgrounds”. Letterkenny Institute of Technology dent accommodation to be established. ITT NATIONAL NEWS EDITOR The website aims to make the sub- The website will be a welcome re- says that rising prices puts LYIT, and “There's a critical housing short- ject of funding less daunting. It contains source to students struggling to make others like it outside the capital, at an age in Ireland in general which is hav- information on the maintenance grant ends meet as the cost of living in Ireland advantage. Patrick Brides of ing a very obvious negative affect on The Union of Students in Ireland has and serveral other schemes that provide hits a six-year high. LYIT says Letterkenny is one of the students. While the student grant has in- Major building hailed the launch of www.studentfi- extra assistance to people who are eligi- Inflation averaged 4.9% in 2007, cheapest towns in the country in which creased in recent years, rent has in- nance.ie by the Higher Education Au- ble. new figures from the Central Statistics students can live. creased at a much higher level, leading projects for thority, the first official website uniting USI Education Officer Peter Man- Office reveal, more than twice the rate According to the USI, students are to further difficulties for students whose Tallaght IT information about the grant with details nion said: “on studentfinance.ie you’ll recorded just two years ago. Rents, struggling to cope with rents of up to biggest worries should be their studies. of the other support schemes, all in a find out more about your entitlements which include local authority housing, 500 euros per month in cities like “I want to support the students’ Local Fianna Fáil TD Charlie single portal. and step-by-step instructions for apply- were up 12.3%. Dublin with the standard grant worth call for a task force on student accom- O'Connor says the building USI President Hamid Khod- ing for the grant and other support The USI has warned college stu- 380 euros. modation to be established. At the projects planned for Institute of abakhshi stressed that the website is schemes.” dents that they could be forced to make The plight of students has not very least, the grant for students must Technology Tallaght this year “essential viewing for every student, “The site has finance information decisions about which college to attend failed to make ripples in the Dáil. Sinn increase at a rate equal to the increase will include a new, state-of-the school-leaver and final year student” for people with family commitments based on soaring rent costs and a short- Féin Education Spokesperson Senator in rents.” art catering and tourism build- and that students are often eligible for who are returning to education, people age of affordable accommodation. Pearse Doherty has supported calls “Students should not be forced to ing, a multi-purpose centre and more financial supports than they re- with disabilities and people from lower The Students’ Union Welfare Officer at from the USI for a task force on stu- decide solely on the basis of the price” an engineering building. These new building projects will play a huge part in encouraging future students to choose IT Tal- laght as their preferred third- level college with the delivery of Ireland set to miss Kyoto Protocol targets enhanced facilities in the key areas such as engineering, infor- mation technology, science and technology, catering, tourism Despite a reduction in overall emissions, Ireland still faces a major effort to reach the and the arts. The funding comes under the targets agreed under the Kyoto agreement Government's €270 million Third Level Institutions Public Private Partnership Programme. greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland get is substantial and shows that we con- of this decrease can be attributed to a turies to come. Policymakers must use "I am pleased that the Govern- JESSICA YOUNGSMITH were 570,000 tonnes lower in 2006 than tinue to face a major challenge. Reduc- plant shut-down at Moneypoint in the detailed breakdown of figures in ment is investing heavily in de- STAFF WRITER 2005, as gas released by agriculture and ing emissions in a growing economy will Co.Clare while improvements were each sector, provided today, to focus on veloping the capacity of energy generation decreased. require a major effort on all our parts." under way. all areas where reductions are possible Ireland's higher education to Ireland appears to be on course to fail However, total emissions throughout Emissions from transport are 165% “Today's figures show that the Govern- and need to be achieved.” meet the social and economic challenges of the knowledge its greenhouse gas obligations under the Ireland have reached 69.77 million higher than in 1990 and make up almost ment's target of three percent annual re- Dr. Kelly believes that Ireland can reach age”, said Deputy O Connor. Kyoto Protocol, according to emissions tonnes, 25.5% above 1990 levels. Under 20% of Irish greenhouse gas emissions. ductions in emissions over the next five its Kyoto target by 2012 by "a combina- "I understand that work on the figures released last week. Though the Kyoto Protocol, Ireland is only al- 97% of this figure is due to road trans- years will be extremely challenging and tion of domestic actions with some pur- pre-procurement of this project greenhouse gas emissions fell by 0.8% lowed a thirteen percent increase. port, stemming from such developments further emphasises that actions to re- chase of carbon credits”, as allowed will commence within six in Ireland in 2006, the country is still EPA Director-General Dr. Mary Kelly as the recent increase in purchase of duce domestic emissions must be inten- under the Kyoto Protocol. months. I will monitor this producing almost seven millions tonnes said in a statement made last week: large vehicles and increased reliance on sified and strengthened”, said Dr. Kelly. Reductions of 20-30% from the 1990 process closely to ensure it is on more than its Kyoto Treaty limit. "While the figures are encouraging and private cars. “Greenhouse gases emitted now will re- emissions level by 2020 are proposed to schedule”, the Deputy added. Last week, the Environmental Protec- the reduction of 0.8% is most welcome, Though emissions from power genera- main in the atmosphere for many avoid “irreversible and damaging cli- tion Agency released data that showed the remaining distance to our Kyoto tar- tion were down by 4.6% in 2006, a part decades and affect the climate for cen- mate change.”

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German The students Global protest Campus TBLISI STATE UNIVERSITY, GEORGIA against Students divided by President’s crackdown

One month after an internationally condemned violent crackdown on political protestors, and only weeks prior to a presidential election day that fee hikes had been unexpectedly moved up, an odd sort of calm pervaded at Tbilisi State University this December, the oft-seen centre of student political activity. Approximately the size of Ireland—both in geography and population—Georgia is a relatively small country compared with its bigger and more powerful neighbour to the north: Russia. In 2003, current MONIKA URBANSKI tuition fees will be spent where it President Mikheil Saakashvili came to strength in the bloodless Rose should. STAFF WRITER Revoltion. On the other side, supporters of However, poverty is still an ever-present aspect of Georgian life and tuition fees include Professor Frank some suggest that it has even worsened since Saakashvili came to power. As a reaction to a new law increasing Ziegele, lecturer at the FH Osnabrück, When you walk down the streets of the capital, poor children hang off your tuition fees, tens of thousands of who argues: “You will get more for your clothes, begging for money. students in Berlin, Essen, Hamburg and money. If the fees are organised This past November, desperate Georgians took to the streets of Tbilisi other cities have staged huge properly and will be transferred directly in what became the biggest political protest since the Rose Revolution. This demonstrations, protesting against the to the universities, the quality and led to a violent police crackdown, the suppression of the major opposition raised fees. competition will increase. Universities news network Imedi TV and the implementation of a nation-wide state of Attendance at universities in Germany will be under pressure to give good emergency. was never totally free of charge. Each examples of the usage of the money.” A university law student in Tbilisi told this reporter that there was term students had to pay for Before the national increase, the strong suspicion among many Georgians that the military was involved in administrative costs. During the last University of Münster decided on 275 the violence. years, however, crowding in German euros tuition fees per term in March Vice President of the student government at TSU Irakli Megrelishvili universities has become a dire problem. 2007. Earlier meetings of the University insisted that most students at the university were indifferent and that, Students try and storm a meeting of the University of Münster in Germany following a Classes were hugely overcrowded Board halted because of angry protests. “politics has changed nothing in university but maybe emotionally…only decision to try and raise tuition fees to €500 per academic year. Photo: www.wdr.de because of the lack of lecturers. In January 2007, a meeting was twenty to thirty students left (classes) to protest”. According to Die Zeit, twice as many interrupted when 1500 protesting Megrelishvili himself was one of the leaders of the famed 2003 Rose students are attending universities students broke through the security joining the protest, the money is 500 euros, we can be very satisfied. Revolution, and a steadfast supporter of Saakashvili; he highlighted his nowadays than in 1970, but the barricade and stormed the meeting. A transferred to the university. This idea is Apparently the situation is not getting position that the government and police were correct in their actions against universities’ budget is still the same. In second meeting, which was held on a not a new one. Earlier payment strikes better without the fees. So why not give the protestors, citing that the protestors who were arrested, “were only those 2007, seven federal states that are ruled Saturday morning at 8 am to prevent in Germany have been successful, for it a chance? When a student is more who beat police and wanted to kill police.” by the Christian Democratic Party the student demonstrating, was stopped example one in 1976 in Baden- treated as client and gets better ‘service’, He stated that while he did not believe that the status of his country had announced the introduction of tuition in a similar fashion. Württemberg. the tuition fees could be advantageous.” changed the climate of the university, he did note that the student self- fees up to 500 euros, a sizeable increase, The decisive meeting had to be Nevertheless students in Münster However, there are still a lot of government was for the first time involved in politics and the election. He with exceptions for students that are held through video conference and in and in a lot of other cities in Germany active fighters against the tuition fees. went on to assert that if the opposition were to try to “make revolution” already dependent on student credits case of further disruption, a written vote have to pay tuition fees for now, and all Their last recourse is through the law; following the 5 January elections, they too should be arrested. that are higher than 10000 euros. was planned. attempts to change that so far have according to many opponents of tuition Many opposition members of the student self-government had recently At the protests in reaction to these But even after the final decision, failed. According to the Frankfurter fees, those payments are against the left their positions; Saakashvili and other high ranking members of the hikes, crosses were put up as symbols of the protests went on. Under the slogan Allgemeine, nearly a billion euros have German Constitution. government had come to speak and answer questions at the university the death of “social justice” or “free “Imagine there were tuition fees and been raised through tuition fees since If those accusations prove to be regarding policy issues and the crackdown . education.” Speakers at demonstrations nobody would pay them” the website the hike. Change is already in progress. true, or the universities don’t improve On 5 January 2008, Saakashvili won the presidential elections, with clearly stated their demands: “We will www.boykottinfo.de, calls on students to New lecture halls are being built, more their standards, hope remains for those numerous international monitors throughout the country deeming them fair. not allow our education system to refuse to pay up in a national boycott child-care provided, libraries are open fighting the new law; the CDU’s main William Sadd become more exclusive. Education is a campaign. longer, new lecturers are employed and opposition, the Social Democratic Party, right that everybody should have. The universities cannot afford to new courses have opened. have promised that if it wins the next Education is a not a product!” Student kick out thousands of students at once. A University of Münster student German regional election in those activists claimed that tuition fees would Trust accounts were established with summarises: “I have joined a few federal states where tuition fees have OXFORD UNIVERSITY be a burden for the social weak. Though lawyers for the boycotting students to demonstrations, but not the boycott. At been introduced, all paid increased universities are in need of money, many pay the tuition fees into. In the event some point the new situation just has to tuitions will be transferred back to the don’t believe that the money raised by that there aren’t enough students be accepted. With 275 euros instead of students immediately. Union forced to lower standards for Presidential Election

“The world’s most famous debating society”, the Oxford Union, is now facing its third attempt to elect a president for the Trinity term. The Returning Officer has confirmed that no valid nominations for the position were received in time for a re-poll which was due to occur next week. Competition The original ballot in Novermber found Krishna Omkar to have won the position of President-elect by a margin of 300 out of 2000 votes. However, less than 48 hours after the results were announced, a complaint of electoral malpractice was placed by another contender. Charlotte Fischer Trinity News has 5 copies of the action- claimed that Mr. Omkar had flouted a number of society rules by holding a private meeting attended by other candidates and their allies. packed blockbuster In the resulting electoral tribunal, evidence was given orally by some attendees of the meeting, which the defence argued was a strictly private Transformers party. The tribunal heard that Mr. Omkar had told the group that “of course, there are no slates officially, but we all know we are working together.” The practice of slating, which involves mutual cooperation of candidates to give away on DVD. competing for different roles in order to win votes, is not officially outlawed by the society. Soliciting votes, however, is prohibited, unless done in private with close friends. Mr Omkar was found guilty of soliciting votes, and disqualified from this and all future elections held at the Union. The tribunal To be in with a chance of winning, report noted a “disturbing arrogance… that it is acceptable to lie to members just answer this simple question: of the tribunal if it suits your purpose” shown by the defendant. The Tribunal ordered a re-poll for the office of President-elect, restricting those qualified to stand to those who could stand at the close of Which Autobot is destroyed in the nominations for the last election. This left only two people; Charlotte Fischer and Clare Hennessy, former Secretary of the Society. Ms Fischer resigned climactic battle in the movie? her position on all Union committees before the close of nominations. In her letter of resignation she wrote “This decision has been made in some ways with a heavy heart, but I believe that it would be best for the Society and also underline my commitment to the principles I have campaigned for Is it: so tirelessly”. She also cited incidences of sexual harassment, intimidation a) Bumblebee and character defamation, which contributed to her decision. Hennessy has so far refused to comment on her reasons for not running. Following the b) Jazz dearth of willing and qualified candidates, the Returning Officer announced c) Ironhide a relaxation of eligibility criteria to promote a “little healthy competition”. “I have exposed systematic corruption. My actions have constituted a final attempt to throw the spotlight on a practise that has undermined Just e-mail [email protected] with your name, democracy and fair access in the Oxford Union Society”. It is popular opinion that, with these words, Ms Fischer has started the ball rolling in phone number and answer. promoting a Union which aims to represent the whole student body rather Entries close Friday the 8th of February. than an elite clique. Kerensa Slade

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A long road travelled

1886: The Criminal Law Beyond the gay-friendly Amendment Act, outlawing sexual relations between men, is passed in Great Britain. However, this act does not extend to homosexual acts between women, as Queen Victoria does not believe that such acts are possible. walls of Trinity College 1895: The Wilde Trial: Oscar Wilde is sentenced to two years imprisonment for “gross On the back of Rainbow Week, Ciara Finlay compares the attitudes regarding LGBT issues indecency”. 1937: The first use of the “pink beyond the walls of Trinity with the gay-friendly attitudes which prevail inside those walls. triangle” to identify gay men in Nazi concentration camps. 1957: The word “Transsexual” is coined by United States physician prevailing idea and the concept in relatively unnoticed by the average You Are Gay Wear Blue Jeans Friday”. CIARA FINLAY Harry Benjamin. relation to what marriage is and how it Trinity student, who may think that The posters for this “event” come in two CONTRIBUTING WRITER should be defined?” and then concluded every week in Trinity College is different styles, one features the behind 1969: The Stonewall riots occur unequivocally that “I think it is.” In her Rainbow Week. Though the week was of a woman’s blue jeans and another in New York reland is a country that has, in judgement Ms Justice Dunne highly successful in highlighting LGBT features a man’s; a sort of his ‘n’ hers if 1972: the past two decades, witnessed persistently holds to the 1937 issues through events such as Monday’s you like. One witty man of the Sweden becomes first such a dramatic metamorphosis Constitution understanding of marriage “Open your eyes, Love is Blind” homosexual persuasion with whom I country in the world to allow as to render it almost At present the as “something confined to persons of demonstration in support of full civil discussed this matter suggested that it transsexuals to legally change unrecognisable. However, as its the opposite sex.” It was on this basis marriage for LGBT people, Thursday’s would be deliciously ironic if he was to their sex. Ieconomy developed to resemble those that the case was lost. lecture by Dr. Mark Brown from the wear track-suit bottoms in an attempt to 1973: The American Psychiatric only way in of other Western European countries, Brian Lenihan, the current School of Zoology on the existence of defy the polarized stereotype that we Association removes Irish society chose to adopt the which lesbianism Minister for Justice, has since the found ourselves subjected to by “Blue homosexuality from its Diagnostic shopping habits of its neighbours rather beginning of this year begun to speak of Jeans Friday.” and Statistical Manual of Mental than develop their understanding of appears to be a Bill for Civil Unions being published The range of almost degrading Disorders (DSM-II), moral issues. Gay rights have evolved in by the summer. The Bill is to be drawn posters did not stop there. For example, 1993: Ireland at a stumbling pace, leaving able to obtain up in a manner that would permit gay one poster featured the words “I don’t Norris vs. Ireland case: homosexuals with the sense of being couples to obtain something akin to the mind straight people as long as they act Ireland decriminalises little more than second-class citizens. “ rights granted onto couples through the gay in public”. This statement baffled me homosexuality. universal However, if one person alone were institution of marriage. In the UK, this Rainbow Week as by that same rationale one might 2000: The United Kingdom’s ban to be singled out as a champion for gay acceptance is sort of legislation has been in place easily conclude that they don’t mind gay on homosexuals serving in the rights in Ireland, it would doubtlessly be since the Civil Partnership Act 2004 was could have gone people as long as they act straight in armed forces is abolished. Senator David Norris. This year is, in within enacted. The rights which it sets out to public. Germany officially apologises to fact, of significant importance in that provide are of a most vital importance, If those of us who are gay, bisexual gays and lesbians persecuted regard, as it marks the twentieth as they include the right to be unnoticed by the or transgendered are to live without under the Nazi regime. anniversary of the Norris judgement in pornography. considered as the next of kin and rights fear of discrimination we need to cease 2001: the European Court of Human Rights, of inheritance, as well as tax benefits. average Trinity drawing and redrawing the divide Same-sex marriage is which was pivotal in the decriminalising However, sceptics have been quick between “us” and “them”, as is often the legalized in the Netherlands, the of homosexual acts between men in to voice their doubts, as this is not the student, who may temptation during events such as first country to do so. Ireland in 1993. Senator David Norris first time that there has been talk of“ “Rainbow Week”. Trinity College, like 2005: The United Kingdom first went to the European Court of introducing a Civil Union Bill in think that every many other colleges, is a place where a introduces civil partnerships. Human Rights in 1984 to argue that the Ireland. Last year in both February and general acceptance of homosexuality is 2006: existence of the law against November, the Labour Party attempted week in Trinity widespread in contrast with what might Katherine Zappone and homosexuality was a breach of his right obtain universal acceptance is within to introduce a Civil Union Bill. but this be felt in society and the big bad world. Ann Louise Gilligan fail in their to privacy under Article 8 of European pornography. Even in those modern was deferred by the government as it College is Trinity College’s LGBT Society this high court bid to have their 2003 Convention on Human Rights, in the societies which find themselves steadily was interpreted as being year marks its 25th birthday, a Canadian marriage recognized for case of Norris v Attorney General acquiring a high degree of acceptance unconstitutional under Article 41.3.1° of Rainbow Week. remarkable feat not to be overlooked. the filing of joint tax returns in [1984]. towards homosexuals,,,, it is generally Bunreacht na hEireann where “the As for the Trinity’s oldest student Ireland (The “KAL” Case). This law against homosexuality found that male homosexuality is more State Pledges itself to guard with special society, the University Philosophical 2007: Bertie Ahern commits to originated during the reign of Queen acceptable than female homosexuality. care the institution of Marriage, on Society, one need only take a glance at “legislate for Civil Partnerships at Victoria of Great Britain. Upon it being Subsequently lesbians bear the dual- which the Family is founded, and to its council to realise that your sexuality the earliest possible date in the put before her for approval, it was burden of being marginalised by society protect it against attack.” However, the or sex for that matter are utterly lifetime of this Government.” decided that it should refer exclusively on the basis of both their sex and family in recent years has emerged as irrelevant as success within it is achieved March 2008: to men as Queen Victoria felt that sexuality. ”possessing a variety of identities able to through merit alone. Irish civil partnership “women would not be that disgusting”. Ireland is not a place that one may adapt to the demands of modern society Since the world is engulfed by the legislation expected to be Throughout history and to this very day, describe as promoting equal rights for and, as such, the enacting of a Civil homosexuality in the animal kingdom phenomenon of globalisation, collective introduced by the end of this the attitude of people towards female homosexuals. Ms. Justice Dunne found Union Bill would merely serve to create and, perhaps most successfully, Tuesday identity often appears to be of greater month. The bill is expected to pass homosexuality has been to deny its very that “in this jurisdiction, as recently as yet another identity for the family unit Night’s ‘Trinity’s Next Top Model’, the significance than the identity of the within a year. However, Brian existence, as it is seen to be 2004, s.2(2)(e) of the Civil Registration to manifest maintaining a stable society small scatterings of posters that are to individual. But a person’s sexual Lenihan, Minister for Justice inconceivable that women should not at Act was enacted. That Act set out… the wherein its citizens are treated as be seen on the notice boards have orientation should not be the basis on Equality and Law Reform, has all times prefer men. After all, it is a common law exclusion of same sex equals. offended many students that Trinity which a person defines herself. This, ruled out gay marriage as being in man’s world that we are living in. Indeed couples from the institution of The 21 January saw the News spoke to on the matter, regardless however, will continue to be the case as conflict with the Constitution. it seems that at present the only way in marriage”. Ms. Justice Dunne further commencement of this year’s “Rainbow of their sexual orientation. According to long as homosexuals remain which lesbianism appears to be able to asked “is that not an indication of the Week”; an event that could have gone the posters, Friday was designated “If systematically discriminated against by

