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GarIT · 07-01-2015 12:33pm

deise_girl wrote: »

A few of the papers were calling last night that the 5 of them were on their way back to Maynooth University.
The SU president has mentioned on the FB pages that the HQ would be open for people needing to talk, so unless they've been told?

The president of the Uni sent out an email saying they have no information on if the people are students or not. I don't know about the SU maybe they know something. some relatives would only be finding out this morning so unless someone went to talk to the SU already I doubt they know.

There are also reports that there was a 6th girl in the car that had just been dropped off at her parents house moments before the crash. Given that at least one of them has parents living in the area it is quite possible that they have other reasons to be in Kildare than Uni.

It's a terrible accident either way.

Orion · 07-01-2015 12:54pm

Two of them have been named Niamh Doyle and Charmaine Carroll. Indo says they were all college friends but doesn't specify which college.

Awful tragedy.

GarIT · 07-01-2015 1:00pm

Orion wrote: »

Two of them have been named Niamh Doyle and Charmaine Carroll. Indo says they were all college friends but doesn't specify which college.

Awful tragedy.

The Irish times has said that one is an arts student in Maynooth, none of the others were Maynooth students.

XxMCRxBabyxX · 07-01-2015 1:05pm

Guys, does it really matter what college they were in? 4 girls our age (or thereabouts) have died. Where they went to college doesn't change that fact or the emotions that we should be feeling about it. RIP.

suitcasepink · 07-01-2015 2:40pm

Quite ironic I was the one posting here last night, little did I know at the time I was addressing myself in that post.
Not really sure why Im writing this, Im not really sure of anything right now. Nothing has ever felt so surreal

How so Joe · 07-01-2015 5:55pm

Deise, I'm sorry for your loss. May she, and the other girls, rest in peace.

banquo · 08-01-2015 9:01am

Imagine Santa Claus saying "Ho ho ho." Now imagine him saying it very slowly after being hit in the back of the head with a shovel.

Now add 400 geese all tied together and given conflicting instructions, during a fire drill, at a lunatic asylum.

This is how Americans queue at the airport.

PopePalpatine · 08-01-2015 1:01pm

The website is just an absolute nightmare to navigate, and I STILL don't know the private bus timetables for exams!

barleybooley · 08-01-2015 1:06pm

banquo wrote: »

Imagine Santa Claus saying "Ho ho ho." Now imagine him saying it very slowly after being hit in the back of the head with a shovel.

Now add 400 geese all tied together and given conflicting instructions, during a fire drill, at a lunatic asylum.

This is how Americans queue at the airport.

Boeing777 · 08-01-2015 1:50pm

PopePalpatine wrote: »

The website is just an absolute nightmare to navigate, and I STILL don't know the private bus timetables for exams!

Some companies don't even run for the exams. You have to check directly with your bus operator. Mine, for example, put the information on their Facebook page. JJ Kavanagh did the same I believe. Send your bus company an email or give them a ring.

EDIT: If you're Streamline (which I think you are) I found the timetable on their website in 2 minutes. Here

mickstupp · 08-01-2015 2:19pm

On that subject... anyone know what times Finlays are running from Drogheda? If at all?
Their website seems to be down.

Oscars Well. · 08-01-2015 2:22pm

mickstupp wrote: »

On that subject... anyone know what times Finlays are running from Drogheda? If at all?
Their website seems to be down.

Leaves Drogheda at 7.30
Leaves Maynooth at 18:10

mickstupp · 08-01-2015 2:39pm

Dammit. Exam tomorrow finishes at 18.30. Not worth just getting it in, money-wise. I'll have to do the Matthews to Drumcondra and train over instead.

Oscars Well. · 08-01-2015 2:41pm

Justin normally asks if there's anyone finished after 6:10 but I'm not sure it'd be worth the death stares if you said yes!

mickstupp · 08-01-2015 2:43pm

Hah! No thanks. Bus of sixty glaring at me for the half hour wait. Jaysus.

EDIT: Wait, how much is a single? The other way is over 8 one way, and if the Finlay's single was just a tenner, I'd go for that to shave the hour or so off the commute.

EDIT, THE SECOND: just found the prices on the nuim site, seems to be 10 for the single. Grand, so.

Oscars Well. · 08-01-2015 9:07pm

MRW I'll be handing in 12,000 words of assignments tomorrow

Then remember I have a meeting with my thesis supervisor...

mickstupp · 09-01-2015 9:44pm

3.30 exam today in Iontas. Big announcement about making noise while waiting, annoying the English lecturers etc. All I could think was '**** them', they don't have to do exams. They're not teaching for the next few weeks. And being adults that are currently alive, I'm sure they've heard of such things as headphones and earplugs. Then yer man said something about one of the lecturers giving out stink to a student a couple of years ago, due to the noise. What kind of utter d***head stresses out a student like that minutes before they've an exam?

banquo · 10-01-2015 12:32am

Left at 10am Irish time. Arrived 19 hours later at 5pm San Francisco time.

