Trinity Rules & Regulations

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We've all heard those strange rules/myths about shooting people from the campanile and wearing swords at exams. Unfortunately due to old age I can't remember exactly what any of them are

Inspired by this article, I propose that we list here the strangest Trinity "rules" that we know and set up a poll to decide everyone's favourite.

Letting women in. Crazy decision altogether.

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In no coherent order:

1. The existence of the Senior Master Non-Regent
2. The existence of the Caput of the Senate
3. That yer man with the hat and big stick walk out in front of the bigwigs prior to announcement of Scholars and at the end of commencements
4. As of October, semesterisation .
5. Requirement of academic dress at massdebates in the GMB
6. The existence of sizars
7. The salutation of the doffing of the caps to Fellows
8. The presence of a government appointee on the Board
9. Calling them "visitors"
10. Not being liable for any tax ever ever ever (1592 Charter)
11. £5 membership of the Senate
12. The existence of the Divinity School Council
13. The Church of Ireland Provostial requirement of the aforementioned Divinity School Council
14. The unconditional right of the Provost to a Professorship
15. The decree of access to the library
16. Latin grace at Commons
17. Ringing of the bell (c. four thousand times) at ten past six
18. Ringing of the bell ten minutes before commencements
19. The Professor of Conservative Dentistry
20. The right of masters who have obtained a large gold medal (including by theft?) to membership of the Senate
21. Chapter 21 of the Stautes: Women
22. My obligation, as a resident, to dine daily in Commons
23. The strict rules relating to academic dress, particularly the fashionable gown for Mrs. Robinson
24. The ridiculous "formulae" of speeches at commencements
25. That no undergraduates may enter the Senior Lecturer Common Room

Going through this fine document, I'm so disappointed at xeduCat and his cronies' hook and dagger .

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3. That yer man with the hat and big stick walk out in front of the bigwigs prior to announcement of Scholars and at the end of commencements

The mace, I suspect.

5. Requirement of academic dress at massdebates in the GMB

Actually, at all lectures. Statutes Chapter 18 section 7. And made of "black stuff".

8. The presence of a government appointee on the Board
9. Calling them "visitors"

Two different things. The Government appointee to Board is under the 1997 Universities Act / 2000 TCD Private Act. The Visitors (different people - one is the Chancellor and one is a Government appointee (used to be the Crown)) are under the 1592 charter as amended in 1637 (and subsequently) and are not on Board. Statutes chapter 3.

10. Not being liable for any tax ever ever ever (1592 Charter)

Disputed from time to time, most amusing arguments.

18. Ringing of the bell ten minutes before commencements

Don't forget the bells of doom before exams.

19. The Professor of Conservative Dentistry

As opposed to liberal dentistry of course.

20. The right of masters who have obtained a large gold medal (including by theft?) to membership of the Senate

Those masters without a large gold medal (presumably through unsuccessful theft) can still be members but have to pay their said five pounds. Schedule to Statutes Chapter 10.

23. The strict rules relating to academic dress, particularly the fashionable gown for Mrs. Robinson

including "a cap of the usual pattern". Chapter 18 section 11.

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xeduCat wrote: »

The mace, I suspect.

Of course. But I prefer to dumb it down and call it a big schtick.

Actually, at all lectures. Statutes Chapter 18 section 7. And made of "black stuff".

Yeah, Guinness gowns ftw. My reference was specifically to student societies, though.

Two different things.

I know. My two points weren't related.

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26. Putting a BCL in charge of Statute reform. Crazy.

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Ibid wrote: »

Yeah, Guinness gowns ftw. My reference was specifically to student societies, though.

Handy, though. Having used your gown all day at your classes you can then wear it to the GMB too. Just be careful not to pass a Fellow without doffing.