CIT Students’ Union MagazineVolume Nine - Issue Four

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Christmas is a very stressful time of year for many people, so this year I am going to, and I urge othersto try this too, be a little nicer to people and take a minute or two just to listen to what people are actu-ally trying to say. Simple steps can mean the world to some people, and it is the season of goodwill andcharity after all.

Exams are now only around the corner. Hopefully, everyone is off to a good start and a bit of study hasbeen done by now. Although these exams are important for everyone, I’d like to wish the 1st years inparticular the best of luck due to M&S. I would also like to say enjoy your month off in January whilethe rest of us are back here toiling away. For anyone panicking, call up the Students’ Union Office or theCareers and Counselling Office for a little advice on exams – it can’t hurt.

Remember as well to wrap up over the next few months. I was out a few nights and I really don’t thinksome people realise that it is now winter! There is a pharmacy around the corner from my house and Iwas talking to a girl working there recently and she told me that business is booming with students com-ing in for simple medicines like paracetemol, lemsips and cough bottles –nobody wants to be sick dur-ing the exams.

Aside from that, the college itself will be winding down in the next week or so and I would encourageeveryone to have a few relaxing days over Christmas, or ‘pyjama days’ as I’ve heard it being called by allthe girls! Don’t work too hard over Christmas, take time for yourself and come back refreshed.Happy Christmas to you all, have a fantastic New Year, and best of luck with the exams.

See you all in the New Year,John L

“...Exams are now only aroundthe corner. Hopefully, everyone

is off to a good start anda bit of study has been

done by now...”

Sexual trafficking is the movement of human beings for sexual exploitation. Itinvolves the recruitment and transportation of persons by means of threats, coer-

cion, deception or the abuse of power. Sex trafficking is defined in internation-al law by the United Nations Protocol to prevent, suppress and punish traf-

ficking in persons especially women and children (2000) commonlyknown as the Palermo Protocol.

Cork in particular has been identified as a popular transit region fortraffickers and evidence from service providers suggest that the sextrade is thriving. Worryingly, over 300 unaccompanied children arriv-ing in Ireland have gone missing and of which many are feared tohave to fallen victim to traffickers.

In June 2006, University College Cork hosted a conference to high-light the issue of sex trafficking. The Conference was widely attend-ed by service providers, voluntary and community organizations, aca-demics, religious and others. As a result of the issues raised at the

conference the Cork Stop Sex Trafficking Campaign was initiated.

The Campaign has been actively supported by the CIT Students’ Union.On a personal note, I am extremely proud to teach in an institute of high-

er education wherein the student representative body demonstrates aclear commitment to social justice issues such as the Stop Sex Trafficking

Campaign.

As before, we will use the 16 days of Action against Gender Violence(November 25th to December 10th 2007) to highlight the issue of SexTrafficking across Cork City and its environs.

For more information on how to get involved in the Campaign please contact Mary Crilly, (021) 4505577 or mcrilly@sexualviolence.ie

Dr. Margaret O’KeeffeCIT Department of Education Development (DEIS)

The Cork Stop SexTrafficking Campaign

“...over 300 unaccompanied childrenarriving in Ireland have gone missingand of which many are feared to have

to fallen victim to traffickers...”

Patrick attended Cork Institute of Technology to compete his phase 6 in plas-tering in December 2006. On receiving excellent results Patrick was invited byhis lecturer Mr. Tomas Reidy to compete in the National Skills competition inplastering. The preliminary competition was held in CIT in December 2006. TheNational final in March 2007 was a great success, again held in CIT., wherePatrick was the overall winner; second and third place candidates were alsoCork Institute of Technology students.

Patrick Doran has had an interest in plastering since he was at National School,and working in the family business in Ferns, Co Wexford. He was delighted toget the chance to represent his company, county and country. Patrick is a ded-icated Manchester United fan, whose hobbies also include golf and hurling.

On making the Irish team for Japan, Patrick undertook intensive training at theFAS training centre in Waterford under the guidance of Mr. Joe Clarke for a peri-od of twenty weeks. Patrick also trained in at the Cork Institute of Technology

with Mr. Tomas Reidy for one week. The team worked together during the sum-mer to ensure Patrick received the best training so as to achieve the maximumresult possible.

The 39th World Skills Competition was held in Numazu City, ShizuokaPrefecture from 14-21 November. Over four days of competition with over 800competitors drawn from 62 member countries/regions tested themselvesagainst tough international standards in 47 key skills and technologies. In theplastering competition competitors from the following countries were involved:France Switzerland, Japan, Republic of Korea, Chinese Taipei and Ireland. Patrickworked over a four day period to compete various tasks from dry construction,running decorative mould work on bench as well as skimming, planting deco-rative Cornice, Dado rail and Skirting mouldings. Patrick successfully competedand deservedly won the gold medal in plastering. Patrick also won the ‘Best ofthe Nation’ gold medal award for being the highest ranked medalist for Ireland.

CIT Student PatrickDoran Wins the WorldSkills Plastering inJapan“...Over four days of competition with over 800 competitorsdrawn from 62 member countries/regions tested themselvesagainst tough international standards in 47 key skills andtechnologies...”

LEFT PICTURE:After the award ceremonyleft to right Joe Clarke wear-ing best of the nation goldmedal, Patrick Doran centerand Tomás Reidy wearingthe gold winner’s medal forplastering.

RIGHT PICTURE:Left to right Tomás Reidy,Patrick Doran competitorand Joe Clarke expert takenafter the competitionended in Japan.

