FELIX HALLOWEEN FALLS HORROR FEST LIFESTYLE & CULTURE P12-15 SCIENCE P8 Supported by DIT News Soc 24th October 2012 Vol 2 No 3 www.edition.ie Lecturer USI go after remasters Beach Boys Al McConnell TDs ahead Deputy Editor Lecturer and researcher at DIT, Derry FitzGerald, has been included among the credits on the latest Beach Boys release. of budget By developing a method of digitally re- mastering mono tracks into stereo, without Josephine Gallagher student contribution continues to increase using the original tapes, he has produced Irish Editor and the grant continues to decrease,” said something which has been referred to as a Logue. ‘holy grail’ of the music industry. In the first act of the campaign, USI On the recent re-release of the Beach The Union of Students Ireland (USI) have launched a month long series of Boys’ classic album, ‘Smiley Smile’, the is planning a two part campaign meetings, to discuss the fees, grants and DIT staff member is credited with the against student grant cuts and the student expenses. Oireachtas members audio production of a stereo version of proposed increase in fees. The Union have been invited to attend the assemblies ‘Good Vibrations’. For over fifteen years is holding a series of meetings aimed to answer questions about issues this track has been awaited by Beach at organizing protests outside specific concerning student costs. Boys fans worldwide, but the possibility Oireachtas members’ offices across the The first meeting in the Dublin region of hearing it seemed slim, as the original country, leading up to the Budget on 4 for DIT and Trinity will be held on 7 mono tracks of the song were lost several December. November and all students, parents and years ago. John Logue, the president of USI has local businesses are welcome to attend. DIT Canoe Club recently started off the year by launching off O’ Connell Bridge and taking the Only now, with the use of Derry’s conceived this new campaign, focusing on The DIT protests will take place on new members for a taster day out in Dollymount. innovative ‘audio separation’ techniques, a collective attack in different locations 20 November, with DIT targeting The can the track be produced in a quality rather than a single protest march on Minister for Education and Kevin’s targeted in this campaign. He believes didn’t object to students protesting outside stereo version. With many other classic Government buildings. “We’ve picked 32 Humphrey’s office. that the protests should be focused on his offices. tracks in the same position, including many of the most strategically important TDs in “These are two huge tasks for DIT, Government TDs and Ministers and not When asked whether he’d argue in Elvis Presley recordings, the potential of the Dáil, as far as we’re concerned, we’re especially the fact that Ruairi Quinn opposition members. “I’m annoyed and favour of students in the Dáil he replied, the new method seems vast. lobbying these and putting all our efforts is the Minister for Education. Kevin feel that opposition parties shouldn’t be “I’ll have to wait and see what the After a positive reaction from the band’s into these TDs rather than trying to lobby Humphrey is also politically vulnerable, targeted, it shouldn’t be people standing minister’s proposals are. We’re in a very notoriously hard-to-please fan base, it is 166 of them and 60 senators,” said Logue. as he’s a Labour member and spoke out in by you,” said Halligan. difficult situation.” difficult to over-estimate what significance The USI president urges all students favour of protecting education prior to the The Independent TD says that he has The Press officer for the Minister for ‘audio separation’ could have on classic to get involved from now up until the election,” said the USI President. always supported students in the past Education said that Ruairi Quinn is still tracks. Budget, asking them to attend the USI The Minister for Education’s press as a Councillor and TD and that the planning to raise the registration fee to The Edition discussed meeting the Beach meetings, take part in the protests, write officer, Sarah Miley responded to the USI’s priority should be focusing on €3000 by 2015, putting more pressure Boys with Fitzgerald, what his work will letters to Oireachtas members and to tell protests by saying “the Minister has no Government members. on the already struggling families. The mean for the music industry, and where he their parents and local businesses about difficulty with people exercising their Frank Freighan a Fine Gael TD for USI President John Logue believes that hopes to take the technology in future. the campaign. democratic rights, once