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Plug pulled On Burma

3000 students were shot dead in 1988. Last year, world media took interest in the events principle importers of Burmese occurring in Burma. Footage of the produce. An envoy has been sent by the Bhuddist monks took to the streets. Hotels are now marches in Rangoon appeared on CNN, United Nation to discuss matters with Al Jazeera, and Sky News. This popular the SPDC; to assess the possibility of charged $1000 per day for each television, and internet movement for better living standards future democratic elections and an end and democratic rule struck a chord with to human rights abuses. The envoy has connections have been slowed to prevent the uploading people around the world jaded by the Monasteries reported only frustration in his dialogue failing democratising project in Iraq. A with the military leaders and their of images and video footage; the Burmese governement more peaceful process seemed to be inaction. They are merely paying lip- unfolding here, the people en masse were raided service to furthering their efforts to are taking every step to keep the world, and democracy, challenging their oppressors without bring about democracy. To appease the violence or foreign military support. on the night UN the SPDC has nominated an official out. looks at how mobile phones and The optimism soon disppeared to liaise between them and the Neil Monohan however when the SPDC led a of the 25th opposition, the NLD, but this too has YouTube made a crucial difference to the 2007 protest crackdown on the monks and their come to nothing after meetings have protests. First, monasteries were raided during which resulted in no change in the but that little has changed. on the night of the 25th during which government’s stance. 800 people monks were beaten, derobed, their“ remain in prison since the september monks were leaders arrested and many sent home to protests. Reports of prisoners dying and their rural villages. In the following days being tortured continue to surface. It n September of last year the has been in power since 1962 following the army shot into the crowds wounding beaten and appears that very little progress has world’s media turned its a coup which overthrew the democratic many and killing others. Wounded and been made since the initial outcry by the attention, to the isolated nation government. Burma had been a British dead protesters were seen in the blood- derobed global public. The bravery of many of Myanmar, more familiarly colony until the Second World War, stained streets as crowds were dispersed Burmese people has thus far gone known as Burma. Televisions before gaining independence and a and panic set in. The streets of Rangoon unrewarded. Iaround the globe were filled with short-lived popular government. Ever descended into pandemonium. The A Burmese blogger named arresting images of thousands of since this point the country has been In their army arrested 1400 hundred people and Dathana, writing in the opening days of saffron-clad Buddhist monks marching governed by these military leaders; they killed up to 200 more over the course of 2008, summed up the current climate in protest against the oppressive rule of have commited gross human rights secluded the few days. Very quickly the marches there: ‘I don’t want to write any more the military junta. Inspired by their violations, imposed strict media were over and the saffron robes were sad news about Burma. But all news spiritual leaders’ brave example, great censorship, and wasted natural residences they nowhere to be seen. technologies in the hands of the recent about Burma is sad’. He published these numbers of Burmese joined the resources. But all this occurred before the demonstrators enabled the world to see words in frustration at seeing the strikingly colourful protests that called In 1988 pro-democracy rallies and were oblivious eyes of the world and led to public the brutality and murderous intent of chances of democracy quickly fizzle out. for democratic elections and an end to marches were held in the streets by outcry in many nations. World leaders the authoritarian SPDC as though they The government is showing no signs of government corruption. These public students who were brave enough to to the poverty were called on to act and help the were there themselves. giving in to international pressure which demonstrations were, accordingly, show their dissent, much like the monks Burmese people. This lies in stark To counteract these citizen is itself on the wane. It is not helped by christened the “saffron revolution”. did last september. That year, however,“outside where contrast to the similar protests of 1988 journalists and the destructive the continued censorship being imposed If the cause of this revolution was the military junta led a vicious when far more than 200 were killed by information they were transmitting, the on local media. The internet is back up economic mismanagement and repression of the protests. The army shot the army. At that time the violent government took the unprecedented but has been slowed to prevent video or corruption amongst officials, then the dead 3000 student protesters and most people crackdown was over and done before step of shutting down the internet and photos being uploaded. A huge increase tipping was an overnight rise on fuel quelled the demonstrations with violent word of it reached the outside world. As mobile phone networks” for the whole of on licenses for satellite TV has been prices by 66%. In a country where most swiftness. There was no respect for the spent 70% of a result the massacre reached major Burma. They also closed all the internet introduced that will restrict such of the population earn less than a dollar people’s wishes or desire for democracy. news media only once the dust had cafes, prevetning access to most people television to only a handful of people. a day and suffer food shortages, despite This was further demonstrated in 1990 their income on already settled. The story of the event in a country where few own a computer. For example, hotels are to be charged the fact that the land is rich in natural when, after allowing democratic made little or no impact. In 1988 the The reports and pictures from Rangoon $1000 dollars for every television they resources, this was their breaking point. elections, they lost heavily to the food protesters had no means by which to slowed to a trickle, preventing the own. Hence, not many will offer satellite The monks took to the streets of the recently formed opposition, the record and transmit quickly the violent outside world from gaining a better TV from now on, further stemming the main city, Rangoon, in a peaceful National League for Democracy suppression they experienced. understanding of the situation. By information flow. An informed citizenry protest march to state their opposition (NLD). The SPDC, surprised at the Even in today’s Burma, where the blocking the flow of information and is essential to any democracy but the to the increasingly difficult living people’s choice, ignored the result and national television and radio are owned images, the SPDC hoped to get SPDC do not want either an aware conditions. In the face of these imprisoned the opposition leader Aung and controlled by the government, themselves off of newspaper frontpages public or democracy. circumstances, the military elite of the San Suu Kyi. She should have been the where censorship is strictly imposed by across the world. They achieved relative Amazingly, during the saffron junta lived lives of luxury and relative new Prime Minister of Burma but has, the Ministry of Information and where success; quickly the media moved onto revolution Rambo IV was being filmed opulence, reaping the profits of the instead, spent most of the last 18 years benefit from its natural resources and every computer must be registered with other stories and Burma slipped to the in the country. Its star, Sylvester state-run businesses, bureaucratic under house-arrest. other exports. They have supported the the authorities, the protesters had the inside pages or disappeared entirely. Stallone, was interviewed at the time corruption and the export of heroin. In The confusion caused by the twin SPDC politicall, using their security means to broadcast their plight. Most of The military junta had fought an and described Burma in sensational their secluded residences they were use of the names Burma and Myanmar council vetoes to protect the junta’s the images played on international news information war with the protesters and terms: ‘This is a hellhole beyond your oblivious to the poverty outside where originated in 1989 when the SPDC regime. channels were provided by protesters accomplished its aims efficiently. wildest dreams’. Forgiving the most people spent 70% of their income renamed the country Myanmar, a In the autumn of last year the themselves rather than professional In the aftermath of this episode Hollywood exaggeration, the Burmese on food. traditional and ancient word for the demonstations greatly increased, journalists and cameramen. Thus, a America and Britain have imposed people have indeed been living in harsh The official title of the regime is land. The United States and Britain do reaching 150,000 protesters in Rangoon ‘citizen media’ was in place to report on economic sanctions and sought progress conditions under a brutal authoritarian “State Peace and Development not favour the SPDC’s rule and so do on 24th September. The army’s rough the SPDC’s crackdown and record the on democracy through diplomatic government. But in September they Council” (SPDC). Senior General Than not respect the name change, unlike treatment of the monks in previous days crushing of the pro-democracy channels. However, as their best sent a message to the world that they Shwe heads the SPDC, the body of 12 Russia, China or the United Nations. caused much anger in a largely Buddhist demonstrations. YouTube also brimmed interests lie with the status quo, Russia want change. We watched people risk senior generals who run the country and China and Russia have ignored the ” populace. This swelled the ranks of the with video-clips of the turmoil on the and China have impeded any major their lives in doing this. The very least make the key decisions. A military junta junta’s civil rights abuses in order to marchers. It was at this point that the streets. The communications sanctions. They continue to be the we can do is not forget them.

[email protected] P12 TRINITY NEWS Hilary Term, Week 4 WorldReview Political leaders fight personal feud as hundreds die on Kenyan streets

In the last month, Kenya has seen an eruption in violence and political unrest in the aftermath of the December elections. This article looks at the colourful history of the country’s new leader, Mwai Kibaki.

ROBERT BRESLIN of opposing each other and though the coveted presidential seat and STAFF WRITER it would seem Odinga, as the immediately introduced a bill for underdog supposedly fighting free primary education. This against a corrupt system, had justice bill helped nearly 1.7 Following hotly contested elections on his side, the reality may be that million extra people in December, Kenya has been his sheer hunger for personal enroll in school by plunged into a period of unrest power has led to many unnecessary the end of that marred by corruption, violence and deaths. Odinga had initiated year. But his tribal conflict. Over 700 are himself into Kenyan politics with government confirmed dead, with the real figure involvement in failed coups and was wrought probably much higher. Perhaps the revolutionary movements and has with most pertinent question now is only been an MP since 1992. He problems simply why? How can an election pressed for multi-party politics from the result spark such instantaneous when Kenya was a one party state, start, his first unrest? The answer, as is more yet some say his continued calls for cabinet was a often than not the case in African mass rallies inevitably puts more careful politics, is a complicated one that innocent bodies in the line of fire, balancing act doesn’t lend itself to easy literally and that a boycott of with one deciphering. businesses that support Kibaki Minister or U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dustin Crouthamel, right, familiarizes a member of the Kenyan army with his rifle as part The incumbent, Mwai Kibaki, (Equity Bank and bus companies Assistant Minister of bilateral exercise Edged Mallet '07 in Manda Bay, Kenya, on March 4, 2007 (above). Kenyan Premier Mwai Photos: DEMOSH and British Ministry of Defense had in the build up to December’s CityHoppa and Kenya Bus) is a coming from each of Kibaki (inset) election been accused of, at best, blatant attempt to polarise the Kenya’s forty-two areas. been promised the vice- suggest to the opposition that their Raila Odinga; however, such tacitly ignoring corruption and, at country in a time of weakness. Such Kibaki sought to centralise presidency in the 2002 elections on only hope is to try and compromise assumptions demand a lot of faith worst, actively participating in the economic tactics will only hurt the power more strictly under the a pre-arranged agreement, now with Kibaki’s government. This in a man yet to prove himself culture of lawlessness that pervades small traders and never the truly presidency, in the hopes of running found himself and his entire liberal seems like a weak response from behind the reins of power and away Kenya’s infant democracy. corrupt elite that sit atop the the country more efficiently. rainbow coalition completely out of the former UN chief; how can a from the shadows of vociferous Opposition leader Raila Odinga, a country’s power structures. However, opposition to the government and this led to the victimized opposition respect the opposition. Kenyans may have had self-styled social idealist turned Kibaki has a long political proposed changes ran such a strong formation of the Orange rule of law when their oppressors enough of Kibaki. He has democratic activist, had pushed the history dating back to Kenya’s first campaign before the 2005 Democratic Movement. Their do not, or speak in reasonable undoubtedly done a service to the contest to the limit; launching his post-colonial days in 1957. He referendum, thanks largely to Raila problem since seem to be their lack respected tones when they have no country over his 50-year career, but presidential campaign in Uhuru Pk helped to draft the initial Odinga, that 58% of Kenyans voted of ability to form a coherent real outlet to voice their relinquishing power can be difficult in Nairobi on 6 October 2007 to an constitution, which was completed against them. Kibaki then made the opposition. discontent? and he may not have his nation’s estimated crowd of some 450,000. in 1963, and has been an MP ever unique decision to dissolve his Upon arrival in Nairobi last Doubtless many Kenyans feel best interests at heart in this latest These were two men with a history since. In 2002, Kibaki finally won whole cabinet. Odinga, who had week, Kofi Annan seemed to they would be better served by battle. Turmoil in Pakistan: Time up for Musharraf?

With the increasing amount of protests in Pakistan, it looks like Musharraf’s time as head of state might be running out.

ARRAN SADLIER 25%, which is increasingly losing The scale of corruption under the CONTRIBUTING WRITER popular support. The PPP named Bhutto and Sharif governments of the Bhutto’s son, 19-year old Bilawal 1990’s meant that there was little Bhutto, the new party leader with his outrage over the military coup that That Pakistan is fast becoming a “failed father Asif Ali Zardari as co-leader, as brought Musharraf to power in 1999. nuclear state” is a phrase that’s been asked for in Benazir Bhutto’s testament. Being head of the military in Pakistan is batted out throughout the country’s The PPP leader was assassinated on a powerful position, given the influx of tumultuous past year. Towards the end December following the polls. arms over its history, much of it coming of January, President Pervez Musharraf Reports indicate that the perpetrator (and still coming from) the United has been in meetings with governments was an Islamic fundamentalist, although States, first in the fight against and business leaders in Europe. He has many claims have been heavily communism and now with the given reassurances that “the elections in rumoured that there was a more expectation of support in Afghanistan February will be free and fair.” obvious perpetrator orchestrating the against Taliban militants. Opposition parties have event, given that the person to benefit On 29 November of last year, counterclaimed that his promises ring most from her death was President Musharraf was sworn in for a new five false and they have a valid point. As Musharraf himself. year term as the President of Pakistan. Musharraf has stated that the elections It is never good for a foreign leader to The day before, the general tearfully will be held under the 2007 Pakistani be perceived as the darling of the handed over command of the army to state of emergency, at least three parties American government, which Bhutto his handpicked successor, General have stated they will boycott the had come to be perceived as. Of course Ashfaq Pervez Kayani. elections scheduled for 18 February. The perception does not necessarily So the Supreme Court has been opposition parties have jointly stated translate as reality. The United States stripped of all independence by that the elections could not be fair, as administration has grown progressively Musharraf. What does that leave? The most opposition candidates were in jail frustrated with Musharraf in the last army. And with his pal Kayani heading under the state of emergency and thus year, with the U.S. wanting to see more the army, it would appear that unable to file nomination papers for the action done on stamping down on Musharraf still has an all too firm grip election. Islamic fundamentalism and increasing on the country, albeit one that is Nonetheless, the party led by former troops along the Afghan border. gradually slipping from his grasp with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has stated Musharraf granted the U.S. access to popular unrest. Across universities, that his party will take part in the three airbases back in 2001, but the U.S. student have been massing in the elections now that the assassinated has demanded more. America vocally thousands, mobilising in demonstrations Bhutto’s PPP party will also contest the supported Bhutto in pressuring to get and protests, As protests run rampant, elections. The PPP came up trumps in Musharraf to relinquish his duel role as Musharraf continues his tour of Europe. political polls released on 22 December military and political head of state. This The crucial February elections will show registering 30% of the vote. Sharif’s support did little to help Bhutto gain us if it is to be the last time he will visit party came in second with 28% support, fuelling distrust and giving her the continent as head of state. followed closely by Musharraf’s party at opposition an easy weakness to pry at.

