Trinity Rag Week

the flananator

When is it?

Time Magazine

Who cares? Nothing really happens in the Trinity Rag Week.

Agent Smith

iron stomach does,

the flananator

Whats the difference between the TCD Rag week and the UCD Rag week?

europerson

the flananator wrote: »

Whats the difference between the TCD Rag week and the UCD Rag week?

They're in different colleges.

ApeXaviour

lmao

Also one is fun, and the other is med students chugging you. If you can spare the time (i.e. you're a fresher, an arts student or both) I'd recommend getting drunk and hopping on the no. 10 bus to Belfield for an afternoon of frolicking.

the flananator

ApeXaviour wrote: »

lmao

Also one is fun, and the other is med students chugging you. If you can spare the time (i.e. you're a fresher, an arts student or both) I'd recommend getting drunk and hopping on the no. 10 bus to Belfield for an afternoon of frolicking.

I happen to be all of those things. Thanks ApeXaviour for the advice!

As for the other sarcastic replies; you guys crack me up. Well done. Really.

Time Magazine

the flananator wrote: »

I happen to be all of those things. Thanks ApeXaviour for the advice!

As for the other sarcastic replies; you guys crack me up. Well done. Really.

We're actually being kind. It's to prepare you for the let-down that is TCD Rag Week.

I wouldn't expect a JF Arts student to understand this, though.*

*That's me just being cranky.

sd123

agent smith wrote: »

iron stomach does,

Eating or drinking? seriously though, what happens during rag week?

Cantab.

sd123 wrote: »

Eating or drinking? seriously though, what happens during rag week?

You're supposed to "Raise and Give" for a charitable organisation. The reality is quite different -- a public display of binge drinking from the SU hacks. I'll never forget witnessing the iron stomach in 2003 I think it was -- it was revolting and tourists were absolutely disgusted by what was going on. Charitable giving and iron stomach competitions are inherently incompatible with one another in my opinion.

the flananator

My mates in UCD said all the different societies organise different nites out etc....is this the same deal here?

On a bye-note, I hear the UCC rag week is quite the savage cabbage, as it were.

EGaffney

Nothing really happens in Trinity Rag Week because of the different nature of Trinity's social life from other universities in the country. We are a city-centre campus with pubs and clubs five minutes from our doorstep. It is much more grown-up in general than other colleges. For further reading, see the mediocre article that Dubliner magazine published last year on the subject.

Tricity Bendix

Cantab. wrote: »

You're supposed to "Raise and Give" for a charitable organisation. The reality is quite different -- a public display of binge drinking from the SU hacks. I'll never forget witnessing the iron stomach in 2003 I think it was -- it was revolting and tourists were absolutely disgusted by what was going on. Charitable giving and iron stomach competitions are inherently incompatible with one another in my opinion.

That rocked.

Boston

EGaffney wrote: »

Nothing really happens in Trinity Rag Week because of the different nature of Trinity's social life from other universities in the country. We are a city-centre campus with pubs and clubs five minutes from our doorstep. It is much more grown-up in general than other colleges. For further reading, see the mediocre article that Dubliner magazine published last year on the subject.

Mediocre you say! Was it written by you?

Also can I just say **** what the tourists thought.

the flananator

Back to my original question, when is it?

ronivek

There's nothing quite like attending lectures while covered in partially digested sour milk that was projectile vomited at you by crazy people. Ahh the memories.

ApeXaviour

That was likely me if it was 2004 or 2005. If so, sorry about that.

Agent Smith

ronivek wrote: »

There's nothing quite like attending lectures while covered in partially digested sour milk that was projectile vomited at you by crazy people. Ahh the memories.

try going to one after partaking!

scengi

the flananator wrote: »

Back to my original question, when is it?

week beginning the 25th of february. vdp generally raise a lot of money by sending people out onto the streets of dublin with buckets and rag week t-shirts. actually does raise quite a bit of money for charity but could be better. med-day for example raises way more in a day! think the slave auction is on that week aswell (su sabbat canddates get naked to try raise money for charity-generally a fairly disturbing experience).

scengi

scengi wrote: »

(su sabbat canddates get naked to try raise money for charity-generally a fairly disturbing experience).

Oh god, that just brought back memories.

Crash

Yeah, didn't need that reminder. but I did trash bartley in a sit up race. that was amusing.

EGaffney

I think all said, the sabbat election candidates night is the least fun part of Rag Week. Though it's a close-run thing.

DirtyLemons

anymoo. me thinks we as students have to make rag week good. dnt mind me sayn, but screw the ents. we need a lil committee to gather every year to make this thing ****ing legendary. if not, its carlow, ucd, galway or cork rag week 4 me. we need to contend dammit!

Crash

There is a committee that Dave Byrne began setting up this year iirc, - got in contact with all the societies about planning and events.

DirtyLemons

how do i join this commitee?