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Irish Student Newspaper of the Year 2008 NEVER ARE WE BAD SEX FORGET ALONE? AWARDS Tourism hashas seriously Astrobiology attempts The worst passages damageddamaged TThailand’s some of science’s from literature’s best elephantelephant ppopulationo biggest questions contributors TRAVELT 20 SCIENCE 19 FEATURES 8 TuesdayTuesday 24 FebruFebruaryarary 22020090009 www.trinitynews.ie Issue 9, Volume 55 USI occupy Vitalic back for Trinity Ball By Deirdre Robertson Gov’t offi ce College News Editor THE FULL line-up of dance acts of the 2009 Trinity Ball have been released this week. Trinity Students for 5 hours Union Ents Offi cer Nick Longworth confi rmed that French dance act Vitalic (right) will be returning » USI and Trinity SU take part in sit-in this year alongside Popof, The Glimmers, Streetlife » Gardaí block exits and access to toilets DJ’s, Brodinski and Vicarious Bliss. » Chair of Young Greens accuses student Longworth expressed his excitement at seeing protesters of “pulling stunts” Vitalic returning this year saying, “There was a huge » Meeting already arranged with Minister buzz about him last year before the ball and this year will defi nitely be the same.” Vitalic has been on the music seen since 1996/7 but only By Deirdre Robertson of the Department of the Environment released his debut album, OK Cowboy in 2005. College News Editor in the Custom House at midday and Speaking about the other acts, Longworth described them refused to leave. as “up and coming”. Popof - another French techno act is best THE YOUNG Green Party have accused Security called the Gardaí who known for their mix “Alcoolic”. According to Longworth the USI, the Trinity Students’ Union and enclosed the area where the students act is “set to be the new Justice” while, “The Glimmers were other unions across Dublin of “pulling sat and blocked access to all bathroom amazing at White Sensation in Amsterdam.” Street Life DJs stunts” following a protest on Monday facilities. The aim of the protest appeared are a popular London act. 16th February. The headliner for this year’s Trinity Ball has yet to be The Trinity Students Union was “The USI should announced with Longworth remaining tightlipped over the part of a small group of students who should stop many speculative rumours. barricaded themselves into the lobby of pulling stunts” Earlier last week, Scottish electroclash act, Calvin Harris the Department of the Environment as Barra Roantree, posted on his myspace that he would be playing at the Trinity part of the ongoing protest against the Young Greens Ball before the information could be offi cially released. reintroduction of third level fees. The artist has previously recorded with Kylie Minogue and The protest was organised by the to be to attract the attention of TD John released his debut album I Created Disco in 2007. Other acts Union of Students Ireland, Deputy Gormley, head of the Green Party as that have been confi rmed include Ladyhawke and Fight Like President and Campaigns Offi cer Dave USI President Shane Kelly commented, Apes. Curran. “John Gormley and the Green Party The Ball will take place on Friday 8th May this year and a 18 to 19 students - including Trinity got elected to this Government on the theme for the night has yet to be announced. SU President Cathal Reilly, Welfare platform that they were opposed to the Bartley Rock (centre) outside the offi ce of the Department of the Environment before their fi ve- Last year, ticket sales sold out in a record 4 and a half days Offi cer Orlaith Foley and Ents Offi cer hour sit-in in the lobby in advance of their meeting with Minister John Gormley. The meeting had with 1,000 applications being received in the fi rst 10minutes Nick Longworth – walked into the lobby continued on page 2 already been agreed. Photo: Jessica Pakenham-Money of going on sale. DU Football Club get the Blues Mystery tour By Thomas Raftery DUBLIN UNIVERSITY Central in mischief Athletics Committee (DUCAC) is said to be holding an inquiry into how the French Rugby team got permission By Lisa Byrne to train on Trinity’s cricket pitch last week. Some members of Trinity sports clubs have expressed dismay over the 15 MISSING persons and one arrest: the condition of the pitch amid fears that it 2009 Mystery Tour created the usual would not recover before the summer chaos attributed to the annual SU Tour. season. The group, which headed West The French team, due to a delayed towards the Midlands met various fl ight, elected to train at Trinity on the challenges along the way - many eve of their opening 6 Nations game self-created and all