Liam Corcoran vice president technical affairs world skillsexecutive board presenting Patrick with the Best of theNation Gold Medal Award

National Success for CIT DesignCommunications Student

World Record Power at CITElectrical Department

Cork Institute of Technology ApriCot Team -Project “Therapeutic Sleeping Aid for Infants”areoutright winners of the €€10,000 first place awardin the Ulster Bank Enterprise Ireland/InvestNorthern Ireland Young Entrepreneur of the Year2007 Competition and the €€5,000 first placeAward in the Cruickshank Most TechnologicallyInnovative Project 2007 Competition. This is thefirst time in the 25 year history of this prestigiousislandwide innovation competition (132 entriesin 2007 at PhD, Masters and UndergraduateTeam levels) that the top two awards have beenwon by one project and team.

The launch of the 2008 Enterprise IrelandStudent Enterprise Awards took place onWednesday 21st November, in the august sur-roundings of Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park,Dublin. Minister for Enterprise, Trade andEmployment Mr. Micheál Martin T.D. announceddetails of the €€65,000 prize fund and competi-tion. The audience of journalists, entrepreneursand academics were also addressed by Mr. FrankRyan, Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise Ireland

and Mr. Jay Bourke, Enterprise Ireland InnovationAmbassador.The CIT ApriCot team, outright winners of the2007 competition from hundreds of entriesislandwide, were lauded at length and took cen-tre stage right throughout the proceedings. Anextensive photo shoot, focussing on the ApriCotteam, took place with the backdrop of the inter-nal splendour, imposing façade and extensivegrounds of the ancestral home of the Guinnessfamily. A major campaign to promote the 2008competition is to be undertaken by EnterpriseIreland over the coming months. The ApriCotteam have pledged all possible support to thispromotion of innovation and entrepreneurship.

The ApriCot team comprised:Mechanical Engineering Student, John J. Barry -Designer and Inventor

Accounting and Information Systems Students,Niamh Brady, Orla Houlihan, ReginaO’Donoghue - Developers of Business Plan.

Sean F. O’Leary

Gerard Casey 3rd year BA Design Communications, wonsecond place in the prestigious GDBA (Graphic DesignBusiness Association) Student IDEA Award, inNovember. There were a large number of entries for thiscompetition from many colleges all around the country,such as LIT, DIT and NCAD.

IDEA has become the premier design award scheme inIreland, growing from a relatively small event to a majorcalendar date for the design sector. The student sectionof the competition is two years old. CIT won first place inthis event last year and with a second place winner thisyear, it is clear that CIT that there is a high level of cre-ative talent in the Department of MediaCommunications.

An Electrical apprentice currently attending Phase 4apprenticeship training at Cork Institute of Technology,has achieved fantastic success by winning a Gold Medaland also setting a new World Record and threeEuropean Records for Powerlifting at the WorldChampionships held recently in Calgary, Canada. This isPetra Stumpfova’s second success having previouslywon a world title in 2006 in Ireland.

Petra works for O’Sheas Electrical and is also sponsoredby O’Sheas Electrical. She is the first woman ever inIreland to win TWO World Championships in two feder-ations. Congratulations to Petra and continued successin your powerlifting from your lecturers at CIT.

Mr Don O'Riordan, (Lecturer)Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering,

News In Brief

We (4th year Visual Communications) apparent-ly are the first bunch of students to be able touse the new student cards. As Fourth year stu-dents we have a lab and area for our use. (youmay have seen us we're in the new lab at thefront of B block.)

Our course is practical based and sometimes ourprojects require us to stay late in the evenings orcome in on the weekends, and the benefits ofthe new students cards are being noticed. As weinhabit our own space we often leave our proj-ects, equipment and personal stuff lying about.If we go for a bite to eat we can leave all our stuff

as is, safe in the knowledge that it is secure. Noone, but our class and our lecturers have accessto the room.

Before we moved into our new area, we wereresident in one of the prefabs towards the frontof the college, often the door would be lockedon the weekends, now that we have moved toour new lab and have the new cards, we cancome and go as we please, as long as it is with-in college opening hours.

There are also rumors of the cards being put togreater use across the college, with cashless pay-ment in the canteen, similar to the payment inTesco, I presume, hopefully speeding up thecues around the busy periods. Aidan McDonald,IT Project manager, who set the system up, said“This proximity card allows many potentialadvanced applications to be run from the card.In the new year, we hope to have point-of-salesapplication running, similar to your mobilephone, you will top your card up with cash, andthen use this to pay for food in the canteen andshop, pay for photocopying and printing services,all hopefully at a discount."

Although the college is only in the primary stagesof getting this card system up and running, thebenefits, however small have been noticed.S McCarthy

Experience the New Student ID Cards

First Place Award for ApriCot Team

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Christmas day has come and gone. For most itwas a day to remember but for others a day toforget.

It all started off with a sumptuous dinner provid-ed by those kind people in the canteen followedby some good entertainment as you enjoyedyour meal. Santa arrived and had sweets for pret-ty much everyone. A day one would say that wasperfect…until 5000 people decided to descendon the local bars and houses to have a fewdrinks.

Even though this has been the case in other years and has not resulted in anyadverse results, this year certain individuals were hell bent on creating havocin Bishopstown. I have had more complaints than I would like to count fromconcerned residents who in some cases feared for their safety. I have beengiven reports of individuals walking along the middle of the road, indecentexposure in public, fighting, throwing rubbish into resident’s garden and evenbreaking windows. This is completely unacceptable and for my part it was inde-fensible behaviour when I had to talk to concerned residents.

For all those who created this mayhem you should be ashamed of yourselves.I found myself apologising for students conduct to every caller and I am nowunder a lot of pressure from the local residents and the Institute to discontin-ue this event. We as a SU have discussed our options and with the best inter-est of student welfare in mind we have no choice but to either cancel next yearsevent or to completely revamp its format.

On witnessing the chaos first hand at 5.00 pm on the day, I am surprised thatnobody was seriously injured or worse. The amount of people I witnessed run-

ning out in front of oncoming cars was mind boggling. The risk to students’safety is too high and from the perspective of an organisation that looks out forstudents every day of the week, the current format is an unacceptable risk.

