CIT Students’ Union Magazine Volume Twelve, Issue 5 • All the latest CIT news • Student Health and Welfare • You think you have problems? and much more... CITSU Rag14 - 17 Week Feb 2011 Loads more to be Confirmed CITSU Rag14 - 17 Week Feb 2011 • STEVIE STARR, the Regurgitator (as seen on BRITAINS GOT TALENT) Launching Rag Week at The Student Centre, Monday 14 Feb 2011. Watch Stevie on Britains got Talent at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ethCJ4bfJkg • Mon 14th Feb – LOVE BALL to celebrate Valentines Night @ Clancys and Liquid Lounge. Doors 10pm, adm €5 • Tues 15th Feb – GLO IN THE DARK PARTY @ The Savoy. Doors 11pm, adm €6 • Weds 16th Feb – RAG WEEK WEDS @ Liquid Lounge. Doors 10pm • Thurs 17th Feb – TONY BLACK AND HIS EXPLODING TOILETS @ Student Centre • Thurs 17th Feb – TRAMPS BALL 2011 @ Clancys and Liquid Lounge (whole building open) CONTENTS 4 FEATURE STORY The lineup for Rag Week CIT Students’ Union, Rossa Ave, 6 SU EXEC NOTES Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland. 7 WELFARE NOTES Telephone: 021 433 5274 8 TRYING TO FIND A JOB Fax: 021 454 5343 Email: [email protected] 9 CITSU RAG WEEK SCHEDULE 9 Web: www.explicit.ie 11 REGISTER FOR ELECTIVES 21 SPORT NOTES Join the Pedometer Challenge expliCIT Production Keith Brown, Philip O’Reilly 13 VALENTINES DAY 22 PROBLEM PAGES Hes just not that into you! So, you think you have problems?! CIT Students’ Union President - John Lane 14T HINKING OF RUNNING FOR 24 HEALTH ([email protected]) THE SU ELECTIONS? Lose weight - are you serious? All the details you need are here Vice President Education - Chris Scanlon 25 CLUBS AND SOCIETIES NEWS Rag Week ([email protected]) 17 MUSIC REVIEW CIT Society Balls details Vice President Welfare - Vicki Fitzpatrick The Regeneration Tour ([email protected]) 26 GAMES 18 CIT NOTES Great prizes on offer for successfully Projects Officer - Niamh Hayes Details of The Hunt Report and the completed entries delivered into the ([email protected]) Student Support Bill Students’ Union office Communications Officer -Sandra Hayes ([email protected]) GREEN CAMPUS CIT Entertainments Officer - Gordon Forbes Well done to everyone for separating your waste in the ([email protected]) recycling bins. Our waste recovery rate for 2010 increased by 16% and our overall waste generation was 8% lower in Entertainments Manager - 2010 compared to 2009. Keep up the good work. Mick O’Mahony ([email protected]) Let’s continue the Green Campus drive for 2011 by remem- bering the 4 R’s... 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Send us your thoughts, articles, advice and pictures. If you would like to contribute anything to expliCIT Magazine, please contact Keith in the Publications Office, 1st Floor, Student Centre or email: [email protected] 13 3 CITSU Get ready for a feast of Rag Week Fun... Week Rag14 - 17 Feb 2011 MON 14th Feb 2011 STEVIE STARR (The Regurigator) @ The The Student Centre, 1pm CITSU is proud to present Stevie Starr as seen on Britain’s got Talent. A CIT favourite, Stevie is a performance artist who refers to himself as a professional regurgita- tor. His act consists of swallowing various Stevie Starr as seen on Britain’s items (coins, light bulbs, balloons, nails, bil- got Talent. A CIT favourite, liard balls, dry sugar, and goldfish) and re- gurgitating them. He has never described Stevie is a performance artist exactly how this is done, and the im- “ who refers to himself as a plausibility of some of his regurgita- tions have led some to believe that professional regurgitator. His act he is an illusionist. (Although, dur- consists of swallowing various ing an appearance on Howard Stern’s TV show in the 1990s, Starr was shown items (coins, light bulbs, balloons, swallowing broken glass and other danger- nails, billiard balls, dry sugar, and ous objects and carefully regurgitated most goldfish) and regurgitating them. of it, then the camera followed him into a restroom where he stuck his finger down his throat and vomited up the last of it.) Starr has appeared on many television shows, with several appearances on each of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Show with David Letterman, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Starr has a busy international touring PLEASE SUPPORT DAYTIME FUNDRAISING schedule for his longer solo act. ATIVITIES for CITSU RAG WEEK 2011 According to his live act and official biography, Starr grew up in Glasgow, ” Scotland in a children’s home. He claims to have developed his talent in order to hide money. Starr claims to be the world’s only “professional regur- gitator”, though similar acts do exist in modern and historical performance related to the geek show tradition. Stevie auditioned for the 2010 series of Britain’s Got Talent. He appeared on the episode broadcast on 24 April 2010, swallowing numbered coins and a billiard ball and then regurgitating them on demand and in order. Hav- ing progressed to the semi-finals, Starr appeared on the first live semi-final show on Monday 31 May, though the show spelt his surname with only one ‘r’ (Star). The main part of his act involved swallowing Amanda Holden’s en- gagement ring, much to her horror, followed by a locked padlock and finally the key. He then regurgitated the padlock—now enclosing the engagement ring—followed by the key. Starr finished fourth in the public vote and so did not progress to the final of Britain’s Got Talent 2010. After being knocked out of the competition, he performed his talent in the German version of the show “Das Supertalent”. He placed 3rd in the semi-finals and managed to advance to the finals. See Stevie on Britain’s Got Talent at www.youtube.com/watch?v=ethCJ4bfJkg and: www.steviestarr.com 4 Get ready for a feast of Rag Week Fun... CARNIVAL DAY - Tuesday 16th 2011 His latest stand up show including Zorb Balls, Dunk Tank Somewhere Over the and Inflatables. “David O’ Doherty opened From 11am @ Student Centre at the Edinburgh Fringe where it received ZORB BALLS CITSU is proud to bring 5 star reviews. ZORBING to see CIT for the first time as part of RAG Week 2011 on Tuesday 15th of Febru- ary- For those of you who don’t know what is, it simply rolling down a hill inside a transparent ZORB ball. As CIT has no hills we will be creating our very own slope. CITSU is proud to present Check out www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG3pgV8Crzk to find out what it is all about. For those of you who want to take part in the Zorb- ” ing, you will need email to [email protected] to confirm interest. Tickets will David O’Doherty be available for €5 from CIT Students Union. (Comedian) Guest presenter of ‘Never DUNK TANKS For the first time ever - THE DUNK TANK comes to Mind the Buzzcocks’ CIT on Tuesday 15th of February 2011.This is a classic game where Weds 16 Feb 2011 @ Student Centre,1pm balls are thrown at a target. If they strike the target the volunteer falls into the water. It is great for fundraisers and guarantees fun for all. Basi- David O’ Doherty, comedian, writer and 1990 East cally, a dunk tank consists of a large tank of water, over which a seat is Leinster under 14s triple jump bronze medalist! In suspended.