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The UCC 'Off-Topic' Thread

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    #992
    Nova_era
    Closed Accounts Posts: 824 ✭✭✭Nova_era


    KnifeWRENCH wrote: »
    Ugh, that sucks. :( Perhaps you could stay at a friends house for the night? Alternatively, you should probably get yourself to A&E if your ankle gets any worse.

    It's still ok to walk on, it's just a bit painful. Definitely not broken, but the way I landed on it I'm very lucky that it's not. I did'nt fall, but my foot just went from under me and I landed heavily on my ankle, pretty painful.

    I only have one friend living in the city center, but hopefully I'll be able to find some alternative option.


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    #993
    Ricky91t
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    Nova_era wrote: »
    I came in from Frankfield (it took me 2 hours to get in, and normally takes 30 mins), and risked my neck on the footpaths, absolutely shocking condition.

    Nothing has been treated, not the streets in town, Western Road, or the college itself, so you take your life into your hands going anywhere. I slipped earlier and am pretty sure I sprained my ankle, I'm limping around the place. I don't see how I'm going to get home, no busses are running, the roads are too bad to get a lift, and I live on top of a hill.

    And the reason why I took so much trouble to come in, is I have a really important lecture at 4. I got a text to say it was cancelled, just as I was coming down Western Road. :(

    Wow,That is really unlucky!And it has to be said UCC made a bad choice opening today and worse still,People on the college road SU facebook group were quoting from an "Offical UCC Statement" saying the campus had been gritted..

    If that's the case anybody who hurts them selves today would be highly pi$$sed off...Like you I'd imagine.


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    #994
    ReacherCreature
    Registered Users Posts: 4,500 ✭✭✭ReacherCreature


    Sorry to hear it Nova_era. Taxi no go either?

    I doubt you're the only one who's been hurt. Someone on the SU Facebook page said her friend dislocated her shoulder.

    Disaster of an idea leaving college open.


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    #995
    pq0n1ct4ve8zf5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,070 ✭✭✭✭pq0n1ct4ve8zf5


    Glad I didn't go in today and sorry for all the people who got hurt :( nice excuse for handing in essays late though :D


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    #996
    Papa_Lazarou
    Registered Users Posts: 1,863 ✭✭✭Papa_Lazarou


    Love how UCC decided to keep the place open and it took students and staff(non-grounds keeping) to actually clear the thick slush/ice on the grounds which actualy dint seem to start till about 2. The amount of times i slipped on the way down there this morning was unreal. Loads of people from my class sent on emails and letters to the SU and the registrars office.


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    #997
    Nova_era
    Closed Accounts Posts: 824 ✭✭✭Nova_era


    Papa_Lazarou wrote: »
    Love how UCC decided to keep the place open and it took students and staff(non-grounds keeping) to actually clear the thick slush/ice on the grounds which actualy dint seem to start till about 2. The amount of times i slipped on the way down there this morning was unreal. Loads of people from my class sent on emails and letters to the SU and the registrars office.

    Who would be the best people to e-mail my anger towards?

    The SU are meant to look after students, surely they could have campaigned on behalf of students that opening up today would be unsafe and unnessesary?

    I'm home now, managed to get the bus to Douglas and walk/skate the rest of the way, fell once but was able to stay semi-upright by putting my hands on the road. Disaster though, my ankle is swollen and I didn't get any work done. :(

    Glad to be home though, I'll probably end up going in tomorrow too, too much work to be doing. :)

    Thanks for the good words! :)


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    #998
    Byron85
    Registered Users Posts: 1,443 ✭✭✭Byron85


    Nova_era wrote: »
    Who would be the best people to e-mail my anger towards?

    The SU are meant to look after students, surely they could have campaigned on behalf of students that opening up today would be unsafe and unnessesary?