While the SU only organise the college based events on the day, we still haveto pick up the pieces if anything goes wrong outside the college grounds. Wehave at almost every Union Council meeting and in every recent edition ofexpliCIT reminded students of the importance of safe drinking and looking outfor friends – advice that was, for many of you, completely disregarded.

I hope you gather from my strong words how disappointed I feel regarding theoutcome of the day. I have enjoyed many years of Christmas Day’s in CIT butreports from concerned residents, staff and students as well as what I wit-nessed first hand shocked me.

I apologise to all of you who went out and enjoyed your Christmas party sen-sibly and who for the most part enjoy every aspect of the festivities planned. Itis indeed CIT’s Christmas party one which I personally look forward to. It isunfortunate that a small percentage of people have ruined it for everyone elsebut the only consolation I can take from this, is in the knowledge that the cul-prits are undoubtedly feeling bad for the events that unfolded.

In conclusion and on a lighter note I would like to wish every student of CIT ahappy and safe Christmas and also the very best for the New Year. For those ofyou who are doing exams, I wish you the best of luck and should you needadvise on anything we are always available.

RegardsBrian

By now a lot of you will have your heads buriedin books and notes trying to cram for exams, Iwant to wish you all the best of luck with them,and at the same time remind you that this isprobably one of the most important times of theyear for you to take care of yourself both men-tally, physically and emotionally.

Make sure you’re getting plenty of rest and relax-ation in between exams and parties, and don’tforget that something as simple as taking aVitamin C or Echinacea supplement could makeall the difference.

The Medical Centre also gives free flu vaccinations so if you’re like me and veryprone to colds and flu at this time of year, it might be worth considering. Onthe other side of things, try not to stress yourself out too much. When the daysget shorter, the weather gets colder and you start to worry about exams andpresents, you may end up making a mountain out a molehill. If you feel likeyou need to have a chat or get a few things off your chest please do make useof one of the many services available to you; whether it be myself, the Careers& Counselling Centre or the chaplaincy, we’re all here to ensure that you, thestudents, are being looked after properly.

That’s all for now, I need to go shopping for gifts! Merry Christmas and a veryhappy new year, see you in 2008!Caitríona

CIT Students’ Union President

CIT Students’ Union Vice President Welfare

I hope everybody enjoyed the crazy week ofArts Fest. Congratulations to our Arts OfficerSarah and the Arts Committee who organised afantastic week with a multitude of events to suitall tastes.

Well the autumn term is coming to an end andunfortunately this means exams. If you haveany problems or questions please feel free tocall into the office for a chat or else check outwww.citsu.ie for some study and exam tips.There is no such thing as a stupid questionwhen it comes to your exams. They are really

important and I wish everyone the best of luck with them. Remember I have acomprehensive list of grinds for those that may need them.

The busiest part of the year is over and we have been doing our best to helpevery student that has come through our doors here in the Union office. Nextyear will be the start of a lot more hard work on your behalf. That’s why we arehere so feel free to call in for anything you may need help with. I hope every-one has a fantastic Christmas Holidays and a Happy New Year. Don’t forgetabout all those New Year resolutions. See you all next year and take care.

Be Good,John

CIT Students’ Union Vice President Education

HAVE YOU ELECTED YOUR CLASS REP?For further information, please call into our new SU offices in the Student Centre.

Study skills

Where to study• Find a quiet place to study and work on assignments. You shouldn’t

listen to the radio or TV, as this will only distract you.• Always study in the same place, preferably in a well-lit area and well-

ventilated area.• Assemble and keep your study supplies to hand. These may include a

dictionary, post-its, refill pads, index cards and highlighters.• Keep your study area clean, tidy and well organised.• The library is a great place to study, but it will be really crowded around

exam times, so come early to beat the crowd.

How to study• Set aside a specific time to do projects/study every night, as this will

help establish a routine.• Study in one-hour blocks, and then give yourself 15mins of a break.• Studying in groups can help focus on areas of importance and

facilitates access to more information and may afford the opportunityof a better understanding of course content.

Learning while you read• Try to actively learn while you read, and think about what you are

reading. If the material is hard to understand, stop after a few paragraphs and summarise, either loud or by taking notes.

• Don’t follow the text with your fingers, as this also slows you down andcan make it harder to understand the material.

• Summarise the materials you read in your own words, as this will helpyou remember the content when you are revising the notes later on.

• Memorise diagrams or illustrations that accompany the text to help you understand and remember the material.

• Before you begin a case study assignment, look at the questions, andyou will then be able to focus on finding the answer as you read.

The Index Card MethodThis is a method for helping to commit material to memory. This method isespecially useful when revising for an exam. Review your notes and readingsfrequently, so the material is "fresh", as you're reading your text or reviewingyour notes, generate and write down questions about the material.

Write each question on the back of an index card and on the front write ananswer for the question. Shuffle the index cards (so you can't figure out anyanswers based on their location in the deck). Look at the card on the top of thedeck and try to answer the question. If you know it, great! Put it on the bottomof the deck. If you don't know it, look at the answer, and put it a few cardsdown in the deck (so you'll come back to it soon). Proceed through the deckof cards until you know all of the questions

The M.U.R.D.E.R method

Mood: • Set a positive mood for you to study in.• Select the appropriate time, environment, and attitude

Understand:• Mark any information you don't understand in a particular unit;• Keep a focus on one unit or a manageable group of exercises

Recall:• After studying the unit, stop and put what you have learned into your

own wordsDigest:

• Go back to what you did not understand and reconsider the information;

• Contact external expert sources (e.g., other books or an instructor) if you still cannot understand it

Expand:In this step, ask three kinds of questions concerning the studied material:

• If I could speak to the author, what questions would I ask or what criticism would I offer?

