General Chit Chat Thread

boomkatalog · 05-09-2011 10:06pm

Sure good friday happened on a wednesday in last years diary :pac:

Gutted I'm not going back this week

Insect Overlord · 06-09-2011 12:43am

The queue outside Molly's was hilarious to watch tonight.

MISU Office · 06-09-2011 11:18am

angeldaisy wrote: »

Would I be mad to attempt to do an extra elective in 2nd year. I'm doing Geog and Psych but would love to do An tSean Ghaeilge. Too much??

Yes you can take an extra module. All info is available in the student handbook page 3 section 2.3

MISU Office · 06-09-2011 11:31am

dambarude wrote: »

The new Student Diary looks great, but there's loads of Irish typos in it that will drive certain people mad! Unfortunately three days of the week are spelled wrong, every week (Dé Deardaoin, dé h-Aoine, dé Domhnach):pac:

shhhhh we have developed a psychological aversion to those particular days. There's a few English typo's in there as well! *cue the mad scramble to find them*, we don't discriminate here at MISU

Thanks for the Diary praise btw.

All those missing Mary I, you're more than welcome to drop back and see us at any time

13spanner · 14-09-2011 6:51pm

Just got the 2012-2013 prospectus in school today. Very impressive!

Looking at Liberal Arts for the time being

Poxyshamrock · 14-09-2011 8:44pm

13spanner wrote: »

Just got the 2012-2013 prospectus in school today. Very impressive! Looking at Liberal Arts for the time being

Definitely go to the open days and a look around to see if you'd enjoy spending 3 years in the place!

Insect Overlord · 14-09-2011 9:43pm

13spanner wrote: »

Just got the 2012-2013 prospectus in school today. Very impressive! Looking at Liberal Arts for the time being

I'm on the cover.

bd2012 · 14-09-2011 10:59pm

howdy mary i'ers, mature BA here, just a couple o q's on second year, i have my reasons

, media and english in particular. how are these subjects in 2nd yr? couldnt find a course outline for media anywhere, and a booklist for media?
thanks in advance
hup

13spanner · 15-09-2011 8:51pm

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Definitely go to the open days and a look around to see if you'd enjoy spending 3 years in the place!

Yeah the school is bringing 6th years to the 3 Limerick open days. I think that's on the 14th of October, not 100% sure. Really looking forward to it!

dambarude · 15-09-2011 10:59pm

Insect Overlord wrote: »

I'm on the cover.

Not in the same make-up as that avatar of yours I hope:p

Insect Overlord · 15-09-2011 11:28pm

dambarude wrote: »

Not in the same make-up as that avatar of yours I hope:p

No, unfortunately not.

dambarude · 15-09-2011 11:50pm

Insect Overlord wrote: »

No, unfortunately not.

:eek:
I don't know what to reply to that:o

Insect Overlord · 16-09-2011 12:26am

dambarude wrote: »

:eek:
I don't know what to reply to that:o

It would have been hilarious!

D4RK ONION · 16-09-2011 12:16pm

Riiiight. Maybe we should get this thread moved to our new forum? :P

Ciderswigger · 16-09-2011 12:58pm

D4RK ONION wrote: »

Riiiight. Maybe we should get this thread moved to our new forum? :P

Is anyone from Mary I really using it yet? I'll been lurking but not posting....cos, ya know, I post so often! :rolleyes:

angeldaisy · 16-09-2011 1:02pm

Ciderswigger wrote: »

Is anyone from Mary I really using it yet? I'll been lurking but not posting....cos, ya know, I post so often! :rolleyes:

I use this occasionally, but I'm an arts student rather than ed
Not sure where to even find the new forum???

Ciderswigger · 16-09-2011 1:11pm

angeldaisy wrote: »

I use this occasionally, but I'm an arts student rather than ed
Not sure where to even find the new forum???

I'm arts too. I feel so unloved that it's in the Primary Teacher Training section.

D4RK ONION · 16-09-2011 1:11pm

It's under Edu. Teacher Training Colleges. I know it's near offensive for arts students, but we are working on getting the name changed. The admins aren't responding though

angeldaisy · 16-09-2011 1:21pm

D4RK ONION wrote: »

It's under Edu. Teacher Training Colleges. I know it's near offensive for arts students, but we are working on getting the name changed. The admins aren't responding though

Sounds about right.

it "almost" seems better to have one giant thread here... "almost"!

dambarude · 16-09-2011 1:36pm

Remember that Mary I is *technically* a college of "Education and the Liberal Arts". It's thrown away the 'teacher training college' tag.