    It's hard work organising snowball fights in front of the President's office Rory. They have to earn their wages remember. :rolleyes:


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    #999
    Nova_era
    Closed Accounts Posts: 824 ✭✭✭Nova_era


    T.W.H Byron wrote: »
    It's hard work organising snowball fights in front of the President's office Rory. They have to earn their wages remember. :rolleyes:

    Not only did that guy from the SU take the adult and worthwhile decision of trying to organise a snowball fight, but in doing so he actively encouraged people to make the trip to UCC today. I admit that anyone with half a braincell would not come into UCC to partake in a ****ing snowball fight, but how can the SU get away with claiming that they were unable to get a closure today, when a member is trying to get people in to throw snowballs at each other?!

    Sorry if that rant makes no sense, I'm angry!

    And also, I walked past the presidents garden at 5 past 1, and didn't see a single snowball. This guy wants to be the SU president, and he can't even organise a snowball fight?? I'll be voting for him alright. :/


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    #1000
    Orizio
    Registered Users Posts: 9,460 ✭✭✭Orizio


    I'd suggest you edit it out Nova.


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    #1001
    Nova_era
    Closed Accounts Posts: 824 ✭✭✭Nova_era


    Orizio wrote: »
    I'd suggest you edit it out Nova.

    Done.


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    #1002
    BanzaiBk
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    Tbh I fancied walking over to ucc today just to get a go at the snowballing. :rolleyes:The worst thing is that they wonder why the students are retaliating against them. It's a joke.


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    #1003
    Papa_Lazarou
    Registered Users Posts: 1,863 ✭✭✭Papa_Lazarou


    Sorry about the late reply Nova but the ultimate decision of keeping UCC open is down to the building and estates office. I know the name of the guy who's in charge of it but id prefer to not name him on a public forum tbh. They have a section on the UCC website so you should be able to get a phone number of email address from there.


    Also i must say that from a large number of the comments on here it seems like people have a serious vendetta against UCC SU as a whole. Yeah i understand how people are annoyed at just one of them organising a snowbaqll fight but that was just a stupid move on that guys own part imho. I have never expected much from a students union but i must say that since the floods ive actualy gained a bit of respect for those involved with it. They went way beyond the call of their positions with the floods and without them many people would have been close to homeless for a week or two. The students union don't have any real power no matter how much we would like them to. From UCC's point of view its just something to keep us "happy". The SU struggle to get UCC to allow them get involved with college decisions and i dont see how in any way possible getting them to send out an email telling students not to come would help that situation in any way. The SU could have pressed more for students to vent their anger at the decision to keep it open but in the end they are powerless to actualy shut the college. Im not a huge fan of SU's but at least i can recognise when they are actually at fault and when they are not.


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    #1004
    grenache
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    Nova_era wrote: »
    It's still ok to walk on, it's just a bit painful. Definitely not broken, but the way I landed on it I'm very lucky that it's not. I did'nt fall, but my foot just went from under me and I landed heavily on my ankle, pretty painful.

    I only have one friend living in the city center, but hopefully I'll be able to find some alternative option.
    On a totally serious note, you should send UCC the doctors bill. They are responsible for your injury. You hurt your ankle after the college authorities told students it was ''safe'' to come to college. But it was not. Therefore by default they have to take responsibility for any injuries caused to people who only travelled on their advice.


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    #1005
    Orizio
    Registered Users Posts: 9,460 ✭✭✭Orizio


    Any ideas as to when UCC library will decide to close tonight?


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    #1006
    thebigcheese22
    Registered Users Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭thebigcheese22


    ^ I suppose whenever takes their fancy, they seem to close for absurd reasons


    Btw since the pimp your society thread is locked, the Labour Society are showing a film tonight in ORB 3.03 at 7 - Ché Part One... All welcome! Should be good craic :)


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    #1007
    Nova_era
    Closed Accounts Posts: 824 ✭✭✭Nova_era


    Orizio wrote: »
    Any ideas as to when UCC library will decide to close tonight?

    It closed at 8pm last night, but the BooleBasement computer centre was open until 22:30.


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    #1008
    Orizio
    Registered Users Posts: 9,460 ✭✭✭Orizio


    ^ I suppose whenever takes their fancy, they seem to close for absurd reasons

    They closed it 2 hours early last night because of the rain. :rolleyes:
    Btw since the pimp your society thread is locked, the Labour Society are showing a film tonight in ORB 3.03 at 7 - Ché Part One... All welcome! Should be good craic :)

    This is a god awful film btw. Being surrounding by a load of communists might make watching it more entertaining mind. :p


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    #1009
    rebel girl 15
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 15,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭rebel girl 15


    Is it me or are the computers in the library way faster at the moment??