• How could I apply this material to what I am interested in?• How could I make this information interesting and understandable to

other students?Review:

• Go over the material you've covered,• Review what strategies helped you understand and/or retain

information in the past and apply these to your current studies

Exam Time

Pre-Exam• Be aware of examination regulations.• Examinations often follow the same format as the year before. Exam

papers are available on-line from http://exam.cit.ie The library also has hard copies of past exam papers.

• A healthy diet and exercise will help you to concentrate around examtime.

• Eat a good breakfast and get a good night sleep before an exam.

During The Exam• Read directions carefully.• Listen to the directions given by the examiner.• Divide time out evenly between all questions.• Change answers only if you are certain they are wrong.• If you don’t know the answers guess it. (As long as negative marking

is not being used).• Use all the time allowed; check over answers and re-read directions if

you have spare time.• Look for answers within the test; sometimes one question will include

the answer to another.

Post ExamA result of 40% is the minimum requirement to progress from higher Certificateto ordinary degree and a result of 50% from ordinary degree higher to Degree.Other requirements may apply depending on the course.

If you want to appeal a result of a final examination, do it straight away. Theappeals deadline is usually 10 working days after you get your results.

If you fail the final exams and pass in the autumn you will usually be accordeda pass result regardless of marks achieved. If there are extenuating circum-stances during the final exams or academic year, inform your departmentimmediately so these may be taken in to account (e.g.: illness)

StudyStudyTTipsips

Where do the youth of the country stand when it comesto politics? It may be a question you find yourself askingwhen you see a politically orientated function or eventorganized on campus this year.

The answer in effect is that politics play a huge role ineverybody’s everyday lives, no matter what age they are orwhat outlook they have. A common misconceptionamong many students is that politics is a purely adult con-cept associated with men in suits who spend more moneyon make-up than they know what to do with. In realityhowever politics is much more closer to home than that.

Students may feel that they cannot effect change in theway our country is run or cannot contribute to pressingissues, but I can only wonder where that stigma comesfrom when so little of them try? Traditionally students leadthe way in social reform and initiated change in manyways of life, why now in the 21st century is that apparent-ly different? Well in effect it’s not, we are just not as polit-ically aware and dare I is say, lazy.

The recent announcement that Institute of Technologygraduates will be eligible to vote in the next Seanad elec-tions is a welcome token of appreciation of the work ofthe students and staff of IT’s, despite the fact it has takennearly 30 years of lobbying to achieve, it may be a smallbut significant stepping stone to improving politicalawareness among students. Institute of Technology grad-uates who are Irish citizens now join a select group eligi-ble to vote in all elections in Ireland.

On campus here in CIT, all the main political parties ofIreland are represented and unfortunately membership ofthe respective parties on campus is low in comparison to

other 3rd level institutions, why this is when, to use thewords of André Gorz “every society is divided in two by acentral conflict, and no one can avoid being part of thatconflict” is beyond me.

The spoken of ‘conflict’ is anything deemed arguable in asocial, ethical or political context. Take for example theproposal to make the legal drinking age in Ireland 21 yearsof age. For it? Against it? Well when your sitting back com-plaining about the outcome, you can remember you hada chance to influence the result. It is a safe assessment tosay that everyone at some point has a vested interest inpolitics.

Joining a party isn’t essentially difficult nor is it laborious.It doesn’t require much of your time, maybe an hour ortwo a month, yet the rewards are certainly fulfilling, meet-ing new people, learning new skills, perhaps discoveringnew things but most of all, the chance to make a differ-ence.

CIT’s Political Society meets fortnightly to discuss politicsin the Institute, anyone interested in politics should popalong to meet their prospective parties representatives orsimply if they are interested in politics and debating.

The following political parties are represented in CITand anyone interested in joining is more than welcometo do so:

• Fianna Fáil • Green Party• Fine Gael• Progressive Democrats• Sinn Féin

Party Time:Fine Gael / Young Fine GaelPolitical Ideology• Centrism• Christian Democratic

Political Views• Pro-EU integration.• Opposed to the "rip-off" society in

Ireland today.• Tough on law & order.

Progressive Democrats /Young Progressive DemocratsPolitical Ideology• Liberalism

Political Views• Pro-business and support a low

tax economy.• The privatization of semi-state

bodies.• Opposed to same sex marriages

despite being a “liberal” party”.

Sinn Féin / Ógra Shinn FéinPolitical Ideology• Democratic Socialism• Irish Republicanism

Political Views• The establishment of a sovereign

and independent 32 county Irish Republic.

• Completely opposed to the privatisation of semi-state bodies and the health service.

• Committed to equality and justice for workers and all members of Irish society.

Fianna Fáil / Ógra Fianna FáilPolitical Ideology• Centrism• Populism

Political Views• Focus heavily on issues regarding

the elderly, (pensions etc.).• Wish to organize formally on a 32

county basis within 12 months.• The re-introduction of university

/college fees.

Green Party / Young GreensPolitical Ideology• Green Politics

Political Views• Advocate energy efficiancy for

Ireland and a shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

• Opposed to nuclear power for Ireland.

• Decentralization of certain powers from the Oireachtas to local governments.

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The Learning Support Centre is now providing subject supportsessions in Maths, Programming, Physics and Electronics forstudents on a weekly basis throughout the academic year.Students are encouraged to walk-in at the designated times,should they wish to discuss a difficulty with a subject, or if theyhave a query in a subject.

These support sessions are free and open to students acrossall courses. Students can contact the Centre for advice and formore information on sessions to suit their individual needs.

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Yo u rP i c !Photo of social carestudents who foundtheir ‘ideal man’ inDenmark!

Carol O’Mahony, fromClogheen, Aine McCarthy,from Crookstown, JenniferHealy, from Bishopstownand Emma O’Driscoll,from Macroom. This groupundertook a 12 weekplacement in social carecentres, funded under theLEONARDO programme inCopenhagen in Denmarkfrom March-June 2007.

