THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN [email protected] 13th April 2004 Vol 56; No.8 Est. 1953 Trinity News Always Free th April 2004 Issue 4 13 Arts & Culture Supplement PORT WWOMENOMEN SS Trinity News Two TNTTNT SSPORT 1904 -2004 Malcolm Sen talks CENTENARENTENARYY to Salman Rushdie Salman Rushdie DU Boat Club Win C DBC Pierre Colours Ruth Patten talks to Eileen Ni Chuilleanain ALSO: PAGE 11 PULL-OUT CENTRE SPECIAL Fay Godwin Colm Toibin TABLOID SUPPLEMENT PAGE 28 Alan Warner All about me: DBC Pierre talks to TNT College News UCD student paper Tribune face judge over Anabels coverage Provost’s warning for departments....................p.2 Derek Owens the case itself being reported claimed, prevented a truly proceedings have already Under the stringent laws for the Tribune could be improperly, in such a way as fair trial, will form part of begun against certain designed to prevent press fatal. As an independent, Maynooth’s Galway cycle MONTHS AFTER the ver- to interfere with the course of the basis of an appeal papers, with the College interference in the legal freely- distributed newspa- for charity........................p.3 dict, the fallout from the the trial. launched by certain defen- Tribune, a UCD student pub- process, the Tribune faces a per, the Tribune depends on ‘Annabelle’s Case’ continues The intense interest sur- dants against their convic- lication, among them. Editor fine of up to 10,000 and the advertising money to cover to affect the Irish media, rounding the case resulted in tion. For legal reasons, none Daniel McDonnell has editor responsible for publi- its operating costs. Being International with sections of the press pictures of the defendants’ of the participants in the appeared in court on charges cising information illegaly found guilty would have the now facing severe censure houses being printed, the case, or the appeal, would of contempt, as the Tribune could potentially be sen- dual effect of discouraging Student News and even legal action for academic and sporting confirm or deny this, despite is accused of printing evi- tenced to several days advertisers as well as placing Protests in Beirut...............p.4 their handling of the affair. records of the defendants a senior source in Blackrock dence introduced in court, imprisonment. While in cases the burden of a fine on the Critics have claimed that being scrutinized, and evi- College admitting that "It’s though not in the presence of of this type custodial sen- paper’s finances. Thus, coverage of the case was fre- dence that was not presented obvious we got a bit of a ham- the jury, thus interfering in tences are rare, a sizeable UCD’s only wholly independ- Forum quently sensationalistic, to the jury allegedly being mering over the last year". the trial and potentially fine is a distinct possibility. ent student paper is con- made public in the national Whether or not the press influencing the jury. For legal While a Contempt of Court fronted with the very realy The real Gambino and biased, and occasionally ille- gal, with the private lives of and local media. It is under- treatment of the defendants reasons, mr. Mcdonnell was charge could be weathered by threat of financial insolvency Kieran.........................................p.6 the defendants being invad- stood that unfair treatment leads to any overturned con- unavailable for comment on most major newspapers, the and closure. ed and probed, and details of in the media, which, it is victions, or even to an appeal, the matter. consequences of this incident Revolution in the teanga Gaeilge .......................................p.6 Features Charlatans to Rwanda- trapped in a cage of silence after genocide.........p.8 The world of foreignn corre- rock the spondent John Simpson.....p.9 Gaeilge Campanile Cosc agaus Cain.............p.10 Andrew Payne be justified that tickets to the Science event now cost more than Science AFTER A lot of speculation Slane or Witnness one day Sexy Scientist - female the line up for the 45th tickets. clones..............................p.19 Trinity Ball has finally been One student questioned by announced. This year’s event TN commented, ‘I’m pretty will be headlined by UK act disappointed to be honest. Theatre The Charlatans and will take Last year’s line-up was The International Dance place on campus on Friday stronger with Mundy, Alabama 3, Damien Festival Ireland..................p.20 7th May. Tickets cost 67 euro and are available to all pres- Dempsey, and Death in ent Trinity staff, students, Vegas. The only act I’d really Music and graduates. want to see this year is Jerry Music The Ball, often labelled as Fish but I already saw him Sharing and Suing - music ‘Europe’s biggest private for free in the Buttery in Rag file sharing............................p.21 Party’, is the undoubted Week’. The Charlatans are highlight of the college