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    #1010
    ReacherCreature
    Registered Users Posts: 4,500 ✭✭✭ReacherCreature


    Orizio wrote: »
    They closed it 2 hours early last night because of the rain. :rolleyes:

    That was a rubbish excuse IMO, I left at 6 or so and the rain wasn't bad at all in comparision with what fell earlier. Perhaps they didn't want staff or students getting caught up in weather but I've seen the library open later under poorer conditions!


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    #1011
    deisedude
    Registered Users Posts: 4,899 ✭✭✭deisedude


    thebigcheese22 wrote: »
    ^ I suppose whenever takes their fancy, they seem to close for absurd reasons


    Btw since the pimp your society thread is locked, the Labour Society are showing a film tonight in ORB 3.03 at 7 - Ché Part One... All welcome! Should be good craic :)

    Good film, shame about Che part Two being so poor in comparison


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    #1012
    thebigcheese22
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    deisedude wrote: »
    Good film, shame about Che part Two being so poor in comparison

    Really? We were thinking of showing Part two in two weeks but if its that bad I'd be tempted to show The Motorcycle Diaries - excellent film!


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    #1013
    Papa_Lazarou
    Registered Users Posts: 1,863 ✭✭✭Papa_Lazarou


    thebigcheese22 wrote: »
    Really? We were thinking of showing Part two in two weeks but if its that bad I'd be tempted to show The Motorcycle Diaries - excellent film!



    Part one was good in my opinion. Part two is a load of shíte to be honest.


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    #1014
    deisedude
    Registered Users Posts: 4,899 ✭✭✭deisedude


    thebigcheese22 wrote: »
    Really? We were thinking of showing Part two in two weeks but if its that bad I'd be tempted to show The Motorcycle Diaries - excellent film!

    Ya i agree with Papa Lazarazou. The 2nd one is when he tries to bring socialism to Bolivia and its just overly long and boring


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    #1015
    Jay P
    Registered Users Posts: 4,944 ✭✭✭Jay P


    You know I use boards too much when I tried to sign into my ucc email as Jay P...


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    #1016
    grenache
    Registered Users Posts: 6,477 ✭✭✭grenache


    Jay P wrote: »
    You know I use boards too much when I tried to sign into my ucc email as Jay P...
    i think they call it 'institutionalised' :) There is a very fast flowing stream of water running down donovans road. Another two days of this rain and it will be the floods part two.


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    #1017
    Orizio
    Registered Users Posts: 9,460 ✭✭✭Orizio


    Anyone else getting this when they try to log in to sit ucc?

    Error: Your account is locked. Please notify the system administrator


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    #1018
    Jay P
    Registered Users Posts: 4,944 ✭✭✭Jay P


    Orizio wrote: »
    Anyone else getting this when they try to log in to sit ucc?

    Error: Your account is locked. Please notify the system administrator

    Nope, it's just fine and dandy for me.


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    #1019
    blankblank
    Closed Accounts Posts: 614 ✭✭✭blankblank


    Orizio wrote: »
    Anyone else getting this when they try to log in to sit ucc?

    Error: Your account is locked. Please notify the system administrator


    Ive gotten it a few times, especially when in the food science building block A, switching to another computer normally works for me, dunno what the cause is tough. I know a few others who got it too!!


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    #1020
    deisedude
    Registered Users Posts: 4,899 ✭✭✭deisedude


    Orizio wrote: »
    Anyone else getting this when they try to log in to sit ucc?

    Error: Your account is locked. Please notify the system administrator

    I think they were updating the system a month or so back. Might be a few kinks in it. One of my friends got an emaill from UCC saying she owed international students fees despite being from Kerry!


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    #1021
    Nova_era
    Closed Accounts Posts: 824 ✭✭✭Nova_era


    I'm just looking up student accomodation in Vienna; this erasmus year is starting to become real, and frankly quite frightening!


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