The UCC 'Off-Topic' Thread

Richard Cranium · 01-09-2010 3:20pm

I got a text this morning saying that Alexei Pokrovskii (Head of the Applied Maths Department) passed away yesterday. Can anyone confirm if this is true? I got no email about it.

It's awful news if it is true.

Crosswalk · 01-09-2010 3:23pm

NicoleL88 wrote: »

Your town? I live in Clonmel too as does he. It's a ****hole.

I live there too. I don't know if I'd call them "gritty streets". It's hardly the Bronx like.

"Bubblegum-covered streets" might have been more apt.

invinciblePRSTV · 01-09-2010 3:33pm

Did they have gritty streets back in our grandfathers day Dessie?

Shut up you ****

ReacherCreature · 01-09-2010 4:56pm

NicoleL88 wrote: »

Your town? I live in Clonmel too as does he. It's a ****hole.

I don't own the town.

In all fairness it's not the worst. Fair enough, it has its bad times as do most towns but wouldn't call it the "gritty streets" that's a dreadfully poor statement. If 20,000 odd students read that they'd think it's desperate.

Completely disagree with him.

KnifeWRENCH · 01-09-2010 6:01pm

Richard Cranium wrote: »

I got a text this morning saying that Alexei Pokrovskii (Head of the Applied Maths Department) passed away yesterday. Can anyone confirm if this is true? I got no email about it.

It's awful news if it is true.

Damn, I really hope that's not true. He's a great lecturer; a character and an absolute gentleman.

invinciblePRSTV wrote: »

Did they have gritty streets back in our grandfathers day Dessie?

Shut up you ****

Please don't address staff writers of the Express in an abusive manner. It's a college publication and their staff are students here, and personal abuse towards any student is not appropriate.

I'm sure those of you unhappy with the guy's Clonmel remarks can write to the Express and complain: you may even get printed! :pac:

Crosswalk · 01-09-2010 6:02pm

ReacherCreature wrote: »

I don't own the town.

In all fairness it's not the worst. Fair enough, it has its bad times as do most towns but wouldn't call it the "gritty streets" that's a dreadfully poor statement. If 20,000 odd students read that they'd think it's desperate.

Completely disagree with him.

I disagree too but I'd say most people would just laugh at that statement. Most people think of a greyhound racing and Bulmers when you mention Clonmel not "gritty streets" and crime.

UnionOfV · 01-09-2010 6:19pm

Byron85 wrote: »

http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1oxjv/UCCExpressFreshersEd/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=

"...and continue being entertained by the fact there are condoms in the bag this comes in."

And if there aren't I'm going to be very disappointed... :pac:

deisedude · 01-09-2010 7:20pm

Anyone else unable to register?

Mister K · 01-09-2010 7:30pm

ReacherCreature wrote: »

I don't own the town.

In all fairness it's not the worst. Fair enough, it has its bad times as do most towns but wouldn't call it the "gritty streets" that's a dreadfully poor statement. If 20,000 odd students read that they'd think it's desperate.

Completely disagree with him.

Clonmel's a dive. The whole centre of the town has gone down the tubes.

ReacherCreature · 01-09-2010 7:51pm

Richard Cranium wrote: »

I got a text this morning saying that Alexei Pokrovskii (Head of the Applied Maths Department) passed away yesterday. Can anyone confirm if this is true? I got no email about it.

It's awful news if it is true.

Dr. Whelan of the Politics department passed away too during the Summer and no email was sent around to say this. Why not, I'm not sure.

Jippo · 02-09-2010 10:05am

Richard Cranium wrote: »

I got a text this morning saying that Alexei Pokrovskii (Head of the Applied Maths Department) passed away yesterday. Can anyone confirm if this is true? I got no email about it.

It's awful news if it is true.

Yes it's true

Eliot Rosewater · 02-09-2010 3:11pm

Richard Cranium wrote: »

I got a text this morning saying that Alexei Pokrovskii (Head of the Applied Maths Department) passed away yesterday. Can anyone confirm if this is true? I got no email about it.

Yeah, he died last Tuesday evening, as far as I know. A real tragedy. I was supposed to have him for an AM module in a few weeks. He was so passionate.

KnifeWRENCH · 02-09-2010 3:15pm

Eliot Rosewater wrote: »

Yeah, he died last Tuesday evening, as far as I know. A real tragedy. I was supposed to have him for an AM module in a few weeks. He was so passionate.

awful news. He was a great lecturer and a true gentleman. R.I.P. Alexei.

