Microwaves

Thirdfox

Are there any microwaves available in the Arts building for students?

I thought I heard something about more microwaves in a recent SU meeting or something... any progress?

Thirdfox

Bump...

30 views and no-one knows about the microwaves?

ApeXaviour

Thirdfox wrote:

Bump...

30 views and no-one knows about the microwaves?

I had actually written a little spat about what microwaves (not the oven ones) were and how they were everywhere etc. Then decided against posting it. To my knowledge there are currently no microwaves available to the general student public.

I don't actually know myself what the progress is on this, but yeah there was a motion passed at the last SU Council asking (with a few corrections, one saying "College" instead of other locations):

11. Microwaves within College

Council notes:
The lack of facilities available to students who wish to heat their
own food in college.

Council further notes:
That careful financial management is important for students.
Council recognises the expense of purchasing food on campus daily.

Council acknowledges:
The necessity of a microwave in the Buttery and/or Hamilton
restaurants so that students can heat food that they have prepared
themselves.

Council mandates:
The Welfare Officer and/or President to present the students case to
the relevant body and to lobby for the provision of microwaves for
student use.

Proposed by: Jennifer Finnegan, SF Science Class Rep
Seconded by: Evan Dooner, SF Science Class Rep

Thirdfox

Edumyth: thanks for the info

Apex: electromagnetic radiation of extremely short (or is it long) wavelength?

*edit* yep, it's short, go me! And sometimes if you ask realllly nicely at the buttery they'll heat your food for you... but now with the "don't bring your own food in" rule I don't know

ApeXaviour

Thirdfox wrote:

Apex: electromagnetic radiation of extremely short (or is it long) wavelength?
*edit* yep, it's short, go me!

Well... ~1 centimetre isn't that short if you consider that visible light is ~5x10^-7metres (0.0000005 metres)

Thirdfox

1 centimetre is short if you consider that light travels a metre in 1/299,792,458 of a second.

John

I'll see your speed of light and raise you a piece of string.

ApeXaviour

Thirdfox wrote:

1 centimetre is short if you consider that light travels a metre in 1/299,792,458 of a second.

lol. right fair enough. It's a fast ol pace alright. The ultimate actually. Fking relativity.. IT MAKES NO SENSE!

foxybrowne

what is the craic with the price of hot water in the Arts Block Café.

Free Hot Water! All power to the Soviets!

Time Magazine

I heard Dónal, the Education Officer, has a microwave in his office in House 6 (next to front arch) and that he's willing to let students use it freely.

I say I have a grand idea! Call up to him; and accuse him of raping you of your rights if he says that it's all a big misunderstanding, and that he doesn't actually have a microwave in his office.

:v:

P.S. Three cheers for the microwave in Amnesty Int'l Room.

Thirdfox

Angry Banana wrote:

I say I have a grand idea! Call up to him; and accuse him of raping you of your rights if he says that it's all a big misunderstanding, and that he doesn't actually have a microwave in his office.]

I don't think I want to be involved with lawsuits so early on in my education , maybe next year

Angry Banana wrote:

:v:

P.S. Three cheers for the microwave in Amnesty Int'l Room.

Where are they based? Anywhere near the "Orts" Block?