I cannot tell the different between the land and the sky today.

JellyBeans92 · 10-01-2015 12:02pm

Does anyone know what the official line is around setting assignments for modules during exams:

In 4th CS, one of the lecturers has set assignments in 2 of his modules that are due during the exams (the day after the exam for one module, the day of the exam for the other).
We had been informed there would be assignments to be completed before the Christmas break, but the assignments themselves weren't actually set until yesterday/today

Understandably those sitting both modules are quite concerned about the fact they'll need to invest time that should be spent getting in last minute revision for other modules working on these assignments.

Any advise on how to proceed?
:pac:

Stinjy · 10-01-2015 12:25pm

JellyBeans92 wrote: »

Does anyone know what the official line is around setting assignments for modules during exams:
In 4th CS, one of the lecturers has set assignments in 2 of his modules that are due during the exams (the day after the exam for one module, the day of the exam for the other).

We had been informed there would be assignments to be completed before the Christmas break, but the assignments themselves weren't actually set until yesterday/today

Understandably those sitting both modules are quite concerned about the fact they'll need to invest time that should be spent getting in last minute revision for other modules working on these assignments.

Any advise on how to proceed?
:pac:

email/visit the lecturer (during office hours) and see if anything can be done, also maybe encourage anyone you know taking the course(s) to do the same!

aaabbbb · 10-01-2015 1:30pm

Had to go to the toilet for the first time ever in my life during an exam today. As such I realised how having someone have to go with you is so creepy, almost put me off being able to go knowing there was a random lady outside the door listening to what I was doing !

PopePalpatine · 10-01-2015 3:59pm

I really dodged a bullet with the CS320 exam today. It was a lot easier than I feared.

GarIT · 10-01-2015 4:02pm

PopePalpatine wrote: »

I really dodged a bullet with the CS320 exam today. It was a lot easier than I feared.

Did you see question 4 though? I glanced at it, picked out a few words and just turned the page, it wasn't even worth my time reading that question.

plumpote · 10-01-2015 4:21pm

mickstupp wrote: »

3.30 exam today in Iontas. Big announcement about making noise while waiting, annoying the English lecturers etc.All I could think was '**** them', they don't have to do exams. They're not teaching for the next few weeks. And being adults that are currently alive, I'm sure they've heard of such things as headphones and earplugs. Then yer man said something about one of the lecturers giving out stink to a student a couple of years ago, due to the noise. What kind of utter d***head stresses out a student like that minutes before they've an exam?

I agree completely!!

I think yesterday's 5 exams-on-at-the-same-time in Iontas was an all-time high for me. Have to say, I was quite impressed when the Geography people all stood up at the same time...you'd think they'd been practicing!

PopePalpatine · 10-01-2015 7:16pm

GarIT wrote: »

Did you see question 4 though? I glanced at it, picked out a few words and just turned the page, it wasn't even worth my time reading that question.

I can't really remember it.

TheBody · 10-01-2015 8:54pm

aaabbbb wrote: »

Had to go to the toilet for the first time ever in my life during an exam today. As such I realised how having someone have to go with you is so creepy, almost put me off being able to go knowing there was a random lady outside the door listening to what I was doing ! me cheating!

FYP

banquo · 11-01-2015 9:24pm

aaabbbb wrote: »

Had to go to the toilet for the first time ever in my life during an exam today.

Grammar is your friend here...

thelad95 · 11-01-2015 10:49pm

Guys, what time is the library full by at this time of the year?

CB95NUI · 12-01-2015 10:43pm

Where is the PE hall for exams? I assumed it was just the main sports hall but it's not.

Kiwi_knock · 12-01-2015 10:50pm

CB95NUI wrote: »

Where is the PE hall for exams? I assumed it was just the main sports hall but it's not.

Keep walking past the Small Sports Hall entrance, it is at the end of that corridor.

CB95NUI · 13-01-2015 12:36am

Kiwi_knock wrote: »

Keep walking past the Small Sports Hall entrance, it is at the end of that corridor.

Thank you!

JellyBeans92 · 13-01-2015 10:12pm

Stupid question, but does anyone know if the gym is open during the exams?

Lara_15 · 13-01-2015 10:14pm

Yep it is

GarIT · 14-01-2015 10:07am

Lara_15 wrote: »

Yep it is

Does the sign outside the sports halls not say closed until Feb?