[email protected] Hilary term, Week 4 TRINITY NEWS P13 Opinion&Analysis Remebering College in times gone by

Megan Brown talks to John Ryan, former Phil Secretary and President, about his time in college, trying to cajole big-names to the GMB in between occasional lectures in Maths and Philosophy

have fond memories of my time As Secretary, the most in Trinity and my days as controversial meeting I organised President of the University was probably with Martin Smyth, Philosophical Society. I not then Grand Master of the Orange attended a meeting of either of Order, and a Unionist politician. At Ithe debating societies before Peter the time there was a strong Whyte, a friend and fellow philosophy Republican sentiment around the student, asked me to become Secretary College. Needless to say the meeting of the Phil. It was the least enviable was marked by high tempers and position in College. The job entailed colourful words! organising a weekly meeting: this Student life in the seventies was meant using an old-fashioned noticeably different from today. In typewriter and pleading with notables particular, we were much more to come to Trinity. Student attendance politically active. Every shade of was entirely dependant on how big the political opinion was vehemently name was. You could have 400 people represented. In my first or second hanging from the rafters if the guest year we even had a Maoist leader of was famous. Of course we had the the Student’s Union! Around ’76 or usual politicians at the time, such as ’77 we led a boycott of all catering former Taoisigh, Jack Lynch and facilities in College. We felt we were Garret FitzGerald. I think we even had being overcharged for the Buttery a Russian prime minister at one stage! grub. The boycott went on for I read Maths and Philosophy, in months. At one point I remember the early days Joint Honours courses. trying to cross the picket line by the From a slacker’s point of view it was Buttery and being treated like a the ideal course. The philosophy pariah! Every student in College was department thought I was doing a lot passionate about some issue. of work for Maths and vice versa. In The privilege we had as Auditor reality, I was doing very little in either. of the Hist and President of the Phil My average attendance rate to lectures was membership of the University between October and the end of April Club on St. Stephen’s Green. Mary was probably averaging around 20%. Harney was the first female Auditor Today’s students, as far as I see it, have of the Hist and it was an all-male it much different. However, those club. She tells the story of when she students who don’t have continual inquired about membership: she was assessment have no excuse for not told that it wasn’t because she was a living it up! woman that she didn’t get The rivalry between the Hist and membership, but rather because she Phil was going strong in my student wasn’t a man! is the representative in Ireland of the find his way to Trinity. remember discovering my friend Des days. We did our best to outdo and I can only remember being there world’s largest democracy”, and sent it Reed was a huge man, and a really face down on top of a car on Grafton sabotage each other – always in once. (I was boycotting in solidarity of back. outrageous type. He would drink Street, unconscious. (He was brought harmless jest, of course. The Hist is Mary’s non-membership.) We had the There is one evening which I anyone under the table. In fact, it was to the old Jervis Street Hospital where where aspiring politicians practised Indian Ambassador to Ireland to a remember clearly. However, it was the even reported that he was heavily he had to have his stomach pumped.) their trade; the Phil was more about meeting at a time when Indira Gandhi year after I left. intoxicated when he died on the set of This is how we learned that a glass and paper-reading. Mary Harney was or her son Sanjay Gandhi was pursuing In the old nepotistic way, I Gladiator in 1999. So, aware of his a half was enough to put Des on his Auditor of the Hist the year I was a policy of forced sterilisation. organised for one of my mates, Garry fondness for alcohol, we sent a big ear. President of the Phil. We still remain Needless to say, it was another very to succeed me as President. I spent a stocky bloke called Des, who looked Although we found Des, there quite good friends. (Despite the fact controversial meeting. We invited the lot of time around Trinity the year after like he could hold his drink, as was still no sign of Reed. We were she introduced me to my wife!) Ambassador to dinner at the Club. He I left and I was still involved in the Phil chaperon. really sweating bullets looking for this Our goal was always to get was wearing a Mao- style jacket, which despite not being a student anymore. It became apparent that looks guy. Miraculously, Reed bounced in to someone to read an outrageous paper, you would normally not wear a tie Oliver Reed, the English actor weren’t everything. Reed was due back the meeting about three minutes after one which managed to insult everyone. with. As we were sitting there waiting infamous for his excessive drinking and for Commons at six o’ clock. Of course, it started and proceeded to do a I was able to wrangle up a few notable for our dinner to come, a note was a notorious womanizing, was invited. Reed didn’t make dinner and by a handstand on the table. It was a lively guests — most colourful characters — passed over to our table. It read: “Your Garry and I decided, in order to keep quarter past seven, there was still no debate as the meeting was as shock and excitement were the guest is not wearing a tie.” I took the Reed out of trouble, to shepherd him sign of him or Des. Search parties were provocatively titled, “Why I am a male responses we hoped to evoke. note and wrote on the back, “My guest around Dublin instead of letting him sent out canvassing all local pubs. I chauvinistic pig”.

velyn just loves a good apparently he doesn’t think her much Halls boys whose legendary party wonder why she retired soon after party, and who better of a lady. Well, it’s good to see he’s made the pages of the Evening Herald. Emma became Dean”. Dean Stokes – E to throw one than Ruth invited another fan of segregation – Neither were the ladies of the difficult? Who said that? Staff? Faller, President of the FW De Klerk -to the Hist. It is good Communications Office who busied Students? Oh, well, at least she didn’t Phil, and her roomie Elizabeth company Mr. Smyth keeps. themselves this week by getting bigger face the possibility of legal action like “phonebook” O’Brien. Titled “Fuck Smyth has his fingers in a lot of desks and escorting renowned scientist her colleague Mr. O’Gorman after the the Recession”, the party included a pies. The CSC Exec is another one. And Chris De Burgh to the opening of the departure of one of his staff. I wonder bathtub of alcohol, a chocolate it seems all is not well in that fine Naughton Institute. So busy they were if this will be a topic of conversation fountain and margaritas on tap. The dining committee. Perhaps Old Uncle they missed a call from a certain when the gruesome twosome celebrate guest list was the crème de la crème of Joe is unaware, but a slighted member tabloid journalist. The following day Chinese New Year with some of the students, prominent journalists and of his exec is busying himself the Herald featured a double page students who reside on campus. Oh, to members of the legal profession. The attempting to find opposition to Uncle spread complete with pictures of the be a fly on the wall... Gardaí even dropped by before Joe’s candidature for Hon. Tres. One Halls boys and their “allegedly Evelyn is a big fan of college Evelyn midnight but soon left. Despite the exec member tole Evelyn “on a bad transexual” stripper. Oops! bureaucracy and just can’t wait to read exclusive grouping, poor Elizabeth had day, Joe could stand to lose 12-15 votes Poor Emma couldn’t even give the findings of the working group her phone stolen - bye bye phonebook! and on a good day, he could lose his those naughty boys a good spanking: responsible for looking into the health Speaking of phones and parties, five figure compensation”. What was after all, her powers don’t extent as far and safety implications of new couches supermodel Naomi Campbell must that? Compensation? Dahling… did as Dartry. And the Dean has another being placed in the Arts Block. have thrown her phone at another the CSC not tell this fine publication problem, as her powers won’t allow her Important work, no doubt. Or how Tent assistant, as she failed to keep a date that there was “no remuneration for to discipline the recently divorced about the bored security staff who with the Phil last week. All is not lost holding a position on CSC”? (Answers member of the College community removed chanting queens from Front though; Campbell’s got herself a new on a postcard please.) who’s been looking for a good lady to Square during an unauthorised photo assistant and should grace the GMB Speaking of matriarchs, one escort him in the evenings. Dahling, I’m call? Or the member of staff who gave soon. prominent College authority told free, cheap and easy, send your Muireann McDonnell’s (Colin Farrell’s Speaking of hissy fits, Tim friends of Evelyn that “the noose requests to House 6 and I’ll be sure to girlfriend) college timetable to a “formally a gentleman” Smyth has needed to be tightened around Trinity deal with them personally. tabloid journalist. Evelyn just loves the been spluttering quite a bit recently. He News”. Evelyn is delighted to see the There weren’t many fond words way this College operates. is having tiffs with selected women all aggrieved parties believe I knows a bit for Dean Stokes at the retirement over College, including one with his too much. Good to know you’re a fan, party of a senior member of the Until next time dahlings, “little conquest” (his words not mine) dahlings. Kisses! College community who worked under Janet Coen. Not even able for a good One person who may not have Stokes. One partygoer said of the old GMB argument he decided to get too many fans is Headmistress Stokes. retiree: “She worked for several other E.T. Send all your gossip to [email protected] all misogynistic with Ruth Faller - I’m sure she’s not too found of those Deans and never had a problem. I

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Face Off

with Joey Facer

For the third year in a row, it can be revealed that The Killers are not playing the Trinity Ball. Hallelujah! Yet another reason to get so locked you cannot stand. No good bands to miss! Hurrah. Trinity Ball has been undergoing some sort of identity crisis in recent years. With the tickets still bearing the immortal “Formal Dress Required”, many Junior Freshmen (Brits in particular, with the legend of Oxbridge still ringing in their ears) may be foolishly expecting something of a classy ilk. Take, for example, the Christchurch (Oxford) Ball, where a £70stg ticket will buy you a punt-ridden entry and complimentary canopes and champagne in a classy marquee with a jazz accompaniment. Alas, although the Trinity Ball is the most hyped event of the College year, this is one night that will fail to deliver if you have not already adjusted your rose-tinted glasses very slightly. The fact that for four years straight the weather has been a) cold or b) wet or c) all of the above should signal to many that “Formal Dress Required” really ought to be replaced with the warning “Formal One of Trinity's many special trees just in front of the Rubrics. Green Week, all next week, includes a guided tour of Trinity's trees from 1-2 p.m. on Thursday February 7th with Dr. Paul Dowding, Botany Dress Ruined – Ensure Deposit Paid on Tux Hire”. The Dept. and Mr David Hackett, Head Groundsman. The tour will start at the Campanile. Trinity's unusual collection of trees was described in a book published in 1993 titled 'Trees of Trinity College Dublin' ball’s several tents have generally played host to which is available from the Botany Department. The tree tour is just one of the events planned for Green Week. At 2 p.m. in College Park there will be a frisbee competition. innumerable “up and coming” bands and the festival atmosphere is often accompanied by suitable amounts of mud and vomit. The pain of attending such an event would be f I had to give one piece of type jobs where breaking political trying to get a bicycle through at considerably decreased with the dispensing of formal advice to people considering correctness is a mortal sin. But once a lunchtime, it’s a gridlock. attire. Not only are ball-gowns and dinner jackets a hefty running for Students’ Union week these men get to be in a stadium After two driving test failures, my expense for many paltry student pay-packets, but the sabbatical officers, it would be to full of other men and shout and roar biggest dream in life is to stop the car ball is cold. The doors open around 11pm, and within put your Bebo page on “private” and call the referee a cunt. It’s a one after doing something stupid (for which two hours if you have not taken advantage of the very andI not to ask your friends who are not afternoon a week substitute for you know you have failed the test) and pricy insulation offered (read: alcohol), your lovely involved in student politics to wear t- working in the type of industrial job the say “well, this is the road to my house, strappy sandals are soon playing host to some very blue shirts or generally help you out too economy used to have where a man I’ll let you out here” and make him feet. much. If you don’t keep your private could act-the-goat with his friends and walk back to the test centre. Indoor venues with canopes and a string life private, the election will not have to moderate his urges. I’ve developed strange semi- quartet are the appropriate receivers of formally-attired subconsciously feel like a referendum The Washington Ireland Program relationships with several people in the students. Grassy, muddy, cobble-stoned campuses are on “Is Joe Bloggs a nice person?” (www.wiprogram.org) has Arts Block. The pattern of the not. Bands are good, but I’ll hazard few of you would meaning if you lose, you’ll be advertisements up around college. A relationship is: common Junior have thought of wearing a tux to the last gig you emotionally battered. fantastic program if you want to intern Freshman tutorial, you say “hi” in the attended. I can’t wait to have a son and roar for the summer. I unsuccessfully corridor one day and you’re forced to Last year, old Ents Officer Barry Murphy was abuse at under-14s rugby referees. interviewed. I suspect the reason was keep it up for the next four years. I coaxed by Trinners hack Niall Morris into signing a The ability to use a person’s first that when asked why I joined the particularly resent it with attractive lucrative deal for MCD, thus strapping new kid on the name in conversation is an asset I wish Progressive Democrats, I gave a straight girls. It’s emasculating to not have been block O’Riordan with the old Ball format of too many I possessed. The former chaplain in my answer. The Irish national mindset is to able to summon the courage to say “Hi, bands, not enough DJs. Whilst if one of your favourite old school would deftly slip “Conal”, reject anyone who is going to rock the would you like to go for a cup of coffee acts happens to be gracing a stage, the ticket price can seemingly randomly, into conversations; boat. Keep your head down, spout and several minutes heavy breathing?” look very reasonable, for those other punters, upwards it’s a great way of establishing something vacuous like “I got involved most days since 2004. of €70 is quite a lot for a night of shivering and bad undivided attention and trust. because I don’t feel enough young I suspect I’m alone here, but I’m overpriced drink. I don’t particularly like watching people get involved in politics” and opposed to people being allowed to rest Nevertheless, there are positives to the Ball. football on television, but I can see the you’ll go far. Apparently the state their heads on library desks and go The night can be amazing if planned correctly. One attraction of the Premiership. The should look after bastard children. sleep. It’s not a hippy commune, go for friend relates to me his former adventures taxi-ing with Conal Campbell structure of the economy means that Why do they just open the door in a coffee and a walk around College around four different house parties, each more fabulous most men work in “customer service” the gate at Front Arch? If someone is Park if you’re fading. than the last, before finally entering the Trinity gates (he presumes) to spend his night… (Sadly, the rest is a blank. He remembers the morning after, however.) Likewise, I am told of the Senior Freshman who was, and I quote, “too drunk to go to the Ball”. She assures me a good night was had by all in her pad, however. For pre-Ball entertaintment, nothing can be more swish than the “Chairman’s Dinner”, an invitation- only buffet event held for those in College who may Maybe new Library opening otherwise cause a bit of a stir at their inaccessible offices come Ball-time. Indeed, entering the Ball following your pre- party can often be sopmething of a disappointment. A former hack retired early in her first year, having lost both shoes and dignity. On being informed by the surly hours aren’t such a good idea Front Gate bouncer she would not be permitted to re- enter after leaving the property, she replied “thank God!” There is no doubt that the Ball is a great fast changing economy, with specialised, on-the-job skills re- and at weekends, when pubs, shops and restaurants are busier. tradition in Trinity; great applying to the length of KEVIN LYNCH quired, a graduate‘s worth is defined by the initiative they Of course some students struggle through their studies, tradition and rarely to the event itself. It is one night of OPINION EDITOR showed in using their spare time and opportunities afforded but wider socio-economic issues can’t be addressed by a mar- the year the entire student body seems determined to to them, rather the subject their degree is awarded in. ginal increase in opening hours. Perhaps the cost of opening get hammered, whether or not the ball is attended. “Ball No student, when asked, will refuse the offer or extended An essential part of this training is making the switch the reading rooms would be spent more wisely on bursaries Alternative” parties for those out of pocket, or simply opening hours, just like no taxpayer would turn down a tax from the regimented environment of family and school to the and prizes for underprivileged students. Trinity faces a seri- too slow off the mark to acquire a ticket, abound on the cut. It seems a great idea - students campaigning on a practi- freedom of university. Rather than apportioning blame to the ous lack of rooms for students, which are essential to orien- night. There is also a certain esteemed academic’s cal change that directly benefits their welfare, an educational, College, students should manage their time better within the tating students toward the college as a locus of their life and annual “we should ban the Ball to save the gardens” actionable and possible solution. However, we must ask what constraints they face. If a student can’t find time to study be- providing suitable term-time accommodation. email to get excited about before the event. the problem we are trying to solve is. tween in the eleven opening hours on weekdays or Saturday Those behind the library campaign are undoubtedly The Trinity Ball is loud and dirty and a night What does the library provide for readers? They are al- mornings, they should put it at the heart of their schedules well-intentioned, but misguided. The call to arms of “Library of sheer hedonism for most. In what other university ready open all day during the week, on Saturdays and Sun- rather than obtuse hours of the night or weekend. A student Action”, is essentially a populist one. Sadly this is part of a would a dress costing your monthly allowance/pay days during Trinity term. For most of the year, they are in College on Sundays should be attending the Chapel or rep- larger trend of the increasing trivialisation of Students’ Union packet even dream of being taken to a dodgy portaloo? underutilised, followed by a mad rush in week nine of resenting Dublin University on College Park politics. Flags, condoms, couches and fair trade interest the There is a sense of drunken fellowship, of charged Michaelmas and Hilary terms. Secondly the library already A more important change is the forced introduction of student activist. While the Union didn’t initiate this campaign, excitement; and even if the bow-ties are often discarded provides extensive electronic services that are accessible all modularisation, which will kill the traditional three term they happily jumped on the bandwagon. They above all before the stroke of midnight, it is still nice to see your the time. Of course the library should continuously improve, structure. Academic and other commitments can no longer be should be aware of the complex nature of educational policy friends looking their sharpest. but exaggerated claims that college fails to provide add noth- balanced throughout the year. Studies will be guided by the and university governance. It signals to College authorities This year, some Ball resolutions: do not allow ing to the debate. tyranny of the exam rather than intellectual exploration and that students are not concerned about falling rates of partic- your outfit to cost more than your ticket. It will probably The library question is really part of two larger debates, research in the first two terms followed by a consolidation of ipation among their peers, Trinity’s lost prowess on the play- become ruined, or else you will miss out on being happy how students manage their time in the “consumer society” learning in Trinity term. ing field or the ghost of our collegiate spirit. to have some fun ruining it without lamenting its loss. and how to facilitate those from non-traditional backgrounds A subset of arguments is the pressures felt by poor or In an increasingly erratic world, where technology has Do not eat any meat served on the premise. If you think or facing financial hardship. mature students given their family or work commitments. All brought fast changes in lifestyles, library opening hours a hangover is bad, it can become so very much worse. The modern student has, or should have, a wide range of students renounce four years of earnings to study, knowing ground students to a reasonable timetable. If you can’t find Do not give away your hired jacket to a lurching-Bambi activities: sports, voluntary work, society involvement, part- that their future income will be higher. It is difficult to believe time to study within the present hours, then maybe you need of a Junior Freshman BESS girl; you will never see it time work etc. but the reason we come to university is to read that students yearn to study every afternoon, but are saved to avail of the Student Counselling Service rather than the li- again. And most of all, however great your cynicism, do for our degrees. These are all worthy activities and are an es- by their toil in the workplace. Most student work, casual and brary. not, under any circumstances, stay at home. sential part of attending a “school of universal learning”. In a part-time, is available during holidays, Christmas and summer