Try working that into the new forum name (as well as whatever banner names the other colleges use!)

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I'm beginning to think that this thread should be moved, as DO suggested. There's actually quite a lot going on in the new forum, though as I predicted it's nearly all about Irish C3 and postgrad queries.

D4RK ONION · 16-09-2011 3:24pm

The name we've suggested is "Colleges of Education". I think that's a lot fairer to all degrees going on in 'em.

alwayswright · 17-09-2011 9:53pm

Hey guys, just want to appeal to all those who may be browsing to take care after nights out. I've heard some news from my peers about minor attacks/incidents taking place after nightclubs during the week. I am in no way condoning Limerick, these things happen in every county.
Just asking everyone to ensure that they get taxis home, it may cost a few euros but it sure is a lot cheaper than the cost of a medical bill. If you're walking home, don't walk it alone.

MISU Office · 19-09-2011 10:04am

alwayswright wrote: »

Hey guys, just want to appeal to all those who may be browsing to take care after nights out. I've heard some news from my peers about minor attacks/incidents taking place after nightclubs during the week. I am in no way condoning Limerick, these things happen in every county.
Just asking everyone to ensure that they get taxis home, it may cost a few euros but it sure is a lot cheaper than the cost of a medical bill. If you're walking home, don't walk it alone.

We can echo that, btw all Mary I students have special rates with Tower Cabs, just call 061 444444 or 061 400044.

alwayswright · 21-09-2011 12:51pm

When is the student lounge going to re-open? I'm beginning to miss my daily fix of fuseball..

MISU Office · 21-09-2011 2:14pm

alwayswright wrote: »

When is the student lounge going to re-open? I'm beginning to miss my daily fix of fuseball..

We're hoping to have it open by next week. It's looking good.....NO MORE PLAIN CONCRETE WALLS :-) :-) :-)

Thanks for the patience everyone ;-)

Poxyshamrock · 21-09-2011 4:38pm

MISU Office wrote: »

We're hoping to have it open by next week. It's looking good.....NO MORE PLAIN CONCRETE WALLS :-) :-) :-)

Thanks for the patience everyone ;-)

Any chance of one of those jukeboxes?

peckerhead · 21-09-2011 4:49pm

dambarude wrote: »

Remember that Mary I is *technically* a college of "Education and the Liberal Arts". It's thrown away the 'teacher training college' tag.

I'm afraid it's headed back in that direction (even before the ex-President had the name of UL removed from the main entrance and all over the redesigned website).

They've just got the go-ahead to extend the B.Ed to four years and have taken it into their heads that the best way to improve literacy and numeracy in the schools is — wait for it — to strip out the Arts subject. So future B.Ed graduates will have a degree only in Education, not a joint honours degree as has been the case until now. Fúckwits. :rolleyes:

dambarude · 21-09-2011 5:26pm

peckerhead wrote: »

I'm afraid it's headed back in that direction (even before the ex-President had the name of UL removed from the main entrance and all over the redesigned website).

They've just got the go-ahead to extend the B.Ed to four years and have taken it into their heads that the best way to improve literacy and numeracy in the schools is — wait for it — to strip out the Arts subject. So future B.Ed graduates will have a degree only in Education, not a joint honours degree as has been the case until now. Fúckwits. :rolleyes:

None of that is at the discretion of the college though, in fairness. The push to remove the Arts subjects from the B.Ed is coming from the Department of E&S and from the Teaching Council.

Look at the submissions made by the various college departments on the Draft (as it was then) Literacy and Numeracy plan (from here) and you'll see that a lot of the staff would appear to be very wary of the changes that are being brought in. It's been mentioned by certain lecturers too - it's not their idea. Some lecturers are inevitably going to be in favour of it (as it should increase lecturing times in their areas), while others seems to be terrified of the idea (in the Arts faculty in particular). One education department that could be in the firing line is the one for Music, Visual Art, Drama and PE. They obviously don't agree either.

madigan94 · 21-09-2011 9:54pm

anybody know if Mary I counts maths bonus points?

dambarude · 21-09-2011 10:03pm

As far as I know ALL third level colleges will be giving bonus points for Maths from next year on. I'm open to correction though.

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