it is done in a Roscommon and South Leitrim is another education has always been “the silver “Letters will be handed out to local peaceful manner.” member listed for this campaign against bullet” to getting out of any economic Full article businesses informing them about the An Independent TD for Waterford, Education cuts. The TD was unaware of crisis and protecting students should be Comment amount of revenue they’ll have lost if the John Halligan is one of the members the upcoming demonstrations but said he the Government’s priority. page 9 NEWS LIFESTYLE COMMENT CULTURE Children’s Referendum Pints will be served Out & About Careful now, Twitter! Tricks of the Trad Both the ‘Yes’ and the ‘No’ campaigns are UCD pledges to keep the bar going P11 Editor Jarlath Moloney asks who A call to arms to pick up the Bodrán and underway ahead of votes on 10 November despite recent financial difficulties moderates the moderators in the digital put down the pint P3 P4 age P15 3 course meal for €5 P8 Student chef whips up quality meal for Book reviews Grangegorman on plan McAleese supports less than the cost of a pint A Casual Vacancy and A Blink on the Demolition work to clear the way for gay marriage P9 Royal mistake Screen P15 DIT’s single campus in Grangegorman Since when did we care so much about is due to start in the new year, and the Former Irish President, Mary McAleese, Model student royal nudity? P8 site will be ready to take students by has declared herself in favour of gay Top model talks about pressures of Music Reviews 2014. marriage. modelling and the big move to London Write for the Edition The Strypes interviewed about breaking P2 P3 P10 E-mails and contacts inside into the music industry P8 P16 2 www.edition.ie THE EDITION Wednesday October 24 2012 NEWS Numbers DIT to become Hogwarts? Rachael O’Brien instead of seeing the usual sights, you day.” When surveyed, 80% of students 7 15 Stone were greeted by people wearing robes said that they would love the idea of a Hogwarts is to arrive at DIT in time for and carrying wands; perhaps even an magical DIT. Number of Tour de France Titles The amount of weight lost in one which have been stripped from Rag Week - or at least that is what the owl or two would be flying through the There could be Butterbeer instead of year by local man, Eric Russell, rumours would have you believe. corridors. Sound familiar? In 1997 JK coffee before class, and instead of looking Lance Armstrong who will run in the Dublin City This year’s RAG (Raise and Give) week Rowling released the world of magic to at your timetable each morning you could marathon next week is planned for next February, and the the universe and there is now a chance check out your Marauders Map. Instead 14 rumour mill is already churning out every that for one week and one week only, DIT of using pens and notebooks, we could suggestion for the theme. One particularly will become our Hogwarts. all use ink quills and write on parchment Consecutive wins in Frankel’s popular idea which has been flying around Having talked to SU Vice President for paper. undefeated horse racing career 400 the various DIT campuses, is that the Events, Will Meara, who said that there Separate lines of inquiry into Student Union are planning to turn DIT are “no definite plans for RAG week”, This idea for RAG week may not go into Hogwarts for a week. Now, however we still don’t know if it will actually ahead but if you, the students of DIT, 6 allegations of sexual abuse Scientists convicted of true this actual rumour is, let’s magic our go ahead. But it seems that students in really want it, then only you can make it following ITV’s Exposure manslaughter in Italy, for failing way into that world for just a few minutes. DIT are up for a week full of magic! happen! Contact the Student Union on programme investigating Jimmy Every single day, thousands of students Nicola Kirwan from first year Journalism their Facebook page and suggest this idea to provide adequate warning of Savile walk the halls of DIT. But imagine if you commented that it “would be a savage or any others you may have! We’re all an earthquake walked in on a Monday morning, and week with different things going on every members of the Student Union so make Irish Universities fall further down international rankings Colin Layde colleges were ranked inside the top 100, by increased investment in third-level Deputy News Editor with Trinity in the top 50. The poor education in emerging nations, with performance of Irish universities in the China, Brazil, India and Russia all The regard in which Irish universities latest rankings will spark renewed debate investing heavily.