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I would like to start by thanking all the stu-dents and lecturers who participated in ourevents which took place in and around theInstitute so far this year. Also a special thanksto Dan Collins who held a CV work shop inNovember.

As you all know, Mechanical Engineering isone of the most intense courses within CITand this is where the Society comes into playby giving you the students a chance to leavethe hair down and close the books by organ-ising fun events such as Karting, Ice Skatingand many others. This year so far we havehad great success in doing so. Our first eventwas the Mech Eng Grand Prix which is alwaysa great success, we had 20 teams of two bat-tling it out for a position on the Podium withtwo freshers coming first. Late October, weheld a charity soccer match against the lectur-ers which raised €€220 which was subse-quently donated to various charities - unfortu-nately we could not beat the lecturers’ soliddefence and lost 2-1. Mid November, We rana CV workshop which was quite helpful for usfinal year students who are trying to findemployment in the working world, afterwardsover 50 members of the Society went downto Supernova for some ice-skating and a bit of

food. Even though a lot of people were likeBambi trying to take his first step, a great daywas had by all with prizes for the best fall anda raffle after the food. Late November, theMech Eng Soc did a 24hr Fast for Concernalong with some of the dedicated CIT staff.Not all the money is in yet so we are not surehow much was raised just yet. Just in caseyou are wondering, paint balling and otherevents will take place after Christmas, and tolet you know The Mech Eng and Schemersball will take place on 20th Feb and we lookforward to seeing you there.

We all know that by now you are all off drinkand studying away for the Christmas andsemesterised exams so we have decided toreward you all with a fun filled end of termparty on the 21st of December. Details will bedisplayed on our new notice board locatedon the second floor corridor of A Block next tothe Post Graduate room. Anyway from every-one in the Soc good luck with all the examsand don’t hesitate to stop and ask us aboutany events that you would like to see us runor any general queries you have.

Happy Christmas and have a happy new year.Ken Allen Vice Chair/PRO

Christmas Greetings fromMechanical Engineering Soc

Winners Best Course Based Society 2007

The Learning Support Centre Semester Timetable

Subject Sessions beginning Tuesday Oct 2nd 2007Room D259 10am-2pm Tel (021) 4326378

http://learningsupport.cit.ie mailto:learningsupport@cit.ie

Subject Day Room Time LecturerMaths Monday D259 1-2pmProgramming Monday D259 12-2pm Ms. Mary DavinMaths Tuesday D259 5-6pm Mr.Electronics Tuesday D259 12.30-

1.30pmMr. Matt Cranitch

Electronics Wednesday D259 12-1pm Mr. Paddy CollinsPhysics Wednesday D259 1-2pm Ms. Eleanor BaldwinMaths Thursday D259 1-2pm Ms. Hannah Lordan

Happy Christmas from CITSUBest of luck with your Christmas Exams and hope you have a great holiday season!

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Send us Your College Party Photos for expliCITHand them into the SU Office in the Students Centre in an envelope with details of your class, the event in the photo and contact details to return the photos.

You can also email them to pics@explicit.ie but please ensure that each photo is as large file size as possible and that the shot is up close and good!

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Specification: The Xbox 360 was designed specifically for gamingbut the hard drive is also capable of storing lots ofmultimedia from music to pictures to movies. Itsresolution and clarity are on par with the ps3, withits internal processor being marginally slower. Ithas a 500 MHz graphics processor, accompaniedby a 16 gigasamples per second pixel fill rate. TheCPU has 3 symmetrical cores running at 3.2 GHzeach.

Games: The Xbox has more games currently than the other two consoles. Microsoft haspromised that it will not be outdone by Sony in terms of the number of gamesavailable. A hard promise to keep but very possible.

Advantages: The price is very affordable and bundle packages are also quite tempting, thehuge number of high profile games available to Xbox exclusively like Halo3,customizable faceplates

Disadvantages: No Blu-Ray technology, all the buttons on the controllers can put new-comersoff, it’s a relatively new brand for gaming purposes.

Nintendo WiiPrice: €€269.99

Specification: The Look: Approximately the size of three stackedDVD cases, Wii's elegant design makes it an invit-ing addition to your entertainment setup withoutmonopolizing it. Controls: The wireless, freehandWii Remote not only makes games easy to play, itmakes them more fun than ever before.Communication: Wii can communicate with theInternet even when the power is turned off. ThisWiiConnect24 service delivers a new surprise or

game update, even if users do not play with Wii. Memory: Wii boasts 512megabytes of internal flash memory, two USB 2.0 ports and built-in Wi-Fi capa-bility.

Games: All games are unique to the Nintendo Wii. The interactive game play is revolu-tionary and incredibly enjoyable (even if you do look stupid). A lot of the majorgames companies are getting in on this new trend, including EA. Tiger WoodsGolf is fantastically realistic, and it’s the first console that makes you break asweat while playing. Wii Sports is a must have!

Advantages: There is no other console like this out presently, being active during game playis awesome, the price is quite good, it wont be forgotten about as easily asyou’d like, you can play anyone else with a Wii at any time without additionalhardware, great at a party.

Disadvantages: The graphics are very basic, you can’t play it as well when you are sick and/ortired, limited number of games at present, can get very complicated, you caninjure yourself and/or others, cannot hold a conversation while playing as a lotof concentration is required at times.

Verdict: This is a very hard one to call. This year is the first year that the PS3 is afford-able, but the Wii is just so much fun, but whether it has the life-span of theplaystation is questionable. The Xbox is the middle of the road console – highspec, a lot of games, fun… But I want a PS3!!

Enjoy Christmas and I hope I have helped make someones Christmas slightlymore enjoyable.