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TRINITY NEWS Letters All letters to The Editor, Trinity News, 6 Trinity College, Dublin 2 or [email protected]

D UBLIN U NIVERSITY’ S I NDEPENDENT S TUDENT N EWSPAPER A correction of your English knowledge

Issue 6, Volume 54 Sir,- Thanks to your ever-informative that she could make such an awfully appalling, so it seems strange that she would be ignorant Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 newspaper, I was intrigued to discover that atrocious error. Were I as gifted as she in the of the fact that the "English government" to 6 Trinity College, Dublin 2 England now has its own government realms of word play, then I would make a pun which she refers, is led by a man from Scotland www.trinitynews.ie independent of the rest of the United regarding her “face”, some egg, and the meeting and serves Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales Kingdom. The revolutionary revelation of these two entities. and England. revealed its revelatory head in a recent article England does not, contrary to the wishes I sincerely hope it was just an honest written by your esteemed contributor, Joey of its many inhabitants and Dr Gerald Morgan mistake, but to ensure that nothing of this Facer. I'm not sure why I've opted for so much (see letters to the Telegraph, 24 October, 2006) nature is repeated again, I suggest that Facer alliteration, but please bear with me. have its own government. Whether England should step away from the books she has so CCTV is little comfort Discussing the Irish International should have one is a debate for another day, but eagerly defended in the past, and turn on the University scandal (Hilary term – Week 2), for now, your staff should be given a quick television now and again. Because a little bit of Facer claimed that "the English government, lesson in the politics of the United Kingdom. current affairs doesn't hurt anyone. Of course, Enter Front Arch, walk across Front Square, go past the for its part, has promised that by 2009, all Or if there's no time for that, they should at she could instead a pick up a newspaper, but Dining Hall, along the front of the GMB and onwards towards colleges who wish to bring overseas students least be advised to do a little more research then again, they'll print anything these days… New Square. It is likely that at any busy time of the day, few into the country must be accredited by an before locking themselves in the Publications independent organisation. Office to write things that just aren't true. Yours etc students could walk this route without meeting a familiar While I very much enjoy Facer's Some research of my own* (*Facebook-ed.) Thomas Morris face or two. If you walked that route today those familiar fortnightly “Face Off” feature, I am astounded has revealed that Facer is herself from England, JS English & Philosophy faces as well as your own would be captured at least five times on CCTV. College has announced that it is to extend its network Obituary [email protected] of CCTV cameras around our campus. New cameras will be installed at the Nassau Street entrance and the Sports Hall as part of a plan to provide campus-wide coverage. This is being done at great expense at a time when there is talk of An excellent Editor and pastor tihtening of belts and reducing of budgets. Given this one must assume that CCTV is a high priority for the College but Members of Trinity News received before Church Review, undoubtedly drawing on his assuming this one must wonder why does the College fear Christmas the sad news that another of the earlier experience as chairman of Trinity News. newspaper’s early editors had passed away. Church Review became established as one of so much for its security? Desmond Harman, chairman of Trinity News the leading diocesan magazines in the Anglican Reason to fear can often be found in the pages of this in Hilary term, 1963, died age 66 on 18 Communion during his editorship. newspaper. Twelve months ago Trinity learned that it was December. He was in touch with Trinity News until Originally from Carrick on Shannon in Co recently. “I am so glad to see the present being touted as the prime location for casual sex in public Limerick, he read Hebrew and Oriental production,” he wrote last May. “It is a long way toilets while in this issue of the paper you will see that these Languages at Trinity. He took his BA in 1965. from what we did, but I suppose you have toilets are now most frequented by heroin addicts. In this He was ordained in the Church of Ireland massive resources showered on you!” in 1967. He served as curate-assistant of Taney, Archbishop Neill paid tribute to him: past week there was a break-in in Goldsmith Hall while any Dundrum, for six years, followed by thirteen “Dean Harman’s death is a huge loss to the member of College Security staff can tell of trouble with years as rector of Santry and Glasnevin. In 1986 dioceses and the Church as a whole. He served vagrants and beggars alike. he was appointed rector of Sandford and in ministry for over 40 years and he will be Milltown and to several chaplaincies. In 1991 remembered in every parish he served in as a In response to all this College has given us CCTV. he was appointed a canon of Christ Church gentle and caring pastor. We are not reassured. Cathedral. “For his wife Sue and their children, the CCTV is a passive security measure, useful as evidence In 2004 he was appointed Dean of Christ loss of a loving husband and father will be Church Cathedral by the Archbishop of Dublin profound, all the more so so close to Christmas. in a prosecution after someone has been mugged but Dr John Neill, where he served until his death. I have already offered my deepest sympathies unlikely to stop the mugging itself. CCTV cannot protect the The Archdeacon of Glendalough, Edgar and condolences both on my own behalf and students and staff of this College but will merely keep a Swann, at the funeral Eucharist for Dean on behalf of the clergy and people of the Harman, mentioned his skills, his editorial Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough. Our love, record of abuses suffered. If the College authorities truly talents in particular: thoughts and prayers are with them.” want to protect us from the dangers of the outside world they “Even in College, certain skills were The high esteem in which Dean Harman must keep this dangers just so - outside. If the aim is obvious in Desmond’s character. He became was held in Dublin was evident at his funeral engrossed in the editorship of Trinity News, a Eucharist, which was attended by the Catholic complete protection what is needed is a return to a closed task in which he showed great talent. It was a Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, campus with ID checks at the gates. Once Trinity stops being talent which was to come to the surface again the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Paddy Burke, used as a thoroughfare we would see a dramatic drop in risk when he became editor of the diocesan representatives of the Taoiseach and the The Very Revd Robert Desmond Harman, MA. review.” President and many bishops of the Church of to students and staff. Born 1941. Died December 2007, age 66. From 1981–2000 he was editor of the Ireland. (Peter Henry) CCTV can only be effective if somebody is watching the monitors all day every day. If you make that journey across Front Square, past the Dining Hall, along the front of the GMB and onwards towards New Square every day, or From the archive Compiled by Peter Henry many other routes around College for that matter... Academic nudity at the A historic image: hypocrisy? College Historical Society The plan to redesign portions of Foster Place into a multi- million euro bar is far from an ideal situation, but an apparently necessary one if we are to protect the historic Gentlemen, – We, your sub-committee absence of academic costume as a reasonable meetings attired in the square cap that the appointed to inquire into academic nudity, beg man would consider indecorous or unseemly. collegiate statues prescribe; and during the buildings Trinity has acquired over the years. to report as follows. And therefore it is requisite, in our opinion as meeting they had their caps in close proximity The college purchased Foster place from Allied Irish Being deeply sensible of the gravity of reasonable men, that as a bare minimum every to their persons. This is no longer done. We Bank many years ago, and promptly let the building fall into the trust committed to us and its importance in annual member being either bachelor, or suggest that the officers, at least, revive this as much as has devolved upon us the duty of scholar of the house, should wear a full, seemly venerable and worthy custom. disrepair. For those of you unfamiliar with the structure, it is deciding the exact custom and tradition of the gown, and every annual member being a a fine building with chandelier-crowned boardrooms, Society and, in addition, we had the benefit of pensioner or sizar, should wear the customary, We will end by briefly summarising our impressive wooden decor, and one of the finest banking halls the vast and well-nigh mythical learning of Mr lesser gown, commonly called the jib’s gown. findings, recommendations, and suggestions: JS Alcorn, who acquaintance with the subject Tradition and the plain meaning of the in the country. Now, however, these features and fine rooms of nudity is almost unparalleled and who law demand that the gown should be worn 1. That a gown is the very minimum of are dusty, damaged, or used for storage and small tutorial punctilious respect for decorum has established visibly and above all other garments. Indeed, academic dress. groups. him as par excellence the academic Mrs that academic dress should be worn visibly 2. That the gown must be worn visibly Grundy. beneath other dress by way of lingerie or above all other clothing. The college has a responsibility to maintain its historic Law 4 of the fundamental rules underwear, is a subversion of the purpose for 3. That the gown must be of the usual assets at a high level. Almost every other university in the prescribes that annual members shall wear which such costume was ordained, to wit, the pattern, proper, decent, and seemly, and must country has a modern campus with clean, bright, expertly academic dress at meetings of the Society. By identification of the wearer as a member of the cover at least three-fourths of the area of the the statutes of the University and College, University. back and reach to at least within a hand’s managed buildings. Trinity, on the other hand, has some far academic dress is defined as a proper gown and Furthermore, a gown must be a gown. A breadth of the knee. more attractive architecture, but is allowing the interiors to cap and hood according to the degree. The collection of black rags held together by pins, 4. That it is desirable that officers should degrade to such an extent that one wonders why it pursues meaning, then of the words ‘academic dress’ is or a concentration of dark coloured ribbons bring with them to meetings their caps. clear and indubitable, but the problem arises, assembled by cords is not a gown, and any the historic image. what constitutes academic nudity. Recourse to member who attempts to appear in such a Such, gentlemen, is the conclusion and If Trinity is proud of its traditions, then a proper dictionaries is of little avail. Nudity, it was costume merits rebuke and punishment. result of our labours which we commit to you in commitment to providing modern standards in ageing suggested, may be defined as the entire absence It is difficult and, indeed, almost sure and certain hope that they will not have of costume and hence, a fortiori, academic impossible to prescribe within exact limits the been in vain, but will bring forth fruit buildings is necessary. Foster place is a fine example, as it nudity is the entire absence of academic exact length and breadth that a gown should abundantly, some thirty-fold, some forty-fold, served as a centre for a modrn financial organisation for costume. That this explanation is unsatisfactory possess. But we recommend the Auditor should and some a hundred-fold. years. Within the time that Trinity has possessed the site, it may be demonstrated by a simple example. permit no annual member to be present at the A plain, billy-cock hat is without a meetings of the Society whose gown does not (Signed) HE Woulfe Flanagan, RP has fallen into such a poor state that multi-million euro of doubt an article of dress, but, if any man were reach to within at least a hand’s breadth from McDermott and MT Porteus. private investment is required to bring it up to standard. to appear clad in a billy-cock hat and nought his knee. From the College Historical Society else besides, the law would certainly step in and Before concluding this report, we desire sub-committee’s report on academic nudity, such a person would be considered to be in a to express our sorrow that one ancient custom c1933, quoted in Budd and Hinds (eds), The state of nudity for all practical purposes. We of the Society has been allowed to fall into Hist and Edmund Burke’s Club (Dublin: may conclude that academic nudity is such desuetude. Formerly, all members came to the Lilliput Press, 1997)

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J1 SPECIAL Living the American Dream in Berkeley

A summer abroad is an ever-popular staple of student life. But a different country, even a different continent, means a different way of doing things. Rachel Fahy shares her experiences of a summer in Berkeley with Trinity News readers for their enlightenment.

RACHEL FAHY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

“To the Irish kids who fucked up the house before you left, That was low. I don’t know if you didn’t clean your shit because you are mad about deposits or what, but I had to You really do clean all of it. That was a real smack in the face. I gave you guys serious rent get what you discounts, a cheap deposit and let you guys slide on a lot of shit, like smoking in the house (got yelled at for that), not pay for. Five of fining for late rent in July (EVERYONE was at least a day late), us were using the kitchen, partying nightly, etc. I didn’t have to do any of that. Not to“ sleeping in the mention all of the extra shit I had to do, like cleaning up puke and cigarette same room and butts. So thanks for making my already ultra-stressful month even more so. Thanks to the people who took care of we even had a their shit like responsible human-beings. The rest of you are scumbags. “pet” mouse PS - Tommy and Orla - you guys never paid those checks that bounced. called Fiefal. Not that I’ll ever see it, but I hope you appreciate the extra work and time I have to spend dealing with the owners verbally undressing me for letting Irish people move in in the first place. You proved everyone right who said you were a waste of time and generally bad people. Good work. Not that you care.” And that was the email we got my eye! They all drink this “beer” called from the house manager of Alpha natural ice- it’s 50c a can and beggars Sigma Phi last August. can’t be choosers. Our rent cost US$700 and a trip to court- not so happy days. Last June, seventeen friends and I for the summer, mainly because we got I don’t want to glamorize the went to Berkeley on a J1 and it was screwed out of our deposit - most house accommodation; however, you really do amazing. Berkeley is hands-down the managers do that because they can get get what you pay for. Five of us were Some Californian facts of life best place to do a J1. When we arrived in away with it. To recoup our losses a few sleeping in the same room and we even San Francisco, we headed straight there. had a “pet” mouse called Fiefal. But of us “forgot” to pay the last month’s Los Angeles law forbids at 282 feet below sea known as the Artichoke We literally spent two days trekking aside from that and “Pat the rat” in the rent. Not that I encourage it or condone you from licking a toad. level. Capital of the World. In around Berkeley looking for basement things were pretty ok. The it, but certain people moved out in the 1947, Norma Jean, who accommodation. The only way to do it house was really big with a balcony and middle of August” into friend’s houses You cannot bathe two ba- If your dogs are found would later be known as out there is to go really early -the start games room, so you didn’t spend much conveniently missing rent day or wrote bies in the same tub at the mating within 500 years of Marilyn Monroe, was of June, if possible, and knock on the time in your room anyway. cheques that accidentally bounced- same time in Los Angeles. a church in Los Angeles, crowned Artichoke doors of the frat house. Ask for the I should probably mention jobs at through no fault of their own … you could be punished by Queen. house manager and hopefully they will this stage. Most of the people I went From June to August, Berkeley Approximately 8% of Cal- a fine of $500 and/or six have rooms available. We ended up with brought a lot of money with them turns into a compound lived in ifornians are vegetarians. months in prison. It is illegal to drive more getting split up into three frat houses. and because rent was so cheap they exclusively by Irish people. As Tommy than two thousand sheep Myself and four of the girls ended up didn’t have to work much. I slaved away Tiernan said ‘”The Irish don’t invade, It is illegal to pile horse In Shasta Lake, you may down Hollywood Boule- staying in Alpha Sigma Phi. in Gap for a total of six days in ten they infest”. You go away for the manure more than six not raffle off a dog as a gift vard at one time. The best place to look for frat weeks and then borrowed money from summer to get away from Ireland and feet high on a San Fran- in any public place. houses is Piedmont Avenue and all the my parents. September was a lean yet in Berkeley, all you do is hang cisco street corner California grows over streets perpendicular to it. The best frat month! There aren’t many jobs going in around with them. We’re fairly easy to Ducks have the right of 300,000 tons of grapes houses to stay in, according to other Berkeley because they keep on their spot – pale and usually drunk or lost or In Santa Monica, it is way to cross Rancho Cal- each year. Berkeley dwellers are: Alpha Sigma students over the summer, so your best both. There were 21 Irish people living against the law to play ifornia Street in Temecula. Phi- the house I was in (however, given bet is San Francisco city. It’s easy to get in my frat house and a few Americans percussion instruments It is illegal to walk a camel that the house manager is currently to by train (the BART) and most people from the fraternity. on the beach. In Walnut, California, if down Palm Canyon Drive drinking the hater-ade when it comes na I know worked in clothes shops. It’s really handy if you live with an you fly a kite more than between the hours of hEireannaigh, perhaps you’d be better Abercrombie is a good place to get a job American who has a car - no long In the late 1850s, Kennedy 10 feet above the ground four and six p.m. in Palm off somewhere else), if you want a lot of hours. Gap is good if grueling walks back from the off-license. Mine, located in Jackson, you are in violation of the Springs. Another good place to stay is you want an excuse not to work because If you forget to bring your passport with served as one of the rich- law. Alpha Epsilon Pi (that house is a Jewish they really don’t care whether you come you to the offo, you can usually get away est gold mines in the San Francisco Bay is con- fraternity and they are absolute in or not. I didn’t show up for two weeks with a photocopy, or so I’ve heard. In world and the deepest An ordinance in Carmel, sidered the world's legends- US$300 rent for the whole and I still had a job! Other people I general a provisional driver’s license mine in North America. California, makes it unlaw- largest landlocked harbor. summer), Chi Phi, Delta Upsilon Pi on know worked in Nike town and other will get you into any club in San ful for a lady to take a Warring, Delta Nu on Bancroft-they shops near Union Square. Pier 39 is also Francisco/Berkeley. The one thing to be Death Valley in southern bath in a business office. Courtesy of have a roof top bar and a snake pit! And a good place to get work. Again you REALLY careful about, however, is not California is the lowest www.legendsofamerica.com Phi Kappa Epsilon, generally known as have to get there early to get a job. to walk around with an open container point in the United States Castroville, California is PIKE. of alcohol. There are always undercover Anyway, I hope that the above The alcohol is ridiculously cheap cops lurking around the place and if information will help you somewhat, compared to here - land of Ceól agus Ól they catch you, you win a US$500 fine Berkeley ’08 – have a good one!