alcohol related. Members of the Tour partook in a “It’s fair to say series of Gumball challenges including we shouldn’t mooning people from the bus, doing a have invited lap dance and eating your own vomit. them” said Tony 15 party goers disappeared in Smeeth Mullingar and were feared missing. They never managed to make it back against Ireland two weeks ago. This is to the bus but luckily it was ascertained the third time the French have come to Scenes from the French team’s training session on the soccer pitch two that they were not lost but had found a Revellers around the Pav before the Trinity in the last decade, their manager weeks ago. Photos: Jessica Pakenham-Money house party and never left. 2009 Mystery Tour departs. maintaining a friendship with one of Many feared that the Tour would see the Dublin University Football Club There followed a hushed conversation not around to object when the French hold the authority to allow parties a repeat of the 2007 Tour which saw the law are not uncommon on the Tour. In coaches. However, Les Bleus found between French players and coaching moved onto the cricket pitch. outside of Trinity to train on the cricket group forget a girl who had fallen asleep 2008, two students were cautioned by the pitch unplayable and moved to staff, to which Chabal contributed a Despite the relatively short period of pitch, which if ruined now, will not in a nearby fi eld. Fortunately the girl gardai after attempting to break into a the cricket pitch which they had been series of aggressive grunts foreign even time the team spent on the surface, it was be able to recover fully in time for the woke up and managed to get a lift back hotel while intoxicated. refused permission to play on. Tony to the native speakers, and the whole left looking much like the neighbouring summer. Smeeth has admitted that “in to Dublin with another Tour Group Fortunately, this year saw no Smeeth, Director of rugby at Trinity, party moved to the cricket pitch. rugby pitch despite DUFC’s assertions those conditions, it would be fair to say some hours later. members of the group hospitalised as conceded that “the [rugby] pitch is the One source close to the Dublin that they “did not wreck the pitch”. that we should not have invited them, it The Palace nightclub played host to in previous years. During the 2008 worst I have ever seen it”. University Association Football Club The state of the surface has been was not really fair on any of the parties the group for the fi nal event of the night. Mystery Tour, two members of the group 25 enormous Gallic men poured out says that the French team contacted the cause of much dismay for Trinity’s concerned”. In accordance with one of the gumball were admitted to St. Luke’s General of the team bus - like something from an Terry McAuley, manager of the men’s Cricket, Soccer and GAA clubs, all of Regardless of the diffi culties, the challenges, many students were over Hospital for alcohol poisioning. “Asterix and Obelix” cartoon – signing football team and Director of Sport, to whom share the pitch. Smeeth insists French team were reported to be heard telling fairy tales to the bouncers Asked about the apparent autographs en route to the pitch. As the ask permission to play on the cricket that he did not give them permission “delighted” with how the session went, who, to the students credit, appeared improvement in behaviour compared superstars amassed on the touchline pitch about a week ago but were refused. to train on the cricket pitch, but felt noting the atmosphere of College Park rather amused. to previous years, Ents Offi cer Nick of Trinity’s grassless rugby pitch it was The French team then contacted the unwilling to offer any opposition once as especially pleasing. Despite the The night’s events did not end in Longworth attributed it to the help that clear, even to the non-French speaker, rugby club and were given permission they had moved off the rugby pitch obvious annoyance for Trinity’s sports Navan however. Upon return to the was on hand. “The additional marshalls that their pursed lips and extravagant to play on the rugby pitch. McAuley where they had been supposed to train. clubs who depend on that surface, the Capital, an unnamed member of the really helped and many thanks to all hand gestures were a sign that they and the football club had gone to a Several sources believe DUCAC are result the next day left most people group was arrested following a run- of them.” Longworth was quick to add were less than pleased with the facilities. tournament in Limerick and were inquiring into the event as they alone smiling. in with a milkman.