John L

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It all started in Chicago also known as The Windy City, we arrived at night so wentstraight to a hotel where we dropped the bags, got some drink and headed out onour first night of adventures. As most of us do we decided to head to the nearest Irishbar “Fado” where the drink is expensive and not an Irish bar man in sight. This iswhere we planned to find out what the ‘craic is like’ and where it is at, mind you it’snot a question you ask an American “What’s the craic like”… it’s not something theytake kindly to. Well to cut a long story short we found a club and not too long afterwe found ourselves back in the hotel bar drinking and singing to ourhearts content. The next day we moved to the HI Chicago hostelwhich was rated the best around this is where we stayed for thenext few days while we tried to get our hands on some type of vehi-cle to transport seven Irish lads on our long awaited journey acrossRoute 66. Unfortunately due to having no Social Security numberwe couldn’t get insured on the Limo which we had originallyplanned to get, but had to rent an eight seater family wagon calledJoey. $3,900 for four weeks might have seemed expensive but near-ly 4,000 miles of break down free, air conditioned driving made it all worth it.Another item which turned out to be essential was sat. nav. which we bought inRadio Shack for $280.

We set off that evening on our way to a place called Pontiac not too far from Chicago.It took us no longer than four hours but we arrived there in one piece, our first partof the open road had come to an end. To be honest it wasn’t what I had pictured itto be, in fact a lot of 66 ran parallel to the new Interstate 40. Wearrived at about ten pm and decided to check into a cheap motelwe found on the sat nav, which had a bar straight across the roadof course. We got showered and went across to find that the barwas almost dormant with a liquor/ food market at the front. It hada pool table and a Juke box so we were happy, by the end of thenight the whole bar, being a total of six people were gathered roundwith a guitar playing everything from Red Hot Chilies to Jonny Cash.A great night had by all. From here we went on to a college towncalled Bloomington, we stayed in a fancy B&B just a two minute walk from the towncentre ie. The Bars. This was a lively spot, kind of like Cork with the streets mobbedwith people after the clubs finished in an attempt to find a party. As you can imag-ine it’s not hard for an Irish person to find a party in America as we did…..

We Stayed in Bloomington for a night before heading for our first state crossing intoMissouri; this entailed crossing the Missippi River in St. Louis the home of worldfamous rappers such as Nelly. I must admit it was a good spot with plenty to do suchas go to the top of the Gateway Arch located on the banks of the Mississippi River,the 630-foot tall stainless steel arch rises above the city skyline which makes for quitea nice view of the city. The only down side was the drive by shoot-ings not too far from us which happened on a weekly basis. Westayed here for three nights in a city centre hotel with a full view ofthe arch. Hotel rates were pretty reasonable when seven peoplewere sharing a double room, about $240 per night at most. One ofthe good things about America is the hotels are per room and theyusually supply roll out beds with some hotels charging a max of $10dollars a night (which wasn’t bad even though some of us slept ona concrete floor). On the Second day we headed about 20 milesout to Six Flags. Six Flags is a chain of top quality theme park’sspread across America. Usually if you keep your eye open at tourist offices you willpick up a half price voucher which will get you in for about $20, mind you it was thebest $20 I’ve ever spent. Some of the world’s biggest and best roller coasters are

located at Six Flag’s, just look up the Guinness Book of Records. From St. Louis weset off to Springfield, home of the Simpson’s. About 60 miles outside St. Louis westopped at the Meramec Cavern’s, for all you Jesse James fan’s you will of heardabout his mysterious escape from the Law who had surrounded the caverns.Afterwards it was found that Jesse and his crew swam through a hidden passagewaythat was discovered a few years later. Another slightly interesting thing was they shota scene for Lassie here also. Once again we set off for Springfield it was about a fur-

ther four hour drive and we stayed there for only one night, butwhat a night we had. Springfield was a lively spot full of college stu-dents so the atmosphere was pretty good. Not much to tell aboutthe place as we didn’t stay for long but it was worth the stop.

After Springfield we made our second and third state crossing intoand out of Kansas, Kansas takes up a total of 13.2 mile’s of 66.Kansas really stood out to me and reminded me of the cartooncars, there were rundown vintage pick ups at the side of the road

and old petrol stations everywhere. We only stopped to fill up the car and headedinto Oklahoma where there were oil fields everywhere, a true sign we were not toofar from Texas. We drove straight to Oklahoma City where the Bombing Disaster of1995 took place. The site of the bombing is now a memorial park and museum andis quite a beautiful spot considering what happened there twelve. There is a drearysilence in the park that sent shivers up my spine. On a happier note Oklahoma wasa pretty nice spot, we stayed in a hotel in an area called Bricktown, and by coinci-

dence this is also where all the clubs and pubs were located. Thisis where we all went to our fist baseball game and what a game itwas, the atmosphere was more exhilarating than any event I’vebeen to before. After every inning there were hotdogs and t-shirtslaunched into the crowd and there were cheerleaders and mascotsdancing throughout the game. Two of the lads caught baseballs inthe space of ten minutes the Americans said “it was definitely theluck of the Irish”. We stayed in Oklahoma for three nights in totaland then headed for Texas the home of the Americas finest women

and cowboys (who still think they are in the Wild West).

As I mentioned above there were oil and gas fields everywhere, there were cattleranches the size of Cork City every 50 or so miles. There were signs everywhere fora 72oz. steak challenge… if you eat it you don’t pay for it, trust me when I say itwould feed an army. We arrived in a place called Amarillo, yes Tony Christie we foundAmarillo. I must admit this was one of the best spots on the whole trip. We wentoffroading at night with a local guy called Brett who had no fear in the world; hebrought us up and down slopes that made Patrick’s hill look flat. There were jeepseverywhere going up, down, left and right and it was absolutely out of this world. He

introduced us to other mad men who were determined to impressus, as they all seemed to have some blood connection to Irelandbut to be fair Brett had the most screws loose by far. This was theway they spent their weekends and no better way to spend them,it was definitely the highlight of my whole summer. The night lifehere was excellent as well, we went to a rodeo night club wherethey had step dancing in one room and R&B in another and as I saidbefore the talent was great. We also decided to compare Americanpaintballing to good old Irish paintballing so off we went in ourshorts and t-shirts expecting to get full overalls, we were not long

finding out that shorts and t-shirts would have to do and I still have the scars to proveit.