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J1 SPECIAL

Under-whelmed by small- town New Hampshire

first names. As far as I am concerned, if you are about to swear during the gastronomic monstrosity known as “the JANE MADDEN it begins with “Mac”, it’s a surname and course of a casual interaction then lobster roll”. Picture the scene. You live CONTRIBUTING WRITER goes after a first name. McKenna, for something is wrong. It’s only in a sun-kissed fishing town. You can’t example. Definitely a surname. You fuck, for fuck’s sake. walk out of your house for fear of falling Dawson’s Creek and Desperate cannot call your child “son of Kenna” And this bloody notion of tipping. over a lobster pot. All the restaurants Housewives have instilled this weird and expect me to talk to you like you are America is the only country in the have names like “The Esctatic Mollusk.” notion in us that, in smalltown America, a normal person. The same goes for civilised world where employers do not The fish are so fresh, you have to check beneath the surface, something more naming your children with verbs and pay their employees. Do you know what Do you know they’re not alive. You know all the interesting is lurking. It’s not. If it is, it’s nouns instead of plumping for a more your paycheck comes to after tax if you fisherman by name. You probably know probably just a broken shopping trolley. sensible option. “Mary”, for instance, is a are a waiter in the States? Zero. That’s what your all the fish by name. I don’t want to sound like I just charming name. “Grant”, on the other right. Less than one, more than minus This is some of the most beautiful, overdosed on gin and bitter lemon. I’m hand, is a monetary donation awarded one. Nothing. SF-bombA. So how do paycheck in purest, tastiest seafood you will ever sure that the staff of Abercrombie and to students, artists and entrepreneurs you make your money? You impress come across. You walk down to the fish Fitch are lovely. Really. And I am sure who don’t have enough money to study, upon your customer exactly how good market and see them all slithering that the West Coast is just so amazing. I paint or whatever the hell entrepreneurs you are at your job and try and convince America comes around, glistening silver in the baskets would hazard a guess that all the do. Sell things. Whatever. “Grant” is not them that you enhanced their and you know they were caught just a guys/girls are dirty big rides. Probably a name. Neither, for that matter is experience of the restaurant so much to after tax if few hours ago. There’s Taylor, the something to do with their tans. I don’t “Chase”. (Americans never just“ fishmonger. He says, “Hey, Joel, what’s doubt for a moment that drinking on the Speaking of getting go anywhere, they you are a up? Just wait ‘til you see this absolute beach in Santa Barbara with the nouns, verbs and adjectives experience places) that beauty I caught not three minutes ago.” aforementioned rides is the best thing mixed up, their slang is what they got was waiter? Zero. And he shows you this lobster. It’s this ever. I stand absolutely convinced that bizarre. In New worth more big, blue beauty, gleaming in the mid- J-1ing it to the max can be fantastic. Hampshire, than the price Absolutely morning sun, roughly the size of a small Problems arise however, when you the word on the dog, with pinchers like fire-hydrants. go to Portsmouth, New Hampshire (I’d “wicked” is used menu. Any normal person would think, “I’m never heard of it, either), a town which to add emphasis So they pay nothing going to take that maritime miracle makes the prospect of watching paint to something. As a little extra home and I’m going to eat it served with dry appealing. My first inclination that in “that guy left than it says nothing but some melted, golden butter, this was not exactly going to be the me a wicked small on the bill- a indulging my tastebuds in the pure and summer when I grew from a girl into a tip.” Or, “I’m gonna tip as the true way nature meant it to be. This is young woman was when a Portsmouth wicked deep-fry this man says -and truly the best kind of life a man could resident informed me that there was thing”. Or, “I can’t you get to keep it. want.” But because that is what any always something to do there. Forget believe I’m using a word that That’s your pay. Five ketchup-smeared probably will the throw the napkin normal person would think, you don’t New York, this was truly the town that used to mean cool at about the same dollars left on a dirty tabletop. Land of down in disgust and walk out, think that. You think, “I’m going to take never slept. In fact, just last Saturday she time Billie Piper was starting out. How the free, my butt. threatening some sort of legal action. that weird blue thing home, boil it to saw young people in town at midnight. wicked crap am I?” And because you are dependant Probably. nothing, scrape out the flesh, deep fry it Midnight. Can you imagine? Crazy. She In truth, this was the least of my worries. on the generosity of the customers for Speaking of restaturants, I now and put it in a sandwich. Served with then went on to tell me that she tries not The biggest problem I had was with your rent, the notion of “customer have severe difficulty eating in them and fries. More than likely with some cheese to drink tea after 3pm because of the swearing. Namely, dropping the F-bomb. service” takes over your very being not worrying about food poisoning whose goopiness is directly proportional caffeine, but last night she had a cup at Yes. They have a phrase to warn people almost to the point that you are willing following my stint as a waitress in the to its tastelessness. Whatever, I don’t 5pm and you know what? She felt okay. that they are about to swear. Just in case to lick the soles of their big white States. What usually resulted on the care. I’ll probably drown the flavour a I, meanwhile, began to develop mixed expletives offend anyone. In the same Reebok sneakers if it means an extra plate was enough to make you turn into little more with some root beer.” What feelings as to whether the grand I had vein of thought, they use abbreviations couple of dollars. Waitstaff training the sort of weird food phobic they kind of a monster are you?! You’re a spent on tickets and visas was that like SFA for “sweet fuck all”. Now, I takes an only marginally shorter amount always do documentaries” about on bloody New Hampshirite, that’s what. sound an investment. understand that in certain of time that it would have to become a Channel 4. You cannot eat in this Ladies and gentlemen, the lobster roll. You read that right by the way. A circumstances, swearing is not the best druid in medieval times. They have godforsaken place unless it’s precooked The list is endless. I haven’t even grand. People always conveniently leave course of action. Sunday lunch, for people in the crappiest of burger joints in batter. The food is practically pre- started on television. The point is, don’t out the bit about the cost when they’re example. Job interviews. Confession. who have no duties other than topping chewed. If you are planning to go, I expect a summer in the US and A to telling you that getting a J-1 is Court hearings. All situations where the glasses of tap water. There’s all sorts would strongly advise you invest in change your life. To end on an appalling something you just have to do. What liberally peppering your speech with of important things you have to learn several pairs of loose trousers. metaphor, just be warned that if you do they also tend to leave out is how obscenities will at the very least raise a like how to put the flowery side, not the Over a year later and I am still decide that you’re the man to show the bloody weird Americans can be. few eyebrows. But sitting around after stripy side, of the five cent napkins upset at the thought of one of New Yankees a time and a half, you’ll need a First of all, I don’t trust anyone work? If you need to warn a normal- I facing up. Because as soon as any Hampshire’s most famed delicacies. I cultural (not to mention gastronomical), who gives their children surnames for use the term loosely -21-year old that customer walks in and sees stripes, they am, of course, referring to the as well as an electrical, adaptor.

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We R leavin. Germany to Romania C U L8R.

Nokia closes landmark factory in Germany and relocates 2500 jobs to Nokia xx Cluj-Napoca, Romania in a move aimed at cutting labour costs.

out that the Bochum plant never where employees will enjoy SARAH CASEY operated at any loss. Despite the working and so the site will include Nokia: A History CONTRIBUTING WRITER criticism, Nokia says it will not a cafeteria with free food, a gym and reconsider its decision. John Guerry, playing fields. Guerry also plans on Nokia started as a wood-pulp Nokia announced recently that it a 36-year old Texan, is in charge of being able to hand the site over to mill in Finland in 1865. will close its plant in Bochum, the new Romanian plant and local managers within four to five Germany by the middle of 2008 and finding workers for the new plant years. The company then moved on relocate in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. won’t be among his challenges. At a One of Guerry’s worries is to “Finnish Rubber Works” for Costs in Romania are a fraction of Nokia-sponsored job fair last June, getting supplies to Cluj smoothly, as a period. what they are in Germany where people from across Romania began Romania’s infrastructure is the Nokia plant closure will mean queuing at 6am and 8000 people primitive by general EU standards. After World War 1, the com- the loss of nearly 2500 jobs. had shown up by the end. Nokia But Cluj is planning on an pany acquired telephone and Hundreds of Nokia employees plans on hiring only 500 people infrastructure upgrade to go with telegraph assets. protested against the closure initially and gradually adding to this Nokia’s arrival. The upgrade will outside the Bochum plant after the until they reach about 3500 at the include the lengthening of a runway It became the Nokia Corpora- announcement was made. start of 2010. at Cluj’s tiny airport and Bechtel, a tion in 1967 by combining the Cluj-Napoca was chosen Nokia must not take advantage United States construction rubber works, wood mill and because of its ready supply of of the low wage situation they’re company, is building a new $3.2 cable works. engineering graduates who will luckily enough to have found billion four-lane motorway. work for less than a quarter of what themselves in at the Romanian If things work out well for The company developed car a western European would. Nokia plant. Holding on to educated and Nokia, they may well extend their phones in the 1980s before have said that keeping their skilled workers isn’t easy if there are dominance in the global handset entering the mobile phone Bochum plant open has become too higher bidders. Because of this, John market beyond the 38% share they market. expensive, yet many German Guerry has made it his goal to make already own. politicians and critics have pointed the Romanian Nokia plant a place

McDonalds, Starbucks coffee war heats up

DANIELLE RYAN bucks for. And Starbucks cheap food in environments 14000 of their outlets. the kinds of people that year of successful innovation and rein- has made great efforts to that I don’t think anyone Starbucks, sensing trou- get their coffee in Star- vention while Starbucks have begun to BUSINESS & CAREERS EDITOR be the coffee-drinking would describe as relax- ble, are now planning on bucks ever really going struggle slightly. Still the whole thing just destination of the world. ing and calm, but now offering heated break- to go to McDonalds to doesn’t really make much sense to me. It McDonalds has set its sights on a mas- Their brand is built on they’re looking to make fast sandwiches in more get it 50 cents cheaper? seems like both companies would be sive expansion into the world of coffee the “Starbucks experi- a dent in Starbuck’s prof- of their outlets and even It’s unlikely that Star- better off sticking to what they’re good for 2008. Their goal is to move from of- ence”: the feeling of hav- its. adding drive-thru windows bucks will lose out big at. We want cheap burgers in McDon- fering coffee as an “accompaniment” to ing your coffee in a calm If people are willing at some of their locations. If time, but it’s inevitable that alds and good coffee from Starbucks and actually having McDonalds as a “bever- and relaxing place while you to pay $4 for a cup of coffee you can get your grande non-fat some form of dent will be made even if they offer it, I’ll never want my age destination” where lattes, mochas, tap away on your laptop or in Starbucks, you can see why latte (or whatever you get) and your in the Starbucks market, depending on breakfast handed to me through a Star- cappuccinos and espressos with a choice read a book with other sophisticated McDonalds are willing to try to capi- breakfast at McDonalds and the con- how serious an effort is made by Mc- bucks window or my frappuccino of flavours will all be on offer. Sound fa- people doing the same around you. Mc- talize on that. The plan is to drop venience beats the experience, then Donalds. handed to me over a McDonalds miliar? Yes, that’s what we go to Star- Donald’s brand has been built on fast, espresso machines and hire baristas in Starbucks could be in trouble. But are McDonalds is entering its sixth counter, but that’s just me. Has the Irish gender gap closed? The pay gap between the sexes is often downplayed by many, whether they hold sexist views or not. But the facts and statistics on the matter tell an entirely different story.

with other EU countries where the average woman working full time time working mother category There are won’t feel the pressure to fix the DANIELLE RYAN gender pay gap is concerned. The until the age of 65 in America will and accept that it’s okay those women problems that do exist. And until BUSINESS & CAREERS EDITOR number of women employees has earn more than half a million less because “in general” who those companies pay and promote risen to sit above the European than the average man during her women work less downplay the solely on the basis of ability and Last week I had a heated discussion average in the last seven years, but lifetime. Yes, there are many throughout gender merit, gender can’t be ignored in the in College with two people who the disparities in wages and different reasons for this; many their lives. problem for workplace. seemed to believe that after staying promotion opportunities still women choose to stay at home What about fear that it Even in Germany, a country at home to raise a family, lack of remain, even though women are raising families, many women work women will led by a woman, women take home abilities and skill are the only outperforming men in education. part time most of their lives and who never disadvantage far smaller pay packets than men reasons some women are paid less Women’s hourly earnings are those are factors which contribute want to them in mostly and rank near the bottom of the than men in the same jobs. Whether around 86% of men’s, though a to a pay gap which will likely never raise a male European league table of equal pay. or not they really believed that or report by Fas does show that the fully close, and to a certain extent, family? environments Again, factors such as leaving the they were joking with me, I wish pay gap is narrowing. But despite they do explain why there are less Women and there are workforce to have a family or part that that were the case. I wish that the rising number of working women in higher positions in the who want to those that time working only account for a in every case where a woman is paid women and the slowly closing pay business world, in politics and many work full time speak out and part of the surprising statistics. The less than a man in the same position gap, Ireland still ranks around the other areas. Yet still, in the United until say that yes, rest is just pure discrimination. For that it was because of something mid-point in the table of the 27 EU States, for example, outright retirement age? gender is still a example a female shop assistant in other than her being a woman. But states. The Equality Authority discrimination accounts for about Even women barrier to Germany can earn up to €378 less still, after thirty years of equality reports that gender discrimination ten percentage points of the pay gap who want to success to a than a male shop assistant makes. legislation, it is so often not the accounts for eighteen percent of its for women who are working. It’s come and go from certain extent and So, if someone asks you reason. cases and are calling for tougher low and it’s progress, but it’s still too work between raising the evidence exists “Where’s the evidence of unequal Since the beginning of the punishments to help eliminate this much. Women in America earn 79 a family shouldn’t have to suggest that the pay in the world?” as I was last millennium, the amount of women kind of discrimination in the cents to every man’s dollar. I don’t to accept lower pay latter of the two types week, just tell them to ask the Irish at work in Ireland has risen by a workplace. think I missed the sign in the shop when they return to of women are right. Equality Authority, EQUINET, the huge 33% and a European According to the America that said women’s milk is 21 cents work to do the exact Until women speak AFL-CIO and United States Commission study last year showed Federation of Labor and Congress cheaper than men’s, did I? We can’t same job as a man, up against unequal Department of Labor, to name but that Ireland compares favourably of Industrial Organizations, the lump all women into the same part should they? treatment, their companies a few organizations who will back

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Volcanologists Tech flock to Trinity Specs John O’Reilly to debate red- MACBOOK AIR hot issues The Lap in

SEBASTIAN WEISMAIER Laptop SCIENCE EDITOR Explosive facts

Apple has recently The annual meeting of the Volcanic and How many types of volcano are the magma tries to expand when the unveiled the newest Magmatic Studies Group was held at there? pressure drops, comparable to the and most portable Trinity College in early January this According to their geological setting, opening of a shaken water bottle. member of their laptop range, the year. In the time from 3 to 5 January, the most common types are mid-ocean However, due to the viscosity of high MacBook Air. At only .16 of an inch at its thinnest around 160 scientists from twelve coun- ridge volcanoes, subduction zone vol- silica magma, the gas cannot escape point, the MacBook Air does away with the tries and three continents gathered in canoes, hot spot volcanoes and rift which leads to most violent eruptions deliberation of whether or not to take your laptop the Arts Building to discuss latest de- zone volcanoes. that result from this internal pressure. with you. Weighing in at 3 pounds and although it is velopments in the world of volcano re- In contrast, a low silica and therefore the least powerful of the entire Mac range, the laptop search with topics as diverse as the What’s the world’s biggest vol- very fluid lava, like on Hawaii, lets the is no welterweight in terms of performance, with a 13 interior of the Earth to hazard mitiga- cano? gas escape very easily, an internal pres- inch screen, decent processor, 2 gigs of ram and an 80 tion to the effects of volcanic eruptions The world’s biggest volcano is Mauna sure can hardly build up. While the lava gig hard drive as standard. and emissions on the climate of our Loa on Hawaii with a volume of is still hot on eruption, it progresses in Apple has pushed the envelope with the design, planet. This large number of scientists – ~75,000 km3. Together with its neigh- a rather foreseeable way, which makes omitting many standard laptop features to achieve the and most of them contributing actively bor Mauna Kea, these two also form for a low-risk volcano. slimline case, most notably a CD/DVD drive. To - has never been reached before at a the highest volcanic edifice on Earth, install programs etc. from discs Apple has come up VMSG meeting and makes Dublin the with a total height of XXXX from What is the deadliest with a way to wirelessly ‘borrow’ the CD drives of most successful host city so far. seafloor to peak, thereby dwarfing volcano? nearby computers, and an external drive is also Prof Val Troll from the Geol- even Mount Everest. An estimated 92000 people perished available. ogy Department was Head of the Or- from the 1815 eruption of the volcano The team in California did find space to cram a ganising Committee and was applauded Why are some volcanoes Tambora in Indonesia. About 10000 few luxuries in the svelte package, with a backlit afterwards for a nearly flawless confer- dangerous and some not? were direct victims of the eruption it- keyboard and iPhone like multi-touch trackpad ence.. Another reason for the impor- It depends on the chemical composi- self and another 82000 followed due to squeezed in. This new trackpad brings the pinch-to- tance of this conference is the high tion of lava that each individual volcano the combined effects of tsunamis and zoom and other multi-touch gestures first introduced percentage of students that are attend- erupts. High silica content means a very subsequent starvation and outbreak of on the iPhone and iPod Touch, and can be expected to ing and presenting. Prof Troll on this: sticky and viscous magma. When the diseases. make its way to other Mac portables in the not too “I’m very happy that the meeting was magma rises, the containing pressure distant future. so well attended by everyone and that gets less and less. Gas dissolved within the good spirit of VMSG could be main- All this engineering comes at a price, a lofty tained. Without a doubt, this is one of €1799 for the base model configurable all the way up the most important meetings of the year to €3000. Apple went through over 100 prototypes before arriving at what we now see, and the cost of all in terms of student attendance. Here ronment that encourages the sharing of never make it to the surface (so-called Mount Etna bursts portant stuff is being dealt with here those engineering hours is definitely reflected in the postgraduates find an ideal forum to ideas. Over the recent years, the VMSG intrusions) or research on the regions in into life in Sciliy in and we have not even mentioned price. It seems like the MacBook Air is ahead of it’s test themselves in front of a wider audi- meeting experienced a widening in au- the Earth’s interior where magma is 2002. today’s programmes that mitigate po- time, with options such as a flash based hard drive ence and get good constructive feed- dience which means that for this year generated or, the other way round, mag- Photo: T. Graham tential hazards to prevent people from being far too expensive (at €899 for 64 gigs) for the back. We’re proud to continue in this scientists from places as far away as matic rocks are consumed in subduction losing their lives. If you ever make it to overwhelming majority of users, but is an insight into tradition.” New Mexico or Australia, along with a regions. Volcanologists like to argue that a volcanic island like Tenerife, the local how Apple CEO Steve Jobs sees computers going in The ever-growing meeting is plethora of people from European the whole planet is based on active vol- government has plans how to act in the the future. considered the main forum of so-called countries, were attending. canism and the world that we know best possible way during a volcanic haz- For cutting edge portable computing, the igneous petrologists that traditionally An igneous petrologist can hereby be today would not be the same if it were ard in terms of risk assessment and MacBook Air is setting the standard for everyone work in the UK and Ireland. But also considered researchers that deal with not for volcanoes to constantly emit gas evacuation plans and the people who else, but for those of us yet to make our money it’s mathematicians and physicists that deal rocks of magmatic origin. This can be for about 4.5 billion years (yes, that’s had just visited Trinity College are be- sky high price puts it’s necessity up in the air. with geologic problems are welcome your well known cone-shaped volcano, how old that thing we live on is!) that hind all this. and make for an interdisciplinary envi- as well as subterranean volcanoes that created our atmosphere. So quite im- TUNECORE