Eliot Rosewater · 02-09-2010 3:44pm

Yeah, very. I'll be honest, even though I only had him for half of my first year (just gone by), I was still quite down about it on Wednesday after I heard. He was just so positive and passionate; you want to be good at maths just so you won't disappoint him! And I was looking forward to having him in a few weeks.

So it goes, I suppose.

Banjo Fella · 02-09-2010 3:50pm

That's such terrible news... Alexei was such a wonderful, friendly, animated man. His lectures were so playful, you could really feel his enthusiasm for control theory and chaos, and he would always help a student out if they had questions. He was hilarious, and everybody loved him from the moment he began discussing "faoxes and raybits" in his broad Russian accent. One of the most exceptionally lovely people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting.

My last lecture with him was one of the best ones ever. He wanted to demonstrate the subtle difficulties involved in controlling an unstable equilibrium, so he brought in an umbrella and started balancing it on his open palm. He even tried it with his eyes closed, and got other people to give it a go. He also spent a good bit of the lecture hopping about on one foot, and suggested that he wouldn't be able to keep his balance quite so well after finishing off a "baskets of the fine Russian vodkas!"

I'll miss that amazing, lovely man. R.I.P. Alexei.

Richard Cranium · 02-09-2010 9:50pm

He died of a heart attack, apparently.

RIP Alexei. He'll be badly missed.

Papa_Lazarou · 03-09-2010 7:00am

Never even had him as a lecturer but had heard so many stories and great things about him i actually felt quite sad when i heard he had died. And even judging just by the comments here he obviously impressed all his students.

R.I.P Alexi

deRanged · 03-09-2010 11:41am

I never really had any dealings with him personally, but I heard so many good things. I know him to see around the building too. It's a shame.

Parsley · 03-09-2010 1:51pm

I had Alexei in first year for mathematical modelling. great guy, loved teaching, full of enthusiasm and really tried to help students as much as he could. I miss the guy.

deisedude · 07-09-2010 9:06pm

Spent a few hours yesterday moving freshers packs with the SU. I'll tell you onething, they ain't half as good as they were in the old days when i was a fresher. No chocolate, no soup, no noodles, no drink of any description:(

Byron85 · 07-09-2010 9:26pm

I should really work out my timetable. Maybe later.

Richard Cranium · 07-09-2010 10:39pm

deisedude wrote: »

Spent a few hours yesterday moving freshers packs with the SU. I'll tell you onething, they ain't half as good as they were in the old days when i was a fresher. No chocolate, no soup, no noodles, no drink of any description:(

Whaaaaat? I was a fresher only last year and I'm certain we had all those things. Hate to be a first year!:p

Jayo_M · 07-09-2010 10:40pm

deisedude wrote: »

Spent a few hours yesterday moving freshers packs with the SU. I'll tell you onething, they ain't half as good as they were in the old days when i was a fresher. No chocolate, no soup, no noodles, no drink of any description:(

You could nearly live for a few weeks off the old Fresher's packs. I knew a few people that even got CDs in their packs

deisedude · 08-09-2010 11:19am

Richard Cranium wrote: »

Whaaaaat? I was a fresher only last year and I'm certain we had all those things. Hate to be a first year!:p

Yep, i'll be cliched and blame the recession for the drop in quality of fresher packs.

Quick question Mr. Cranium shall you be leaving Lemonworld to go to the Olympia December 2nd?:D

UpTheSlashers · 08-09-2010 12:18pm

deisedude wrote: »

Spent a few hours yesterday moving freshers packs with the SU. I'll tell you onething, they ain't half as good as they were in the old days when i was a fresher. No chocolate, no soup, no noodles, no drink of any description:(

Anything half decent at all in them?

UnionOfV · 08-09-2010 12:20pm

UpTheSlashers wrote: »

Anything half decent at all in them?

Map, bottle opener, pen, condoms. The rest went in the bin

deisedude · 08-09-2010 1:21pm

UnionOfV wrote: »

Map, bottle opener, pen, condoms. The rest went in the bin

Sim card, Hotpress and Four Star vouchers too

Byron85 · 08-09-2010 1:27pm

Second year registration is open today, a few days earlier than planned.

ReacherCreature · 08-09-2010 2:19pm

Third year reg. open too.

UnionOfV · 08-09-2010 3:09pm

deisedude wrote: »

Sim card, Hotpress and Four Star vouchers too

The vouchers had good discounts, but who wants 50% off a €22 pizza?

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