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Edition 18 - September 2015 Clubs & Societies NEWS Aontas na Mac Leinn University of Limerick Ollscoile Luimnigh Student Union Edition 18 Semester 1 AY 2015/2016 This ain’t regular frisbee, or great frisbee, it’s ULTIMATE FRISBEE When you tell people you play ultimate Frisbee players put on a real show whilst including us in make everyone who plays the sport very sound they usually say “that’s not a sport”. They are right, the fun and trying to bring out our capabilities. I and easy to talk to. it is not just a sport, it is so much more. You do not never looked back from there. We train hard all season. We progress leaps just ‘play’ ultimate Frisbee you become immersed As I said before, Ultimate Frisbee in UL is much and bounds throughout the year. Our outdoor in it. I have only been playing it for a year and I more than just a sport, you really bond with season was pretty rewarding, firstly resulting in love it. I will admit when I began playing, I did not everyone throughout the club. There is never a a well-deserved triumph at the Development want to play and was actually persuaded to go ‘for dull moment, with activities varying from banter tournament (DEVs), just showing how much time the laugh’, only to soon realise how much craic it filled house parties in the Birches to countless and effort was put into training beginners. A is. trips to ‘the local’ also known as the Odeon. testament to the united club ethos. The “Siege of It took no time at all to become hooked. Of course Another upside is with our club you are basically Limerick” is an international club tournament that it was not as much the sport which draws you in, guaranteed a ticket to D.I.E. (a popular music we hold every February on the North Campus. as it is the people. They made it all the better. event in Limerick). On the sporting side it is We were the highest ranking college team and Everybody in the club is so positive, friendly and common for our players to travel to the UK and only narrowly lost to Pelt, a Limerick club mainly encouraging. It was truly a holistic effort by the Europe for tournements. On top of this many of comprised of UL Alumni players, in the Semi’s. club to show the newbies what a great sport it is. our current and past players have represented (Pelt lost to the GB national team in the final) We One of the best things about the sport is that no Ireland at European and World championships. fell just short at Outdoor IV’s which is something one plays it before college in Ireland, which means Ultimate Frisbee is played both indoors and we want to rectify this year quite desperately. everyone is as confused as each other at the start. outdoors. It combines the dynamism and creativity College can be a daunting place, full of new On that first day there was a hundred of us novices of Soccer with the American sporting knack for experiences and challenges. Let Ultimate Frisbee not having a notion how it is possible to throw a generating highlight reel plays. UL had a strong be one of those experiences and you wont look Frisbee in so many different ways. Everything season last year winning both indoor IV’s and back. went along smooth as butter. We completed a Whacking Day (a beginner tournament), which Welcome to The Family. few drills to test our skills, or lack of. Then came all newcomers will be encouraged to attend. The Shane McNamara –UL Ninjas at Heart the fun part, game time filled with extravagant sport is self officiated which means that there is throws and Ludacris catches. The experienced no authority outside of the players, this serves to 2 ULSU CLUBS & SOCS NEWS Clubs & Society Survey reveals “UL Students are very hairy like wolfs” club they instantly became see if they could assist. As on the ones that I loved. archives of C&S and pulling my second family. We do much as everyone agreed This opening my eyes to all all the records together in a everything together from that Clubs & Societies has a sorts of experiences during specific project and he will going out, to studying, to very valuable role within the my time in UL, including have finished by the time having “family dinners” fabric of the University no- meeting new people, social this goes to print. Cormac before big games. We as a one could show me how that events, CV boosters, travel is actually the first co-op team have a great sense of manifested for them other and so much more” back in Clubs & Societies trust and friendship with than verbal affirmations. So since 1998! A big welcome each other. I spend more the need for a survey arose. It can get tedious trying also to Seamus Toomey time with the girls from the I had put the survey to go through so many also on Co-Op for the next team than I do with people together over the following comments but I just wanted 6 months, as a Journalism in my course and it’s a great 6-8 weeks with the excellent to thank the student who and New Media student, sense of security to know support of Kim O’Mahony nearly made me choke on Seamus will very much be they will always have my of the UL Quality Unit based my coffee in the scholars the face of C&S on the social Welcome back to one and back no matter what” on a similar 2003 survey and club as I waded down media front amongst the all – hope the summer arising from conversations through the thousands and many other projects he will treated you all well and the “It’s really made my with , Gabriella Hanrahan thousands of comments be involved in so go to our pockets are brimming with University experience. In of the Presidents Volunteer when I got to the section Blog, FB page “UL Wolves hard earned cash and you first year I didn’t really take Award (PVA), Declan about “Brand Awareness/ C&S”, and LIKE US to keep are rarin’ to go with another part but forced myself into Ahearn as the Head of Visibility” - Q.42 “In your on top of all the latest news. fun filled and action packed it in in 2nd year and my Student Counselling in UL, opinion, why was the image year in University. To all C&S experience has helped Sean Reidy as the Director of the Wolf chosen” Finally get on-line, join our the newbies this will be an me make my best friends, of Marketing in UL, the wolf pack and create your amazing four years in your experience my home city in International Office and “Because UL Students are Clubs & Society membership life, but don’t just take my a completely new way, got the ULSU General Manager, very hairy like wolfs…UL then get yourself to the word for it, I have some very me my co-op and helped me Martin Ryan many of the Students wolf whistle at UL Arena on Wednesday interesting feedback from find my vacation. It has been questions were framed. The everyone…UL wanted to September 9th from 4pm- a UL Quality Unit Survey one of the most important survey had 67 questions; it scare away the Limerick 7.30pm and become our that we ran on the Clubs & factors in my life.” had 849 respondents and fiends by posing as a wolf… newest members. For Society members in April/ 7856 open comments. I Because the founders of further details on how to May 2015 to back that “Being part of a group of started reading the results UL were tossed into a river join please log on to www. assertion up. people with similar interests and comments on the 12th at infancy by traitors who ulwolves.ie if you have any isn’t very common prior May and managed to finish overthrew their parents. issues around membership Q.50 Describe in your own to University and UL has this by July 16th and it has Miraculously they were or Clubs & Societies in words what being involved done a fantastic job making provided some fascinating saved by a she-wolf and general just drop me an in Clubs and/or Societies the C&S accessible and information, opinion and from there they went on to email [email protected] or you has meant to YOU? fun for all involved. I have suggestions which I will avenge their parents and can mail my colleague made countless friends endeavour to act upon over founded UL” [email protected] “Being a part of something through C&S, including the coming academic year the Clubs & Society makes me feel like I belong internationals that I have and relay back to you all. Oh man what a great Administrator, or call in to somewhere. It gives me an visited, from Holland and imagination a future novelist our offices in the Student escape and allows me to be America. IT is a great way Another comment that for sure, and just to clarify Centre. me. I get to be with people to expand your view point I particularly liked as as well that we did not come who share the same interest of the world while being in it resonated with me up with the idea of the UL New experiences and friends as me and make friends for a comfortable environment, personally and it’s a great Wolves from the hangover guaranteed.