A look inside the much talked Music Sales for about Science Gallery the Masses Budding musicians looking to take their relationship with music Navigate through a forest of light sculptures, experience light therapy in the to the next level and actually start earning from it should Daylight Lounge or “feel” a solar flare with an interactive tunic.” check out Tunecore, a company set up to enable unsigned artists get listed on iTunes and other OMAR MOTHERHILL also learn about how light can influence number of U2 and David Bowie New Science “Light Wave” will take place on the them. Navigate through a forest of light concerts, will hold a talk and streets of the city (including De Pong online music vendors, STAFF WRITER Gallery Debates sculptures, experience light therapy in demonstration at the event and Steven look for host Game III and the LED graffiti without being signed the Daylight Lounge or “feel” a solar Collins, co-founder of Havok, will be mentioned above) and an active online to a label. Setting up a revenue stream is a The new gallery For anyone interested in playing a giant flare with an interactive tunic. Then discussing the role of light in computer community is encouraged. landmark in a bands development, and Tunecore will be hosting a game of Pong on a building, or making maybe jump into the mind of a bee? game production. Other talks will be Keep an eye out for the light bike provides an easy means to do this. series of de- LED graffiti, the time has arrived. Visitors can experiment with the vision given by eminent scientists from Trinity cycling through a twilight city centre Set up in 2005 with the mission ‘to open the bates on impor- Opening this month, the Science of a swarm of bees at the event in an and around the world. street. It is built for four riders, with channels of music distribution to all’, the service has tant Scientific Gallery is a new enterprise from Trinity effort to understand how the creatures Visitors will also be able to create each one wearing a sphere on their gained a following from more than mere amateurs, issues, called which hopes to throw science, learn from light. The bees’ flights to and their own luminescent jewelry, and the heads covered with 200 computerised with bands such as The Cure and The Pixies taking RAW. The technology and lots of ideas together in from different colour stimuli are event will be closed with fashion show, lights (don’t ask). part. Tunecore bypasses the immediate need for gallery will be a new social setting. recorded in three dimensions and showing off combinations of light In the long run, the Science musicians to get signed in order to make money, and holding audi- “The key point is where ideas etched into resin blocks. “These blocks technology with clothing. Gallery is envisioned not just as a is a part of the general shift away from the music tions to find a meet”, explains Dr. Michael John provide a physical document of the According to Gorman, the Gallery creative atmosphere. “Where’s the place industry as we see it today. host for the de- Gorman, Director of the Science bees’ learning history”, explains was originally suggested by Professor where the innovators are discovered?” Unlike the voracious corporate monstrosities bates on Febru- Gallery. Built to be a bridge between Gorman. Mike Coey during building of the asks Gorman. While the budding that are the music labels, Tunecore takes once off ary 20. the worlds of science, art and business, Do you remember the film Chain CRANN Nanoscience Institute (with musician or sportsperson knows where payments for submissions to stores, with artists then Applicants are the Gallery is housed in the knife- Reaction with Keanu Reeves and the which it shares the Naughton Building), to go to try and make it big, the Science getting 100% of the royalties (roughly 70c. a song) asked to pre- shaped Naughton Institute, the new big explosions? Ok, maybe not, but the as a way of connecting science with the Gallery will hopefully provide such an from there on in. Other companies offering a similar pare a 2 minute building beside the Sports Hall at the story was based on a rare phenomenon public. environment for innovators and service such as CD Baby and AWAL operate a introduction to east end of College. called sonoluminescence. In the real Organisers want to rescue science from scientists. Whether an engineer or a percentage based system (as much as 15% of “The Biofuel Gorman stresses that the Gallery world, sonoluminescence is a type of the dreary lecture theatre and make it biochemist, Gorman sees the Science royalties), giving these companies a constant revenue Dream is is not a museum with specimens hiding light emission that occurs when sound more relevant to people. “It’s blowing Gallery as “less about what you might from all music sales submitted through them. Dead.” Interest behind glass but a constantly changing waves move through a liquid and cause apart the ivory tower idea”, says see and more about who you might Uploading with Tunecore costs roughly €30 for an must be con- place. It will cover different themes small bubbles of gas to implode at very Gorman, who sees a perception gap meet.” album, with all proceeds from the music then going firmed by the throughout the year, bringing together high temperatures. The Camera Lucida between issues in the arts and culture The world’s first Science Gallery to the artists. So let’s say after you’ve sourced the 14th February. a number of different fields. The first chamber at “Light Wave” is the first and issues in science, which are often opens this month. The “Light Wave” necessary €30 and submitted your album to iTunes For more infor- themed event taking place at the time non-scientists will be able to thought of as only for the scholarly few. festival runs from 2 to 9 February and is you sell a million songs; when all charges are taken mation, contact Gallery is a showcase for that strange experience it. Gorman and colleagues also want the open to the public. Admission is free. care of (credit card charges, iTunes etc.) €699970 will Elizabeth.allen energy that lets us see. “Light Wave” has enlisted the gallery community to spread through For more information, visit go straight into your pocket. Easy money, music to @science- At “Light Wave” visitors can talents of a broad range of artists and the arteries of Dublin city and into the www.sciencegallery.com. anyone’s ears. www.tunecore.com gallery.com control light in different ways. They will inventors. Willie Williams, director of a wider world. A number of events at

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Fifty years on, Babes legend remains as potent as ever

NEIL FRANKLIN remained in a Munich hospital for (little above skilled manual earnings) STAFF WRITER eleven weeks, but was to make a and the players had their contract terms remarkable recovery. Players That fatal day dictated by the clubs. Most of the team Bobby Charlton, Dennis received far less than £20 a week. The story of the Busby Babes is one that Viollet, Bill Foulkes, Kenny The plane’s pilot, Captain Thain, Jackie Blanchflower, severely injured anybody who follows football, no Morgans, Ray Wood and was sued by the German gov- in the crash, was evicted from a house matter how young, knows something Albert Scanlon all escaped ernment who attributed sole owned by the club when it became clear about. It is not just an essential part of After a League with lesser injuries. blame for the crash to him. that he would not play again, with the history of Manchester United, it United goalkeeper virtually no compensation. This was After ten years, he was cleared occupies an indelible but tragic place in Championship Harry Gregg, a County despite the fact that his wife was heavily popular culture. 6 February will mark Derry native and a of all resposnibility. pregnant at the time. Blanchflower lived exactly 50 years since the air disaster at win in 1952, a Northern Ireland for many years, enduring both physical Munich in which 23 people, including international, risked fire The build-up of slush on the and mental trauma until his death in eight members of the United first team, group of richly and the explosion of the runway would only have 1998. died. plane to stay at the affected planes with a certain Winger Johnny Berry suffered a The Busby Babes tag came about as a talented youths scene. He pulled out centre of gravity: like the fractured skull, a broken jaw, a shattered result of a radical youth policy adopted Bobby Charlton, Dennis English Ambassador. The elbow, a broken pelvis and mouth by manager Matt Busby in the late“ Viollet and a baby girl and injuries that led to all his teeth being emerged to create German authorities weren’t 1940’s. With the club in debt and unable her mother from the removed. He lay in a coma for two aware of this. to buy players, Busby decided to an even better wreckage. Peter Howard, a months and when he woke up, his concentrate on producing home-grown Daily Mail photographer, also memory had been blanked. He had to young players in order to compete for team, a team that repeatedly returned to pull out Eight journalists died in the be told of what had happened and was trophies. It was a policy that was to survivors. crash alongside the players and never the same afterwards. Within a produce handsome dividends. After a many believe Gregg was able to resume his football team staff. year of the crash, United had evicted League Championship win in 1952, a career. A few months later, he would go Berry, his wife and eight-year old son group of richly talented youngsters could have gone on to be voted the best goalkeeper at Liam In total, twenty-three of the from the house they rented from the emerged to create an even better team, the World Cup in Sweden as Northern Whelan’s forty-four passengers died in club. funeral at Glasnevin Cemetery, only a a team that many believe could have on to become the Ireland performed superbly to reach the the crash or soon after from ib- It wasn’t until 1998 that, after much gone on to become the greatest ever quarter-finals. But some of the other mile away from where he had grown up haggling, a benefit match was arranged juries sustained on the day. had it not been ripped apart in its prime. greatest ever had survivors were not as lucky. Both Jackie on St.Attracta Road in Cabra. Whelan for the families of the victims of United stormed to First Division titles Blanchflower, brother of Spurs’ Danny, was signed as an 18-year old from Home Munich, after which sum of £47,000 was in 1956 and 1957, and in their first it not been ripped also a Northern Ireland international, Farm in 1953. After a couple of seasons, paid out to each of the survivors and campaign in the newly-created and winger Johnny Berry had their Billy, as he was called at Old Trafford, dependents. Eric Cantona was paid European Cup, lost only in the semi- apart in its prime. careers ended by the crash. began to command a regular place in £90,000 to appear in the match. final to the all-conquering Real Madrid The grief was amplified by the the first team. Playing at inside-right (an Of those who died, the legend of Would the legend of the Busby Babes team which would go on to win that relationship the team had with the city. attacking position behind the centre- Duncan Edwards remains the greatest. have been as great had they not been competition five times in a row. The The players lived amongst those who forwards), Whelan was a key man as Edwards made his United debut at 16 struck by tragedy? It certainly would following February, they once again watched them. It was an age of hardship United won back to back League and became the youngest England have been a different kind of legend. qualified for the semi-finals of the but also of true community. Many of the Championships in 1955/56 and 1956/57. debutant ever at 18, a record he was to Maybe they were protected from the European Cup after a 3-3 draw away to Babes had grown up together in In 1956/57, he scored 33 times in 53 hold until Michael Owen broke it in harsh realities of football by the fact Red Star Belgrade, winning 5-4 on Manchester digs as apprentices, often games. His only weakness was a lack of 1998. Edwards earned a meager £15 a that they never reached the point of aggregate. That night in Belgrade was to Byrne, Eddie Colman, Geoff Bent (all supplementing their modest earnings pace. Although at the time of the crash week during the season, reducing to £12 being replaced or sold. The likelihood be the last time these players would Manchester born) David Pegg, Mark with second jobs or learning a trade. he was being kept out of the team by a week during the summer. Bobby is that not all of them would have gone take to the field together. Jones, Tommy Taylor (one of the great Bobby Charlton worked at an Bobby Charlton, Matt Busby claimed Charlton claimed that “He was on to greatness. But when one thinks of Returning the following day, the centre-forwards) and Dublin’s Liam engineering firm, David Pegg was a that Whelan would have gone on to incomparable. I always felt inferior to what Bobby Charlton went on to team’s plane stopped at Munich to Whelan died immediately in the crash. draughtsman and Geoff Bent was a become “one of the greatest players of him. He didn’t have a fault with his achieve, the temptation will always be refuel. When it came to take off, Three United officials also perished, joiner. For three seasons, full-back Bill all time.” game.” there to imagine what the likes of conditions were very difficult. Germany along with eight journalists (including Foulkes juggled life down a St Helens, Whelan only got to play for Ireland Matt Busby said that “We looked at Edwards, Taylor, Colman and Whelan was still in the depths of a cold winter. Frank Swift, who was also a former Lancashire pit with a part time United four times. One of those games was the Duncan, right at the start, and gave up would have done and what the team as The British European Airways flight Manchester City and England career. He made £15 a week as a miner 1-1 draw against England at Dalymount trying to spot flaws in his game. But a whole would have achieved. had already aborted two take-off goalkeeper), as well the co-pilot, a but only £11 playing football. Park in May 1957, the most famous game Duncan did not want to know about the For all its horror, it is arguable that in attempts, when at 4.04pm, the third and steward and two other passengers. Bobby Charlton said that “we didn’t ever played at the Phibsborough venue. high life. He just wanted to play and go the long run, Munich was the making of fateful attempt was made. Slush lay on As the news of” the crash and the lives think of ourselves as Busby’s Babes but Within a year, six of the players that day to his digs or go home”. Manchester United. Although always a the end of the runway preventing the lost in it began to filter through, as young people growing up together. A would be dead - Whelan, Roger Byrne, Sadly most of the survivors were to big club, it was the story of the Babes plane from gaining sufficient speed to Manchester became a city consumed by team of lads, a team of pals.” They Duncan Edwards, Tommy Taylor and become largely forgotten men. There and how the club regrouped under get airborne. Having gone too far to grief. In a tough working-class city not cycled, caught the bus or walked to David Pegg of the Munich victims and was bitterness amongst both players and Busby in the years after Munich that abort to abort take-off, it crashed disposed to public displays of emotion, training. Roger Byrne was the only England full back Jeff Hall, who died their families about the way they were gave United the massive fanbase it through the perimeter fence at the end people wept openly in the street. player who owned a car, a Morris from polio. treated by the club in the aftermath of enjoys today. The club became the of the runway and into a nearby field. A For fifteen days, Duncan Edwards, Minor. The only whiff of scandal to As the plane roared down the runway the disaster. No compensation culture sentimental choice of people all over wing smashed into a house and the tail only 21 and United and England’s star come from the Busby Babes was when for the third time, it is said that Johnny existed back in 1958. Insurance England and in this country. Busby, of was torn off. The spinning fuselage was player, clung to life. But on 21 February, Duncan Edwards was fined a pound for Berry turned to Liam Whelan and told coverage for the players involved in the course, built a second great team cut in half before hitting both a tree and Edwards too succumbed to his injuries. cycling his bike on a pavement! It was him: “We’re all going to die”. Devoutly crash was woefully inadequate. The lot through the 60’s and Bobby Charlton a petrol lorry which exploded, scattering Matt Busby himself hovered between far cry from behaviour of many of religious, Whelan’s response was of footballers in the late 50’s was a very and Bill Foulkes were still there when burning debris all around the crash site. life and death for several days and was today’s players. immediate. “Well, if that happens, I’m poor one. The maximum wage players the European Cup was finally won at Of the United team, Captain Roger twice given the last rites by a priest. He In Dublin, 20000 people attended ready”. could receive was an absurdly low £20 Wembley in 1968.