Lara_15 · 14-01-2015 10:19am

GarIT wrote: »

Does the sign outside the sports halls not say closed until Feb?

My friend went yesterday.... I dunno maybe it's not then

I suppose it does overlook the PE hall so it would probably be distracting to those that have exams in there

GarIT · 14-01-2015 10:26am

Lara_15 wrote: »

My friend went yesterday.... I dunno maybe it's not then

I suppose it does overlook the PE hall so it would probably be distracting to those that have exams in there

I'm not sure, I just thought I saw a sign on the door leading in from the entrance of phoenix. Obviously I'm stressed for exams so I'm not taking everything in properly. The changing rooms, lockers and free weights rooms are closed definitely.

thelad95 · 14-01-2015 10:38am

One of my friends went yesterday. The gym door is open but there's no music on and some of the equipment isn't plugged in. I suppose if you went up, nobody would say anything.

Pedro K · 15-01-2015 1:05pm

Is permit parking in force during exams?

TheBody · 15-01-2015 1:07pm

Pedro K wrote: »

Is permit parking in force during exams?

No. See the bottom of this page:

https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/location/parking-traffic-management

GarIT · 15-01-2015 2:01pm

Lara_15 wrote: »

My friend went yesterday.... I dunno maybe it's not then

I suppose it does overlook the PE hall so it would probably be distracting to those that have exams in there

It is open, I was at the top row of the PE hall for an exam, it was quite difficult to concentrate having to listen to a treadmill for the whole exam. I'd say it actually cost me marks not being able to concentrate.

I Am_Not_Ice · 15-01-2015 2:07pm

GarIT wrote: »

It is open, I was at the top row of the PE hall for an exam, it was quite difficult to concentrate having to listen to a treadmill for the whole exam. I'd say it actually cost me marks not being able to concentrate.

I'd seriously consider complaining if I were you; those kinds of distractions shouldn't be allowed to continue.

GarIT · 15-01-2015 2:43pm

I Am_Not_Ice wrote: »

I'd seriously consider complaining if I were you; those kinds of distractions shouldn't be allowed to continue.

I have done, I didn't know who else to say anything to other than the exams office though, I probably didn't even email the right person. If anyone knows who to go to let me know. A good few other people said the same thing too. The PE hall isn't suitable for exams while the gym is open.

Lara_15 · 15-01-2015 2:54pm

GarIT wrote: »

I have done, I didn't know who else to say anything to other than the exams office though, I probably didn't even email the right person. If anyone knows who to go to let me know. A good few other people said the same thing too. The PE hall isn't suitable for exams while the gym is open.

Maybe bring it up with the SU too?

GarIT · 15-01-2015 3:00pm

Lara_15 wrote: »

Maybe bring it up with the SU too?

Good idea, thanks.

Kiwi_knock · 15-01-2015 4:57pm

GarIT wrote: »

I have done, I didn't know who else to say anything to other than the exams office though, I probably didn't even email the right person. If anyone knows who to go to let me know. A good few other people said the same thing too. The PE hall isn't suitable for exams while the gym is open.

The right people to complain to are the exams office. It ensures your complaint will be on record with them and if you want to appeal your result you can point to the fact you raised the issue straight away. No harm talking to Andy in the SU as well to get some facts about it. Bringing it to the exams office should also mean that some step should be taken to stop the gym being used during exam times. Obviously there is some noise and distractions that can't be stopped during an exam but the gym isn't one of them.

JellyBeans92 · 15-01-2015 5:05pm

If its a case that the gym is "closed", but the door is being left open.. would it not just be a simple case of locking it, if its not officially open anyway.. Seems like an easy fix..
:pac:

Stevonicus · 16-01-2015 12:16am

GarIT wrote: »

I have done, I didn't know who else to say anything to other than the exams office though, I probably didn't even email the right person. If anyone knows who to go to let me know. A good few other people said the same thing too. The PE hall isn't suitable for exams while the gym is open.

Definitely contact the exams office, but cc in Ben and Andy in the SU and i think there's an email for the sports office too.

mickstupp · 16-01-2015 12:42pm

This place is very quiet. I hope everyone's exams are going well?

thelad95 · 16-01-2015 1:25pm

I have 3 long overdue books from the library and a hefty fine has built up. Can I return the books and pay the fine later because I can't afford too at the minute?

suitcasepink · 16-01-2015 2:12pm

Is it just me or is the library so quiet for exam time today and yesterday? Is say when I left last night there was less than 20 people!
And I easily got a nice booth with working socket at like 4pm!

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