calen- arguably as big a name as dar and has been graced in recent headliners such as Books previous years by the likes of Supergrass or Aslan, but Noam Chomsky’s “Power The Clash, The Smiths, and rumours abound that bigger and Terror”, post 9/11 The Cure. The Charlatans, names were nearly lured in. best know for their 1997 Primarily these have centred essays.....................................p.22 around long time rumours album ‘Tellin Stories’, will be going to be the best line-up night. For most people the between stages and on the played last year. It’s about that The Thrills were going joined on this year’s four ever but it always ends up Ball doesn’t really seem to be cobblestones in formal dress getting dressed up and hav- to headline. Film stages by The Rapture, Jerry like this. I’ll definitely be about the line-up of artists in the middle of the night is ing fun on campus!’ A more pragmatic view was Fish and the Mudbug Club, going’. This attitude seems to performing. Posters around part of the experience of College authorities will The Stella Cinema a stellar taken by another student and 2 Many DJ’s (Soulwax) be prevalent among many campus are describing the being a Trinity student. This doubtless be anxious to avoid experience.............................p.23 who said, ‘The line-up’s as amongst others. This line-up students and the estimated night as ‘campus in carnival was summed up by one stu- some of the negative publici- good as any other year I’ve has been met with a mixed 5, 500 people to be in atten- atmosphere’ and there’s no dent who said ‘It doesn’t mat- ty this year that was gener- been in college. It’s always Arts reaction with some students dance are unlikely to be com- doubt that this is what the ter to me who the bands are. questioning whether it can really hyped up that’s it’s European Disunion and the plaining by the end of the night’s all about. Wandering I can’t even remember who continued page 2 art of Verne Dawson.........p.24 Sport GSU and SU relations deteriorate Irish Student Trampolining Open................................p.27 Ian Carey tion for the GSU on the SU The Union alone shall repre- sivity and openness dis- Executive Council and the sent and defend the interests played by GSU President Mr Rugby Promotion THE ALREADY frosty rela- SU wanted the same rights of graduate students on Dowling earlier in the year Prospects........................p.28 tionship between the given to them. Department, School, Faculty, doesn’t see to extend both Students Union and the The lack of dialogue over College, and University ways. There was an amend- Graduate’s Union turned the issue forced SU Committees and shall be ment made to the article in INDEX positively artic this week President Annie Gatling to empowered to negotiate with question. It stated "however write an e-mail to members College on all matters con- where the interests of the College News....................2,3 with the SU officers being Left to right GSU President Michael Dowling and denied entry to the emer- of the GSU pleading with cerning both the employment graduate students and Student News......................4 gency general meeting of the them to make the appropri- of graduate students and the undergraduate student coin- SU President Annie Gatling Forum................................6,7 GSU. Annie Gatling, Mike ate inclusions to the new con- renumeration for such cides, the Union (GSU) may That stage was focused on and the meeting needed to be Features.............................8,9 Miley and Heledd Fychan stitution as a gesture of co- employment with College. decide to work in conjunction the internal workings of the finished up ASAP. Gaeilge...............................10 were denied access by mem- operation and fairness. The This article seems to deny with the Student’s Union." GSU i.e. the remodelling of Annie Gatling also spoke to Women’s Centenary bers of the GSU at the door, contents of the e-mail includ- the role of the SU in the rep- This addition is so weak as to the council to make it similar the Trinity News in relation Special...........................11-18 only Deputy President Katie ed a proposal to have the SU resentation of all students be completely useless in to the SU and the setting up to events surrounding the Science...............................19 Dickson was granted entry Sabbatical Officers as mem- and Annie Gatling suggested advising the GSU on future of an electoral commission. EGM. She felt that not Theatre................................20 on the grounds that she was bers of the GSU Council and that they change the wording policy. He said that the second changing the constitution the SU President as a mem- to state that the GSU is the Michael Dowling spoke to phase of the constitutional was going against the spirit Music..................................21 reporting for the University Record.