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always will be, inexorably linked to that Connel McKenna looks at the infamous title collapse in 1996, but the fact that Newcastle were even in career of Kevin Keegan, the position to challenge for that title impresses more with every passing year of mediocrity. Keegan also lead newly-appointed manager Newcastle to a third-place finish in their first season back in the top flight in 1994 King Keegan of Newcastle United and achieved similiarly with Manchester City, who as Premier has returned League new-boys, finished ninth in 2003. and the fans are ook who’s back – back but it is highly unlikely, is it not, that Keegan has proven himself to be a again. If ever proof were Ashley would have made billions of master of steering stricken ships to now able to ease needed that Newcastle pounds in the business world if this is shore, but he is more than simply a go-to United is the footballing how he tends to make decisions. Having guy for clubs in need of a short-term equivalent of Wonderland, taken a huge gamble in sacking the shove in the right direction, as his their furrowed Lpowered by sentiment alone, it arrived reputable Sam Allardyce, Ashley had to development of both of these clubs “ with an enthusiastic wave and an get this appointment right and it is indicates. Indeed, had it not been for the brows, put on effervescent grin. King Keegan has possible, if one avoids the temptation to seductive opportunity of the English returned and the fans are now able to pour scorn, to consider that he has done national team job, Keegan, rather than their fold-out ease their furrowed brows, put on their just that. Jean Tigana, may well have been the a single top-level game since he way to go in overcoming them before he fold-out cardboard hats and sit back and Keegan is of the opinion that man to take Fulham even further, into cardboard hats resigned his post at Manchester City can even threaten to take Newcastle enjoy his second reign. Of course that “there is no-one better qualified” to the top flight. As the Newcastle fans and that March. Put simply, this has led to a back to the heights they once scaled reign was bound to begin with a manage Newcastle United at the board know only too well, any and sit back and fear that he could be out of touch with under his tutelage. depressingly drab 0 – 0 draw against present time. Newcastle sit twelfth in improvement Keegan oversees with this the game, both in terms of his tactical The fact remains, though, that this is Bolton Wanderers, wasn’t it? Really, the Premiership table and have recently current crop of players will surely be enjoy his second aptitude and his knowledge of the not Keegan’s charge this time. Geordie Newcastle United beggar belief been playing some woeful football, one laden with goals. transfer market. His preference to imaginations may be off the leash and sometimes; even their owner bears a scoring just 27 goals in 23 league games Keegan’s cavalier tendencies will attack with an almost wreckless running wild just now, but even they will remarkable resemblance to one of their this season. This is the sort of situation buy him time with the fans to produce reign. abandon was not always successful in know that second and third-place more rotund fans who, just for a change, they have generally found themselves in the results that will eventually have to the past, and if Keegan is to re-deploy it finishes belong, for now, in a realm of has managed to keep his black and since Bobby Bobson departed in 2004. follow. This is something that now, he will do so against a more fantasy that even King Kev cannot white shirt on this time. European qualification through league Allardyce’s more pragmatic approach tactically sophisticated Premier League penetrate. The reality is that Newcastle Commonly-held wisdom states position can already be discounted, but could not buy him. Ashley will not come than he experienced previously. have reached such a trough that all that that in football, you should never go they are highly unlikely to be dragged under the same pressure to oust Keegan In addition, he will have to adapt is required is for an excitement to be club. Paul Bosvelt, Michael Tarnat and back to an old club, but Keegan is towards the relegation zone either. So if things don’t immediately change for to a game in which proficiency at set- returned to the club, and David Seaman followed and all this nothing if not daring and he dares to what are the objectives then for this the better. The new manager is also pieces is becoming ever more decisive. competitiveness for a European spot to after he had succeeded in enlisting defy here. Romantic to a fault, he has season and the one beyond? Simple – to likely to enjoy a significant extension of Keegan has never been considered one be restored. Keegan has gone some way players such as Ali Benarbia, Eyal been tempted out of managerial improve the league position and the his boss’s financial reach, simply of football’s finer training ground to meeting that first requirement by Berkovic and Stuart Pearce to play in retirement by surely the only club that aesthetic standard of football the team because of who he is. Infectiously technicians. simply walking through the doors and it the English game’s second tier. At could, a club that he will not have are producing. enthusiastic and deceptively persuasive, Keegan also returns to Newcastle at a is difficult, given his track record, to Newcastle he signed the mercurial Davd enjoyed watching suffer over the last Kevin Keegan, of course, has Keegan has long turned the money men time of high stakes in the Premier forsee that he will not meet the second Ginola from PSG, then one of Europe’s few years. Unless he wins a trophy achieved these things at every club he above his head toward his visions, long League. Whereas he walked into a also. premier sides, defeated Manchester during his second spell, there is surely has been at and without a moment to teased their purses open to strongly division in 1993 when only Manchester With Keegan restored to his throne, his United to the signature of Alan Shearer no way in which Keegan’s stratospheric spare in each case. Promotion ensued at fund them. Before Stuart Pearce was United, Liverpool and Blackburn subjects can harbour genuine optimism and (God only knows how) enticed reputation on Tyneside could be the end of his first full season with each starved of transfer funds at Manchester Rovers could match or outstrip his that the club both he and they love will Fautino Asprilla” to sign on the dotted enhanced in returning – indeed it is of is three previous clubs - Newcastle, City, Keegan had been able to spend spending power, the landscape is much be in much ruder health when he again line amidst a north-eastern blizzard. more likely that it will lose some of its Fulham (from the third tier) and exuberantely. Ditto Chris Coleman at altered now with the “Big Four” now departs, probably in a flurry of drama - Before this giddiness continues glean. Manchester City. With Fulham and City, Fulham. long established and lightyears ahead of for as qualified as he is in correcting the unabated, though, and we join the Either it is bravery or it is naivety the seasons produced were of the Equally as exciting if you are of even a club the size of Newcastle. The paths of ailing vessels, he has been Geordies in donning our cardboard hats, that has brought him back and that is record-breaking variety, while Geordie persuasion is that Keegan’s problem is exacerbated by the fact that equally adept at jumping from them let us not be blind to the possibility that not only true of Keegan but also of Newcastle’s promotion as champions in silver tongue has shown itself to be just Tottenham, Manchester City, Aston when the going gets tough. The return this bold move on the part of all parties Mike Ashley, Newcastle’s owner. It is 1993 came just fifteen months after as effective with footballers as with Villa, Everton, Portsmouth, West Ham of the Geordie Messiah will surely involved could prove ultimately to be a easy to accuse him of making a populist Keegan had inherited the side when businessmen. On gaining promotion and even Sunderland all now pack quite provide a fun ride and Newcastle little too good to be true. Keegan has choice here, of reasoning with his heart they were stationed in the relegation with Manchester City, he was able to a punch financially. This clutch of clubs, United can look forward to ruffling been out of football since 2005 and has rather than his head in restoring to the zone of the same division. persuade Nicolas Anelka, Robbie along with Blackburn, represent some Premier League feathers once openly admitted to having not attended St. James’ Park faithful their messiah, His first spell at Newcastle is, and Fowler and Peter Schmiechel to join the Keegan’s competition and he has some more. After all, it’s been a while. F1: not a sport, it’s a superhuman event Once we look beyond the obscenely expensive crashes, Formula1 is about a better class of man who drink champagne, socialise with beautiful women, and race in $50 million turbo-charged cars at 200 mph.

J.P. REID Formula 1 drivers, however, are a species apart; a breed think of Terminator. You see? handsome and all but I can’t help but feel he’s missing some- of superhuman beings inhabiting a gold-trim world of scant- The rise and fall of Fernando Alonso is a fable as old thing – perhaps he needs a gimmick; Nigel Mansell had a CONTRIBUTING WRITER ily clad pit-girls and champagne soaked carbon-fibre. It is an and vital as Faust and Paradise Lost. At the close of 2006, the tache. elemental arena; man and machine bound in a swirling ballet darling of the paddock, Schumacher’s heir and the sport’s Well however Hamilton’s PR manager deals with his ’ve decided that Formula One is not a sport, at least of g-force. And when that ballet falters the results are spec- youngest world champion strolled into the sunset with two ti- chronic dullness, 2008 is squaring up to be yet another not in the strictest sense. Sport’s a big word; a wacking tacular. Yes, I admit it. I watch Formula One because I love a tles and a fist-full of euros. He had a new team with a damn thrilling episode in Formula One. Fresh on the menu are two great big umbrella adjective covering tennis and good crash; because the vague prospect of seeing $50 million fast car and a rookie team mate – what could possibly go new street circuits in Valencia and Singapore (the latter race triathlon to tobogganing and Turkish wrestling. Think worth of equipment disintegrate at 200mph is enough to hold wrong? One year down the line and everyone’s favourite held at night), a new team (Force India) and the customary ‘sport’ think mud, sweat bands, nets, astroturf and my meagre attention for 70 odd laps. That and the travelling Iberian has become, via spats of bitching, whining and very rule changes (no more traction control). ‘Iceman’ Raikkonen Ihiney-slapping in the showers. Sport is about technique, team- soap opera which is Grand Prix politics; in this epic arena dangerous driving, the supreme antagonist. will undoubtedly mount a strong defence of his title with the work and, unsurprisingly, “sportsmanship”. Sport should not where super-egos dual and conflict, personality counts for It doesn’t take a wildly fervent mind to imagine Alonso ever-grinning Felipe Massa riding shotgun in the sister Fer- be, though to its detriment often is, about personality. I won’t everything. This is Hollyoaks at 190mph with a cast to match. stalking a darkened paddock like a latter-day Bela Lugosi or rari, Kovaleinen joins the mercurial Hamilton at Mclaren and however bemoan the cult of celebrity sports figures; I’m no Lets start from the top – here we have a sport run by cackling maniacally at press conferences before disappearing Fernando Alonso hopes to wreak his revenge on a doubting real purist, I’m fine with Roger Federer selling Mach 3s and the grandson of a British Fascist and a maniacal billionaire in a puff of purple smoke. Endowed with a suitably outra- pit-lane on the way, of course, to world domination. Last sea- Mark Ramprakash, tangoing to the death-throes of an ailing dwarf (Mosley and Ecclestone respectively), whose teams geous accent and Bluto-esque eyebrows, there was more than son’s spy subplot should crop up again during the mid-season career on ‘Strictly come Dancing.’ These are the by-products spend a total of $2.9 billion a year and has a global viewing a hint of Wacky Racers in his attempts to nestle Hamilton lull and we can’t discount the hope that Raikkonen will at of the industry – you get famous and get invited to do lovely audience of 850 million. Like any quality drama it features a into the wall during the opening lap of the Belgian Grand some point, crack a smile. things like interviews and adverts only as a result of your bevy of stars; the protagonist – Lewis Hamilton, a kind of lat- Prix or similarly block the Englishman’s pit exit in Hungary. Odds on to win? Well Hamilton’s sure to be a favourite sporting proficiency. Take the BBC’s Sports Personality of the ter day Luke Skywalker, well-intentioned, virtuous and mind- Not that Formula One isn’t used to rivalry, Senna and Prost and Raikkonen will, with a good Ferrari, be chasing that Year; an assembly of the most talented and high profile sport- numbingly dull; Felipe Massa, the happy-go-lucky Latino who spent 10 years trying to send each other to Valhalla in a Wag- back-to-back title. Massa’s a bit of a wildcard but when he’s ing individuals in the UK; the sum of which are barely capa- doesn’t let consistent failure let him down, Kimi Raikkonen; nerian cloud of fire and twisted metal. not sticking it into the wall he tends to do himself proud. ble of mustering a spoonful of charisma between them. callsign ‘Iceman’, and finally the bad guy; the sinister and But that was on-track. Alonso and Hamilton’s rivalry (at But if your on for a side bet, have a little look at that Sportsmen are boring and, despite the odd narcotics misde- scheming (Count) Fernando Alonso. Perhaps the beauty of least on the former’s part) seems more deep-seated; well, shadowy figure in the Renault garage; he’s certainly plotting meanour and glitzy rape allegation, are pretty much normal Formula One drivers is their willingness to conform to stock that’s what we like to think. As for Hamilton himself, I sup- something; a comeback perhaps? And who says the bad guys folk. characters and stereotypes – think of Schumacher… now pose he ticks the right boxes being young and black and never wins?

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A road less travelled

Having played for Ireland and the British Lions, John Robbie emigrated to South Africa in 1981, making the Springbok squad before becoming a successful journalist, Jonathan Drennan talks to one of Trinity’s most famous exports.

hirty two years have passed hindsight, Robbie admits he would liked since a diminutive scrum- to have made a more politically in- half named John Robbie formed decision about touring in South captained a previously Africa, but like many young talented written-off Trinity rugby sportsmen, all he wanted to do was rep- teamT to a Leinster Senior Cup win that resent his country at the highest level. remains one of the club’s proudest mo- “Of course, looking back, I would love ments. A Natural Sciences student, Rob- “I was always to have said I thought about the impli- bie used Dublin University Football cations of the tour, but it was a totally Club as an incredible springboard that going to go to different era, I was there to simply play helped him to pull on some of the most for Ireland, yet as a result of going to iconic jerseys in rugby, the green and Trinity”, he says. South Africa, I lost my job with Guin- gold of the Springboks and the red of ness in Dublin, all because I just wanted the Lions. Today, he is one of South “I was incredi- to play rugby.” Africa’s most successful journalists, Unemployed on his return to Ire- hosting an extremely popular breakfast bly lucky when I land in 1981, Robbie was offered a job radio show; Robbie interviews the coun- went in at in South Africa and with few jobs avail- try’s highest profile politicians daily. He “ able in Dublin, he quickly accepted. “I describes himself as “an Irish South came over in 1981, really only with the African”, he has made his home in Jo- seventeen; intention of staying for one year and got hannesburg and a hybrid accent that be- a typical rugby player’s job with a trad- trays only a slight Dublin lilt is a straight away I ing company, then later I started to get testament to his assimilation into involved with radio, first as a sports African life. However, his Trinity expe- was drafted into broadcaster and as I started to develop rience was unique and is forever etched more and more political opinions, my in his memory. the Colours work broadened into what it is today.” Walking through Front Arch for Arriving as a foreigner in Johan- the first time, Robbie quickly became a team for that nesburg, he quickly resumed his rugby permanent fixture in the DUFC line-up, career with the Province of Transvaal. having previously won a Leinster year and I Due to a ban on touring South African Schools Cup medal with High School. “I rugby teams, the Provincial champi- was always going to go to Trinity”, he immediately onship became a cauldron for a young says. “I was incredibly lucky when I man who only a few years previously went in at seventeen; straight away I was enjoyed my had been happily trotting out at College drafted into the Colours team for that Park in front of a few hundred students. year and I immediately enjoyed my rugby.” “It was an incredible experience, play- rugby.” Today, DUFC has evolved into ing for Transvaal in front of 50,000 spec- a highly organised set-up, employing a tators, the rugby was incredibly fast and variety of coaches who oversee training physical, much tougher than I was used sessions most nights of the week at Col- to, they were certainly hard men, but the lege Park. In the strictly amateur ethos fact that I had played for the Lions and Biography of the 1970’s, training sessions were was willing to do my best every game scheduled at lunchtime by a single irre- helped me to gain respect quickly.” A key member of High School’s victorious team that won pressible coach called Roly Meates who the Cup started. However, Robbie de- Today, Robbie’s life has changed the school’s solitary Leinster SCT win in 1973, counting it as combined his rugby duties with his job cided as captain of a beleaguered team irrevocably, going to bed early and wak- one of his proudest achievements. as a dentist. Yet Robbie believes his that the Leinster Cup represented their ing up in the small hours to give South group of players would have been able best chance of silverware. “Winning the Africa its daily dose of news. Under- Entering Trinity as a seventeen year old student of Natural to compete in the professional era if Leinster Cup against Blackrock remains standably he is proud of a journalistic Sciences, Robbie played four years of senior rugby for DUFC, they had been given the chance. “It was one of my greatest memories, we won career that has earned him the acclaim captaining the team for two years, culminating in the first totally a different era, we really thought after a dramatic period of extra-time, of thousands of enthusiastic listeners. Leinster Cup win for the club in 1976, their first for half a we were fit, but you couldn’t compare us helping us to contribute to what was a He still enjoys returning to Ireland oc- century. with today’s players, for instance, we golden year of Trinity sport with so casionally, but remains extremely happy never did weights and we had to fit many clubs having exceptional years.” in a new South Africa that is filled with Robbie spent two years after Trinity studying at Cambridge everything into two lunchtime training Shortly after” graduating with a 2.1 hope. He was invited on to the Spring- University, winning the annual varsity match against Oxford. sessions a week, however, I’m not sure from Trinity, Robbie’s rugby career fully bok bus that paraded the World Cup to being professional would have been took off. Winning his first cap for Ire- the nation and he feels it symbolised the Robbie won nine caps for Ireland as a scrum half, losing every anywhere near as enjoyable, but given land in 1976, Robbie began to gain country’s potential to the world. Every- match. His first cap came against Australia in 1976 in Dublin, the chances you have now, I’m positive recognition as one of the best scrum- body celebrated, regardless of colour. with his final cap coming against Scotland in the Five Nations we would have thrived.” halves in the British Isles, being re- He feels the country’s future remains at Murrayfield. Despite playing rugby for all four warded with a berth on the Lion’s tour bright, with the upcoming football years at College, the 1976 season un- to South Africa in 1980. A year later, World Cup constantly in the thoughts of Selected to play for the British Lions in the South African doubtedly remains his fondest memory. Robbie would again return to Durban every South African. “The crime levels tour of 1980, despite the British government’s opposition to Emerging from the vicious hangover of and Cape Town as a rugby player, this are coming down, I have no doubt the the team travelling. the previous season, where Trinity had time in the green of Ireland in 1981, World Cup will be a massive success, it received a record Colours defeat and however, this tour left an indelible mark will bring much needed foreign invest- Living in South Africa permanently since 1981, Robbie had been unceremoniously been on his life. At this juncture in Robbie’s ment when people see what you can buy represented Transvaal in the Currie Cup and made the South dumped out of the Leinster Cup by jun- life, South Africa was immersed in the here, I can’t even compare it to Ireland, African squad four times. ior side Skerries, morale was predictably horrors of apartheid under the despot you could buy a beautiful beach house low; students were accused of not hav- rule of Prime Minister P.W Botha. The here for the price of a toilet back Today, he works as a successful breakfast radio host in ing the necessary size and desire to com- Springboks, perhaps unfairly, were used home!” In many ways, Robbie epito- Johannesburg for Talk 702. pete against their more illustrious a political pawns, a completely white mizes the new South Africa, forward neighbours. In previous years exam group of predominantly Afrikaners, to thinking and optimistic, he has em- pressure and fatigue had combined to protesting bodies across the world, they braced the rainbow nation and it has leave DUFC badly flagging by the time symbolised the worst of South Africa. In been only too happy to respond.

