Good Friday

Lisapeep

Does anyone know if UCD will be open on Good Friday (6th April)? Or do we get a lovely four day weekend?

Feral Mutant

Been wondering about that myself. On the calendar on the site it mentions Easter Sunday, but that could be referring to getting the Monday off.

Stabshauptmann

If its not a bank holiday, lectures go ahead as normal. (Though apparently it is)

Blush_01

UCD is not generally open for business as usual on Good Friday. Admin, for one, will not be working.

Lisapeep

Agh, the contradictions! What are you basing your statement on RedEye? I much prefer the sound of Blush's answer!

Tom65

I got an email from a tutor to reschedule a tutorial because UCD wouldn't be open Good Friday.

I don't care if it is open, that means I don't have to come in.

Lisapeep

Everyone should just not come in. I mean, who actually wants to?!

Royale with Cheese

I'm not in on Friday's anyway. That said I generally avoid lectures when possible.

The_Minister

I will be missing a seminar due to it being Good Friday.

Lisapeep

So UCD is closed then? No lectures?

Feral Mutant

Lisapeep wrote:

So UCD is closed then? No lectures?

Or practicals? They're my main concern since they'll affect my grade.

Stepherunie

It's difficult to say. In terms of staffing Good Friday is an extra day so to speak - basically if you've been working at the place for a certain period of time (I think it's a year, I'm open to correction) you are entitled to have Good Friday off, if not you're not, though most just take it as a days leave.

Thus I'm guessing the vast bulk of UCD will be closed, it has been other years anyway.

humbert

My labs finish on the 5th. I can't speak for anyone else.

Stabshauptmann

Lisapeep wrote:

Agh, the contradictions! What are you basing your statement on RedEye? I much prefer the sound of Blush's answer!

My calender didnt show it as a bank holiday. But according to the internet it is.

fish-head

Who cares about Friday, what about Monday?!

beanyb

Good Friday is a bank holiday, but not a public holiday. So we arent automatically entitled to the day off like we are on Easter Monday which is both.

Which doesnt answer the question at all... but I'd say we have it off. We usually do.

gubbie

I think we have good Friday off as I remember a lecturer complaining at a meeting that she was having to reschedule things on that day.

Ya doesn't help either. I'm pretty sure its a 4 day weekend... WOOT

Tayto2000

I checked at the Arts desk, Arts is apparently shut on Good Friday and the rest of the weekend, reopening Tuesday, but the main library is open on Saturday for study only, no borrowing service. I reckon that'll apply to the rest of the campus too. I hope

mdebets

The library is oben on Good Friday from 9-17 as a reding room

Feral Mutant

Just got a reply from UCD

Dear Sir,

The University is closed on April 6th as it a public holiday.

Regards

Student Desk

Yay

sweet-rasmus

the chemistry timetable has friday and monday shaded off

4 day weekend for sure!!!

Font22

ask your lecturers. all of mine have been cancelled but because of the different schools it cud be different. i have no lectures on good friday or on monday!

Pythia

My Blackboard has this message

The Quinn School will be closed over the Easter Break. The building will close at 10pm on Thursday 5th April and reopen at 8am on Tuesday 10th April

I have no lectures on a Friday so it doesn't bother me either way.

Le Rack

when you go into your timetable on My Records, or wherever it is, lectures are scheduled for both Friday and Monday for us (science) but so far as we can gather we def have both days off...things being rescheduled etc...

dajaffa

From what I gather the college is closed so lectures etc are off unless you are told otherwise. I know the Health sci building is closed.

Sarn

There are definitely no lectures in science. I'm not coming in to work and nobody I know is either. The fact that lectures were scheduled was probably an oversight on the person who put the timetable together. Who's going to risk being sent to Hell (no it isn't UCD)?

Riamfada

Im assuming the Library will be open. SOME of us cant afford to take the day off !

arbeitsscheuer

Grimes wrote:

Im assuming the Library will be open. SOME of us cant afford to take the day off !

From 9-5, yeah.

Riamfada

danke Schon Seb. If they turn the lights off we can have our reading room romp !

arbeitsscheuer

Don't tease me, Grimey-boy

ferdi

WOO! friday off!!

nice one jesus!

rainbow kirby

/cheer - now if only work would do the same thing and give me Friday off!

Steibhin

I emailed a lecture earlier in the week (also known as 'Monday') and he said that his Friday lecture would be going ahead. He's French though. I explained to him that the pubs would be closed and we can eat no meat. Still said it was going ahead.

Tayto2000

Where is he supposed to be giving it? He might find it a bit hard to give a lecture if the building is shut!

Riamfada

Why did I just get an image of Abelard and Heloise down by the lake in all their period gettup practicing french grammer. Jesus its too early in ze'moaning.

Chakar

Steibhin wrote:

I emailed a lecture earlier in the week (also known as 'Monday') and he said that his Friday lecture would be going ahead. He's French though. I explained to him that the pubs would be closed and we can eat no meat. Still said it was going ahead.

That is so funny!