R o u t e 6 6 “...two of the lads caught baseballs inthe space of ten minutes. The Americans said it was definitelythe luck of the Irish...” Ken Allen

We then set back on the road to head to New Mexico. We drove as far as a little ski-ing town called Santa Fe and no there was no snow in fact as we arrived there wasa lightning storm and a few inches of rain fell in a couple of hours. It was a quiet spot,one of the only places that we took it easy in. It was here where we decided to gooff the route for a while and head to a Navajo Nation and a place called monumentvalley. For those of you who never heard of Navajo they are the largest tribe of NorthAmerican Indians and the Navajo Nation extends in the states of Utah, New Mexicoand Arizona and covers over 27,000 square miles of unparalleledbeauty. Unknown to many the Navajo language was used in WW2as code to help beat the Japanese, Navajo men were chosen to cre-ate codes and serve on the front line to overcome and deceivethose on the other side of the battlefield. Anyway enough of the his-tory lesson, we went to a town called Kayenta Just 20 minutes fromMonument Valley. When we got there we lost coverage on ourphones and there was no accommodation to be found as all thehotels were booked solid. We were stranded but luckily the GPSsent us to a B&B who in turn put us in contact with an Indian friend with a few sparebeds. This was the most interesting stay we had as we got the history of the Navajopeople and their traditions over breakfast. After breakfast we headed off to Utahwhere monument valley is located. It was a pretty spectacular site, exactly emulatingimages from the old Westerns, there were twenty miles of dust tracks that wentaround the whole area - the poor car got an awful doing. We stayed there for aboutthree hours or so before rejoining good old 66 in Arizona.

We were headed to a place called Flagstaff not too far from the Grand Canyon.Flagstaff once again was a college town full of students and studentbars. We decided to find the best spot to go to and then got theaccommadation as near as possible, luckily we found a club with10 cent beers and dollar vodkas with a hotel next door quiet con-venient if I do say myself. We only stayed here for a night beforestanding on a Corner in Winslow Arizona… I’ll have to contradictThe Eagles and say was not a fine sight to see. We left as fast as wearrived and set off for the Grand Canyon, I never realised how bigit was until I saw it first hand. It is 1,904 miles square and 277 mileslong with a depth of 6,000 vertical feet and a width of 18 miles in some areas. Thething that astounded me was that there were no safety rails in most areas and therewere families with kids everywhere. Definitely a must see in my books.

It was from here where we decided to hit Sin City which is located in Nevada, andwe timed it that we would arrive at night and get a good look at the dazzling arrayof illuminescent lights stretched out over Vegas, another benefit of driving in at nightwas that the whole of the Hoover damn was lit up like a Christmas tree. Anywaywhen we arrived we got out the good old GPS and started to look up hotels, one ofthe closest was the MGM and to be fair it had pretty good room rates for twin roomswith double beds. They started at $90 on Wednesday night and only went up to $180on Saturday night which considering the surroundings, we had no complaints. TheHotel was like a little City with everything from Mc Donald’s to Night Clubs, one of itsmain attractions was the feeding of the lions which can be seen nearly all daythrough a massive glass cage. We arrived at about 12.00 am or soand if I remember correctly we got to bed at around the same timethe next morning. Not that we knew what time it was as there is nowindows and not a clock to be seen in the whole casino. Definitelythe best thing about Vegas is that if you gamble in moderationwhile having a few drinks (which is free while wagering), no mat-ter if you win or loose you usually come out on top due to theirhigh prices at the bars, your talking $11 for a vodka and mixer andabout $7 for a bottle of beer. Another great benefit about gamblingis that if you play for a certain amount of time you get about $40 off your hotel room.I think seven days and six nights cost a total of $1000 which is pretty good consider-ing the exchange rate at the time. There are a lot of things to do and see in Vegas. Iwould recommend taking a ride on the roller coaster in New York New York, go tosee the water show outside the Belagio, take a spin down the river on the secondfloor of the Venetian and last but not least go to the top of the Stratosphere and jumpon the three amusement rides on the roof preferably by night.

We decided to head straight to San Francisco in California on our last day but two ofthe lads decided to stay on and meet us in Hollywood a few days later. It took usabout six or seven hours but it was worth it. San Francisco was all that it was crackedup to be, the only thing I will say to you is if you are visiting over the summer prebook your trip to Alcatraz because there is a week long waiting list. We took a boattrip around the island and under the Golden gate but it just wasn’t the same thing.At the Pier it is all happening from submarine tours to street acts and is a must see

if you visit, especially for fish lovers as it has strings of restaurantsselling the freshest of fish. When they say you will see every type ofperson here, they are right. San Fran is a major and diverse inter-national center of culture in terms of arts, music, festivals, muse-ums, people and much more. It is definitely one of the craziestplaces I’ve been to. Another thing to definitely do is drive downAmerica’s windiest and steepest street, Lombard Street; it looks likea giant flower bed from the bottom until you see cars and cameraclickers all over it. San Fran is also a great spot for Wind and Kite

Surfing but the water is a tad bit too cold for me when it comes to swimming. Wefinally got settled in and found ourselves in an Irish bar outside of the city andwatched Waterford loose to Limerick in the Hurling. The place was mobbed withWaterfordonians but the atmosphere after the match was still excellent.