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TAEKWONDO

WITH KEVIN LYNCH

Most people know that Martial Arts usually involve black belts and fighting, but little else. The usual ques- tions are about your rank and ability to fight on the street. Training sessions, however, devote comparably little time to them. They favour aerobic fitness, fo- cused on intense, short burst of exercise, techniques, kicking and punching pads, sparring, preforming tech- nical parts called patterns and stretching and strength- ening exercises. Repeated low intensity movements build strong, lithe muscles with a high degree of flex- ibility, this means injuries are rare enough and con- fined to elite, international competitions. People train for fitness, competition, self defense and love of the art, the same as for any other sport. Martial Arts is an exciting alternative to training for fitness’ sake itself in a gym. The individual nature of the challenge means that classes can cater to a mix of sexes, abilities and Water Polo players capture fitness levels. Martial Arts are studied for far more than de- fending oneself on the street, which is only one part of the motivation. You’re not that likely to encounter martial arts from an attacker, because martial arts take years of study, and commitment and discipline Intervarsity title at home normally aren’t values shared by assailants. They may simply be aggressive or physically strong or have years of experience using more brutal street tech- niques. It’s much more likely is that the confidence JONATHAN DRENNAN tournament. a cheap shot to the face in front of an Trinity squad respond in the fourth quarter with a and self esteem earned will stand in better stead for beautifully executed backhand shot COLLEGE SPORT EDITOR Many years ago, this reporter was American referee who appeared member Hugh confront any situation than the chance your fighting a painfully average water-polo player in reluctant to take any action at Queen’s Varley in action past a stranded Queen’s goalkeeper. skill is called on. As training progresses, the controlled Belfast and managed to recognise most physical intimidation. However, (above) against Lincheneau, quiet for much of the aggression and precise violence that kicking, punching After years as Trinity’s sporting nomads, of the Queen’s starting team as former eventually a punch was seen and Queen’s during game, provided isolated moments of and dodging require develops confidence in the fight- Dublin University Swimming and Water opponents. I was palpably relieved that Queen’s had a man sent out and Trinity what was one of brilliances. Utilising a superior skill ers. Testing for higher belts and competing against Polo Club officially opened their new my Speedos had been forced into took the lead. Soon after, the diminutive the toughest level to most of his opponents, he similar ranks from different clubs gives a focus to the pool with an overall Intervarsity title, retirement long ago; this game was a Barry Keane hit an inch perfect lob that matches held at cleverly won frees. However, after general sporting nature of Taekwondo. with the women’s team winning physical battle throughout that created a score of 3-1. Trinity enjoyed a the Water Polo getting frustrated from the intimidation Taekwondo was synthesised from ancient individual honours. Over two frantic frequently teetered on the brink of foul golden period that included two more Intervarsity in of his opponent, Lincheneau found karate and recent sports science during the Korean days of activity, the Sports Hall hosted play, with Queen’s remaining the guilty goals as Queens became frustrated at Trinity’s new himself in penalty trouble. This War, all techniques were tested in combat. Since then, universities from across Ireland. A party. their limited possession. Sports Hall. premature exit from play symbolised Taekwondo continues to emphasise applicability, sim- Photo: Martin hectic schedule of games started Queen’s won the ball in the middle The third quarter turned the game Trinity’s downfall. plicity and natural movements, rather than adherence McKenna. promptly in the morning and finished of the pool at the opening whistle, on its head; frequently in calm control Demoralised by referee decisions to abstract forms or animals. As a sport, Taekwondo by early evening. Trinity News took its symptomatic of their superior of the game, Trinity loosened their and their failure to execute scoring training places emphasis on preforming patterns, spar- seat on the pool deck to witness the swimming throughout much of the defence and paid dearly. Queen’s scored opportunities, Trinity shipped several ring, fitness, breaking boards and basic movements. men’s club take on the Queen’s match. Despite good defending from two cheap goals, sending their bench late goals to leave the score at 12-6 to Patterns are set sequences of attacks and defences University of Belfast. the excellent Hugh Varley, Queen’s won into raptures. Despite it not being his Queen’s. A difficult game that didn’t preformed against imaginary opponents. They gradu- Water Polo is arguably the a five metre free and immediately natural position, Mike Gallagher show off Trinity’s evidently high skill ally get more difficult introducing new blocks, kicks, toughest sport in the world. Physically scored to lead the game early. However, bravely defended his goal, but was often levels, they regrouped to lose valiantly holds and strikes as they progress. They teach accu- exhausting, players swim vast distances almost instantaneously Trinity equalised helplessly isolated by Queen’s attacks. in the semi-finals. Sincere apologies are racy, demand practise and stylise each technique into of the pool while trying to avoid the through a counter attack with returning Molloy remained Trinity’s main given to women’s time for a lack of a perfect movement. On the street you’re not going attentions of a marker who is often exile Anthony Molloy scoring clinically. attacking inspiration, yet he was coverage due to time constraints. Over to preform something that looks like a dance, but by trying to assault them. Often derided as The early part of the game was shackled by tight marking and often was two days, they played brilliantly and repeating strikes and block, the student internalise the a minority sport that suffers from a lack dominated by roughhouse tactics from helpless to inspire his team. It was left were rewarded with a deserved principles of it, how to distribute your weight, how to of exposure, Trinity’s male and female the Northern opponents. Trinity’s to others to provide scoring intervarsity title that highlights the play the angles of attack and defence and soft spots to teams excelled throughout the Christoff Lincheneau was the victim of opportunities; Rob Kelly was quick to strength in depth the club enjoys. hit. More practically, sparring training pits you against a real opponent. Not the same as College St at night, but safety concerns prevent some of the vio- lence you’d expect on the street. Here though, speed, spotting an opening and agility beat opponents. Good fighters develop calm under fire, you fight a lot dif- ferently when people are kicking at your head, flashy Trinity squash players travel moves only work when they’re really fast. In the Last issue of Trinity News, Prof. David Scott spoke about emotional and mental development in the boxing ring. Kick boxing, similarly demands courage, calm under pressure, physical fitness and mental quickness. to take on the Varsity Blues In the 21st century many people don’t experience physical challenges like those that they did, and a con- trolled sporting environment offers a great opportu- nity for it. It can be a great way to face your fears and expose vulnerabilities. OBBIE OODS tablishment on the recommendation of our taxi driver. Be- Cambridge number 3 with some excellent shots and a really R W The flashiest martial arts demonstration disin- STAFF WRITER fore bed, some of us decided to boost our energy stores for polished display of ability. The men gave their all on court and the upcoming squash by sampling some of the local kebabs. Roland Budd looked good against the number 2, former Eng- genuously display breaking wood and swinging an- That evening we also even got a short walking tour of Cam- land Junior player Jamie Douglas. Henry Prideaux started off cient weapons around far overstating their On Friday 18 January, fifteen intrepid members of Dublin bridge from a kind local Irish resident! well against the Cambridge number 1, narrowly losing 10-8 in importance. Given the probability attack using samu- University Squash Rackets Club managed to find their way to Saturday morning saw some early-risers head off to the the first. Karlis Zauers played some blinding rallies but was rai swords, lances, staffs or nun-chucks, and the lesser Cambridge for a weekend of squash and real tennis. After suf- real tennis courts for a quick lesson and a chance to play a unable to keep up a confidant start to the game at number 4. chance of you having yours to hand, mean they some- fering flight delays, baggage losses and one member having strange and rather quirky game. Real tennis is the predeces- Unfortunately the match was lost, but Dave Lowry salvaged times enter to world of fantasy or historical anachro- to fork out almost half his life savings for a flight, due to book- sor to all other racket sports. It is played indoors on a spe- some pride with a performance that nearly left him crawling nism than modern fighting art. In Dublin you’re much ing troubles, the whole party arrived with their game faces on, cially designed court and although the scoring system is off court. It was always going to be difficult to pull out a vic- more likely to be attacked with a club, knife or bottle ready to give Cambridge a battle. similar to tennis, the way points are scored is very different. tory with some of our top players not travelling, but those who so these far less glamorous defences actually yield a That evening, six men took on the Cambridge 3rds in a The popular Irish Real Tennis Association plays regularly in played showed they can challenge some of the very best at greater dividend. Breaking, or power events, are in- type of warm-up to the next day’s play. All players put up a England and there are plans afoot to renovate one of the ex- squash, mainly thanks to all the hard work at training with cluded however. It demands speed, power and tech- significant fight, with notable performances from Shane isting real tennis courts up by the National Concert Hall in our coach, Elvy Da Costa. nical excellence, but also sharp mental focus and Doyle, Ruiari Brown and David Lowry. Despite the good Dublin. More real tennis was played in the evening before we concentration. It competition, testing and general showing, only Sean Reilly was able to come out with a win (3- After our attempts at real tennis, six men left to take on were hosted by the Cambridge team for a dinner, during the training it gives a chance of demonstrate the power 1) against their number 2, Jim Shoe, while Neil McWilliams the Cambridge 2nds, which was looking like it might pose a course of which Roland Budd started us off on a traditional that anyone can generate given the right training. had a great game at number 5. Meanwhile the girls took on tough challenge after the previous night’s matches. Never- Cambridge game of “pennying” by catching Suresh Kumar Most people work-out or train for the physical bene- the Cambridge numbers 5 and 6 with Catherine Graham just theless, DUSRC put on a great show with James Westwood off guard. We were then brought to the exclusive Hawks’ Club fits, for health, but also the feeling of satisfaction from losing out in a tight match 3-2 and Patricia Burns managing a very nearly taking down their number 2. Robbie Woods im- for drinks, where Karlis Zauers particularly enjoyed his Toma- exercise, taekwondo offers these, but also the rewards set in another close game losing 3-1. proved on his previous night’s result, but Cambridge proved Hawk drink, despite it only lasting a short time. A rather in- of competition and promotion andpersonal develop- The close matches that evening lead to a hunger to strong for our second team, taking the win overall. teresting wake-up call on the Sunday led to James Westwood ment. You never know, someday it might even save amongst the group to hit the town that night, with Karlis Za- It was then left up to the top six men of the touring party seeking words with the staff, but after a tour of some of the your life. uers, Roland Budd and Danny McInerney leading the bunch to try and pull out an overall win from the weekend. How- Cambridge colleges, the group set off after a pleasing week- out on the town. A rather salty meal in a fish restaurant was ever, it was Trinity sports scholar Patricia Burns of the ladies end at one of England’s top universities. Email [email protected] for more information. followed by drinks in Cambridge’s largest late-drinking es- who set things alight with a fantastic 3-0 demolition of the

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The Team DUBC

Rob O’Kirwan 67kg

Keith Florea 63kg

Sean Mulvaney 71kg

Oisin Hannigan 63kg

Ross Cunningham 71kg

Yvette Friel ----

Paddy McCullough 67kg

Adam Sabbagh 91+kg

James Annett 67kg

MAN OF THE MATCH Paddy McCullough

McCullough came into the ring for the evening’s ninth fight: a diminutive looking young man with sharp features- not a typical boxer at all. How well he would stand up to the vicious scrappy style exhibited by the other Carlow fighters earlier in the evening was anybody’s guess. However, what followed what a fine example of how quick hands are A packed Exam Hall looks on as two combatants put themselves to the test at the Brawl in the Hall. The event attracts full houses every year and is unique in its setting in the Exam Hall. Photo: Martin McKenna among the most important weapon in a boxer’s armoury. The bell had barely sounded by the time McCullough had already landed two fierce jabs to the unguarded face of his opponent. This visibly unsettled Trinity boxers pass physical the Carlow man and McCullough’s superior reflexes allowed him to land a great number of punches. Even at this early stage, the Carlow corner knew the game was up and threw in exam at “Brawl in the Hall” the towel after the first round.

OLIVER NORTH evening seemed saturated with the be blind-drunk as he entered the ring. preternatural supremacy over the out might have been called by the Only Paddy McCullough had displayed STAFF WRITER omnipresent sickly sweet smell of The first fight of the evening, at 67kg, crowd. The mere mention of his name referee if the fight had gone on any the bloodthirsty viciousness required to Bavaria, as though we were here to went well for Trinity. Rob O’Kirwan whipped them into a frenzy of orgiastic longer, although some questionable win matches at this level. The final fight toast that great utopian dream and seeing away the threat of UCD’s savagery. Had Mulvaney lost, things judging meant O’Fianail only got it by saw the captain of Dublin University’s I arrived at Trinity half-cut, almost an failed social experiment- a unified Tommy Fhan. Fhan was beaten easily would have got ugly. Thankfully for the split decision. boxing club, James Annett, in the ring hour late and lacking salient Czechoslovakia. It seemed to seep up but not badly and left the ring still partisan support, his superior reach The night’s penultimate fight was in against Eoin Gibbons of IT Carlow. information concerning the nature, through the floor and get into the sporting the vacant grin of the happy allowed him to control the fight, the top weight category, 91 kilos and There was a noticeable gap in class whereabouts, price and duration of the crowd’s nostrils, many of whom had moron. winning by unanimous decision. over. UCD’s Mark Clarke looked like a between these two fighters and the rest event. Upon extensive investigation the removed their shirts and were howling With the second fight came further By the interval after the fifth match, mean bastard in comparison to Trinity’s of the evening’s participants. Both had “Hall” in question turned out to be the like the damned. Your reporter, evidence that the supposed Master of Trinity had won two of the three fights Adam Sabbagh. The two boxers good defences, pretty footwork and Examination Hall, where registration however, being a man of good taste and Ceremonies had become a shambling that they had contested. But little did appeared badly mismatched and wiser lightning hands, though Annett seemed takes place. Salubrious housing indeed sound morals, was drinking Carlsberg. embarrassment. Just seconds after the elated crowd know that these men than me confidently predicted that quicker and more clinical. It is for the baying hoards to observe over The boxing had not started, but the being informed by the judges that Con ecstatic highs were not to be repeated the Trinity man was in for a beating. testament to the tenacity of the Carlow two hours of young men and women drinking clearly had, and as the evening Cashin of IT Carlow had won the fight in the second half of the evening. The Sabbagh’s performance though was a man that he managed to stay in smacking each other in the face. The went on, it became evident that my own and faced with a daunting choice of two, first match after the break portended of combination of thick-skinned resilience contention to the end of the third walls were flanked with great portraits intoxication was positive boon. Raging he managed to announce the UCD’s doom to come. UCD’s Barra O’Fianail and canny boxing. He got in close to his round. Although the judge’s final of Trinity’s boxing heroes throughout insobriety is the sine qua non of a night Matt O’Rourke as victor was half a second quicker to every man, threw some body punches and decision gave it to Gibbons, this was the ages. Johnny “Boom Boom” Swift, of fights. Even the MC seemed to have The fourth fight of the evening saw punch in a slugfest that he handsomely defended well throughout. However, in demonstrably unpopular with the the scourge of the English been at the source. He was absurdly home favourite Sean Mulvaney face won. These two fighters had met last the end, Sabbagh lost by a split crowd and where it came from is establishment in the 1720’s, looked dressed in a top hat, tails and bow-tie, as UCD man Mark Nolan. As the fight year in a far tighter match than this. But decision. anybody’s guess. Perhaps, like the rest down approvingly. though presenting a louche burlesque. approached, it was clear that Mulvaney this time Hannigan looked spent by the Things had not been going well for of us, they found it at the bottom of a Even as I first entered the Hall, the To add insult to injury, he appeared to possessed some kind of strange end of the third and a technical knock- Trinity’s fighters in the last few matches. glass. Basketball players incur the Lion’s Roar

LISA O’CONNOR As the game progressed, Trinity all too often surrendered pos- The Trinity Ladies team, coached by Ruth O’Donoghue competition in March and are a team to be reckoned with. session of the ball during their offensive plays, giving Cam- and captained by Lisa O’Connor, next took on the ladies of The final game of the tournament was played by the STAFF WRITER bridge opportunities to score that they exploited. Cambridge in a closely contested match. Lisa O’Connor Men’s A team. The game started close with Captain Ciaran Nevertheless, the boys in red refused to forfeit and adapted opened the scoring for Trinity, but it was Elaine Stone who O’Donoghue running the game for Trinity. Fraser Bebbing- The Dublin University Basketball Club was recently invited well by deftly passing the ball to their sharpshooters on the set the pace in the first quarter, scoring eight quick points. The ton was pushing matters hard, but Cambridge was too strong to compete in a non-competitive basketball tournament in wings of the court who duly converted their shots. It was clear score at the end of the first quarter was Trinity 10: Cambridge on the offence, cutting Trinity apart on more than one occa- Cambridge. Three Trinity teams were involved in the tourna- to see that both teams were evenly matched, in attack and in 9. Junior Freshman Sorcha Browne had a very strong game sion. ment, the Men’s A and B teams and the Ladies A team. defence; but it was Trinity who succumbed to the forces of fa- for Trinity, while Beth Kelly further showcased her potential The Trinity men made a huge comeback at the beginning of First up at 10am was the Men’s B match. After a ten hour tigue and lack of concentration. At times, it was difficult for with some cutting moves. Louise Gray put in some crucial bas- the fourth quarter, pulling together strongly and picking up delay in Dublin Airport the previous day, the players were the Reds to find a way to score; Trinity defended well but kets for Trinity while Siobhan Harty rebounded well. some quick baskets and hard fought turnovers. The only tired and this often showed on the court. Trinity, having suf- could not find the preciseness to gain quick points over their The Cambridge team were quick around the court and Fresher on the team, Andy Grant, added to the scoring, while fered recent defeats in the domestic league, hoped to revital- opponents. The game finished 60-32 to the home side. Despite causing Trinity some trouble, coming back into the game the standout performer for Trinity was American James Cap- ize their attacking flair; Cambridge, with the highs and lows of the loss, Trinity had numerous memorable plays: Zach Philips’ strongly at the start of the fourth quarter. A huge team effort pabianca, whose work rate and defensive efforts were excel- their season so far, wished to play hard following the Christ- dive ‘n’ pass to keep the ball inbounds, the blocking and re- pulled out a momentous win for Trinity in the end, with a final lent. mas break. An animated start gave Trinity an early lead. Cam- bounding efforts by Anthony Johnston, the sniping shots by score in the ladies match of Trinity 57: Cambridge 48. The The Cambridge men proved too strong in the end, how- bridge responded well, however, pressurising Trinity’s attack veterans Tomo Hayakawa and Rob Hughes and the more Trinity ladies are steadily improving and team confidence is ever, and were deserved winners in a highly entertaining and forcing the turnover ball, resulting in several easy baskets. than impressive run made by new players, to name but a few. high. They are looking forward to the upcoming intervarsity match, with a final score of Trinity 64: Cambridge 79.

A TRINNER AND WATER POLO SPRINGBOK LEGEND SEIZE INTERVARSITY TITLE JOHN ROBBIE PROFILED COLLEGE SPORT, P23 SPORTING LEGENDS, P22

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