We stayed in San Fran for four days before heading off to Los Angeles to finish offRoute 66. We arrived pretty early for once and headed straight for Venice beach aswe had not been swimming in the ocean as of yet. The beach was packed with finewomen and posing men but our milk bottle bodies definitely drew the most atten-

tion. We then headed off to Beverley Hills to find a few stars but allwe found were big palm trees and massive houses, quiet the neigh-bourhood to live in if I don’t say myself. Once we realised we wouldnot be seeing anyone famous we headed into Hollywood to spendan evening with a cousin of mine who was more than delighted toput up five travelling Irish guys who needed to wash everything theyowned. We stayed in for the night and watched a film or two andheaded into the Hollywood hills to get a good look at the big oldsign that you see in every California based film. There is a nice trail

you can walk up but we decided to just go half way and take a few photos as it waslike an oven.

We then decided to officially end our 66 travels and drove out to Santa Monica Blvd,where we followed the last alignment of Route 66 to the Pacific Ocean. Santa Monicais a nice little spot and the world famous pier is a pretty happening place during theday. We stayed here for a night before heading back to Hollywood to meet up withour friends who had been entrapped by the lifestyle of Vegas. Three of our groupwere heading back home the following day. This time we went downtown Hollywoodand walked around for a few hours looking at all the stars that had their patch in theHollywood sidewalk. We saw everyone’s from Spielberg to R2D2. Funnily enough wewere there for the premiere of Superbad and got a quick look at the cast as theyentered the Graumans Chinese Theatre. The Chinese Theatre in Hollywood is themost famous movie theatre in the world. Millions of visitors flock here each year,

most of them drawn by its legendary forecourt with its footprints ofthe stars. Yet the Chinese Theatre is also a great place to see a filmin its own right, a spectacular movie palace with a unique history.

Sadly we all parted ways the next day and our Route 66 trip hadcome to an end but on a positive note while three of the lads werelanding in Shannon the remaining five were flying out to Hawaii fortwo weeks of relaxation and a further two weeks in San Diego witha bit of Mexico…

TRULY A RENEWED INTERESTED IN HAPPINESSMick O’Mahony caught a few words with veteran purveyors of insightful popThe Frank and Walters after a recent CIT show.

The Cork based Franks now seven albums into their career including a Bsides and greatest hits album are still on the move with an extensive Irishtour set for the middle of December.“We are busy” says singer Paul with a book entitled A Renewed Interest inReading, written by Irish Jack Lyons and a Live DVD due in the shops forChristmas.

Unlike fellow contemporaries of the 90s why have the Frank and Walterslasted so long? Paul put it as bluntly as “We didn’t know how to break up” and “even after part-ing company with Setanta Records and losing a member we never thought ofbreaking up. It was a case of Ashley and I regrouping and finding someone whowas right and then we found Kevin and Fifa Records”.

So talking about the 90s, do you think it is right for fellow 90s bands likethe Wedding Present and so on to reform for the money?I see nothing wrong with it, people have to earn a living and it’s like been a car-penter, if you are a good carpenter, you will always be a good carpenter.

It’s now over a year since last album “A Renewed Interest in Happiness” hitthe shelves, would you think the Franks are bigger in Ireland now than dur-ing the “Top of the Pops “ and the “After All” days in 1992.That’s hard to know, more people know the name and we are bigger in ruralIreland. I suppose in 1993 we got 3,000 people into the City Hall in Cork, notsure if we could do that now.

What was it like in the UK at that time?We were able to fill the ASTORIA in London and theatres throughout England.I suppose in 1993 we never really capitalised on the success of After Allbecause up to then we were doing 200 gigs a year and were burnt out by thetime we had success. The best thing about fame at the time though was afterplaying a Festival and walking along the road and I was able to hitch a liftbecause some fans recognised me. That was the real value of success to me.

So beyond these isles and the UK were there any territories where theFranks had unexpected success?We went over to play the outdoor Bencassim Festival in Spain in 1995- our firstvisit to Spain, the whole crowd were singing “After All” back to us which tookus by surprise.

Moving on and comparing the music scene now and back then, especiallyin Cork in the late 80s, how much has it changed?It was very difficult to get gigs in the city, you had to go outside to places out-side like DeBarras in Clonakilty and Kinsale. Dublin was all about a “pay to playpolicy”. If a scene did exist in Cork at the time we started, it consisted of bandssuch as Buttock and Bedroom Convention.

Of the current wave of Irish bands who do you think can make real waves?The best live band I have seen since Pavement, whom I saw in 1993 when wewere on tour with the B52s, are Dublin based band FIGHT LIKE APES.

Early Frank’s songs were based on real people such as Michael and HappyBusman, how much of later stuff is based on real experiences and events?The current stuff is more autobiographical than earlier songs partly living myown experiences through other people.

How do you consistently deliver positive uplifting songs?At the start of a verse I identify a problem that I may have myself and by thetime I get to the chorus I have the problem solved. I find it’s very uplifting andI do have a lot of faith in God.

There you have it, The Frank and Walters are a genuinely happy bunch, evenafter their brush with the big time came and went, they consistently deliveringthe goods. They have travelled the world, never trying to play the game andstill playing music for all the right reasons.

More on The Frank and Walters at www.myspace.com/thefrankandwaltersThe Frank and Walters play the Savoy on December 27th 2007.

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CIT School of Music Concert DatesFriday 14 December 2007 8.00 pmCurtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music Irish Chamber Orchestra –Orchestra-in-residence to the CIT Cork School of Music Gabor Takacs-Nagy(conductor), John O’Conor (piano) Mozart Symphony No 15 in G, KV 124Beethoven Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat, Op. 19 Bartók Divertimento

Thursday 20 December 2007 8.00 pmCurtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music Madrigal ’75’s Christmas ConcertJames Taylor (conductor) The Cork-based vocal ensemble Madrigal ’75, whichlast year won RTÉ lyric fm’s “Carols for Christmas 2006” competition, will pres-ent an evening of exquisite Yuletide charm in a programme entitled “Chantonstout Noël”. An evening not to be missed!

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